The Dickinson press., 1917-06-23
GREAT OUTLOOK FOR
CROPS ON SLOPE

New Leipzig-General rains recent
" make the outlook bright for q
bumper crop. Best prospect in years.
Cool weather the last month was the
right kind, and the small grain, in
stead of shooting up, struck roots for
the lower regions. With the rain and
favorable warm weather, there will be
one Of the best crops ever harvested
] n this section. ) '#EfA
Manning -Soaker of a rain here
last week, just what everyone has
been wishing for. Another good rain
like this by July 1 and Dauntless
Dunn will harvest a crop never before
sequalled in it's history. Frost did a
little damage to the gardens last
Shields-Grant county was visited
by q drenching rain last week, the
most general downpour for some
time, and this will work wonders in
providing the big crop that the ma
ton is expecting North Dakota to
produce. Nothing had suffered for
lack of moisture, and the showers
have kept crops looking fresh.
Sims, Morton county-A real show
er of rain visited this vicinity, a regu-
lar soaker, and will bridge us over. a
considerable stretch of dry weather.
Crops looking fine.
Hebron-F. P. Conrath, commits
sioner of Mercer county, was here
this week, and states that crop condi-
lions are excellent. All the country
he travelled over, with exception of
has been visited by a fine rain, which
norfoplc on i'm ~ an ca horuac& t
Mandan-A hard rain occurred re-
Gently from Mandan to Medina; west
of the Missouri river on the Killdeer
branch q ten-hour rain fell. The
rain was harder in the western part
of the state than in the eastern. Good
precipitation reported as far east as
Buffalo and south to Cakes; also on
the Pingree and Wilton line.
Mountrail county-The rain has
saved. the situation as far as the late
grain is concerned. Outlook is 100
per cent better.
Mckenzie county-Recent rains
have put the growing grain out of
the danger belt and have started seed
ed stuff on it's way. It came in the
nick O. time to save gardens, too. We
look for a bumper crop.
Werner-We enjoyed a., real rain
last week, which places crops out of
immediate danger Of drought damage.
With ordinary precipitation from now
on, a good crop is assured. .,
n Flasher-Jupiter Pluvius kicked
open the sluice gates last week, and
optimism is written all over farmers
Of this section. The heavy downpour
has soaked the ground to great
depth, and this spells prosperity for
this section-a bumper crop is the out
look.
Killdeer-Recent rains have been
worth many hundreds of thousands of
dollars to people of the Slope and
especially Of this county. Crop con-
ditions before the rains were good,
wheat rooted well, and this rain will
greatly help it.
Commissioner of Agriculture J. N.
Hagan declares crop conditions
throughout the state are favorable.
All crops with exception of rye are in
fine shape and are growing fast. A
normal crop of rye is not expected,
except in the southern part of the
state. Prospects are good for a large
crop of corn. All small grain has a
large well-developed root spstem and
will stand longer than if the the past
spring had been warm and moist.
Many farmers stopped breaking be-
cause of the dry weather, but will re-
sumo their work now and continue as
late as the goth.