Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-08-28
NORTH DAKOTA RAISES
A GOOD PAYING CROP

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farmers are going to have lots Of
Backoo chimes In and says that
crops are better than ever before.
Uneven Conditions In Pierce.
An enthusiastic banker at Rugby
writes:
There is going to be some crop
here, and the price obtaining low will
give 1t good value"
Around Barton conditions are not
considered very good, however, and
a similar report erf1anates from Balta,
where 1t is added by way Of consola-
ton: tAt the present prices we ex-
spect to see a good bunch Of money
realized from this years crops"
Ramsey and Rolette Fail in Line.
Two reports from Hampden, Ram
-sey county, Say that about two-thirds
OF the normal crops are expected, but
that the prices at which wheat IL be-
ing sold will mean that crop In reality
Is better than the normal yield. Wheat
IL said to be very good, oats are short,
and barley liz light.
The observer at Edmore IL very
careful In Ms estimate, for he thinks
that about one-half Of our farmers
will break even, oneefourth will 60 be-
hind and one-fourth Will have money
to put in the bank. Another Edtnore
analysis is to Athe effect that wheat
and rye are considered good, while
barley and oats are poor.
Ro1la, Rolette county, says that
prospects were never better than this
year, and from Mylos comes the report
that wheat yields 40 bushels to an
acre in some instances; the average is
49, n a az TI..-L-fA|
Rye will give about 10 bushels to an
acre.
Enthusiasm I'm Towneg ana Trail.
Very encouraging reports come
from Cando, Towner county. where
the wheat crop is described az being
very fair and by another man As very
that the crops will bring in AZ much
money as In any year past.
At Bisbee 1t is said that the crop is
O little less than the average, but the
farmers there figure on big prices and
will have considerable money.
HillSboro banks in Trail county o.
port conditions ine and add that the
largest money crop ever seen In that
part OF the county will result from
the harvest.
ISIOR = IAQ AOObS ludlly yCdI0 ILL
that they are above the average, and
Buxton farmers arr very satisfied with
the outlook, for they ARE IN a position
to report that crops are good.
Walsh County Pretty Fair.
Park River banks say that their
district is situated on the diyiding line
between good and poor crops, but they
agree In expecting that the farmers
will receive .as much money, a. we
lever had. because Of the high prices
prevailing.
Around Grafton the crop conditions
are characterized as quite fair, and IN
some Instances III Is even said that
crops are very good and will bring
big money to the farmer.
Hoople reports that the crop ii
pretty good and Conway says II will
be about so per cent Of the normal
But oats In that district are poor.
Near Edinburg the crop III very
spotted, but IT. ID said that IL the
present prices hold, the crop viii not
looked ct az 9 money brtnGer, bt
worse than last year.
reputation in reporting that, taken al
q whole, conditions are fair, and For
est River farmers say that the croI
ID flair to good
Taken all In all, the above reports
while covering only IL Of North Da-
kofa'g SO counties, appear to Indicate
that the farmers Of this state have
every reason TO expect good results
from their crops, and that they mus
feel considerably elatsd when they re-
member the drought which earlier In
the season thfeatehed to- seriously d.
f1intsh the crop,