Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1910-07-01

if wheat is going to be any kind OF a
crop at all. Some wheat fields are
past redemption, stubbled grain being
especially bad. Corn and fax show
ing up pretty good. Hay crop not
promising at present.
Mckenzie County.
Schafer, June "a, 1910. Excessive
heat, hot winds and continued drought
have seriously affected all grains and
a good yield of wheat is probably not
to be looked for, though favorable
conditions may yet insure fair re-
turns. Wheat is ripening too fast,
many fields already heading. Flax
may turn out fairly well If rain comes
soon as much of It is too newly above
the ground to have been damaged
much by the hot winds. Hay will be
short and garden truck is suffering.
Morton County.
Mandan, June Is, 1910. Past week
has been a favorable one for growing
crops. Several showers and cool
weather have occurred during the
week. A short crop is expected In
the eastern part of the county but in
the western part the crop is as good
If not better than ever before.
MountraiI County.
Stanley, June Is, 1910. Crops sui
fered from extreme heat first of week
and in many places are headed out on
seven-inch straw, damage ranging
from 10 to SO per cent. General rain
latter part of week with hot weather
following creating urgent need for
more moisture in order to save what
is left. Most optimistic concede that
conditions could not be worse. Flax
is the only grain that is holding out.
Nelson County.
Lakota, June Is, 1910. Weather con-
ditions the past week most unfavOr-
able to crops with abnormally high
temperature for first half Of week
followed the last three days with cool
er weather but no rain. Early soWn
wheat practically failure and some
of it will doubtless be plowed under.
Later sown grain with heavy rains
might make from to IL bushels, but
is deteriorating daily under present
dry conditions and will soon be in the
same class as the earlier sown. Oats
and barley are in slightly better con-
dition than wheat, but thin and short,
many fields of oats heading out on
8 or 10 inch straw. Unless rain falls
within a week these also will be a
failure Flax above ground looks in
good condition, but there is much
that will not terminate without rain,
which will make a late harvest and
be liable to frost. Corn looking fine
and making growth despite the drouth.
Garden truck going back.
Oliver County.
Center, June rs, 1910. High tenn
perature and dry winds have prevailed
during the week, with very light rain
the oath. Grain has suffered greatly
especially the early sown and per-
haps one.third of entire acreage can
not recover and will be almost a to-
tai failure. Late grain must have rain
very soon. Flax coming up very IN
evenly. Hay prospects poor.
Ramsey County.
Church's Ferry, June "a, 1910. Ex-
tremely hot weather during most of
week has caused much damage to
wheat and much of it now shrivelled,
with yellow stoolings and all parts los
ing vitality and unless rain falls soon
there will be very meagre harvest,
many fields not being worth the cut
ting. Still there are yet numerous
fields of promise but rain is indispens-
able for all crops. Potatoes and corn
are encouraging and making fine
growth. Low-lying grass lands show
good color and point to a fair amount
OF hay. Clovers doing we'll, but tim
oily is making slow progress. Every
grain backward because of hot wealth
er and light rainfall. Oats, barley and
fax give promise OF encouraging
yields. Cool nights and a few local
showers have tended to hold vitality
of growing grains. A most generous
and extensive rain has fallen since
writing preceding paragraph and
will check the drouth to large ex-
tent.
Ransom County.
Enderlin, June Is, 1910. Reports
Still very conflicting but on the whole
..scouraging and it is now generally
agreed that the crops have been ma
terially damaged by dry weather. Av-
erage estimate for wheat little bet
ter than half a crop, with that for
oats and barley less than half. Unless
rain falls soon the damage will be
heavier and cannot be estimated at
this time. Hay crop very short.
Weather somewhat cooler with ihdica-
lions for rain.
Sargent County.
Forman, June rs, 1910. Crop pros
poets began to look serious fore part
of week ewing to hot dry weather,
but local showers and cooler weather
have relieved the situation and pros
poets are again good for an average