The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-08-10
GRAIN DAMAGE IS
ONLY IN FEW
SPOTS
Detailed Report for Nearly
All Counties in the
State Given.

President Albert Wunderlich Of the
security Mercantile agency of St. Paul
mas gathered a complete report OF
crop conditions prevailing in North
Dakota. The reports show conditions
at the beginning of this week and
the summary is dated August 5. The
report in part follows:
Adams County-There is a large
acreage of everything and there will
be some good fields of wheat and oats;
heavy yields. North of Reeder and as
far as New England the crops look as
good as they did three years ago, when
they had a record crop. South OF
Reeder this season should average
from 5 to s bushels per acre. Corn
and hay look fine. Potatoes are doing
fine, and indications are they will be
cheap locally.
Benson County-The crop condi-
tions are fair. Some w weeks ago
the conditions here were ideal. but
they have had too much rain and it
is feared that rust may do more or less
damage. Barley and oats are in a
splendid condition, while flax has suf-
fered somewhat from too much rain.
Billings County-The crop situation
looks good at this time. Promises
yield about ten days late. Acreage of
, dll CIOllS III lIllS territory ID lllSI cdSGO
10 per cent.
Bottineau County--Wheat acreage
so per cent of last year. Looks fine.
With favorable conditions yield should
he not less than Is bushels average.
Oats acreage about same as last year.
Barley 10 per cent increase over last
year. Nearly ready to cut. food fair
crop, Potatoes so per cent increase
over last year. Looking good. Corn
! , 1,0,,f tLo G
Burke County-Crop outlook is eX-
%cellent. Rye is being harvested. The
early wheat has headed nicely and
What is needed is warm, growing
weather. Probably o u weeks are
needed to ripen the bulk of h crop.
Rurleigh County-In all directions
from this city the crop is in excellent
condition. This applies to all of the
small grain crops. Some damage has
heen done by hail in one or two very
limited districts. Potatoes will be UNI
usually good. The hay crop is very
heavy.
Cass County-All crops are in fine
condition-better tina for many years
last past. With favorable weather
conditions a large wheat crop Will be
harvested. There is a large acreage
of barley. 1t is of a good stand. we'll
| filed and a large part Of it is in the
shock.
Cavalier-Crops are better than the
average. Wheat is maturing nicely
and will make from IL to 90 bush
els to the acre. Oats and barley are
a little late but promise much better
than an average crop. Flax is a good
crop and there is quite an acreage
of it.
Dickey-The county is on the eve
OF harvesting one of the largest md
pcrhaps the largest crop it has ever
raised. There is a large acreage of
wheat. Early wheat will he ready
for harvest next week. The oats crop
is one of the best ever produced in
the county. Barley ranges from poor
TO good. and there is a small acreage
of winter rye which made a GOOD
crop. There is a large acreage of
corn. Flax crop promises we'll.
Emmons-The southern part Of
Emmons countv is about to harvest
the biggest crop in its history. Wheat
will average Is bushels or better.
Rye is being harvested. Flax is good.
Foster-All the small crops are
we'll filled. Harvestin~ will perhaps
be three weeks late on account of
the frequent rains as it keeps the
stems green. There is a large acre.
age Of potatoes and corn.
Grand Forks-Crop conditions in
this section Of the state promise at
this time an average crop. In the
valley early sown barley suffered
some from dry weather. and fax
wheat an average. probably 10 to IS
bushels generally. Some barley is al
ready cut, also rye. Haying is gell-
eral.
Hettineer--The wheat will average
about % bushels per acre and fax
is a little uncertain yet as to the yield.
but with favorable conditions should
The harvest of wheat will begin in
about two weeks.
Kidder-Hav cron good. Wheat,
early, fine and late good. Fall rye,
fine: spring rye, fine; barley. small
acreage, good; corn, less acreage than
last year and rather thin; flax, early
excellent. late. fair.
McHenry--The fax is going to be
good. although there is some of it a
little late. Hay cutting has begun
and this section of the county viii
produce its usual crop of f1rst-class
hay.
McKenzie-The crops on the whole
are looking Very good in Mckenzie
county. This applies to wheat, flax,
oats, barley and hay. There is some
increase in acreage over former years
Neutrality-suspicious. are uniform
ly favorable for an excellent crop of
wheat. fax and oats. Haying is prac-
tically finished and the hay of excel
lent quality and an abundance Of 1t.
Potato crop will be immense.
Mercer-All crops in this county
are in excellent condition, and prom
Use a yield far above the average.
Winter y is now being harvested
and will show large yields. Conser-
vative estimates place the yield on
many fields mot exceptional ones) az
follows: Wheat 20 to 80 bushels pei
acre; oats 40 to rs bushels.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS of wheat will
commence in a week or ten days
Barley is now being harvested. Wheat
will average above 20 bushels pei
acre and there is an exceptionally
large average.