Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1909-1915, 1913-08-22
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MORE NO; y VI HARD ii AVAILABLE
.Gta5, THIS YEAR THAN FOR SEW ss n
3 3 .t ERAL$ YEARS. II

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Il Reports, from the harvest fields in
dicate that the grade of the grain this
year will be very good, and it is con-,
tended that more No. | hard will be
available this season than for several
years past. ~ s5S &, Nj s
Threshing operations are due TO
commence about the latter part Of the
week, although cloudy weather pre-:
vailing now may have a tendency to
slightly delay operations. r'.
Local reports of crop conditions fol
low: a.: f. ..g.s.s 81: 3s7@ 5
Forest River-On!y one threshing
report has been received here, being
on a small wheat field near the city.
The grain weighed 64 pounds, and ran
1S bushels an acre. Harvesting is
practically ended and threshing will
be general in three or four days. . Z
Lankin-W Walsh county
harvesting operations are well under
way. Practically all the wheat will
grade very well. The fax crop looks
exceptionally good. Oats and barley
will be the llghtest crops q Z: $s.5
Berthold- Refreshing rains within
the past week have put the late fax in
splendid condition and the crop will
be good Wheat is nearly cut and
farmers. declare it will grade good.
Potatoes are very good. !, & ;s.s
| Mandan-The first wheat of the sea-
/ son has been marketed in Morton
county. John Mann Of St. Anthony
4 marketed wheat grading No. hard
1 while C.. Campbell marketed grain
here grading No. l northern. Har-
S|vesting operations are concluded and
/ jthreshing will be under way this week
in all localities.
d Pembina With good weather pre-
vailing during the, harvest season, as
against rains last year, Pembina coumn- IN
lty farmers have been able TO- gather
SEmost Eof their grain. Threshing viii
Il;be general Saturday. Wheat is fair;
4 late haX is; good.
i mad
D fculty in securing snIf1cIentS help.
4 They are paying So q day, but do not o'tt
4 require as many men as last year.
Fargo-The first wheat of this
years crop reached Fargo yesterday.
HIT graded No. 1 hard fife, and was
from the Ray farm south of the city.
\ Wolford Winter rye on the Oscar
$I Woodward farm ran IS bushels an an
4 acre. while on another farm in this
!, district it went JAZZ bushels an acre.
l Wheat is all cut and threshing will be
i general this week. i ss.
85 Willistor- Harvest in Williams and
a adjoining counties has been earlier
4 than usual rnis year. Genera ally salts
3 factory conditions prevail. Late fax fax
has been benefited by recent rains ain
!, armers report that the grain viii vii
4 grade well. si Z, 4 s3, %s
l$ Park River-Estimates place the
wheat yield in this district at abou'
iten bushels an acre, blighting winds winds
i during the early season causing greeasi
SS damage. Recently much improvement
i Sihas been shown by reason Of Il more no. !
81 favorable conditions. Barley and oatl :ta1l
are light.
II REYNOLDS Crops in this district ar
t excellent and farmers will receive AZ
z z average yield of wheat that will grad M
e hetter than usual. Fifteen to eighteel
s Ibrshels Of wheat will rule. Corn !
). also good Il - VI.
i, Forman-Flax and potatoes, Whic fit
V needed rain week ago, have e5 bee bee
3 s; properly supplied with moisture an
y their. condition is; now good. Whea 'a
sII is all in the shock. q. ii
385 u Ryde On the u. p Larson farl
& near near here rye was threshed, ri,nnin nm 2
4 4 fourteen bushels an acre.
Minot- Flax is already being ha
{fI vested here, being earle than usua ass
FLAX IS well filled, with bout fiftte fiftt
5E seeds to the head. 3.s
Bradd doc it'll a short straw str y GO e
use of headers in harvesting oper'
g tons was necessary eslairag stara
this week An average ield is e
S pected
81 Rolette e Much of the barley IN 5ll1 thi
district is not worth cutting but earl
grains m are in good shape, aithough e
n average yield viii be low
Carrington I've bushels is fh
average rye yield ON the Ira Fri q
farm near here Zee. arroll report
an ayeage of seven bushels NE ave r
~ age tor the district baby Nil 81 a
ten bushels.
Ligni ite Perry tler, near her esr'
ii u wheat held hat is stimased i
yield about thirty bushels an acre 4
general crop conda ions are satlsfal
tory with the rzners expecting 4
s average yield and good grade.
velva p. yerly threshed
fie1d of rye ran ten bushels 4
Iacre sl
Continued on age eight 81