The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1922-08-23
CORN CROP IS
CUT IN PLACES
BY J HOT WINDS
Late Reports Of County Agents
in State Show Varying
Amount Of Damage
GRAIN YIELDS GOOD
Wheat, Barley and Oats. in
~ Most Counties Are Aver
aging Up to Expectations

Reports from the threshing ma
chimes, as given to County Agent
Leader John Haw by 20 county
agents in the state, made public to-
day show many fine fields of grain
in all parts Of the state. One Of the
heaviest yields reported is by far
mer in Mclean county, near Turtle
Lake. He reported yield Of 64 bus
hels of os..s to the acre. a
Summarized reports give the fol-
lowing:
Foster-With the thermometer reg
istering from 80 to 1O4 degrees dur
ing the week, hot, Try winds did much
damage to grain not yet cut. Wheat
is nearly all cut and threshing will
be general Monday. Some rust has
been reported. A number Of potato
fields are badly infected with disease.
Misunderstanding is IS per cent
completed and thresning has just
started. Wheat in! the vicinity Of
Wilton is going from Q to % bushels
per acre. At Washburn two farmers
reported yields of 10 to IL bushels
respectively. A Turtle Lake farmer
reports yield of C4 bushels of oats
to the acre. Hot, dry weather during
the entire week has damaged the
corn crop and much Of it is being
cut at the present time. Millet also
is being cut due to the fact that it
is drying up. Flax IS suffering for
rain.
Burke-Wheat harvest is practical
ly completed and yields will range
from 10 to 1S bushels with county
average in the vicinity Of 13 bushels.
Much Of the rye threshing has been
completed and this crop will average
Is bushels to the acre. Due to q
shortage Of harvest hands, there is a
large acreage of grain down which
has not been shocked.
Misunderstanding near Willis
ton gave yields Of from 18 to % bus
hels with an average of 20 bushels to
the acre. Very little rye has been
threshed.
Some Corn crying Up. r
Slope-Seventy per cent Of the
wheat and oats have been cut. Ab.dt
60 per cent of the corn which has re-
ceived good care is coming along fine,
while the balance Of the crop poorly
cared for fields is drying up. Thresh-
ing of wheat will begin Monday.
About 70 per cent of the alfalfa was
planted in corn rows this year and
is doing nicely. Most Of the crop
which was broadcasted is badly wilt,
ed. Very hot, dry weather prevailed
during the week.
Richland-Wheat is patchy with
yields ranging from to Is bushels.
Oats 20 to so bushels and barley from
Is to 40. The fax crop is good and
indicates high yield. Potato yields
will be bAlow normal due to the
drouth.
Grand Forks-Scattered threshin1
returns received during the week
range from to 80 bushels Of wheat
per acre, with the average TOR the
county between IL and Is bushels.
Rye yielding on avsraco = to 20 bus
hels.
Cavalier-Rye is yielding 20 to Is
bushels per acre. Late seeded wheat
is damaged, by rust but the early
seeded is we'll, filled and shows fine
color.
Ramsey-Hot, dry weather prevail
ed during the week and strong, hot
wind on Sunday caused some ripe
grain to shell and lodged a few
fields.
Pembina-Threshing returns from
wheat fields range from 20 to IS bus
hels per acre and samples have been
brought which weighed ga pounds to
the bushel. Much of the crops will
make No. 1 dark northern. Oats are
yielding Is to 60 bushels, and bar
ley Is to so. The average of both of
these crops will be from Is to 40 bus
hels per acre.
Bottineau Yields Good.
Bottineau-Wheat is yielding 20 to
OIL UuSNe1S W Ilc dCIc Gnu I've II w
SO, according to early returns. Corn
is making rapid growth and stocks
from to feet high are not unusual.
McHenry-Threshing of winter rye
is about completed and the average
yield for the county is 1S bushels.
Spring wheat is yielding from IA to
Is bushels on the average. Spring
rye is averaging Is bushels. Oats
viii average from 80 to IS bushels and
barley between Is and 30..I
Mountrail-One of the best wheat
fields in the southern part of the
county threshed "a bushels to the
acre of No. l wheat. Shortage of
labor is holding up threshing until
harvesting is completed.
misunderstanding is general, bu:
few returns are available. One far
mer estimates tha. spring wheat is
yielding IA bushels over the county
and durum wheat 20. Hot winds
have caused damage to corn by firing
and indications are that only 25 per
cent of the acreage will make crop.
Sargent-Wheat is yielding from
8 to 20 bushels per acre. Quality
is good. Oats are yielding 20 to go
bushels. Corn has been damaged by
excessive heat and dry weather.
Morton-Corn is in bad condition
due to drouth. Estimates on yields
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