The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1912-08-30
4 3 i B1a j. YIELD II II
Better Farming Association Issues Re.
1 port covsrin1 Five Counties.

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Fargo Tho Better Farming asso.
citation crop report shows harvesting
practically over IN the Red River val.
10y and in the southeastern part Of the
state. Through this section Ill cut.
ting win have bean done this week,
Il favorable weather conditions pre-
vail In La Moure, Ransom. Dickey.
Sergeant and Richland counties, In the
southeastern corner Of the state prao
tically all grain u In the shock.
Twine Shortage Over.
Through the northwest and western
sections Of the state harvest IL Just
starting, and will be In full swing the
latter part Of this week II favorable
weather conditions prevail. Harvest
ing Of the earlier grains on the
Slope" west Of the Missouri river.
is over and binders will be started In
the wheat and oat fields Immediately.
The twine shortage In North Dakota
no longer exists. Shipments of two
solid carloads Of Irvine BY express, in
addition to large number Of rush
freight orders, have furnished suf-
ficient Irvine to meet the situation.
Wages for day labor have Jumped
from $3.50 to s. . day and little DIFF.
fculty is being encountered on this
score.
Conditions In Five Counties.
Crop conditions in different counties
are as follows:
Fessenden-Only IL per cent Of the
spring wheat In Wells county has
been cut. but average yields thus far
are high. Five per cent of the oats
crop is in shock. Late oats look ex-
ceptfonally well and will be ready for
harvest this week. Red rust has done
some damage in the fields, but this
will be more than Offset by the large
yields. Spring wheat in Wells county
will average 40 bushels an acre. Near.
~ all barley is In shock. Seventy
five per cent Of It is cut. Rye is all
cut.
Landon.-n favorable weather con.
dftfons prevail this week, harvest will
be in full swing within three days.
Farmers have Just started cutting.
wheat, barley and oats. Barley, fax
and oats In Cavalier county are in OK.
cellent condition. Wheat will be an
average crop. Potatoes are good, and
unless the heavy rains make the tub.
ers grow knobs, the crop will be
smooth and first-class in quality. Corn
Is doing we'll, and IL frost is delayed
four weeks, the crop will ripen. and
should prove big yield. :
Good Crop Of Flax.
Valley City = The grain crop in
Barnes county is harvested, and. farm.
ers are cutting early max now. The
fax crop will be good, weather condi-
lions having been favorable in the ex.
IRENE. Grains promise to yield con.
siderable above the average in Barnes
county. Potatoes are a good crop, al.
though stem rot has worked some
damage. Some potato fields show 30
per cent injury. while in other fields
there is no damage. The average
damage will be inconsiderable.
Jamestown-Harvesting Of all grain
is progressing rapidly in stutsman
county. Little threshing has been
done, however. Yields are decidedly
above the average. Corn, potatoes
and fax are doing well. Stutsman
county will raise big corn crop this
year IL frost holds of.
Second Crop Of Glover Ready.
Grand Forks-Wheat harvest will be
over this week. Sixty per cent of the
fields are now in shock. The general
belief is that Grand Forks county will
have an average yield Of 20 bushels
Of wheat to the acre. Early oats are
cut. Yields Of this crop, reported thus
far, average IS bushels an acre. Late
oats will average even more than this.
Barley 10 In the shock. Early barley
yields were disappointing. Rye thresh.
ing is in progress, and the quality of
the grain is good. Yields average Fl
bushels. Considerable winter rye has
been down already, and the acrearge
promises to be larger next year than
this. Corn is doing well, although dry.
warm weather is needed. The second
crop Of clover is full of seed, and sew.
eral fields will be cut and threshed
this week.
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