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


crop Wheat and oats beginning to
head but most of the straw is short.
Late fax is looking fine. Hay crop
will be short unless more rain falls.
Home grown strawberries are in the
market and new potatoes are expected
next week.
Stark County.
Dickinson, June rs, 1910. Monday
of past week the hottest day Of sea-
son with southeast wind, but no ap-
parent damage to crops has been done.
Balance of week moderately warm.
Light showers on 23rd, striking in dir
ferent localities. Crops doing nicely
but rain would be beneficial.
Steele County.
Hope, June Is, 1910. Not a drop Of
rain this week and crops are seriously
damaged. Early sown grain damaged
ct least so per cent. Copious rains in
the next few days followed by favor.
able weather would still render two
thirds Of crop possible. Flax has
suffered greatly, much sown on new
breaking is not yet up and farmers
generally consider it too late to be
helped.
Stutsman County.
Jamestown, June Is, 1910. Crop
conditions have not improved any.
A few local showers but not enough
to do much good. Flax badly dam
aged. Wheat will make good yield
yet IS rain falls soon. Weather dry
and hot. Had two days hot wind
which caused most of the damage to
flax. Large acreage of corn in county
this year which all looks fine, not be-
ing damaged at all.
Towner County.
Bisbee, June, rs, 1910. One little
local shower during week refreshed
crops somewhat but conditions are
getting to be very serious, and, un.
less heavy showers fall within the
next two or three days, the crop will
be a total failure; conditions would
have to be just right to secure half
a crop and some fields are beyond re-
uemption now. A few farmers have
begun to plow under wheat and are
sowing feed or barley. Late sown
grain is not in as bad condition as
the earlier sown but both are suffer.
ing. Have had two days of the worst
hot winds ever known in this section
which did untold damage to crops.
Trail County.
Hatton, June rs, 1910. No rain to
speak of having fallen since the mid.
die of April and temperature having
ranged at times from 80 to 100 in the
shade and with hot south winl
blowing every day for the past week,
two.thirds of the early sown grain has
been damaged beyond redemption
from later rains. Hay crop is also
very light and much will not be worth
cutting. Pasture short and dry. If
rain does not come soon and help
millet and corn there will be famine
among stock. Some late flax is not
yet above ground.
Pembina County.
Pembina, June Is, 1910. Exceeding
ly high temperature the past week has
forced grain which was fortunate to
receive rain but all grains are showing
effects of the drouth. A few local
showers have helped some but county
as a whole needs rain. Early sown
grain shows up badly and straw will
be short even under most favorable
conditions. Crop as a whole not up
to the average.
Walsh County.
Grafton, June rs, 1910. No rain of
any consequence during the past week
but owing to cooler weather crops OF
all kinds are looking fairly good and
withstanding the dry weather much
better than was expected and farm.
ers generally feel better over the sit
uation. However, a good general rain
is needed badly and we must get it
soon if an average crop is to be ex.
pected.
Ward County.
Minot, June Is, 1910. Conditions in
county improved in some localities
and deteriorated in others. In this
immediate vicinity no rains to speak
OF and crops very light, but in other
places considerable stretches of coun-
try have received heavy rains and
the outlook is fairly good. Intensely
hot weather with heavy hail storm in
western part of county, though dam
age is less than would have been the
case were the crop further advanced.
II weather conditions are reasonably
favorable there will be a spotted crop,
come of it very good, some poor and
some doubtless ruined. In places
grain is heading on six inch straw.
Wells County.
Harvey, June rs, 1910. Heavy rain.
fall the past week has improved crop
but irreparable damage has
been done to wheat. Flax is in good
condition. Oats and barley still look
fair. Indications are for more than
half crop If perfect conditions pre-