Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-07-23
Wheat Cutting Will Be Gen
eral Next Week in North
Dakota.
ga OATS N
BARLEY BEING CUT
North and Central Western
Crops in Excellent
Condition.

~ Win WuS6L cutting dlE0Auy StdIIcu
or about to begin throughout North
Dakota q comprehensive survey made
by The Herald indicates that the
crop viii range from poor to fair in
the greater part Of the state with an
excellent crop in the extreme west
ern portion from the main line Of
the Northern Pacific to the Canadian
border.
Rust and hot, dry weather have
damaged the crop in most sections
of the state.
The harvest is generally beginning
from ten days % two weeks earlier
than usual. Wheat cutting will be
general next week.
Harvesting of oats, y and barley
is progressing rapidly, and in most
places good yields are reported.
In the Red River Valley rust has
taken a heavy toll but in most. parts,
especially the northern section. a fair
crop especially of the more rust proof
varieties of grain is expected.
In some places through the north
central section. especially around
Minot, there will be a very small
crop. IN the Devils Lake region pros
poets are reported al fair.
W4. IL IL oO0NkAO0SIs II .
threshing is we'll advanced, No. I
hard is running from seven to nine
bushels per acre and Kubanka Is to
20 bushels per acre.
The south central section reports
damage from both rust and heat.
In the southwest conditions are
spotted but it is here that the hot
winds took their heaviest toll, ana
the average crop will be light.
The best reports come from the
western counties, beginning with
Dunn and Mercer, and extending
north through Mckenzie, Williams.
Divide, Burke, and Mountrail. Yields
of 80 bushels to the acre are looked
for in many parts of this region.
Reports from northwestern Mime
sofa show the crops hard hit by rust
and hot weather.
Cutting Begins Here.
Grand Forks county farmers have
practically completed cutting their
and early barley crops. Wheat
il now being harvested as we'll as q
few fields of oats, and by the middle
OF next week the cutting Of these
two crops will be we'll advanced, with
max in some cases not far behind.
There is very little winter wheat
In h county, but what there Is ha:
turned gu quite well. On one farm
near MARVEL, belonging to c. L. Lind.
strom OF this city, winter wheat wa.
nearly WI weeks ego and il
favorable weather prevails it will be
threshed on Monday. The crop /.
considered very good, a yield Of about
20 bushels Per acre being expected.
The rye crop is reported to be con.
siderably above the average, both al
to yield and grade. OF the wheat
crops the Durum variety promises tt
be the mos favorable. The Other
varieties a. well Is oats and barley
are said to be from fair to favorable
they being rather spotted.
Corn is unusually fine, the no,
weather and plentiful moisture hav.
ing given 1t excellent growth. Pota.
toes are also well along as we'll al
all other cultivated crops.
Reports from farmers Throughout,
the county indicate the possibility o,
threshing being started in a number
Of instances within ten days or TIVE
weeks. This is considered a yer,
early start for this section of thu
country.
Reports from other sections follow