Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-08-24
Investigation Shows That
Situation is Very
Satisfactory.
GOOD YIELD
PER ACRE EXPECTED
Threshing Will Start in
Many Parts Of County
Early Next Week.

In spite OF the persistent rams Oh
the past week, the crop situation
part Of the state is very promising.
Harvesting everywhere is practically
completed, although some flax and
late barley still stands and in the
northern part Of the state there is
still considerable shocking to be
done.
County reports are particularly en-
~couraging. A good average yield Is
expected and in many districts the
yield will greatly exceed that Of pre-
vious years.
Al yet no threshing has been done.
the past weeks rains delaying oper-
full swing, but by the middle Of, mex
week, If the weather does not hinder,
all rigs will be fully equipped and at
work.
Crop estimates throughout the
county vary, but q good wheat yield
is expected everywhere. Fifteen to
25 bushels is the range of yield and
in some v%icinities 80 bushels is con-
sidered not too high an estimate.
Fair Yield Expected.
In the vicinity Of Larimore a fair
yield is expected. but considerable
loss of wheat and oats is feared if
kl4o wei "Cdl1lC SolLAAoS1i kCouy
some grain is growing in he shock,
and the farmers are spreading and
restocking the grain in order to pre-
vent further loss. Wheat estimates
in this vicinity are from IL to 20
bushels per acre; oats is estimated
at about As bushels, and barley at
20: Flax promises a good yield.
Niagara reports some harvesting
still to be done, but threshing will be
{~ $,1l curing h,y thu 1offor nort ~
next week. A better crop than usual
is expected, wheat promising a yield
of from IL to 20 bushels. Kempton
also sends out favorable reports, and
expects the wheat to average Is to
20 bushels per acre, and a normal
yield for the other grains.
o. - All Harvesting Done. /:
Around Gilby and Marvel practical
~ all the harvesting is done. Gilby
reports 80 per cent Of other grains
cut and preparations are now COM
plete for threshing which will begin
the first part of the week. should
weather permit. The yield looks very
good, and the judgment of several of
the farmers is hat wheat will give
between 20 and 80 bushels per acre.
Some max yet remains around Man
marvel to be cut, but will be finished
this coming week. The crop is char
acterized al pretty fair, with the al
luring prospects Of from rs to 80
bushels wheat yield in some places.
In the southern part Of the county.
also. the reports estimate the crop
conditions better than usual this
year, in some places the wheat esti-
ate reaching 80 bushels. Reynolds
expects big returns in oats this sea-
son., from 40 to As bushels being the
estimate.
Reports from Elsewhere.
Neighboring counties are also send
ing in satisfactory reports. Trail
county expects the biggest general
crop that it has had for a number
OF years. Big averages are estimated;
the wheat estimate being placed al
Is bushels and upward. The estim.
mate for barley and oats is above
average; In M farm it was expected
that oats would yield near 80 bushels
Pembina county to the north, still
has considerable harvesting to be
done. Wheat is all in shock, but
some barley and oats are still stand.
Ing. In some places the wheat yield
Is placed at 40 bushels. Flax showed
q particularly good stand this season
but no estimate has yet been placed
Walsh and Pembina counties sui.
fered considerably from drought the
early part Of the summer and a strir
OF country from Mimic north-to Au.
burn and extending west Of Park Riv.
er, viii experience a general CROP
shortage for that reason. Other por.
Ions Of the counties, however, show
an extra good yield and the short.
age Will not be seriously felt,
In various places throughout the
county and neighboring counties tn.
crop suffered some loss through hail