The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-07-30
BLACK RUST
MAGE Is
LIGHT, REPORT
Investigations Show There Is
Small Foundation For Scat
tcring RumOrs
DA NIGER SOON OVER
Enough Moisture To Insure
Crops Generally Through.
out Statc-Hail Harms

North Dakota's bumper grain crop
is running IA race with the black rust
menace but indications are that dam
are throughout the state will be COM
parativcly light, according to ad-
vices received at the Bank of North
Dakota from it's field agents.
Although numerous reports OF rust
damage are in circulation most OF
them are attributed to the "jumpy'
condition of farmers nerves. In
many eases where black rust was re-
ported, the agents. all skilled men,
investigated and found the reports
were either unfoundcd or at least
ovcr-emphaslzed.
{. Il. Green. manager OF the bank,
said the next two weeks will be crit
ical for the southern half of the state
as practically all Of the grain Will
be out of danger from rust in that
time. In the northern half Of the
state, the critical period Will con
tinuc for at least three more weeks
in many sections where the crop was
seeded late, he said
Rye R'pens Slowly
Reporting on conditions in Suits
man. LA MOurc, Sargent, Ransom
and Barnes counties, r. NJ. Ellsworth
said the rye harvest is just becoming
general, because it has ripened slow
~. Farmers IN that territory have
had hard time harvesting the hay
crop because Of rainy weather. Some
rye is not as well headed as first
appeared, he said, indications being
that some of the fields may have
vcen touched with frost. In such
cases, the top Of the head is not fill
ed out. He estimates hard spring
wheat production in the area at IL
to ID bushels, durum wheat 10 to
% bushels and rye IL to 80.
II. Leutz, reporting for Dunn and
Stark counties, said black rust had
been reported ut Killdecr but that
IA special trip to the place, where It
was supposed to be prevalent, failed
to disclose any He has seen some
red rust but no black rust, and with
in few days the danger will be
over, he said.
Enough moisture now is available
to put the crop through, Leutz said.
In fact, it has raincd SO much that
haying has been delayed. He con-
tinues to predict full crop" for
everything except corn and recent
hot weather has brought that crop
along rapidly.
Some farm and other building is
going on in the territory and many
persons are planning to build in the
fall, he said.
T. +. Carlson reports no rust IN
the extreme northwestern part of the
state. In the vicinity Of Sanish,
Plaza. Ross, Stanley and Ray crops
were especially good and fair to good
between Van Hook and Parshall, he
said Moisture is plentiful and he
has yet to find any black rust. The
probability wheat yield for the ter.
ritory is II to 20 bushels an acre
with Is to % bushels around Plaza
and at some other points. Rye is cs-
timated at Is to 25 bushels and flax
at 8 to Is bushels. Corn has made
:lpid progress but may not mature
Wheat now is generally in the dough
stage. AS elsewhere haying has been
delayed in spots by wet weather. He
reported before the hail storms die
damage.
The rye harvest in Slope, Bowman
Adams, Hettinger and other South
western counties is nearing compile
ton with apparent heavy yields re
ported from all points. c. A. Sea
mands, in his report, said that bar
ring possible damage by rust tn
prospect is the best he has even sect
in that country. Some black stem
rust has appeared but the damag
has been comparatively slight so far
he said. The harvesting Of white
wheat will start within a few days
Damage Not Sereve
Some black rust has developed /
the Northwestern part Of the state
according to A. L. Miller's repOr
but the damage is not severe as We
Crops in Rolette, Towner and Ca
Waller counties are about a week be
hind conditions in the Red River Va
ley, he said. Southern Towner is i
better condition than the norther
part of the county and Norther
Pierce county bids fair to make
better showing than the souther
part. Hay is making splendid Gro
throughout the territory and corn
coming along rapidly.
In the four counties named, Mile
estimates at 10 per cent decrease
the wheat acreage as COMPARED wit
last year, a 40 to so per cent increa.
in flax and Is per cent increase
barley.
Throughout the Minot area II
prospects were promising until Il