The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-09-04
THRESHERS Dot
FIELDS; YIELDS
ARE SURPRISING
Ignite Company at Wash
burn Gets Is Bushels to
Acre From 700 Acres

Wilton, N. D.. Sept. 4.-Threshing
operations in the famous Wilton
district started today with the
Washburn Ignite company sending
its own machine into the stubble and
threshing several hundred acres sof
wheat which averaged Is bushels to
the acre.. The grain was full weight
and graded No. /. It is certain that
the average yield will be larger than
was anticipated six weeks ago.
Frost Does Damage.
GAINESVILLE, Mimi, Sept. SUN
day mornings frost hit this section
with a killing blow. Vines on po-
tatoes and corn are badly withered.
A drive through Clay county, Wilkin
and Becker counties discloses> a
heavy damage. The frost visited this
section of the state just three weeks
earlier than usual. Two light frosts
which nipped beans and small garden
truck. preceded the heavy frost of
last Sunday,
Thrsshins Near Binford.
Binford, N. D., Sept. 4.-Threshing
has been in full swing for a week or
more in this section of the state and
If the present weather conditions
continue, there will be only a few
more weeks of work left The straw
is short and the grain is unusually
clean. Wheat is running all the way
from FIVE to twelve bushels, but the
five bushel yields are rather an ex-
ception.
Oats, barley and rye are yielding
an average, proportionately, with
wheat, and Indications point to a fair
fax crop. Corn has not had favorable
weather. While the weather has been
favorable for threshing operations,
nevertheless. a good soaking rain is
needed.
Getting Best Yield in Years.
Clyndon, Mimi, Sept. 4.-Returns
from the threshing outfits indicate
that this section of Minnesota Is
getting one of the best yields in its
history. Corn and potatoes have been
hit hard by the frosts of late.
Activity Around Wahpeton.
Wahpeton, N. D.. Sept. 4.-Toots
of threshing engine whistles from
early in the morning until late at
night are a daily occurrence in this
wheat district of the state. Thresh-
ing started up here about ten days
ago., The yields are satisfactory to
all.
Fourteen BusheI Yield. Z.
Lisbon, N. D., Sept. 4.-Gilbertson
& Blocker report an average of IA
bushels Of wheat to the acre on 100
acres: the p. Wickstrom estate got
80 bushels to the acres from los
acres of valley land, while the up
lands went 10; j. A. Sullivan's av-
erage north of Lisbon was is bushels
on 200 acres, while so acres of oats
ran 40 bushels, and 80 acres of bar
ley fell to II bushels. z. r. Hemel
on the Sargent county line threshed
80 bushels OF wheat to the acre, and
a large number in that neighborhood
got rs to 80 bushels. while the aver
age for the entire district will be 20
bushels OF wheat which will gen.
orally grade No. 1.
Grasshopper Plague.
Bowman, N d., Sept. $50 seri-
Gus is the grasshopper pest in Bow
man county that ma winter wheat
and rye will be seeded here until
late in the fall. Ordinarily this work
would be in progress now, but the
hoppers are so thick the farmers
fear they would eat the grain faster
than it could be sown. Everything
in the way of vegetation has disap-
peared in the path of the plague.
Flax Load Nets S309.35.
Wing, N. D. Sept. 4.--The first
load of flax marketed here. brought
in by Isaac Kennila. measured 80
bushels and brought $309.S5. 1t was
the finish of last years crop.
Flames Devour Crop.
Mimic, N. D., Sept. 4.-Seventy
acres of shocked wheat comprising
some of the finest grain which has
been cut in this vicinity. was con-
sumed by prairie fire which broke
out on the John Czapieweski farm,
near Voss. Neighbors saved the farm
buildings and adjoining buildings by
of the flames.