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ground in excellent condition and with
an abundance OF rain following. grain
mas come up evenly and is 8 flne,
nealthy stand Farmers have never
done their work in the fields so well
as this spring and prospects for all
Kinds Of grain were never better.
There has been some complaint the
past rev days that worm has been do
ing some damage In the fields. cutting
OF the roots OF the grain and some
spots in few fields are thinned out,
nut the erected spots are as yet not
numerous enough or CT sufficient area
cause alarm. All grains seeded ex-
cept fax and millet. Gardens are
me, but cut worms have done some
damage
Mcintosh County.
Ashley.More rain this spring than
we had all last summer. More hail
than we have had the last three years.
Everything that is planted is growing
nicely Prospects have never been
better, though few small patches
have been set back by severe sand
storms.
RoIette County.
Holette.-Crop conditions have sell
dom been better at this time In the
season than AT present, although con-
siderable damage has been done by
the wind in places. A number OF
farmers have reseeded part of their
wheat land to later crops. A heavy
'ain covered the county June 2, and
here is no lack of moisture for growth
md surface wetting viii be all that is
ieeded for some time to make condi-
Ions right. More attention will be
siven to forage crops in the future,
md the growing of clover, grass and
rees and other means will be gradu-
lily but surely adopted where the soil
exture renders it necessary. Light
rost on May 27-2s, but no material
Iamage was done.
Barnes County.
Valley City.--In the history of |
Sarnes county farming there has new
r been better prospect for good |
rop than at present. We have had |
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New Rockford. Wheat. oats and
barley are all seeded and looking fine.
Corn and potatoes just coming up and
growing rapidly. Large acreage OF
flax being seeded. Have had two
heavy rains this week with deuge
last night. AT least two inches has
fallen the past week and no more is
needed at present.
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abundant rain and the weather as a
whole has been ideal for plant life.
The acreage OF wheat has been cut
down In favor of corn and fax. more
than four times the acreage OF corn
being planted than ever before. The
hay crop promises a big yield. Alfalfa
is doing wonderfully well.
Emmons County.
Hazelton. Fine local showers dur
ing the week. All early seeded grain
looks fine, showing promise good
crop, but late grain Is very weedy.
Corn acreage is larger this year.
Seeding OF flax about half finished.
Grass farther ahead than for a number
of years at this time. Winter rye all
headed out and looking fine. Temper
ature or the week has ranged above
normal
Williams County.
Spring 3rook The spring Of 1911
opened very favorably, the early part
being dry for seeding and followed by
soaking rain heavier than has oc-
CURED in eight years, other heavy
rains following furnishing abundant
moisture for growing crops Crops
have been put in in very good shape
and farmers are all expecting a large
yield, which seems amply justified by
present conditions.
Hettinssr County.
Mott. Showers penetrating the
ground to depth OF from three to
six inches have visited the extreme
northern and western parts of the
county while the remaining portions
Of the county are very dry, having
received but so Of an inch Of rain
since April 1. Wheat, oats, and bar
ley in rain belt look good, and FAX in
ground is coming up. while much
early wheat Is already dead, and late
wheat. oats and barley are dying and
fax in ground in dry belt has not
sprouted. Excellent. warm growing
weather and soil is in fine condition.
Russian thistles coming thick in dry
belt.
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Crop Prospects From
Every Section of N. D.
Never Before, at This Time Of the Year, Hash Outlook Been
More Favorable for aBumpz Crop Splendid Rains
at Just the Right Time
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Rarely before in the history Of the
state Of North Dakota have such IA
lvorable conditions existed at the com
mencement Of crop season as at the
4 present time. The condition of the
ground at seeding time may be
considered as perfect and over
by far the greater part OF the
territory timely rains and con-
genial weather conditions have still
further added to the prosperous out
look. Only in the southwestern part
Of the state has moisture been lack
ing, and here rain must soon occur
i In order to secure an average yield.
