The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1919-07-09
STEADY LOSS IN
CROP AVERAGES
FOLLOWS DR0UTH
Continued Hot and Dry Weather
With Blasting Winds Has
Unfavorable Effect
TOO MUCH OR NOT ENOUGH
Distributes of Moisture Not Ap-
parently Well Handled
Promoters Are Busy
TOO MUCH OR NOT ENOUGH

IIOMOIerS are busy
Minneapolis, MINI, July 9-The
rains early in June that appeared to
have relieved the danger to the crops
in Montana and western North Dakota
We're followed during the last half of
the month by continued dry, hot wealth
er. which caused steady deterioration,
not only to winter wheat but to spring
grain as well. The Montana crop has
been seriously damaged, and the live
stock situation has become serious on
account Of shortage Of feed. Some re-
Lief is promised by good rains that
have just been received, but which
are too late to be Of much value to
wheat Flax will benefit however, and
they will help the range.
West Of the Missouri river in North
Dakota, the situation is spotted, and
while there are some localities that
seem to have escaped serious damage,
the crops as a whole have been badly
injured by hot winds and lack Of rain.
TOO MUCH OR NOT ENOUGH.
Northern Montana reports extensive
damage to the crops, but with some
what better conditions in the strip par
alleling the International boundary.
East Of the Missouri river the situation
is exactly reversed. If anything, there
has been too much water, and there
will be some loss in both South Da-
kOta and Minnesota from overflowed
fields and on land which lacks drain
age or has not been sufficiently tiled.
These losses will, however, be more
than offset by the generally excellent
condition of the crop, which promises
in the eastern half of North Dakota,
South Dakota, Minnesota and Wiscon-
sin, large yields Of small grains with
ample hay and forage. During the
past week there has been considerable
discussion relative to the movement of
stock from districts in Montana that
are very short Of feed, into South Da-
kota and Minnesota.
The warm weather which has been
Sc injurious to small grains in the
western part of the district has been of
great benefit to corn in the territory
east Of the Missouri river, and the corn
crop has made very substantial pro-
gress during the, past 10 days. The
present outlook is. very good, and with.
q large acreage planted, the prospects
are for substantial yields.
Farmers are busy with the first cut
ting Of clover, and the hay crop in the
eastern half will be excellent.
The. construction situation during the
month, especially in the rural districts,
where the demand for a lumber and
building material is active. There has
been no tendency toward lower prices,
and lumber, together with some other
items on the building material list, has
shown advances during the last month.
The banking situation is quiet, al
though the demand throughout the dis
trict is fairly active for this sea ason
Il the year. R1tes are at about the
same level as month ago.
PROMOTERS BUSY.
There is noticeable renewal of the
activities of promoters and stock
statesmen, who are after the Liberty
Bonds held by individuals, and who
are even offering to take War Sayings
and Thrift Stamps. The public cannot
lie too emphatically warned against
the operations of swindlers and takers
who are trying to trade securities for
the war investments of the public. OBJ
viously, the faker is trying to get rid
Of something he does not want in re-
turn for something which the individ-
ual has bought at some sacrifice to
himself, and which he ought to keep
If Liberty Bonds, War Savings and
Thrift Stamps were not much more
valuable than anything the faker has
to sell, he would not be making such
a determined effort to trade the holders
out of them.
War obligations that were bought
by the people should remain in the
bands of individuals as permanent
investment. They were bought to sup
port the United States Government in
war and to back up the boys who were
at the front. One of the young men
from this bank, who has just returned
flom nine months service on the firing
line remarked:
'"rhere is not village in the battle
area in northern France, no mater how
small that does not have its little
cemetery plot set aside, and there you
will see orderly rows Of graves, each
marked with the emblem of one of the
allies. Many, many times saw the
cclors of the United States on the little
white wooden crosses that marked
these graves. Many Of our men are
dead over there, and I think if they
could speak, they would say that they
want to stay forever in the little graves
where they fought. These graves are
Americas memorial monument to the
sacrifices that the boys have made"