The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-08-06
Reports from Threshing
and Harvesting Opera
tons Begin to Come In
QUALITY OF
GRAIN is FINE
Believe Federal Report
Will Show About As, ,000,-
600 Bushel Yield

harvesting operations are now
under way in all sections of North
Dakota, and in the southern and
eastern portions, threshing of barley
and oats has commenced.
Early reports on oats threshing
indicates that the production in the
eastern part of the state - in the
famed Red river valley - has been
very great. Yields are running from
40 to 55 bushels an acre, and the
quality is fine. Barley also is yield
ing very well, and the quality is
good.
Wheat harvesting operations re-
veal the fact that the eastern part
of the state has produced good
crop of fine wheat. Along line
drawn north and south just west of
Devils Lake and Valley City. the
border line between good and poor
crops is found. The central and
western sections of the state have
not produced well, though the wheat
raised is of good quality.
See 100000 5ushed Estimate.
That the next federal government
estimate of the North Dakota wheat
crop will show a total production of
about 45,000,000 to 50,0O0,00O, is the
belief of well informed observers of
the situation. Compared with a
production of 39,0Oo,0UO bushels of
poor wheat last year, this years
condition is a great improvement.
That the recent heat wave did not
entail any damage to the wheat
crop, is now generally established.
The grain was so, well along that
the heat had no effect upon it.
Minnesota Valley County Favored.
In the western section of Minne-
sofa, in the Red river valley region,
good crop is being harvested. fhis
is particularly true of Clay, Wilkin
and Norman counties. The coarse
grain crop is better than earlier re-
ports Indicated.
Rain the latter part of last week
has been of material benefit to the
gpotato and corn crop. The great
potato acreage in Clay county, COM
prising one of the county's greatest
agricultural interests. now bids fair
to yield very well.
Cass in Good Shape.
Z 1kila.s II tsaua manager Of the Avery
company in Fargo, made an aito-s
mobile trip Sunday through Cass
county, running from Fargo to
Caseslton and Wheatland, thence
south to Leonard and back home.
During the whole distance he saw
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convinced Cass county has produced
a money making crop.
Quarter 70 Harvested.
From Becker through Clay, Otter
Tan and Wilkin counties, Minnesota
and across the North Dakota line in
TO Richlands county, a quarter of the
ripened grain has been placed in
bundles. From Wahpeton into Far
go on the Meridian trail, on the
North Dakota side. tourists report
that binders were in the fields Sum
day and good per cent Of the crop
harvested. Same conditions were
noted on the Black trail, leading
north out of Breckenridge.
In Becker county, Fred Wagner Of
Northeast Lakeview township, claims
the distinction of having been the
first man to begin the harvest in his
district this year, and he hopes to
be the first to send his grain through
the thresher. w. f. Weston, also one
Of the prominent farmers of that
township, made the statement Sun
day that he began cutting his Mar
quis wheat Monday, July 30. His
field shows the grain to be plump,
but the straw rather short.
kernals Are Heavy.
From samples taken in the differ
ent fields in the above mentioned |
territory, the kernels were found to
be bulkier than other seasons and |
hard. II Is this kind of berry which |
will make the grain grade No. l. A
handful Of kernels from which the |
chaH had been rubbed showed weight |
and, moreover, not one kernel was |
in the many samples TAX |
en-, which indicated any injury from |
the heat wave. II any damage. the !
grain would have been shriveled.
Oats are heavy and the shocks re-
quire considerable room In the fields |
compared with conditions just a year
ago at this time. Corn in some places |
in WillSin county was hit heavily by |
the heat wave. Many acres of stalks |
could be seen dropped. In other |
for instance Becker and
Richland, only a few fields looked |
damaged,
Rain Not Very General.
The hours rainfall which Fargo
and Moorhead got Saturday morn
ing, reached only a short distance
east of Sabin, Minn., taking in the
great potato belt which was in need /
Of moisture. Barnesville reported a
heavy thunder and electrical storm
early that morning. but little rain
fell.
The LABOR SITUATION In BECKER Gay,
Otter Tail, Wilkin and Richiand |
counties Is not giving the farmers
any worry. Many are cooperating
in assisting each other harvest the
crops. There are thousands and
thousands OF acres Of ripened grain,
ready for the binder now and which
viii be cut this week
Haying is not by any means over
In the Lawnd8le district or in the
vicinity OF the springs, which is the
greatest hay country in northwestern
Little grain is grown in
that section, farmers directing their
attention to hayland Thousands of
haystacks dot that country. At Cor
morant in Becker county, IL was re-
ported that haying Is over and that
the farmers are busily engaged with
the seasons harvest
Harvesting just Begins.
T. d. Garnass. proprietor OF a gen.
eraI merchandise store at Sheyenne,
4 visitor at the office Of the United
States marshal in the federal build
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