Elsewhere an abundance OF moisture
has fallen to keep the growing crops
+ in the best condition, while in Trail
county too much rain has fallen on
the lowlands, in some instances
drowning out the crops. A signifi-
tcant feature OF the present season is
the tremendous increase reported in
corn acreage. Noticeable also is the
general tendency towards diversified
farming and the cultivation of tame
forage crops. The high price Of fax,
while in some instances initiating
against it's being soWn on account of
the high prime cost, has generally in
1duced liberal seeding of this cereal
and indications point to a greater
acreage than in former years. The
Favorable breaking season and large
plumbers Of steam and gasoline break
ing outfits in the state has also con-
ftributed to this result. The wild hay
6crop seems already assured and, con-
asidered as whole, the general out
look for 1911 is about as rosy as it
well could be.
MountraiI County.
Z Stanley.-Crop conditions excellent
land all seeding done with exception of
fax. Weather has been cool and
cloudy the past week with occasional
showers, a heavy rain falling Thurs
day and there is now sufiicient mois-
ture to last until the latter part o the
month. Larger acreage under cultiva-
ton this year and more work has been
done to put the soil in condition.
Grain UP about three inches.
MsHsnry County.
Granville. Past week has been most
favorable for growing crops. Rainfall
was .18 on Monday, 40 on Thursday
and .s2 on Friday. This following
rainfall OF 1.7S inches during May puts
the SOIL In excellent condition. The
weather has been warm and grain is
making rapid growth and conditions
GOULD hardly be more favorable.
5urIeigh County.
Bismarck Conditions for a bumper
crop were never better. plenty Of rain
having fallen except in portions OF d
few townships. where the first rain
fell May 20 and 30. Land generally
was III excellent shape FOR seeding
fhih anrfnR and early aoRn grain Is
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wheat stooling good. Corn is I'VE to
six inches high and cultivation has
commenced. Early seeded fax is up
and looks healthy.
Sargent County.
Forman.-Wheat, barley, fax and
corn are looking excellent with splen-
did prospects for very good crop. The
earliest sown oats were frosted and
came up thin and have also suffered
quite severely from cut worms. Over
three and a half inches Of rain have
fallen in May and June and the
weather generally has been excellent
for crops. All farmers are wearing a
great big smile.
Wells County.
Harvey.-Crop prospects are per.
feet, We have had several heavy
rains during the past week, SO that
there is sufficient moisture for some
time. All crops are showing heal
thy gowth and never looked better at
this time of year Wheat covers about
three -fourths OF the acreage, the bal
ance being principally in oats. Very
little barley and flax have been sown.
A@C@t~A AGWSR0RCAC C0liIl0l0 dH acre.
age Of 1000 planted to corn. Esti-
mates increase of 5 per cent in total
acreage over last season.
Adams County.
Hettinger.- -Weather conditions over
Adams equity the past week have not
been very favorable. There have been
a few local showers but other locali-
ties have had none. Precipitation at
the sub-station this spring has been
less than one inch. A light shower
was reported last night in parts of the
west and north portions OF the county.
Oats and wheat that have come up
are at a standstill, but none are suf-
ferfng yet. Most OF the max liz sown.
but is not yet UP.
Cavalier County.
Langdon. Crop conditions are the
best they have been in years for this
time OF the year. The ground was In
fine condition for seeding and there
has been an abundance OF moisture
since then. Wheat Is all up and look
Ing fine and quite free from weeds.
The early sown grain is covering the
ground in nice shape and wheat has
fine start and is stooiing nicely.
Oats are all in and in most cases are
up and is looking well. Barley
Is nearly ali in and will be completed
by the end OF next week. More fax
has been sown than or few years
past and some fields are already M
and looking well. General acreage Of
grains Of all kinds, excepting barley.
has been increased. More corn has
been put in and more grass has
been sown.
Walsh County.
Grafton. Crops generally never
looked better for this season OF the
year Seeding was finished In good
season and since then we have had
plenty Of rain throughout the county.
