Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-08-16

Harvest IS now genera all U
for the season of 1911.
| Morton County.
NEW SALEM, Aug. 12.-Rain ev-
cry day for the past eight days has
delayed harvest considerably and dam
aged wheat some. Late grain has
kept on improving and what looked
hopeless a month ago will now make
a fair yield barring frost. Flax looks
we'll also corn and millet. Feed will
be plenty If all can be gathered In
good shape. Wheat yield estimated
at from 3 to bushels per acre; FAX
promises to 10. Some wheat ana
oats cut with mower for feed, other
wheat has been cut with header be-
ing too short to bind.
surIeish County.
BISMARCK, Aug. 12.-After week
of good growing weather with grain
turning out better than expected, 1ar-
| mers are cutting every hour OF sun
shine ana stacks are going up In every
direction. Wheat. oats, rye and bar
ley are nearly al: cut. Everything
looks good and If the farmer can save
all he will have enough. Potatoes
and corn will give a good yield and
with larger Average. the crop Will
be better than in 1910 Farmers are
talking about a second crop Of hay.
i, Divide County.
| CROSBY, Aug. 12.-Harvest Is
about to begin in Divide county. Cool
weather of the past two weeks had a
wonderful effect on the crops. They
have matured slowly and heads are
filing remarkably we'll and a much
better crop will be harvested than was
expected two weeks ago. In tmme'
diate vicinity of Crosby wheat is ex'
pected to yield from IL to rs bushes
to the acre. Some good fields OF
winter rye have been harvested; 9th
er fields are short. Both late and
t early flax is looking good and a good
+ crop Is expected. There is quite
: an acreage of corn in this section but
season has been too cool, though the
fields are looking fine. Enogh rain
has fallen this season to mature
. good crop but it Is generally believed
. subsoil has been too dry for crops tC
get full benefit.
Pembina County.
t PEMBINA, Aug. 12.-Black rust IL
j. now reported quite generally anG
;. there is no question but that wheat
has been damaged to quite an extent
Weather cool and grain Is ripenin&
Il slowly. Some early sown barley anc
Q oats have been cut, but harvest vii
In m
next week.
Burke County.
BOWBELLS, Aug. 12-Weathel
. cool the past week with showers OF
= Tuesday. Wednesday and Thursday
= Late grain and fax growing nicely
Some wheat in the dough. Har
vest will not be general for q weel
a or ten days. Last three weeks hat
q materially changed the outlook ant
, a much better crop will be harvested
than expected, provided frost hold:
off.
8 Mountraii County.
!. STANLEY, Aug. 12.-Crops of al
I kinds have improved wonderfully the
past ten days. Wheat apparently
doomed has revived and will give
: a good average yield. Will have
heavier crop Of fax than we ever had
I in county. At present following yields
1 are Indicated: fax. II bushels to the
acre; wheat, 10 bushels; oats, AQ
bushes; barley, 20 bushels; potatoes
125 bushels.
, Stark County.
DICKINSON Aug. 12.-Cloudy wea
Their the past week almost continual
" with good rains. Ground well
soaked and blowing conditions ideal
, Late fax greatly benefited but needs
i. warm weather to mature. Potatoes
and all late crops greatly benehted.
Sheridan County.
MCLUSKY, Aug. a. Prospects
) still very favorable for an average
crop. with abundance of rain during
the week and ground is thoroughly
soaked for seven inches. Corn look
: ing fine; also late fax. Harvesting
started and will soon be under way
Potato crop very good and farmers
; are securing $1O0 per bushel fol
= them.
Logan County.
NAPOLEON, Aug. 12.-Good rains
D for last week have helped all crops
; not ripened and have put ground In
q good condition for early fall plowing
. Most of the grain will be better than
}. expected, but the county will not have
more than half q crop. Quality Of
+ most Of the small grains will be good
4 Flax that will ripen looks good but
Q much did not come up until the late
7 rains andwil not amount to anything
, Potatoes good and will yield average
crop almost. Much wild hay in most
Of county will be a fair to heavy
. crop.
? Mcintosh County.