Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-07-25

Pembina County.
PEMBlNA, July 22.-Weather the
past week has been cool, with several
local showers and nights quite cool,
almost reaching the frost line. Some
reports of black rust. Grasshoppers
are very thick and reported to be
working on the wheat. Plenty Of
moisture to take care of the crop but
clear warm weather is needed.
Stutsman County.
JAMESTOWN, July 22.-Weather
has been dry and cool, with only few
light showers in fore part of week.
Wheat all headed to large, we'll filled
heads. Barley is ripening and some
early fields have been cut. Oats will
make a. light crop. Flax fair. Corn
and potatoes coming along nicely.
Crops damaged by black rust in north
eastern part of county. A soaking rain
badly needed.
Barnes County.
VALLEY CITY, July PA heavy
rain. commencing yesterday. and still
falling, will be Of wonderful benefit
to all vegetation. Hail reported from
western part of county. Cutting OF
velvet chaff wheat will commence
next week. Many fields of barley and
rye have been cut. Winter rye will
yield we'll.
Emmons County.
HAZLETON. July 22-Weather has
been cooler than usual, with a few
light showers, which have not been
Of much benefit except to flax, corn
and late grain. Farmers are now
threshing winter rye. which is yield
ing from 10 to Is bushels of No. ]
quality.
MountraiI County.
STANLEY. July 22.-I.ight shower
the first of the week and heavy rain
tie latter Showers will not help the
wheat crop very much. as it Is too far
zone. but will help flax great deal.
which no wlooks like seven bushels
to the acre. Wheat will hardly return
seed sown. Oats will be fair crop in
places.
Nelson County.
LAKOTA. July 22.-Weather the
past week has been favorable for all
crops, with good rains early in the
week, followed by moderate tempera-
ture and conditions are greatly i'm.
insuring. under ordinary con-
ditions from from now on, an average
crop for this section. Wheat is about
all headed out, with fair-sized heads
and fair stand Weather is cool and
favorable for filing. Corn has made
good growth and is we'll advanced.
Varied reports on oats and barley:
some good. others Indifferent. depend
ing on time of seeding. Flax has
been greatly helped by the rain and
looks like an average yield. Potatoes
and garden truck need more rain.
Having in full blast and reports are
satisfactory.
Billings County.
BEACH, July 22-Of an average
crop wheat now looks about 60 per
cent, oats 60, flax Is, potatoes so, corn
Is and barley So Winter wheat is
moor at 80 per cent. Cool nights have
helned spring wheat and oats and it
is filing better than was expected and
will be of fair quality. Hay but 30
per cent of an average.
Dunn County.
MANNING. july 2I.-OOHe local |
showers have helped grain consider
ably. but good soaking rain is badly
needed. Flax is holding its own fairly y,
well. but late fax will not amount to
much without rain shortly. Potatoes
will not be nearly so good as expected |
on account of the drouth and bugs.
Oliver County.
DrOuth continues. but the days have i
been COOL so grain has suffered but !
little during the past week. Flax still i
looks good and corn is doing very !
well. Having. is in full progress, with
very good crop.
Burke County. 1!
BOWBELLS. July 22.-Weather !
conditions very favorable during the
past week. Local showers Monday
and Tuesday helped late sown grain.
and Thursday cool with
northwest wind. Flax and oat crop
doing we'll. No change in wheat crop.
cass County.
CASSELTON, July 22.-Another i
week of ideal conditions, with several :