Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-07-18

twelve bushels per acre. under most
favorable conditions. Much early
wheat retains it's good color and can
yet make average crop under favor
able conditions. Oats and barley also
need rain badly. Corn seems tc
be making fair progress. Flax looks
fair although in need of rain at once
Potatoes and garden produce station
airy for want of rain. Deterioration
or improvement depends uopn rain.
Ramsey County.
CHURCHS FERRY, July 15.-Droutf
conditions have prevailed most of the
week. Clear skies, dry winds and nc
rain. Last night, however, rains fell
over large areas in large amounts and
crop will be far from failure if more
rain falls. AS rule wheat stalks
are tall and we'll headed and the
kernels filling in promising manner
Corn is rank and of good tint and
| making ample growth. Flax green
and in fine shape. Oats, barley and
rye, though pinched by lack of moist
ure, are good of color and indicate
fair crops. Potatoes in fine shape,
but the bugs are doing much damage
where neglected. Small fruits OF
large size and plentiful. Haying in
full blast and yield will be immense.
Stock Of all kinds in fine condition,
pastures being in fine trim. More
rain is much needed.
Dunn County.
MANNING, July 15.-Weather the
past week has been cool and favora-
Bile for crops. Wheat and oats are
badly burnt and will not make more
than half a crop. Early sown flax IS
looking we'll but late sown flax is
at a stand still and all crops need
rain badly. Hay fairly good and the
farmers are busy haying.
Sheridan County.
M'CLUSKY, July 15.- Crops con-
tinue to need rain badly. Flax to
date is not hurt much and corn is
growing fast, but without rain, we
cannot expect to harvest more than
half a crop. Haying is we'll under
way. Weather during the past week
has been cool and ideal for wheat II
we only had little more moisture.
No hail.
Oliver County.
CENTER, July 15.-Drouth remains
unbroken. although the days have
been cool. Fifty per cent of the wheat
and oats fields are total failures.
Most of the rest will be unless we
have rain soon. Flax holds out Wen.
Also corn. Haying has commenced
with good crop.
Mcintosh County
ASHLEY, July 15,-Local and time.
ly showers in some parts have chang
ed prospects considerably. 1t now
looks as though some localities may
have a full crop. Most of the corn
is far in advance and growing very
nicely.
Logan County.
NAPOLEON, July 15.- Continued
dry weather has advanced the drought
zone further north. Reports show
that much of the crop in the north
ern part of the county is badly affect
ed. While in the south the crop is
far below half crop. Hay is unus'
ually heavy in north part of the coun-
ty. Many parties from South Da-
kota are coming in and renting nay
land and several expect to ship in
their stock and winter them here.
Williams County.
SPRING ROCK, July 15.-The dry
weather has continued the past week,
wheat, oats and barley suffering con-
siderably. Many fields OF wheat are
totally destroyed by the drought. Some
wheat and oats fields promise fair
crop. Rye is fairly we'll filled and is
being cut. Corn doing splendidly.
Flax looking we'll. There seems to
be spots or small neighborhoods that
that have pretty fair crops, while in
others seems to be almost a total
failure due probably to local showers
falling in the favored localities.
LaMoure County.
LA INQUIRE, July 15.-Weather con-
ditions have been very good for the
crops in general this week. Although
we have had no rain the atmosphere
has been comparatively cool. a d.
rect contrast to the hot winds of
week ago. Rain would be of advan-
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has not shown up in many places.
Otherwise all grains are showing up
well.
Benson County.
MINNEWAUKAN, July 15.-On ac-
count of hot winds during the day
and lack of rain, wheat and other
grains are being damaged more or
less but the nights being COOL
grain has not suffered as much as
it otherwise would. Corn seems to
stand the drouth better than other
grains. Hay is good and haying is
general. Unless rain falls soon the
crops will be badly damaged.
Barnes County.
VALLEY CITY, July 15.-Contlnued
hot and dry weather has deprecated
the crops materially. The southern
half of the county is affected more
than the northern half. Corn and flax
are doing comparatively we'll. Hay,
especially upland, will not be as large
as expected earlier in the season.
Ward County.
MINOT, July 1.-THE past week
has continued dry and general crop
conditions are rather unsatisfactory,
and, at the best the crop will be very
spotted. Rain in the next few days