The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-07-24
YIELDS
PRBDICTEDBY
BUSINESS MEN
Association of Commerce
Committee Makes Tour
Over Entire County
WHEAT is EXCELLENT
Corn Acreage Disappointment
to Group; Stock Raisers
Making Money

""U.e' IL III KOO0 shape, ana Will
produce good crops"
This Ia the verdict Of o. w.
Roberts. George F. Will, E. w.
Leonard. J. p. Jackson and H.
+. Goddard. secretary of the As
sociatton OF Commerce, who yes
terday made a 150-mile inspec-
tion trip through Burleigh coun-
~ IN mr.. Roberts car. Burleigh
county. they found. In no longer
one crop county-wheat. oats.
rye, barley, bronze grass. alfalfa,
sweet clover, beef cattle, dairy
cattle: hogs and sheep must all
be figured In estimating the
"crops'' of Burleigh county.
ut isn't the samc county II
was 10 years ago." Mr.. WIN and
Mr.. Roberts united In saying.
"There has been remarkable
progress In this period"
The wheat crop of the county,
In spite of the recent hot wave,
will he little better than the av.
erage, said the party, which tour.
cd the county on recommendation
Of the agricultural committee Of
the Association Of Commerce, to
determine actual conditions
found. 1t IL spotted. with the
eastern tier of townships hard
er hit than others. On the
whole the wheat crop. with fav-
Orable weather, will be the best
in several years, excepting last
years crop.
The party found that sales of
cream in many parts of the county
had increased remarkably during the
last few months, one Arena banker
saying that "thc cream checks have
been rolling in at rate I've never
seen before
Large profits will be recorded on
sheep put in the county last fall by
the Agricultural Credit Corpora-
tion, and the hog raising business
is increasing rapidly.
Corn, as usual, promises to be the
best cash crop Of the county, ac-
cording to members of the party,
who. however, were disappointed to
find that the corn acreage had
slumped off in 2O-mile radius of
Bismarck. The corn acreage in the
northern part of the county has
been dropping since county agent
was discontinued, they said.
The party went southeast from
Bismarck. through the Preservation
country" and to Moffit. north to
Sterling. east to Driscoll. north to
Arena. west to Wing and Regan and
southwest to Bismarck.
Wheat Almost Ripe
Wheat was found almost ripe in
all parts of the reservation section
southeast of Bismarck, with some
farmers cutting. 1t is estimated 50
per cent of the wheat could b. cut
today in this territory. The wheat
southeast Of Bismarck was found 20
be good. ripened little too early BY
hot weather. with a good berry and
pretty we'll filled head. There has
been no rust damage. although russ
is found in almost all fields. 1t is
estimated wheat between here and
Moffit will make IL to 10 bushels
an acre. From Moffit to Arena, in
the east tier Of townships. the grain
was found badly burned by the re-
cent hot weather.
In the north half of the county
wheat is generally good. Going west
from Arena the tourists found it
improved steadily until Regain and
Wing was reached, with the best
wheat in the county in this section.
1t is 10 days later than wheat in the
southern part of the county and if
it natures will make Is to 80 bushels
an acre in some sections. Wilton to
bismarck the wheat tapers off a
little.
The party united in this statement:
Stubbled in wheat is not very good.
especially where stubbled in on
:stubble. and can only be cut for
n n1n h.
is the good Wheat, especisily ae isty where whene
it was put in after good soil prepara-
tion. If good wheat is to be raised
there must be careful preparation of
the ground. and stubbled-in wheat
is usually loss.
Rye Is Ready
All rye in the county could be cut
right now, as we'll as much wheat,
and the hail hazard would be much
reduced if it were cut
Rye is very good in the north half
of the county and not so good in the
southern part. A county average of
10 bushels an acre is predicted.
Because Of the frost and dry
weather oats will be light all over
the county.
Excellent flax was seen in the
northern part of the county and fair
flax in the southern part, but all
flax needs rain.
The barley is fair, with heads fair
ly we'll filled.
The corn acreage was a disap-
pointment to the Association of
Commerce men. Twenty miles each
way from Bismarck there is fine
corn, but from Driscoll to Wing
there was very little to be seen. Corn
in the Bismarck locality is ahead Of
normal, Mr.. Will said.
"Corn is still treated as second
ary CROP" said Mr.. Roberts. 1T
should be q primary crop. Careful
selection Of seed corn should be
made, and the early varieties adapt
able to the county. only, should be
planted"
Large Corn Yield
Prediction was made of a corn
yield Of 80 bushels an acre in large
territory, which would make it the
most valuable crop Of the county.
Sweet clover and alfalfa have been
cut once and made q fine crop. Al
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