Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-07-11

he most favorable circumstances.
yield.
central, western and eastern portions
The southern part seems to have
affected by the hot weather of a cou'
pie of weeks ago and reports are less
favorable. Early rye and barley are
being cut and are a fine crop. Corn
promises to be bumper crop, being
three feet high, of even growth and
good color. Locally grown potatoes
! have been on the market for month
| and are as large as when cellared q
year ago. Crops have not been az
fected by the heat during the week
and today rains have cooled things
off nicely.
! McHenry County.
| GRANVILLE, July s. Weather the
! past week has been hot and dry, doing
great damage to growing crops, pros
poets going down fully so per cent
The grain is short rooted and cannot
| stand hot weather. Late seeded
grain still looks fairly well. Fax seems
to be doing we'll and corn is looking
fine. Reports from the southern
half of the county are that grain is
badly dried up Must have rain soon
to get half crop in the northern
half.
eurIeigh County.
BISMARCK, July 9.-The past week
has not been so hard on crops as the
preceding one, and grain held it's own
until Friday which was a hard day
for wheat fields which are not proper
ly prepared for seed, and some fields
which were put in by the most ap
proved dry farming methods are in
poor shape and will not make half q
crop. All fields where the clay Is on
top of the ground show poor spots
those places being all burnt out. Some
rain has fallen in the eastern and
southern parts of the county. A good
rain now to help fill the heads would
yet secure a good yield, but rain must
fall for the heads to fill. Winter rye
is in shock with a good yield. Flas
not much hurt. Oats are standing
the drouth better than wheat, and
grain that is not in head will make
good with rain. Potatoes good in the
tops but not making potatoes. Corn
especially replanted fields, doing nice
ly. Light frost during week, but NO
damage. Cool weather very favora
BILE. but farmer is praying for rain.
| Billings County.
BEACH, July s. Golden Valley
grain has suffered some from lack OF
moisture and straw and wheat heads
heads are shorter than usual. Wheat
and oats stand today about 60 per
cent flax 80 per cent and corn 100 per
cent Potatoes rs per cent
RoIette County.
ROLETTE, July 8.-Weather has
ranged from cool to very warm, with
light winds and local showers. A
general rain would now be very bene-
fetal. In the north central part of
the county there was less rain in
early part of season and the situation
is critical. Much of the crop will be
very light should the Nrouth continue
another week. Early grain is head
ing out and looking very we'll. Hay
making has begun and large quail
ty will be in stack this month. Some
breaking has been done, but the
ground is dry and rain needed. Corn
potatoes and other we'll cultivated
crops are doing well but need moist
ure.
Stutsman County.
JAMESTOWN. July S.-The wealth
er has been hot and dry the past week
with marked effect on the crops of all
kinds, especially small grains. Winter
rye and wheat is being cut and prom
Uses good yield. Corn is making
good growth, also potatoes. Haying is
on in full swing; grass rather short.
Dunn County.
MANNING, July s. Weather has
been very hot and dry the past week.
Wheat and oats are in bad shape and
need rain in the next few days to
make anything at all. Flax is hold.
ing its own fairly we'll and, with an.
other good rain will make a fair crop.
Corn and potatoes are doing we'll and
wild hay is plentiful and of good quail
ty.
Stark County.
DICKINSON, July $-The past week
has seen a change in the condition of
wheat and oats. The forepart of week
was very favorable with slight show
er on Tuesday. But Wednesday,
Thursday and Friday were very warm
and grain has suffered considerably.
Cloudy today with prospects for local
rains. Flax seems to be holding it's
own, but all kinds of crops need rain
badly. There will be considerable
depreciation in yield of wheat and
oats in Stark county.
Ward County.
M1NOT, July 8.-Conditions the past
week much less favorable. Weather
very warm, oats and wheat suffering
considerably and being also affected
by some disease which experts are
endeavoring to identify. The yield
will be cut down considerable from
early estimates. Rainfall has been
ample and conditions generally pro-
pitious and the situation was unlocked
for, though with favorable weather
from now on there will be fair crop