Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1915-07-30

The critical period for the crop has
arrived. IL the present week proves
favorable to the farmers OF Devils
Lake region, nothing a prevent har-
vesting an excellent crop.
Two members Of the State Board OF
Regents, Hon. Lewis f. Crawford OF
Sentinel Butte. who is president, and
Hon. Emil Scow of Bowman, were
here Tuesday to inspect the State
School of Science. They were accom-.
panied by Secretary Brewer.
Because of the high stage of the
water in the Missouri river, almost a
record for this time of the year. Four
Mile and Porcubine creeks, and other
small tributaries are backed up and
over their banks. There has been no
damage except to haylands in the bot
toms.
President NewCOmb Carlton of ---e
Western Union Telegraph Company
passed through jamestown Wednes-
day evening at six in his special car.
He was accompanied by his wife and
two sOns and was enrOute from the
exposition to his home in New York
city. President Carlton called on Mr..
Hendricks the local Western Union
manager, and they had a twenty min
utes talk. Mr.. Carlton says that North
Dakota is some state" and the pros.
poets for a good crop are best in this
vicinity, Gov. Hanna vas on the same
train with President Carlton and they
had dinner together in the presidents
private car. Coy. Hanna. was on his
way to Fargo.
While working on the road leading
out to Sunny Slope the first of the
week, Gray Stuart had an accident
that cost him in the neighborhood of
500. He ran into a ledge of rock on
the North Prill hill and had placed a
huge charge of blasting powder with
fuse attached and lighted when a we'll
bred colt, belonging to him, ran right
in on top Of the charge. Gray immed-
lately set the dog on the colt and the
dog and colt were only a few feet
from the charge when it went off,
lifting them both into the air and
covering them with cloGs and dust
chips Of rock. The dog did not seem
seriously hurt, but the colt was ser.
iously bruised, and although around
as usual for a couple of days, finally
died as a result Of the bruises.
s.
Barring black rust, hot winds or
hail storms, North Dakota harvest
this year the greatest crop since
statehood, in the opinion of those
who have investigated conditions in
all section. Wheat, oats and barley
are all looking fine, a trifle later per.
haps, but otherwise the conditions
are most satisfactory. Potatoes are
we'll up to the standard, rye is>being
harvested and the corr crop improv.
ed greatly as a result Of last weeks
fine weather, but is still far behind
the conditions that prevailed during
the last four OF five pears, and is re.
garded as about the least promising
since the cereal grew in popular ia
for in this state. Many farmers an
ticipate little matured corn and are
planning to use the crop for ensilage.
There is a limited area in parts of
R4chland, Cass, Trail and Grand
Forks counties, where the precipita.
ton this year has been highly exces.
sive. There are fields on Wlich no
crop will be raised, others on which
the damage will run up to a high
percentage, but magnificent crops on
all the higher or better drained lands.
The loss will fall heavily on some in
d%ividuals, but the percentage of the
total for the 100000 acres Of wheat
in North Dakota is relatively small.