Weather conditions have been ideal
for small grain and the acreage is
equal to IL not larger than last year
A few scattering reports are coming
in of damage to fax and garden truck
from cut worms, but the damage does
not seem t. be general.
Ward County
Minot.- Crop conditions in Ward
county this spring are the most fav-
orable they have been for years, and
all fears on the score Of moisture are
az rest, az the country is thoroughly
soaked; in fact rain has snferfared
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In A No. l condition. Late sown crops.
however, on land not properly prepar-
ed for crop will be full OF weeds and
will not make more than half a crop.
demonstrating that it pays to farm
land well and that bushels not acres
count. A large acreage Of fax viii be
sown; also Of corn, the seeding of
which latter will continue for another
week.
la Moure County.
La Moure.-Rain has fallen In tor
rents the past week and crop pros
poets are correspondingly bright. An
unprecedented acreage Of flax has
been put in and more is being seeded.
Early grain looks excellent; also corn.
Potatoes and other vegetables have a
good start, plants being larger than
ever before at this time OF year.
Weather up to this time has been all
that could be desired
RichIand County.
Wahpeton.-The past week has been
one Of good rains which fell on four
days, aggregating 2.13 inches, thus
insuring good hay crop and also
stimulating the pastures. All grains
are looking excellent for a good yield
and late sown barley is mostly ali up.
Cool nights are retarding the growth
OF corn somewhat, and farmers are
waiting for the land to dry out so that
corn and potatoes can be plowed the
first time. Live stock is doing well
since pastures have improved with the
timely rains. Cut worms are unusu :
ally severe in gardens but grasshop-
pers which at one time threatened
damage seem to have been checked by
the heavy rains. Glover sown this
spring is up and, with plenty OF moist
ure will make a good catch. on the
farm from which this Is written al
falfa will be ready for the first cut
ting by the sixth and seventh.
Morton County.
New SaleH1.--A rainfall az 224
inches was recorded here during the
week and reports indicate that the
precipitation has been quite general.
Light showers through May kept the
grain in fair condition. except In some
localities where the rainfall was light
er and high winds drifted some fields
badly. During the past week. how
ever, splendid rains have caused a
wonderful Improvement in both grain
fields and pastures. Corn is being
freely planted and fax is now being
seeded.
Ransom County.
Mcleod. The weather for the past
week has been very favorable for all
plant growth with ample store OF
moisture for some time to come. and
fields are In better shape for bigger
crop than ever before. Seeding Is all
done except fax and millet. Wheat.
oats and harley ara caynine f,a ugttb.
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Walsh County.
Ward County.

Minot Crop conditions in Ward
county this spring are the most fav-
orable they have been for years, and
all fears on the score Of moisture are
az rest. az the country ii thoroughly
soaked; in fact rain has interfered
with late seeding Early sown wheat
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Stories of Success
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A violoncellist was dismissed from
a New York show because she would
not kiss nnan--in public.
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5urIeigh County.

Bismarck. Conditions for a bumper
crop were never better. plenty Of rain
having fallen except in portions OF a
few townships. where the first rain
fell May 20 ana 30. Land generally
war III excellent shape FOR seeding
This spring and early sown grain is
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Steele County

Hope. With comparatively dry
seeding time the seed went into the
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stark county.

Dickinson. The rainfall at the
Dickinson experiment station for May
was 1.6s inches which was we'll dis
tributed through the month. On June
another heavy fall OF rain occurred,
being LA inches on that day. Wheat
and oats are well advanced. Flax
seeding commenced about May 10 and
about half Is now up one inch, and
over four fifths Of the max land is
seeded A small mount Of sod land is
yet to be seeded to flax which will
probably continue until June 90.
