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

Millet is making a fine stand where
given proper tillage. Winter rye
and wheat is cut and promises fair
yield. Taken as whole over the
, country grain Is filling fine, and, while
not of a uniform stand and rather
short in places, though thick, we find
some great stands of wheat, with the
very best of corn on ground OF last
year. One week more favorable
weather and a good average crop will
he harvested in Ransom county this
season.
! Stutsman County.
| JAMESTOWN, July 15.- Heavy
rains fell nearly all over the county
/ Saturday night a week ago, which
were followed by comparatively cool
! weather, greatly improving 'the crop
conditions. Wheat and barley are
headed out and great deal is filling
under most favorable conditions. Oats
heading. Flax in blossom, with a fair
stand. Corn growing rapidly, from
three to four feet tall. Good part OF
hay crop put up. Potatoes doing
nicely.
Morton County.
NEW SALEM, July 15.- The past
week has been exceedingly dry and
windy. Only trace of precipitation
has been recorded. Fortunately tie
weather has been comparatively cool
for July, the nights exceptionally so.
This condition has kept the wheat
and oats from completely drying up.
AS it is a good many fields will not
pay for the cutting, even for feed.
Some oats and some wheat fields have
been cut for feed already. Where the
showers fell two or three weeks ago,
some fields are in good condition.
But the heads will not fill we'll If
rain does not come soon. Corn and
fax are still holding up fairly we'll
but begin to show effect of drought.
Wild hay cutting is in full swing. The
quality is good but quantity is below
expectations. No prospect for rain
as yet.
Foster County.
DARLINGTON, July 17-Chances
for a big yield decline slightly each
day on account of no rain. Wheat
is standing up we'll and much of 1t
will return an average yield without
any more moisture. Flax and corn
continue to advance and are not SER
iously affected Speltz is doing fine.
Some fields of winter rye were cut this
week and twenty bushel yield is ex-
pected. At this writing at least Is
per cent of the county will return an
average yield. The acreage planted
was the largest in the history OF the
county.
eurIeigh County.
BISMARCK. July 15.-With anoth-
er week of cool weather small grain
has held it's own, if not gained some.
It now looks as though there would
be half a crop, as good many fields
show a good stand and color. After
examining the wheat on the burnt
spots find that two-thirds of the head
has good, plump berry, while the top
end has no grain in it. 1t looks as
though it would make four bushels per
acre. The small grain looks as though
it had rooted in moist soil and would
fill without any more rain If the
weather keeps cool. Potatoes show
top growth with but few tubers in the
hill. Oats are doing nicely and the
binder will be in the fie4us by August
18th. Haying is in progress. A
good soaking rain would help corn, po'!
tatoes and late wheat.
Emmons County
HAZELTON, July Is The dry
weather still continues and all crops
are on the standstill. Oats and wheat
fields are very spotted, and in some
places all dried out. The yield will
be very light throughout the county.
Winter rye is very good. Flax poor.
Corn still looking we'll but needs more
rain.
Towner County:
GRANVILLE, July 15.-The past
week has been cool and clear and the
wind has blown from the northwest
continually. On Monday there was a
terrific wind storm which did some
damage to corn and potatoes. The
late grain is standing up wonderfully