The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1919-08-23
YIELDS TURNING
OUT FAR BETTER
THAN HOPED FOR
Cheering Reports of Threshing
Results From Three Slope
Counties
WHEAT UP TO 16 BUSHELS
Highest Production Reported in
Morton, But Golden Valley
Is Close
UP TO 16 BUSHELS

! tudu CApCCtCO IS $AC SOuAIA -WAuC
verdict on the crops, now that thresh-
ing is well under way.
Reports coming in from all corners
Of the couny show the wheat yield
running from a minimum Of two BUSH
els to the acre up as high as 16 BUSH
els per acre, while winter rye runs
from two to eight. The oat crop is by
far the lightest on general average.
With rye running around $1.5O and
wheat from 81 to 1915 in the Mime
apolis market, light crop goes far
ther this year than a heavy one did a
few years ago, with the additional ad-
vantage that it is more easily handled.
That the deep plower and scien-
tific farmer is reaping the best crops
is generally conceded.
John Husfloen Of Harmon, threshed
his wheat the first of this week and
had an average Of 16 bushels an acre
on more than 160 acres. This is the
Lest return that has been reported in
this city.
John Mischka Of the Strain vicinity,
harvested from five to eight bushels
an acre from $50 acres this week,
which is at the top for that part OF the
country. '
Theodore Feland was down from
Sims the first Of the week, and he
stated that threshing was just getting
under way there. Winter rye was
turning out poorly, with only two to
four bushels an acre being reported.
Wheat was running around five bush
els, though some was as low as two,
and several fields were simply moved
for feed.
GOLDEN VALLEY SURPRISED
Beach, n, D., Aug. 23.-While most
Of the grain being harvested in his
county is going into stack, enough has
been threshed to give very fair idea
Of the general yield, and in most cases
surprises have been in store for the
farmer. In few instances the yield
has been from two to tree bushels per
acre but in most cases it has been run
ming four to five bushels of wheat of a
quality averaging No. 2, good color
and fairly plump. This is especially
true of the winter wheat, Which, ac-
cording to samples of winter wheat
that have been sent to Kansas and
Nebraska for farmers looking for
seed, is far better than the southern
varieties received, so most of the farm
ers will retain their own grain for
seed.
Several reports have come in of
wheat running over Is bushels per
acre (on summer fallow or corn or po-
tato land) and in many cases yields
of from six to ten bushels are re-
ported from actual threshing. 1t is
estimated by those who have been
making close inquiry into local condi-
tons that most of the farmers will
at least get their seed back, many will
get seed and expenses, and a number
will have nice profit on the right
side of the ledger.
The continuance Of the dry seasons
has impressed many farmers here with
two things: The necessity of dividing
their interests between grain and live
stock and rotating crops as the best
crops this year have been on corn or
rotato land of last year, and while for.
age is serious question with many,
the possession Of cattle, hogs and sheep
at this time has proved a lifesaver,
and the conviction is forcing itself on
many that the history of all new
countries starting with one crop, is
repeating itself here, and like older
settled sections, that diversified farm.
ing will ultimately bring prosperity,
even in dry years.
IN MCINTOSH COUNTY.
! Ashley, N. D., Aug. 23.-Threshing
commenced on the farm Of Mrs
Katherine Walz and on the Christ
Raul FARM on Monday. The threshing
is commencing rather smoothly and
but for he yield of the grain every.
thing would be O. K. Nevertheless it
is not as bad as we have been want
to believe. One farmer when asked
about the fall crop told us that there
are plenty of ripe kernels in the heads
of the grain but it is of such light
J, weight that when taken in your hands
, and a whiff of wind passes over the
grain will fly off the hand like chaff
, So far only rye has been threshed on
:. the above farms.
In the astern part of the county
east of Coldwater and near Shimmins
lake, the yield is way beyond expecta
tion. Wheat is being threshed at the
average of II bushels per acre and II
most places the macaroni wheat yields
: as high as Is bushels.
J Let's cheer up! The main crop has
, not yet been started on and here il
hoping that it will be far beyond III,
two bushel prediction that the farm