The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-04-30
SEEDING is IN
FULL BLAST IN
THIS SECTION
Favorable Weather COndi.
tiOns of Past Week Have
Aided in Spring Work
SOME FIELDS ARE GREEN
Planting Practically Com.
pletcd in Other Parts of
State, Reports Say


Generally favorable weather condi-
tions have operated to speed seeding
operations in Central North Dakota
during the last week, according to a
survey by the 500 Line railroad.
Reports received at the railroad Of
fices here from agents on its lines
indicate that in some places all the
wheat is in and the percentage in
other localities has mounted rapidly.
In some sections south Of here seed
ing has been completed and the fields
already are green. the report said.
In many cases farmers are seeding
feed crops ahead of oats and few
are seeding feed ahead Of wheat.
From Hankinson to Lidgerwood,
the report says. all wheat is in and
20 per cent of oats; Forman to Oakes,
80 per cent of wheat, the percentage
increasing westward: Fullerton to
Kuhn, 80 per cent and Fredonia to
Wishek, IS per cent; Wishek to Artas
SO per cent and Herried to Pollock,
all wheat is in and fields are green;
Wishek to Bismarck, IS per cent:
Bismarck to Wilton, ~ to 85 per
cent; Butte to Benedict, 45 to SO per
cent. and in the vicinity Of Van Hook,
80 per cent.
Estimates by the railroad company.
however, generally are higher than
those issued by the federal weather
bureau here which also makes seed
ing estimates.
Mandan. n. d.. April 3O.-jP, :
Ninety per cent Of the wheat acreage
in Morton county is now showing
green in the fields. Seeding was
practically all completed week ago,
insofar as small grains are concern
| ed. The acreage will be about the
same as last year.
jamestown. ". D.. April 3O.-.tP-
Reports from the office Of the county
agent, Harper j. Brush, show 80 per
cent of the wheat crop for Stutsman
county seeded and about so per cent
Of the entire crop.
Devils Lake. n. d., April 3O.--(R
About 20 per cent of the anticipated
wheat acreage has been seeded in
Ramsey county according to L. s. Eb-
ner, county extension agent, who ex-
poets that wheat seeding will be COM
pleted next week.
Minot, N. D.. April 3O.-tP)- P)-Less
than half Of the wheat crop to he
sown in Ward county has been seed
ed, it is reported here. There is an
| abundance Of moisture in the soil.
Grand Forks, N. D., April 3O.-lP)-
Grand Forks county farmers are ap-
| pr0ximatcly three-fourths done with
their wheat seeding, survey of the
progress made by William K. Page.
county agent, shows. Many farmers
have completed their wheat seeding
and are starting on other grains. Al
though there were occasional showers
| during the week. not enough rain fell
at any time to halt work in the fields.
The first week Of May will see farm
ers in this section engaged in the
seeding Of oats. flax, barley and 9TH
er grains.
Fargo. N. D.. April 30.-tR-Seed-
ing work which was greatly delayed
along the Red rived has been rushed
euIUUku W buSu du cAtcuI IuIS Wech,
which has been ideal for work in the
fields, that fully 75 per cent of the
wheat seeding in the county is now
completed, it is estimated from re-
ports by E. A. Calhoun, county agent
of Cass county. and from neighbOr-
ing counties.
There has been considerable change
from bread wheats to durum here
and reduction of probably 10 pei
cent in the wheat acreage due to the
late spring. There will be a very
considerable increase in barley acre.
age in Cass county and q big acreage
Of sugar beets.