The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-08-01
WHEAT RIPENS
RAPIDLY, WILL
BE CUT SOON
Some of it Will Be Harvested
Next Week, According to
Farmers, This Section
RYE, OATS NOW CUT
Optimism Over the 1924 Crop
Continues Strong As It
Approaches Maturity

With the month of July passed
without damage from the black rust,
probability that somA wheat will
be cut next week and the harvest
will be in full swing in Ten days,
optimism regarding the 1924 grain
crop in western North Dakota con-
tinues. Opinion of farmers varies
on the question Of rust, many be-
lleving that the crop is beyond seri-
Gus damage from this blight, while
others believe it all is yet sub
ject to damage from. this source.
Estimates of the wheat yield,
which it is declared will equal the
big year of 1915 in some sections
and come close to it in others, range
from an average of Is to 20 bushels
an acre. Early wheat we'll put in,
will average far above this in some
sections, it is believed, as the wheat
is filling out nicely.
In Burleigh county, crops will be
better in the southern and eastern
parts of the county than in the north
and northeastern parts, some fami-
liar with the situation stating that
L. OK of rain at critical period
caused some damage to wheat in
the last named sections. In ali
parts of the county the prospect is
for better than fair crop, and an
excellent crop in most sections.
Need Much Labor
A great many harvest lahorers will
be needed in the wheat fields, but
farmers have indicated they did not
expect to pay exorbitant wages. 1t
is expected the prevailing wage
around here will be $500 to $3.50
per day for harvest laborers, and
plenty Of labor is expected in,
Many farmers will make every eff
fort to reduce the expense Of hir-
irg men to help put up their crop.
Some labor has been hired for $3.50
per day.
Burieigh county has nearly full
acreage in this year in spite OF
reports to the contrary. The asses
ors' report for hail insurance show
ed 278,6O4 acres in crop as compared
tc 291,126 acres last year. The de
crease is believed accounted for by
eli increase in sweet clover and
similar crops, for dairy and beef
cattle. There also is q considerable
increase in corn acreage.
The present crop season will
yield the largest forage crop in
many years in western North Da-
kota and is expected to lead definite
ly to an increase in dairying and
livestock raising. There will be no
importation of feed.
Corn Progresses Rapidly
The corn crop has caused some
anxiety to farmers, but this anxiety
has somewhat disappeared with the
rapid progress corn has made in the
last two weeks. 1t is now in tassel
in many fields, and has been grow
ing so rapidly that many farmers ex-
perienced in corn raising believe
that it all will be matufed before
frost, and that it will be a fair to
good crop. The crop is two to three
weeks later than last year.
Rye cutting now is fairly general,
and an average yield of around 20
bushels to the acre is predicted in
many quarters.
No rust has appeared in wheat
fields in North Dakota between Bis
marck and the South Dakota line,
according to S. w. Derrick, superin-
tendent of the Missouri River divi-
sion of the 500 line but he reports
black rust was found near Pollock.
S. D. Wheat will be cut in the
vicinity of Pollock and Herriod,
South Dakota, next week, but prob
ably there will be no general cutting
in North Dakota until the following
week. Barley, rye and oats is be-
ing harvested south of Bismarck, he
said.
A report also was received here
to the effect that the wheat harvest
will be in full swing near Elgin.
Grant county, next week.