Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-08-03

Cutting commencing on oats and bar
ley this week. Wheat ripening very
fast. Farmers will probably be cutting
wheat in another week. Due to res
cent rains, pasture conditions. r
good."-C. C. Lake.
HettingE1
Three or four rains during the
week. Hail DAMAGE in several; locali-
ties from Is to 40 per sent damage in
hailed areas Wheat: Maturing nicely
and most of the early sown is about
ready to cut. Averages well over the
entire county. Late seeding is in
danger OF black rust damage. Some
fields are already cut. Rye is practi-
cally all cut, and out of danger. Bar
ley and oats r filling out nicely.
Barley is ripening fast and we'll filled.
Cutting has begun on both grains.
Some t being cut for hay. Flax is
well advanced in most cases., especial
ly the early sown. 1t is mostly in the
bloom. and some we'll boiled. Corn is
making very rapid growth with the
frequent rains and warm weather.
Many fields look as though they were
ripentng. Potatoes are we'll advanced.
New potatoes are of good size. Gar
dens looking fine and producing well.
Pastures are maintaining a good green
growth. due to frequent rains. Hay
is about SO per cent cut, splendid
quality and quantity. Black rust has
appeared in many places in the coun-
ty but on an average has not damaged
the grain to any extent. However. there.
are some fields which are badly at
fected and are being cut. Rust dam:
700 ~ ~ ~4k ~ ~-%s->k $1,000 Co.
corn rot showing up in the fields, and
also witt in the potatoes, but the per
cent of disease is very small. Grass
hoppers damaging fields here and
there but not general."-H. S. Bachel-
Ter.
Heavy rain Tuesday, about 2 inch
es. Hair on Saturday in small strip,
in 2 mile stretch. Average damage
SO per INT Rye and barley all cut
in eastern part of the county, Wheat,
harvest in full swing in east In west
harvest just starting. All grain is
good. Flax is especially fne. EARLY
varieties of n tasseling. Early po-
tatoes rapidly maturing. Late pota-
toes looking especially fine. Alfalfa,
ready to cut. Pastures good. Second
crop of sweet clover ready to cut.
Some rust in a few sections. Not seri-
Gus, however,, c. Hathaway.
Grant
Good showers throughout country
first Of week. Rye harvest well along.
Some wheat and pats cut; consider
able barley cut and some has, taken
as high as 4 lbs. Irvine per acre. Corn
made rapid growth past week. and
potatoes doing nicely after showers.
Gardens in good condition. Plenty of
hay everywhere and large amount in
barns and stack. Some millet ready to
cut. Small acreage of fax but prom
ises to be good crop. No rust of any
consequence found AND most wheat
ahead of the rust now. Pastures fair,
but better for the time of year than
average. Meadows and alfalfa doing
parently doing no damage to speak
Of. Slight damage is lone to some
fields of rye the past week by hop
pers.'-R.' &C. Newcomer.
Every heavy rains Friday and SA
urday in southern end of county. Fair
ly god shower over entire county on
Friday. Eighty e cent Of rye cut
and about SO per CEN of barley. All
winter wheat harvested. Kitchener
and Velvet Chaff showing a great deal
of rust. Many farmers will begin to
harvest on Monday Marquis, Ruby and
Red Bobs wheat. .Durums are show
ing very little rust Durum harvest
will start after the middle OF the week
in the southern par. of the county.
Potatoes are coming nicely and were
much benefited by the recen rains.
Untreated fields are showing a lot Of
wilt and Rhizoctonia. Sweet clover
pastures are holding their own while
the. Bromus and prairie pastures are
getting rather dry. Corn is well car
cd in nearly all fields."-Edw. W.
Vancura.
Heavy general rain Tuesday night.
Rye cutting about 30 per cent COM
pleted. About rs per cent of the
wheat will be ready to harvest in from
ten days to two weeks. Condition ex-
| cellent. Indications of stem rust in
many fields, especially Marquis, but
holds out clear for another week
Second growth of alfalfa is in bios
som. Indications of stem rust in many
fields, but not serious. If clear wealth
err holds out another week 80 per cent
of the grain will be safe."-A. H.
Neumann.
Dry and warm weather during the
week. Full rye harvest is completed.
A small acreage of spring rye re-
mains uncut. Oats and barley harves
has been general the a part of the
week. A very little wheat has been
cut. Some rye has been .threshed that
yielded 20 bu. per acre. Wheat is
ripeniQg fast and wheat harvest will
be general during the first week OF
August. Rust has developed consid-
erably during the past week. Rust
can be found OF all Marquis and most
of the durum varieties. The later Mar
quis, fields will be damaged at least
rs per cent by rust. A number of the
durums are being affected by rust.
The durum that was seeded early will
come through in good shape, but the
| later seeding from annearanno nam