The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-08-08

Cass county is harvesting, and in
some places threshing. it's greatest
money crop. Striking features in
crop production in this county, and
which is so in most of the counties
of the state are the facts are that
the grain is heavier than usual and
of hetter quality. In some sections
Of the county where the yield will
not he up to the normal. the prevail
ing prices will net the farmers more
than in years when the yields were
heavy and the prices low.
we are havest:nS our grea'cst
money ma king crop" said J. 4.
Krick, cashier of the First National
bank of Casselton over the telephone
to The Forum this morning. Per-
sonally, I am elated over the out
look this season and the early re-
turns from the threshing settings.
Rye is running between 20 to 2S
bushels to the acre, barley which
has been threshed has gone 35 to 40
bushels and l think the average yield
of wheat in the Casselton district
will be between 18 and % bushels.
Oats will go in the neighborhood OF
As to 55 bushels"
Just Double Wheat Yield.
From reports gathered from the
cashiers of the different banks in
the county this morning. it was
learned that wheat will average be-
tween IL and IS bushels to the acre
in Cass county, compared with yields
of 5 and 8 bushels just year ago.
Gardner, Alice, Ayr, Kindred and
Hunter reported that potatoes are
at a standstill for lack of moisture
and that this crop would be way
short unless rain came soon. Bank
ers reported that corn Is backward
and that unless the nights are warm
er no ears will be developed and
that 1t will be used only for fodder.
However, the corn acreage in the
county is not large.
Heat Wave q God-Send.
Men. versed with the crop condi-
tions, say that the heat wave a week
ago Saturday came as q God-send
to the state which was experiencing
weather conditions that were dis
couraging. The wave quickly ripen-
ed the grain without any injury TO
the berries and today the county Is
harvesting one OF its earliest crops:
which will result in thousands or
more acres being turned over this
coming fall, and consequently early
threshing. Grain ripened that Satur-
day and the following Sunday and
on Monday many fields were ready
for the binders. Some feared that
the berries would be shriyeled, but
the grain was so well along it went
through the heat in fine style.
The berries are plump and hard
and heavy. This is one OF the sur
prises of the year in the harvesting
and threshing of the crops:
Not To Ship In Any Hay.
Leading bankers of the county |
20 nufT4Hnr fhfuE YnnFninR |
that while the hay crop Is short, |
there will be no occasion for ship
ping in any from outside points, not
at least in Cass county.
"Our hay crop Is very light, but
we will have enough to care for our
own use," said B.. ID. Mitchell, cash
Ter of the State bank at Gardner. r.
r. Buchholz of the Davenport State |
bank. reported a good crop of hay |
on the prairies, and A. L. Bailey, |
cashier of the State Bank of Alice, |
said the hay crop is short in his |
vicinity, but that 1t would not be |
necessary to ship in any into his
territory.
Harvest on DaIrympIe Farm.
One thousand horses, $50 men and |
80 binders are at work on the Dali
rymple farms, near CasseIton-the |
largest in the woodworking ten |
hours a day in getting the grain into |
shocks. Some threshing Of rye was |
done on this farm. and according TO |
John Dalrymple the yield is about |
rs bushels to the acre. He refused |
to place an estimate on the other |
crops, saying that the threshing |
machines Of which six are owned and /
operated by the Dalrymples, will |
tell the tale.
Bankers over the county admitted |