Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1910-07-19
Ramsey County.

Weather past week has been favorable
for crops, numerous local showers, ex-
tensive rains and cool nights develop
ing grain, which was not destroyed by
previous drought. Wheat and oats suf-
fered most from bad conditions pre-
yiously prevailing. Many fields, how
ever, will yield from five to ten BUSH
els to the acre. The remaining flax.
barley and oats and making great
growth and hay Is improving. Corn is
most excellent. Feed is serious prob
lem, but with favorable weather much
fodder corn and hay will be cut, which
with straw of small grains may suf-
five. Well titled potatoes kept free
from bugs are doing we'll. Small fruit
is practically a failure. Thousands of
acres destroyed by hot weather will be
turned under for next yearI crop and
good progress in this direction has al
ready been made.
Adams County.
Hettinger, N. D., July 1G.-Cool
weather the first OF the week made
better showing among crops, but hot
days last of the week have reduced
estimates to less than 80 per cent
of crop harvested year ago. Some
flax in bloom. There will be no oats
whatever. Durum wheat is showing
best Of all.
Walsh County.
Grafton, n D., July l6.-Conditions
unchanged from last report. Nearly
all the farmers are blowing under at
least a portion of their crops, yet odd
places here and there show up really
heavy and look even better than an
average crop, nearly every farmer
having a small piece with good stand
of wheat. All the late barley is worth
less and the oat crop is not much bet
ter. Flax is hanging on pretty WE'LL,
but the best to be hoped for is a very
light crop. Corn is looking fine. Walsh
county will at least raise sufficient
grain for seed purposes even without
any more rain, and farmers although
hurt are we'll able to bear the burden
of what now appears to be almost
crop failure.
Mcintosh County.
Ashley, N. D., July 15.-Drought and
hot weather still continue, but grains
on we'll farmed land show remarkable
resisting qualities. Some barley will
be ready to cut next week and heads
appear to be we'll filed. Some farm
ers claim early sown wheat Is also
filling we'll.
Mckenzie County.
Schafer, July 16.-Conditions con
siderablly improved over last week
owing to several good showers and
cooler weather. Appearance Of grain
fields very greatly and occasionally
quite a good stand is seen. Many OF
the fields, however are too thin and
short to promise even half a crop
Flax promises very we'll and better
crop than last year is predicted by
some. Corn and potatoes look first
class. Haying on open land has com
menced but the sWath Is light.
RoIette County.
Rolette, July 16-No rain or sign
of it since last report. Weather no,
and windy, following week OF cooler
weather. Some late wheat, flax and
other grain is standing drouth better
than expected and may average half
a crop. Less than half of wheat acre
age will be harvested and will prob
ably produce seed and feed, except IN
a part of the mountain district where
there is promise of a ten to twenty
bushel crop of wheat. There is now
little hope of growing late forage
crops and not much more blowing will
l. IN Won 011I-
tivated corn and other crops fair to
good.
Billings County.
Medora, July 17.-Past week has
been very unfavorable with two days
of excessive heat-l14 degrees fahren-
heit-and no rain. Grain seems we'll
grown in places though spotted. Heat
will effect the filling seriously and
lack of moisture is serious. The small
amount of corn seeded seems to be
doing nicely.
Nelson County.
Lakota, July 16.-About half an inch
of rain fell the early part of the week
followed by cool weather, but rainfall
was not sufficient to materially help
any of the crops. The last three days
have been very hot and strong winds
have more than Offset any gain in the
earlier part of the week. 1t is a
question if the hot spell will not hurt
the filling of the little wheat that is
left on low spots. Flax is blossoming
very short, hardly high enough to
NOW, with the plant small and stunt
ed. Oats and barley show no i'm
provement. Crops as now so far
matured that only immediate and
heavy rain could benefit anything but
hay and pasturage. Corn is still look
ing fair but is beginning to need rain
badly.
Stutsman County.
Jamestown, July 16.-Light rains the
first of the week helped some max,
hay and feed crops. Wheat pretty far
gone and hot weather since rain has