The Devils Lake world and inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1915-1920, 1917-08-30
REPORTS AGREE THAT NORTH DAKOTA
WILL HAVE A GOOD PAYING
THOUGH NOT A BUMPER CROP

IuOUun uUJ
maintain two-ti1irds Of a normal crop
will be the result. In two cases, the
crops are characterized as poor, and in
n only as very poor.
The reports were gathered from a
number of scattered towns In Benson
county, Bottineau, Cavalier, Grand
Forks, Nelson, Pembina, Pierce, RAM
sey, Rolette, Towner, Trail and Walsh
counties.
Benson County Satisfied.
A report from Leeds, Benson coun-
ty, says: eve look for a 10 to IL
bushel average on wheat. There are
fields which will yield more, some,
perhaps, as much as 20 bushels. Rye
will yield about the same as wheat.
Oats and barley are rather poor.
Flax is poor on old ground. We
should say that there will be as much
money received from this crop as al
most any crop we have raised, II
prices hold at about the present level.
Bottineau County Not as Good as
Desired.
Reports from B~ottineau county are
not absolutely encouraging. At Lam
da, about half an ordinary crop is ex-
pected, and the same is said regard
ing the crops around Omemee. The
Kramer eport says that the crops are
pretty light, and Carbury is the only
place which is in a position to report
conditions Every regular; a heavy crop
is expected"
Farmers around Antler agree that
the crop is very short and will just
pay expenses while others say it is
none too promising. Bottineau re-
ports about so per cent of the normal,
and adds that feed is very scarce.
From Gardena to Westhope the ~
ports say that only about half thals-
ual crop will be realized, and from
another region near Westhope a bank
reports that prospects are poor.
Fair Crops in Cavalier County
The crop situation in Cavalier coun-
! ty is the subject of reports from ten
banks. Nekoma says that crops are
not very good, about so per Gene.
wheat and rye are fair, oats and bar
ley not good. Osnabrock reports a
fairly good crop, &but adds that oats
and barley are not Very good.
Farmers around Langdon seem to
have good as we'll as poor varieties of
the wheat crop. One bank says that
the present yield will be about me
third of the acreage, and another re.
ports: "In some places conditions are
fair, in others, very poor"
On the other hand, Cavalier is ac;e
to inform the rest of the state that a
good average crop is expected, but
Milton observes, while admitting that
it is difficult to give a very accurate
estimate, are inclined to believe that
crops will be light.
From Clyde it is reported that the
outlook indicates a fair crop in ger.
eral, and Dresden, farmers claim that
their grain is filling exceptionally well
An Eastby bank estimates that wheat
will yield about so per cent of the
normal crop; oats about the same, and
barley will give three bushels to an
acre. Crystal looks for a fair crop of
wheat and oats.
Grand Forks Co., Not Discouraged,
An average yield of 10 bushels of
wheat to the acre is reported BY
Northwood bank. Oats around North
wood will yield about As bushels to an
acre as will also barley. Larimore
farmers say that the wheat crop is
what we call good, and others ever
claim that they have as good a crop
as they have had for years.
Conditions around Kempton are r.-
ported to be pretty fair, and Marvel
observers say that the situation is
generally speakin, quite good. Fairly
good is the digestion preferred by
wheat raisers around Marvel, and
Emerald reports an average yield.
Nelson County Is All Right.
Bank reports from Petersburg de.
scribe. the wheat crop as fairly good
and Michigan says that conditions are
fair, that is, about ten bushe4 to an
acre. Oats and barley ar &~e: very
good, but there is a promise of a good
potato crop around Michigan City.
A Lakota estimate says that the
crops will average about so per cent
Of the normal.