Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-07-25

ley harvest has commenced, but wheat
will not be ready for some time yet.
BurIeigh County.
BISMARCK, July 22.-Local show
ers cool weather for a week, ending
with a nice rain, have put the finish
ing touches on early wheat and oats
and put fax and late sOwn grains In
fine shape. Corn is doing nicely and
potatoes are greatly benefited by the
rain. Oats are being cut in south
part of county, which will make 40
bushels to the acre, and wheat on the
same farm seeded in March will make
good crop. Harvesting has COM
menced on early grain and farmers
are pleased with the showing. Hay
is plentiful and of fine quality. With
more rain fax will be good crop.
Adams County.
HETTINGER, July 22.-Crop situa-
tion remains the same. Corn con-
tinues to be a fair growth and will
make crop with good weather. Some
nice fields in northeastern and north
central part of county. Flax looks
WELL
Morton County.
NEW SALEM. July 22.-Week dry,
with only a light shower Saturday.
Crop conditions critical and a big
area will be, a partial failure. Only
SO of an inch of rain at New Salem
from July 10 to July %. Cool nights
are the only redeeming feature. Heads
of grain that have withstood the
drouth are filling better than was ex-
pected. Corn is looking fair; also
flax. Rain would yet help a great
deal.
T:aiII County.
HATTON, July 22.-Weather cooler
the past week, with nice shower on
Tuesday. Ground so heated, however,
that light rain does not seem to help
much. Late seeded crops, especially
millet, seem to |be stunted, but abund-
ance of other forage crops will help
out. Corn is doing nicely. Grass
hoppers are damaging wheat consider
ably. eating out parts of the head.
Some wheat fields are being plowed
under, but where rotation has been
practiced grain looks fine Some
fields show signs of rust, especially
oats. Streams are very low and rain
would help much.
Mclean County. =
WASHBURN, July 22-Cutting of !
oats and barley has commenced. Yield
will be fair. In south half of county
wheat will average 6 to 10 bushels.
Northern half is poorer. Haying in
full swing with quantity and quality
exceptionally good. Wheat harvest
will commence August LIST, ten days
earlier than usual Corn doing we'll.
General outlook about the same as
week ago. No rain.
Logan County.
NAPOLEON, July 22.-No rain and
crop is suffering. Discouraging re-
ports from alr over, except north tier
of townships, and even there gophers
are cutting the crops. Little Of the
land in southwest part of county will
return seed. Flax and potatoes seem
to be standing the weather, but small
grain will be almost failure
Stark County.
DICKINSON, July 22.-Weather the
past week has been ideal for growing
grain, but no rain until today. Wheat
IN places will be good crop, but gen.
orally wheat and oats are hurt by the
droutl. Summer fallowed and corn
ground have excellent wheat and oats
this year. Corn is doing fine and pota-
toes will make a good crop with rain.
RichIand County.
WAHPETON, July 22.-Crop con-
dltion up to today the same as the
past few weeks. but today nice rain
is falling that will help corn, millet
and potatoes; 80 of an inch of rain
has fallen this afternoon. Wheat har-
vest is on now, with complaints of
black rust. Some samples seen by the
writer show kernels only half size.
Grasshoppers also bad, stripping out
side heads on shocks. Winter rye is
going about 20 to Is bushels. Wheat
threshing will begin about August list.
Wells County.
HARVEY, July 22.-Cool weather
mas improved crop prospects greatly.
Wheat and oats will yet make half a
crop. Heavy local showers give first
rain in five weeks. Hay crop ex-
'ellent Flax and corn still in good
shape. Potatoes light M hail