The Bismarck tribune., 1922-05-22
COUNTY. \! AGENTS :
OPTIMISTIC IN
THEIR :. / 1 REPORTS s
Although Rains Interfere With
Seeding, No Particular
Damage Is Noticed
SCATTERED EXCEPTIONS
Agents Express the Opinion
There Will Be. No Grasshopper
Menace This Year

Fargo, N. D., May 22.-Nearly all OF
the county agents of North Dakota
were optimistic concerning crops in
their report for the second week OF
May in their report turned into John
Haw, county agent leader. The rains
had interfered much with the seeding
but had done no particular damage.
according to most reports. There were
few scattered exceptions to this.
Gophers are reported only. in two
counties while another agent express
ed the opinion that there will be no
grasshopper menace this year. Higl
winds prevailed in nearly all Of the
counties but is mentioned In only one
as having done harm. .a A..
The gloomiest reports comes from
Golden Valley where according to the
report fourteen one hundredths OF
rain and severe winds did some dag
age to light soils. Very poor farming
this spring Shortage of money and
feed the cause; seed loans very slow
coming in. Some farmers moved off
their places to rent land where seed
in being furnished" Sweet clover died
as result of last years drouth. Al
falfa good. Worms are bad again and
lots of damage will be done. q sum
mary of the reports follows: ~,
Renville-Most of wheat seeding
done; very little other seeding; pas
lures looking good; gopher extermina-I
tion going on. lasig5. u
Foster-Rain; most of wheat in;
pasture conditions good.
Morton-Crops all in except some
potatoes; outlook fine; sweet Glove:
doing well. Gophers numerous.
Ramsey-Rafn; almost all field work
stopped; still some oats and barley
to be seeded through large percentage
done; crops look very good; alfalfa
and sweet clover look very good.
Cass < Heavy rains packing ;tAe|
ground; most wheat in, other crops
being sown; some injury from packing
and crusting due to heavy rain. Pass
lures and meadows excellent.
Stutsman-Rain; wheat practically
all In and other seeding under way;
pastures igO0d. t.sT-
Divide-Rain; nearly. all wheat in;
pastures and meadows good.
Cavalier Rain. ~ =; $,si..e, 4
Eddy; wheat all in; other seeding
well begun; some wheat turned yellow
by rain; good meadow prospects.
McKenzie-Rain; wheat in; oats
fifty per cent in; potatoes will be fifty
per, cent in acreage; winter rye.(
hest on record. Meadows and pastures
good. 4
Grant-Showers; cold;. wheat all
seeded and some corn planted; wheat
uneven, but rye good. e-s III
MOuntrail - extremely wet: cold;
most wheat in; weather almost ideal
for small grains Pastures exception.
ally good condition.
McLean.-"Rained like it never did be-
fore;;" small, grains fine; too wet and
cold for corn. Pasture and meadows
coming fne. "a ,,q Ef, n
Burke-Almost constant rain; %
damage by rain but cut of wheat seed
ing when about 80 per cent was plant.
ed. Pastures and meadows very good.
Slope Rain; but very little small
grain to be sown; rye fine; little too
cold for wheat. Pastures and meadows
coming fine. ,"a'
Wells Rain every day Of the week;
all wheat in, corn and potatoes plant
ing delayed by rain; grain conditions
good; good growth in pastures.
Pierce-Rain every day this week;
roads in bad condition; wheat, oats
and barley practically all s0wn; pota.
to planting started but not corn. Pas
lures fine and meadows never better.
Williams Heavy rains; about, s.
per cent wheat in. other seeding start.
ed. Pastures retarded by cool wealth.
er. Is
Dickey-Heavy rains; small grain
seeding mostly finished; rye doing
well; pastures and meadows good.
McHenry-Unusually wet; weather
cut of some wheat acreage; all grains
seeded up in fine shape. Pastures and
meadows good. Apparently no grass
hopper. menace this spring.
Towner - Rains every day; field
work interfered with. but corn and po-
tato planting begun. Pastures and
meadows never better.
Richland - Considerable hail, rain
hindered seeding: considerable barley
and oats still to be seeded in some
sections; corn and potato seeding just
begun. Al
Barnes-Heavy rains; crops looking
very good; still little barley and Data
to be seeded. Pastures backward.
Walsh-Much rain through center Of
county; all grain looking Ane except
that under water; many potatoes
planted; ground looking weedy owing
to good growing weather. Pastures
good. ~ a
Sargent Five and one half INCHES Of
rain; wheat and oats about all in with
barney, corn and potatoes being plant
ed. Pastures very. good. About TO-.
600 acres Of grain drowned out by
heavy rain. ~ s.
Nelson-More rain during the week
than has been experienced at this
time of the year, too much moisture
for field work and some damage In the
lower places Pastures and meadows
fine.
Grand Forks-Some potato and corn
planting begun; pastures and meadows
exceptionally good. IN
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