Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1910-08-09
Ward County.


Minot, N. d., Aug. 5.-Harvesting
is getting under way. but practically
no returns are in, and late sown grain,
which is much the best, is not yet
ready to cut. Headers are being used
by many farmers on account Of short
straw. The meagre reports to hand
indicate that yields will be better than
expected. Weather the past week has
been favorable, with light showers
Foster County.
Darlington, N. d., Aug 3.-Haryest-
ing is general. A few fields show fair
shocks. Only small percentage OF
grain seeded will be cut. Many head
ers will he used. Wheat generally
we'll filled. Rain of two weeks ago
has greatly benefited late oats, corn
and millet. Corn looking we'll and
now caring. Abundant rains soon
would insure a good crop. Too dry
to pillow and weeds growing rapidly.
Gardens improving. Potatoes show a
scant number of tubers.
Williams County.
opAul6 DAOOh, ~. ~, Aug. o.-I do
week cooler. Favorable weather for
flax. Good rain last night will be
great help to pastures and all late
crops. Hail has totally destroyed a
strip about five miles in width, pass
ing from northwest to southeast.
Grand Forks County.
Grand Forks, N. D., Aug. 65.-Local
showers the early half of week, with
good rain Saturday morning, have i'm
proved conditions considerably since
last report. Harvesting practically
| finished and some threshing COM
menced. Wheat averages 80 to IS per
cent of normal; corn promises very
we'll, providing favorable weather con.
tinues. Not much rye planted in this
! vicinity, but that planted Is doing fair
ly we'll. Barley and oats not so good.
| Vegetables, especially potatoes, i'm
proved by recent rains, though a
twenty-four-hour rain is needed to Sc
cure material bnefit. Flax yield pro.
misses little better than wheat. For.
age question serious, though recent
rain has improved hay and pasturage
somewhat Farmers are cutting ev.
erything possible for fodder. Taken
as whole, crop conditions are much
better than expected.
Mckenzie County.
Schafer, N. D., Aug. 4.-Crop condi.
tions practically unchanged since last
week. No rain, but continued cooler
weather; 3.97 inches of rain have fall
len since June l. Great part of wheat,
oats and barley has been cut. Har.
vested fields present big contrasts,
straw being too short in some for bind.
ing, others again being we'll dotted
with grain shocks. 1t now seems safe
to predict that where land has been
worked in proper manner faiY
yield will be secured. From poorly
/ titled land but little will be garnered
This difference is so striking that it
is more than possible many farmers
will make it point that their fields
are put into better condition next
spring before seeding. Flax cutting
will begin next week.
Eddy County.
New Rockford, N. D., Aug. 65.-
Wheat harvest in full blast. Much
being headed. Oats and barley will
be very light-not more than enough
for the years feed. Flax thin bus
plump. Potatoes will be light crop.
Ground too dry for much blowing to
be DONE
Hettinger County.
Mott, N. D., Aug. 5.-No material
change in crop conditions from last
week, except that grain is turning out
much better than was expected before
harvest commenced. Haying is nearly
over. Corn looks good.