The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-08-29
GOOD CROPS In
|. NORTHEAST ZONE
BEING THRESHED
Surveyor Situation Reveals
Generally Better Condi-
tons Than Expected
HEAVY YIELDS IN =.
SOME LOCALITIES
Prices Assured Such That
Income Will Be Above
The Average

Grand Forks, n. D., Aug. 29.-On
the basis of 70 reports gathered from
twelve counties in northern and
eastern North Dakota. crop condi-
tons are good and much more salts
factory than last year because OF the
higher prices obtaining.
Thirty cities report conditions
fair; twelve reports say that the
crops are only about so per cent Of
the average. but generally much bet
ter than last year. Seven are Of the
opinion that the crop Is pretty
light, and five maintain that IL is
just about average. In other in
stances, reports say conditions are
fine, others, again, maintain that
two thirds of a normal crop will be
the result. In two cases, the crops
are characterized as poor, and in
one only as very poor.
All reports agree that although a
bumper crop may not be produced
present prices will make II a highly
paid crop.
The reports were gathered from a
number of scattered towns in Ben
son, Bottineau, Cavalier, Grand
Forks, Nelson, Pembina, Pierce,
Ramsey. Rolette, Towner, Trail and
WalSn counties.
Benson county reports indicate q
10 to IL bushels per acre yield, while
some fields will yield more. perhaps
20 bushels. Rye, oats and barley are
rather poor. Farmers anticipate as
much money from this crop as al
most any crop they have raised.
Reports from Bottineau county are
not absolutely encouraging. About
so per cent of normal and, in some
cases, less are estimated. From Gar
dena to Westhope, the reports say
that only half the usual crop will be
realized.
The crop situation in Cavalier
county is judged from reports from
ten sources. Nekoma says that crops
are not very good, about so per cent:
wheat and rye are fair, oats and
barley not good. Osnabrock reports
a fairly good crop. Farmers around
Langdon seem to have good as well
as poor varieties of wheat, some
estimating a third of a crop. Cavalier
reports a good average yield, while
Milton observers say II will be
light Other places report so per
cent crop.
Grand Forks county farmers have
done we'll. Northwood reports an
average yield of IS bushels, while
around Marvel some threshing AL
ready is running over 80 bushels.
Larimore, Kempton and other towns
report exceptionally good yields.
Nelson county reports that the
crop is fairly good, while Pembina
dispatches show exceptionally good
results. In the latter county, the
yield is ranging from so to 20 per
cent of normal.
Pierce county reports show a fair
yield, but, with the present prevail
ing prices, a profitable one.
Ramsey county farmers estimate a
yield of about two-thirds Of normal,
but present prices will make II more
valuable than a normal yield. Rolette
farmers declare prospects never were
better, with the average yield about
20 bushels.
Very encouraging reports come
from Cando, Towner county, where
the wheat crop is described by one
as being very fair, and by another
very favorable.
Trail county observers report coll
ditions fine and add that the largest
money crop ever seen in that county
will result from the harvest.
Walsh county reports show fair
yield. Park River says that district
is on the dividing line between good
and poor crops, while Grafton cEar-
acterizes the crop as quite fair.