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are scarce. There will be a fair GRO
harvested here.
The Lake Reqion,

The Lake Region.
Devils Lake, n. D., Aug. 14.-With a
crop which will cost the farmers of the
lake region less than half the amount
to handle, compared with the 1912 rec
ord breaker, but which will undoubt-
edly leave greater margin for the
agriculturist, harvesting will be gener-
al in the lake region by the end of the
week. There has been considerable cut
ting already of the early grain, includ-
Ing winter rye, oats and barley that
matured fast
While the rains during the growing
season were very spotted, it appears
to be generally conceded that the yield
Will be considerably more than was
forecasted few weeks ago when the
ground was very dry. From ten to-
twelve bushels is the average WELD
that is predicted by conservative farm
ers. While there are some fields that
Will go less there are many more that
VIII exceed that running past the
score mark.
Two of the greatest items saved by
the farmers this year, which in 1912
ran into the thousands of dollars. are
LABOR and twine. Where last year 1t
took from two and a half to three
pounds of twine, it appears fairly GER
tain that a pound of tWine to the acre
will do the business.
Ihere mas been no great demand for
laborers until this week. A great
amount OF construction work in Devils
Lake and other points in the lake re-
gion may tend to have an effect on the
price, although it is certain that the
wages of 1912 of $3.50, $4.0O and 81 70
Will not be tolerated. Up to this time
the trouble making Industrial Workers
or the World, who have been raising
havoc IN M1not. have failed to make
their appearance here.
No Threshins Near Mott.
Mott, N. D., Aug. 14.-Crop condi-
tlons here about the average for the
western part of North Dakota. Cut
ting and harvesting will perhaps be
about one-fourth completed tonight.
The section surrounding the county
seat, Mott, is about one-third complet-
ed now, but the western part of the
county is later.
Ihere has been no threshing so far
and 1t will not commence until the lat
ter part of the week or first of next.
The estimated yields for Hettinger
county are from 10 to 12 bushels of
wheat. The grain is all of good quail
ity.
We have had good rains the mast
three days and all late stuff Is filing
nicely and will be first class. Corn
never better and potatoes and garden
stuffs good.
Rye Crop Poor.
Litchville, N. D., Aug. 14.-Consid-
cradle rye was threshed here last week
with varying results. Hans Justesen
threshed twenty bushels to the acre.
s. E. KluVers thirteen, P. N. Petersen
eighteen, Christ Larson seven and
MINUS Anderson 9. These are Just a
few scattering results to show the wide
divergence of yields of what is re-
garded as the poorest crop of small
grain this year. Threshing was cut
short on account Of the approach of
harvest.
L. T. Petersen Of the Giebink ele-
vator shipped the first car of new
grain Tuesday. 1t was rye, and grad
ed number one. P. N. Petersen mar
keted the first load ofnew rye and
Ferd Olson of the Armenia elevator
bought it.
Harvest Is EARLY.
Minot, N. p, Aug. a15.-Pros-
poets are for a fair crop.
though not so good as last
year. The crop is spotted, due to local
rains, being good in some places and
poor in others. Good farming shows
up this year as never before. IA
Harvest is earlier this year than
usual and the farmers are In the
midst Of wheat harvest now.
Oats is also being cut. Rye
is being threshed, and the cutting Of
barley iskon. The farmers are much
encouraged as the crop looks better
than 1t did month ago, due to the
rains Of the last two weeks.
Good Crop at Stanley.
Stanley, N. D., Aug. 15.-Notwith-
standing what reports may have been
circulateS as to the conditions of the
crop in this territory. the fact re-
mains that in the territory tributary
to the city Of Stanley the crop yield
will be first class.
There Is nothing wrong with the
crop here, and when the marketing of
the grain commences in earnest It will
be found that that territory has pro-
duced still another bumper crop. 1t
is true that better crops have been
producer here, but this years crop lis
q good average crop and one that will
pay.
The crop north and south OF the city
lis especially good, and harvest will be
in full blast in few days. The splen-
did rain Of Wednesday evening, last
ing about three hours, arrived in time
to put the final, beautiful finishing
touches for plentiful harvest
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