Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-08-09

ditOns from now on must prevail
for the plant to overcome the disease:
On the other hand rain is just what
is needed for late barley, which now
promises a fair yield. Oats are look
ing good, but there is considerable
red rust on them. Flax promises a
good yield.
Mclean County.
WASHBURN, Aug. 5.-The rains of
and Wednesday brought more
than three inches of water and were
general over the county. Corn and
potato crop is now assured. Sixty
per cent Of the flax will make an av-
erage crop. Wheat is being gener-
ally cut and southern half of county
will produce half a crop. A lot OF
hay has been put up.
Grand Forks County.
LARIMORE, Aug. Crops the past
week have not had the best Of condi-
lions for this time of year. Have had
over one and one-half inches of rain
which makes it bad for cutting bar
ley and oats. Considerable of all
kinds of grain are cut, and next week
will find the cutting pretty general the
county over. Some reports of black
rust, but it will not catch much OF
the grain, as it is too we'll advanced.
Rain fine for corn and potatoes, mil
let, ETC., and puts the ground in ideal
condition for winter wheat and rye.
RoIette County.
ROLETTE, Aug. 1.-The last week
has been very favorable for all crops,
rain falling almost continuously for
twenty-four hours, beginning Wednes-
day night, and was the first general
rain in two months. There is now
sufficient mois ture for all crops that
will be harvested. Most of the late
grain crop is looking we'll and corn
and potatoes are generally in fine
condition.
Cavalier County.
LANGDON, Aug. s. Crops have
continued to improve the past week
and all grains are filling in fine shape.
Some wheat will be cut the first of
next week, but it will be from ten
days to two weeks before wheat har-
vest will be general. Considerable
barley and some oats have been cut
No black rust in this county and few
days more will put us out of danger
from that source. Have had heavy
rains the past week which will benefit
all late grains and insure good crop
of flax. From present outlook Cava
lier county should have better than
an average crop.
Cass County.
CASSELTON, Aug. "a thirty-hour
rain commenced Wednesday morning
greatly assisting corn and flax. Fully
seventy per cent of the small grain is
harvested. No threshing has been
done in this vicinity as yet and nc
reports of yields can be given until
next week. Black rust has undoubt'
ed]y damaged many fields of wheat
and oats, and there is also some kind
CT blight in the flax which is stated
will greatly interfere with the prom
ised yield of two weeks ago. Pros
poets of big yields. in the late sown
grains have decreased at least ten per
cent since last report Potatoes, cab
bages, beets, turnips and other gar
den truck will be a big crop. Weather
moderately cool.
Ramsey County.
CHURCHS FERRY. Aug. 5.-Fa'
vorable crop conditions existed the
early part of the past week, with some
slight precipitation, heavy rains fall
ing Wednesday. thoroughly saturatine
the ground over large areas, and bene
fitting wheat not yet filled, also pota
toes and other vegetables. Wheat
as to kernel, is developing satisfac
torily and yield and quality will be
much better than indicated some time
ago. Flax and corn most promising
although cool nights have somewhat
retarded the growth Of the latter
Oats and barley will make fair crop.
Much hay in stacks but late rains will
check work considerably. Potato vines
still green and tubers are large and
still growing. Pastures are in good
shape. Small fruit plentiful and OF
good grade. No grasshoppers or rus,
reported. Crop conditions to date OF
an encouraging nature.
Steele County.
HOPE, Aug. 5.-About two inches OF
rain during the past week has been OF
benefit to flax. corn. potatoes and
some of the later grain, but was not
needed for grain that is just ripening
and will cause some loss on account
of grain going down before it can be
harvested. Rumors of black rust per
sist, some claiming material damage
from that source in this locality. Vel
vet chaff is generally in the shock ano
the cutting of Blue Stem will be under
way next week.
Nelson County.
LAKOTA, Aug. 5.-Cool and wet
for the past week and an inch and 9
half of rain falling Wednesday and
Thursday, greatly helping late oats
barley, wheat and fax. Some re
ports of black rust, but greater part
of grain in hard dough and beyond
danger. Late grain may be damaged
from this source. If not so damaged
wheat average should be from IL te
Is bushels. Flax is looking uniform
" good and much better reports are
coming in from oats and barley, and II
late sOwn ESCAPES frost there will bt