The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-07-30

Published reports of extensive
crop damage in Saturdays heat,
are not borne out by reports re-
ceived by The Forum today
from many sections of the state,
and from competent authorities.
Most Of the wheat had passed
the stage where it could be in
jured by the heat, while much
of the late grain had not yet
reached the stage that it would
be affected.
Corn and potatoes, in Clay
county, according to A. G. o.
Banion, county agent, and A. R.
Cox, inspector of weather sta
tions, who made a tour Sunday
inspecting fields, were not hurt.
Wheat was found in the condi-
tion indicated, much of it ready
for the binder.
Identical reports come from
sections in North Dakota and
Minnesota where the heat wave
was equal to that in this immed-
late vicinity.
Had the heat wave come a lit
tie earlier, it would have hit the
early grain, then in the dough
stage, while if it had come lit
tel later, it would have hit the
late grain. AS it was, it come
between two periods in the
grain s development.
Extensive investigation of wheat
fields in the vicinity of Fargo, made
Sunday afternoon, revealed the fact
that there are thousands of acres of
splendid grain that has not been af-
fected by the intense heat of Friday,
Saturday and Sunday, when all rec
ords known in the states history
were shattered, Fargo leading with a
temperature of 1898.
Thousands of acres of wheat in the
Red river valley is today ready for
the harvester, and ere this week is
over, vast fields of waving, yellow
grain, will be converted into shock
dotted prairies.
Splendid samples of well filled
heads, with plump. well formed
kernels, were gathered in an auto
mobile tour made by several Fargo
men who sought to determine just
how serious was the damage by the
heat
Late Grain May Be Hurt.
Greener fields, no doubt. suffered
considerably, though it will require
several days to determine just how
extensive is the loss. The grain
would still look well, but the effects
would be seen within the course of
the next three or four days, wnen
the stems of the grain die, choking
off nutriment for the heads.
Garden stuff. suffered more seri-
ously than first estimated. Cucum-
ber vines, in many instances, were
killed. Corr suffered slightly in this
region, while beans, of which there
is q, big acreage, also were hit some
what Tender garden vegetables,
such as beets, etc., suffered some-
Barley and Oats Being Cut.
The barley and oats harvesting
operations are now general in the
Red river valley, as far north as the
north line OF ITTauQ FOTkS county |
In northern Cass county, many thou |
sands of acres OF those two grains |
have been put in shock already. A
drive out of Fargo on any Of the |
state highways reveals dead ripened |
fields of barley end oats into which |
the binders will pe turned today.
Didn't Hurt Potatoes.
The potato situation Is believed to /
nave beea less seriously affected by /
the heat than first indicated. There |
Is, however, foundation for the belief |
that in some cases the yield has /
been cut down somewhat. war
garden" potatoes, however, do not
5eem to have been hit
Early Grain Saved.
Early grain was not damaged by /
he heat wave in the vicinity of /
GAINESVILLE, Detroit. Lake Park and
according to reports from
hese four points this morning. Late
yrain it is believed to have met grief,
tut to what extent. grain men say i
t Us impossible to tell at this date.
Hundreds of acres of corn in the
AXE district showed signs Of wilt
sunday, but may have been revived
o a large extent by the shower
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