The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-05-17
CONDITIONS ON
SLOPE GOOD, is
WEEK'SREP0RT
Precipitation of Last Week
Puts Ground in Good Shape
For Early Growth
WHEAT is CED
Acreage May BE Cut 30 Per
Cent in Northern Counties
OF The State

FARGO May l7--Whcat seeding is
ia, planting of o:hcr small grains
is we'll under way, and Il few farm
ers have started planting corn ana
potatOe according to crop reports
for last week from % county cx-
tension agents received at the Office
Of the North Dakota Exten ion div
isiOn.
Cold weather with frosty nights
have pre- vailed for the past ten days,
delaying pasture growth. njuring
early gardens, and causirI. Il slow
but healthy growth of small grain.
A Barnes county farmer reports
damage from freezing to field of
flax planted with wheat, and a few
cases of small grains freezing back
have been reported. In the latter
cases, however, it is believed that
the freezing will cause only tenn
porary setback to the grain.
Precipitation was reported from
most points i'm the Missouri Slope
country last week, including from
- one to three inches of snow and rain
falls ranging up to half an inch,
and moisture conditions there are
favorable for the crop.
Reports Of reduced wheat acreage
continue, with the heaviest cuts
ranging up to 30 percent in the nor
thern counties. Flax will show Il
. heavy increase in acreage and there
will also be an increased amount of
alfalfa and sweet clover, according
to the reports. A short winter rye
crop in the state is anticipated,
with the acreage greatly reduced
from that of u year ago. and the
crop reported to be in spotted
condition in many localities.
, Rep9Sts from the various counties
for the period ending last Saturday
follow:
about, S5 percent of the small
grain seeding was finished by the
end Of the week, and farmers are
now finishing planting flax, oats and
barley. A few have started plant
ing corn and an occasional farmer is
planting potatoes. Potato planting
will be general next week. Some
winter killing alfalfa has been re-
ported particularly where seed
crops were taken late last June.
, Common alfalfa fields have winter
killed more than Grimm alfalfa fields
William Guy, Fargo.
Dckey
-"Small grain seeding is about
finished with the exception of Il lit
tie flax Alfalfa is being planted
and about 10 percent of the corn is
in with Il prospect of an increased
acreage Of this crop. Cool weather
and frosts have held back pastur-
es." A. A. Penn, Glendale.
Mclean
wheat seeding was retarded by
. four inches of snow, but practically
ers will spend next week seeding Red
Durum where the weather has pre-
vented seeding other varieties. AL
falfa on the river bottom area is
six inches high. Sweet clover has
. also come through the winter in ex-
cellent shape. Gopher pois oning
campaigns are also organized and
!. are underway in twelve townships"
A. L.. Norling, Washburn.
Morton
Wheat seeding is finished and
some corn is now being planted In
creased acreage of alfalfa and corn
are planned. Some of the wheat is
up two inches and is looking fine.
Alfalfa and sweet clover have win
tered in good condition. Snow and
rain during the week delayed work
slightly" G. H. Ilse, Mandan.
Williams
From IS percent to 80 percent of
the wheat seeding is finished and a
few farmers are now planting flax.
Much of the whea% IS stubbled or dis
ICED in. OF five winter wheat fields
inspected by the County Agent, two
showed poor stand, two were fair
and one was very good. Sweet Glow
err sown with wheat as a nurse crop
is already up. Pastures are growing
nicely. A heavy frost the night Of
May caused very little damage"
E. G. Schollander Williston.
Ward
"Some farmers have finished
wheat seeding and in few local
ities others have barely commenced.
: Early seeded wheat is already up
and looks very good Grass is COM
> ing slowly due to, cold weather. Two
heavy frosts occurred during the
: week, the thermometer going down
!. to 20 degrees one night" John
3 HUSKY, Minot.
McHenry
: "Early seeded wheat is looking
fine and most of the spring wheat
|, was in the ground this week. A few
: farmers will seed durum next week
+ Very little winter killing of winter
0 rye is reported. Seeding of pota.
!, toes, oats, flax, and corn is just
starting. Sweet clover and alfalfa
: have come through the winter II
excellent condition.. Cold, windy
weather prevailed during the week
. with enefaight rain CRASH opper.
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