Rainfall has been general all over the
county and as far west as the Mon
tana line
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Manning dunn county has been
visited with three heavy rains during
the month Of May. and June came In
with the heaviest rainfall Of The sea-
son. The ground is thoroughly soaked
and crops are growing fine. Breaking
for fax is late on account Of heavy
rainfall. The big blowing rigs have
been on the move since March. and
wheat and oats are coming nicely,
though not SO far advanced as this
tinAe last year.
Steele County.
The Devils Lake world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1911-1911, 1911-05-19

T. II. Woldy, Chas. Oakley and Jack
Clemens. The rest Of them were not
to be seen as they were all at Devils
Lake. ,s n II #s5s & d 3
L Contractor Ole Stendal has secured
the contract Of building a large house
on the Meitzner farm southwest Of
Edmore. This is to be one of the
largest and most complete farm resi-
dence in the county. 1t will be mod
ern in every respect and will cost in the
neighborhood of $4,000.
County Commissioners Hoistad, Ma
loney, Thelin and Emigh autoed over
from Devils Lake Monday evening and
Tuesday they went out from hero to
inspect some bridge sites. They were
travelling in Mr.. Emigh's large tour
ing car, and were joined here by Com
missioner G. 0. Johnson.
Commissioner c. o. johnson received
a telegram yesterday announcing the
death of his brother at Orfordville,
Wisconsin.
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land, which is located near the Vasl-
ceks. 1t is rumored that he intends to
make this place his permanent resi-,
dence Pick
John Anala was in Monday making
his hail insurance bond.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hoffman and Mr. and
Mrs. Frank Bina autoed to Joe Bina 8
place last Sunday.
Miss Helmi Lahti has been selected
by the Red Wing, Mimi, Seminary as
a piano instructor for the coming term
at that we'll known institution.
A large number of people of Brocket
and vicinity drove to Lakota Monday
afternoon to hear w. II. Refs, of Tole-
do, O., speak on Socialism and they re-.
port the speech well worth hearing.
John Dahl and family who have been
residing in and near Brocket for num-
Der of years, moved the latter part Of
last week to Iona, n. D., where they
will take charge of one of NJ. D. But
ler's farms. Their Brocket friends
wish them success in their new home.
4. 0. Engesather left yesterday
morning for Kenyon, Mimi, to attend
the funeral of his uncle
There is a little baby girl with the
LeYets at Webster; born last Sunday.
All are doing well and feeling happy.
Mrs. D. F. Humphreys expects to re-
main at Webster for some time yet
taking care Of her daughter, Mrs. Leet.
Most of the farmers around here re-
port their wheat planted, and the rain
and snow we have been getting aplenty
the last three days came at an oppor-
tune time, as it will give the grain a
boom from tn start.
A. F. NIoravetz is going to start an
Automobile livery in Brocket This
spring. AS he has touring car and a
roadster, is a good mechanic and auto
mobile man himself and his assistant,
Chas Laski is a number one shaffeur,
it goes without saying that his patrons
will get full satisfaction from his SER
vice. If business warrants he may pu:
in new cars.
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Nei@hb News

Tom Gill came up from Devils Lake
last Wednesday evening to look after
business matters. He will fit his hotel
building, occupied by Mrs. Thomas with
fire ropes and will make other improve
ments.
William McLarty left last Friday
morning for Morton county by automo-
bile. He and G. II. Jones. formerly of
this place will start a bank at new
town to be established about thirty.
four miles west of Mott.
The Misses Margaret and Nellie Pow.
nell autoed to Swcetwater junction
with Mr.. Loudon Friday evening to
meet their aunt and cousin who were
returning from visit at Maple Creek,
Sask.
Miss Nellie Pownell went to Devils
Lake Wednesday to see her sister Miss
Margaret off for Indiana.
There was nice shower of rain AT
this place Tuesday evening. We are
informed by Peter Traynor that ac-
cording to the government measure at
the demonstration farm, there was
half an inch of rainfall The ground
was nice and damp before the rain au,i
this made it fine for the grain just com,
ing up.
