Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-08-12

lAUOUI SUt.pCE cont ORE Inc nay ID IN
stack; nearly All alfalfa and sweet
tract Of prairie hay is being cut and
put up,--A.C Petersen.
Nelson.
Ext9emely warm weather pre-
vailed durinSsthe entire week. Harvest
Ffs in full swing 1OwingAAto hot wealth
ter all greins are ripening' very fast.
The black atera rtst Is on all wheat,
tnoreW.or;lsss. Damage from this will
wheat, however. Just, what the damage
will be cannot be definitely stated at
this time.--Th. T. Kristjanson.
Burke.
The weather has been very warm
during the entire week, with no rain.
Rye In all cut and a number of farm
ers are threshing. Yields of 20 and %
bushels to. the acre have been reported
with the average probably ls bushels.
Wheat harvest will start Monday Au-
gust Z, onNthe early seeding. Very lit
tie rust is present and crop is safe
with possible exception of very late
seeding. Quality will be good with
yield just fair. Barley and oats are
ue1i6 Cut Will SOOu y1clQS anu qualify
the rule Corn is coming along nicely
week and all fields that were seeded
In good season are we'll ~tasseled out.
Potatoes are fair. There Is consider
able disease present which will cut
down the yield materially. Blackleg
and rizochtonia are especially preva-
lent. Potato bugs have. been worse
thaff$ever before and many fields have
Ibeena damaged. as high as SO per cent.
Flax Is looking good but the acreage
is very small. Second cutting of sweet
clover is ss~nowSbeing put up. Pastures
are still. holding out in good shape.
Crop OF native hay was heavy this
year. There Is general sawfly infesta-
ton Vat no great damage apparent
as vets .Grasshopperse are getting
thick but are: sticking to the native
grasses and have done no damage
so far.-Karl Swanson.
Williams
The week has been exceptionally
hot. NO precipitation. Soil is very
dry in fields. Wheat is ripening rapid
ly. Harvest general in southwestern
part Of the county, EARLY sown oats
are being harvested and are very well
filled. with heavy stand. Barley is gem
orally being harvested. Early sown
flax is turning brown and a heavy
yield is expected. Rye harvesting is
practically over and several farmers
are threshina No report as to yield
has yet been received. Sweet clover is
setting seed heavily. One field har-
vested Of yellow sweet clover. Heavy
tonnage of hay cut. Black rust infes.
tation is now found on the stem III
low places; rs per cen of fields are
past any material damage from rust
even should it develop quickly. Grass.
choppers are doing a small amount Of
damage.-E. G. Schollander.
Mckenzie.
Hot weather with local. showers anG
high winds prevailed throughout tht
week. Hail in scattered areas over thu
county did considerable damage. Man,
farmers suffered total loss. Threshine
of winter rye is nearly completed
Yields lower than reported. las week
will probably average II bushels pei
acre. Quality very good. Wheat har
vesting has commencedSand will b.
general by the middle Of next week
Early seeded wheat is'wen filled..Iat,
seeding needs rain in scattered local
tiles. Oats and barley are both fillint
well. especially early seeding. Lat
seeding will need rain to make'a full
crop where local showers have no
fallen. Hot weather and drought il
some sections/of the county hav,
checked boil formation in flax tt
some extent. Late seeding needs rain
Late fields are Weedy. Potatoes ar
making satisfactory growth but neet
rain in dry districts. Local shower
during the past thirty days have miss
ed the principal potato district of TIL
county. Corn has been making rapit
growth during the past week. Lat,
planting is almost UP with the earl.
seeding in the size of stalks. Pasture
are still good but drying in some 10
calities on the higher land. Haydn.
Iconlpleted on few farms. Will be post
poned until after harvest on others
Quality Of hay is fair. Second cutting
of alfalfa mostly in the stack. Sect
crop will be light. Heavy dews ant
foggy mornings have been favorable
for the development of stem rust
This has reached the black state il
q some fields. Late seeding will b,
damaged considerably.-M. B.. John
son.
Wednesday. July 26. a heavy rair
fell v part of the county. togethe,
with some hail; Is per cent damage
is reported from small section of thu
n GULLY. Lludy evenings. July 90 ldlI
and hail fell in southern portion o.
the county. Amount Of damage no
reported; 80 per cent of rye is har
vested; heads not completely filled
but generally good crop. Wheat har
vest will start about August 5. Rus
has started in scattered. localities. Late
wheat is in bloom. Most pastures are
/. getting low. Hay is being fed to cat
tie. go
Late grain, potatoes and corn ar
being hurt by hot, dry weather. Whea
harvesting is on in full swing. Ear.
Marquis, Ruby. Red Bobs. D. I'D. s
Kubanka will make good yields wher'
not badly infested with wild oats
Rust will hurt the late Marquis ant
late sown Ruby. The Kota is show
ing up very good. Straw is holding
Considerable leaf rust infection which
somelnay mistake for stem rust. Will
oats will reduce the yields in man.
fields. Drought will hurt the lat
Durums. Second crop of alfalfa ant
sweet clover is being cut for hay
Second crop OF sweet clover looks lik'
it will make fine hay. Farmers ar,
cutting the second crop of sweet GLOW
er close to the ground. Rust Will
shrink, the late MARQUIS and non-resis
tant Durums considerably. Nor
damage will be done by dry weathe
and wild oats.-R.S S. Goodhue.
Richard
The weather has continued dry an.
hot alt week Harvesting Of wheat
oats and bailey is about 60 per cen
completed throughout the county
The south half is at least Is per cen