Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-05-22
AGElT ! REPORTS
ENCOURAGING
General Crop Conditions o.
er State Extremely
Good, Is Word

FARGO, 4. d. May ,z2.-Ne4rly ID
Of the county agents Of North Dakota
were optimistic concerning crops lin
their report for the second week 81
May In their report turned in to John
HAw, county agent leader 1he
rAihs had interfered much with the
seeding, but had done no particular
dAInage, according to must-Jreports.
There werefa few scatteredNe xceptions
.Gophers are reported only in, two
c1unties, while another agent ex-
ptesAed the opinion that there. Will.
al NJ ,grasshopper menace this year.
1AAdgh winds prevailed in nearly all
(; qK3the counties, but reymentioned in
: only one as having done harm.
iRenville-Most Of wheat seeding il
done; very little other seeding: pas
lures looking good; gopher extermin-
alton going on.
aFoser--Rain: most of wheat is in:
pasture conditions good.
MeFton-Crops Jail in except some;
Potatoes: outlook, fine: sweet clover,
DOING well: kophersN numerous
$RAmsey-Rain almost all field
work stopped; still somc oats and
bAfley to be seeded, though large per-
c9ntAge done; crops look very good;
alfalfa and sweet clover lock very
Egtod.
SCAss--Heavy rains, packing the
ktound;' most wheat in. other crops
being sown; some injury from pack
lltnE and crusting due to heavy rain;
.pAstures and meadows excellent
aaBthtsman-Rain; wheat practically
kaN in, and other seeding under way;
pastures good.
sDtv1de-Rain; nearly all wheat in;
pastures and meadows good.
sCavalier-Rain. ~
sEddy-RAin; wheat all in; other
seeding well begun; some wheat turn
81 yellow by rain; good meadow pros
SMcKenzie---Rain; wheat in; oats so,
Per cent ina potatoes will be so per
\ record; meadows pastures good.
.Grant-Showers; cold; wheat all
Nseeded and some corn planted; wheat
1hcven, but rye good.
MISUNDERSTANDING wet; cold;
most wheat in; weather almost ideal
tn small grains; pastures exception
ally good condition:
SMcLainL"Rain like it never did be-
f0re"; small grains fine; too wet and
cold for corn; pastures and meadows
coming fine.
Burke--A1most constant rain; no
damage by rain, but cut of wheat
seeding when about 80 per cent was
planted; pastures and meadows very
t6ood.
slope-Rain; but very little small
grain to be sown: rye fine; little too
cold for wheat; pastures and mead
pWs coming fine. :
Wells-Rain every day of the week;
all wheat in; corn and potato plant
Ing delayed by rain; grain conditions
ageod; good growth in pastures.
Pierce-Rain every day this week;
x1oads in bad condition.; wheat. oats
and barley practically All sown; po-
pastures fine and meadows never bet
teE.
sWilliams-Heavy rains. about IS
PEI cent-wheat in. other seeding start
ed; pastures retarded by cool weather.
Dickey-Heavy rains; small. grain
beading mostly finished; .pYe doint
well; pastures and meadows good.
McIIenry-Unusually wet; weather
cut off some wheatSaefeaBe; all,grafns
seeded up in fine shape; pastures and
meadows good; apparently no grass
ihopper this spring.
Towner-Reains every day; field
work interfered with, but corn and
, potato planting begun; pastures and
nt6ddows ~ better. i s y
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. hail; rair
fhindered seedinEy considerable bar.
Icy. and oats still to be seeded in some
ssecaons; corn. and potato planting
Just begun.
Barnes-Hea.vy rains; crops LOOKING
Fvery good: still 3. li~ttle.barley and oats
ITO he seeded: pastures backward.
Walsh-Much rain through center
of county: all grain looking fine ex.
cept~ hat under water; many potatoes
ptAnted; ground looking weedy OWNS
! to$ good growing weather; pasture.
good. Il
Of rain; wheat and oats about all in
with barley, corn and potatoes beins
planted; pastures very good. about
10000 acres OF. grain drowned but b.
heavy rain.