Later-The rain of Tuesday evening
developed on Wednesday morning into
good general rain and continued all
day and all night and turned into snow
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Miss Olive Grobel visited at Hamp-
den the latter part Of last week.
A. E. Toomey and J. /. Rosholt auto
ed to Devils Lake and back last Thurs.
day.
The Misses Olive Aslakson and Mil
dred Wheeler spent Sunday with their
parents here.
Dan Furgerson and F. H. Prosser,
Jr., of Webster, were greeting Edmore
friends Tuesday.
0. A. Frovarp and family autoed to
Park River and back Sunday. Willie
there they visited Mrs. Frovarp's par
ents.
Miss Lizzie Salaba, who has been
visiting with her brother Joe, and fam
lily, returned to her home near Lawton
Monday.
Edmore was depopulated last Satur-
day as result Of the great delegation
that went from here to greet Judge
Cowan over his victory.
Miss Libbie Dougherty, who has been
visiting her brother J. E. and family
of this place, returned to her home at
Lakota Friday.
Col. T. H. Woldy and JOHN Anderson
spent Friday night at Hampden help
ing the Oddfellows install local lodge
of that order in that town.
Miss Carrie Honett spent Sunday al
her home near Webster, her brother ant
sister having autoed over here and got
her Friday, bringing her back Sunday
evening.
F. R. Stevens Of Crazy and Fl. B
Anderson Of Devils Lake, were Edmort
visitors for a short time Friday. They
were autoing thru to their farms north
east of here.
A. E. Toomey took Mr.. and Mrs. J
l.. Rosholt over to Devils Lake las
Thursday in his auto where Mrs. Ros
holt and little daughter took the trail
for her home at Candy, Mimi, AM
where she will spend part Of the SUR
mer.
About the only business men left il
town Saturday were Bert Currier, Doc
Oglivie, o. A. Frovarp, Jake Rosholt
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on Thursday morning and is still snow
ing at this writing. Up to seven o.
clock on Wednesday evening there had
fallen, including the rain of Tuesday
evening an inch of water. This is ac.
cording to the measurement taken ~
Peter Traynor at the demonstration
farm. The rain during the night would
also amount to quite lot. The ground
is soaked as it has not been for several
years in the spring and the prospects
could never be better.
Frank Cowan and Mr.. Sor!ev drove
over from Cando by automobile last
Sunday and spent svcral hours il
town visiting friends.
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BROCKET
(From the News,)

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F. L. Bina was Lakota visitor
Wednesday.
DR.. Craig of Edmore arrived in tow,
Tuesday on professional business.
Pete Jourgenson has been around
selling machinery and departed for Ls,
kota Tuesday.
John johnson made business trip tc
Lakota Wednesday.
Mrs. NJ. Colebank, having been i'll for
over three weeks from a severe attack
of pneumonia is now slowly recovering.
Mr.. Frank Salaba came down from
Lawton last Tuesday, having accepted
a position with F. II. Stoltz, taking the
place of James Shrek.
Joe Smesek arrived Wednesday from
Powers Lake with car load of horses
and machinery to put in crop on his
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Mrs. j. I. Paul visited at the Pow.
nell home north of town last Tuesday
Miss Bratlec went down to her howe
near Webster last Saturday morning,
returning in the afternoon.
Cashier Graham of the State bank
returned this week from a business
visit to Minnesota points.
Charles Bradley is here for a visit
with the folks at home. He is employ
ed in barber shop at Grand Forks.
Dugald McKinnon had the misfor-
tune to lose two fine two year old colts
last week. They were running loose
and ate quantity Of wheat which
had been treated with formalin, getting
it out of the wagon standing at the end
of field where it was to be handy to
fill the drill.
Herbert Lyman and wife were in
Monday visiting at the home of Mr..
and Mrs. Garfield.
Mrs. Jennie Stephenson and Waugh
Warner left Wednesday for their home
in Indiana. They were accompanied
by Miss Margaret Powell, who expects
to spend the summer there.