The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-04-19
SPRING WORK
IS ONE WEEK
LATE IN N. D.
County Agricultural Agent
Reports Show Seeding
Now Beginning
LITTLE DONE TO NORTH
Heavier Snow in Northern
Tier of Counties Has Slow.
ed Work Considerably

Spring work and seeding is about
"A week behind last year and the
average year in North Dakota, ac-
cording to crop reports received
from II counties in the state for
the period ending last Saturday.
With 1000 acres Of wheat seeded
last week, 'LaMoufc county leads the
state in progress of spring work. on
the basis Of the counties reporting
to the county agricultural extension
leader at Fargo.
With the exception Of LaMourc
county, reports show that very few
farmers were able TO get into the
fields last week. Snow and rain was
general over the state Thursday and
Friday, and put "a stop to the little
work that had been started. Seeding
will not begin before next week in
the northern tier Of counties, accord
ing to the reports. With these ex-
ccptions. u few farmers are reported
to have seeded wheat in the Red
River Valley, central part of the
state, and Missouri Slope district.
Reports from the Slope counties and
northwestern part Of the state in
dicate that moisture is plentiful. A
few counties report probable de-
creases in wheat acreages, and sew
cral declare that labor is needed.
Reports state that it is too ear
ly to tell how winter rye, winter
Wheat, alfalfa and sweet clover have
come through the winter, although
there has been some freezing and
thawing that might cause damage.
Gophers and prairie dogs are al
ready out and poisoning campaigns
are being planned in number Of
counties.
Figures of the United States de-
partment of agriculture show that
tn average date when seeding Of
wheat begins in North Dakota is
April 8, becomes general April u,
and ends May 8. The indications at
present are that seeding cannot be-
come general until after the middle
of next week, or about April q.
Weather conditions since last
week have been favorable to hasten
field work, according to reports re-
ceived by r. E. Spencer. observer in
charge of the Moorhead station of
the U. s. weather bureau. Minimum
temperatures ranged from 4 to IL
degrees above freezing Wednesday
morning at Williston, Devils Lake,
Bismarck and Fargo, while maximum
temperatures ranged from So to 70
ut these points. With the exception
of Il local shower at Larimore last
reported in the state since the
storm of last Friday and Saturday.
Crop Reports TO A. G.
The crop reports from the indivi-
dual counties were received at the
Office of John W. Haw, county agent
leader, at the North Dakota Agricul-
) tural College. from county extension
agents in the state. The purpose of
the reports is explained in state
ment from the Extension division of
the Agricultural college as follows:
"Crop reports will be issued week
ly during the growing season based
on individual reports Of county con-
ditiOns received from county extern
sion agents. These reports will be
issued to the daily newspapers for
publication each Thursday for the
period ending the previous Saturday.
1T is believed that these crop re-
ports will have little effect on the
market price of grain" is the state
ment. "Thc grain trade already has
developed extensive channels for Sc
curing information regarding crop
conditions. This information, how
ever, is not ordinarily available to
the farmers and business men of
North Dakota, and it is for the pur-
pose of giving the public authentic,
uncmbellished crop information that |
the reports will be issued"
County Reports
Individual county reports for the
period ending April IA include:
GOLDEN VALLEY
Seeding of wheat has been ac-
complished by few farmers on
summer-fallowed land, which is fair
ly high, and corn ground, but in gem !
eral the soil is too wet for spring
work. Freezes are experienced every
night and the frost has come out of
the ground only few inches. Some
plowing has been done on high |
land."-J. c. Russell, Beach. |
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