The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1928-05-01
Wheat Seeding Is
Nearly Completed

the past few years, reports Of 20
per cent cuts being common and
usually accompanied by estimates
Of an increase Of that amount in !
the barley crop. Dat price levels
are below those of other grains.
Use OF oats has fallen off heavily |
since horses have been partially dis
placed by tractors, rs the Iron
horses cannot be fed oats.
In q number Of counties cam
paigns are being put on to increase
the acreage Of alfalfa and sweet
clover, and these crops are now be-
ing planted with small grain as a
nurse crop. Planting Of corn. pota..
toes and flax will not start until
the latter part Of the month.
Wheat sowing is from IS to 100
per cent completed in the Red River
valley counties and south of the
main line of the Northern Pacific
railway, and from 80 to 80 per
cent in the balance Of the state ex-
cept in some Of the northern tier of
counties, where conditions are al
ways later than in any other part
Of the state.
Eighty per cent of the spring
wheat Is seeded in the Minot area
according to r. f. Barron. and
seeding Of durum wheat there will
be completed by May 10. Acre
age of durum will increase 10 per
cent. Rye is badly winter killed
ard indications are for only SO per
cent of stand, he says.
Plenty of Seed and Feed
| The First National bank of Dick
inson reports IS per cent Of the
wheat seeded there and about one
tenth Of the barley and oats. Far
mers have seeded and an abundance
Of feed" is the statement.
practically all wheat seeding is
completed. There is q small in
crease in acreage. Soil conditions
are excellent" is the telegram from
the First National bank Of Mott.
In the Bismarck Mandan area
wheat seeding is 80 to IS per cent
finished and soil, feed and seed
conditions are said to be excellent.
A small amount Of wheat seeded
during the warm spell in March is
damaged by freezing, according to
Jos. P. Hess, Mandan banker.
Ninety per cent Of the wheat is in
around Napoleon, in the south GEN.
trail part Of the state, but adverse
weather has resulted in many farm
ers stubbling in the crop, reports
f. B. Heath. =,
An increase Of 80 per cent will
be made in barley acreage around
Darlington in the opinion OF J. =:
Hoffert, while oats and lax Will
each be decreased about % per
cent. Eighty per cent OF the wheat
seeding is completed there.
"All Of the wheat and oats and
half Of the barley IL in the ground"
is the statement Of the Grafton Ma.
tional bank for northeastern North
Dakota. "Wheat acreage u ten pei
! cent below last year, but barley =
greater. Conditions are good. y
R. Carley of Grand Forks makes
a similar report.
Work Retarded At Rolla
At Rolla less than half OF tht
wheat crop is in and frost IN IN
ground has retarded field work
Warm weather during the last few
DAYS Of the month has speeded VI
field work, however, throughout tn
entire northern tier Of counties.
Three fourths Of the wheat ha'
been seeded in the Jamestown terri
tory. according to r. r. Wolfer. VIII
, says that this percentage y some
what ahead Of last year. The Ga
acreage will be materially unde
last year, good seed being scarce.
hut more speltz will be planted
E "Condition of the soil and the quail
Q ity Of tillage is good" Mr.. Wolfe
! saws. There is more moisture u
); tho subsoil than last year"
A ten per cent increase IN tn
wheat acreage is reported At LII
= hon by the Farmers State bank m
: q 20 per cent increase ct "anpe
ton according to Q. ]. Olson. Oat
H. will decrease 20 per cent ana oal
. lev will increase a like amour
;. around Lisbon. Reports Of freezin
T. damage to early sown whee
: around Wahpeton were de Jared
=. be unfounded.
y Wheat seeding is finished in So!
gent county with decrease Of
= per cent from last years acreag
= : Some barley il sown and it Is anti
: ipated that the area devoted to tn
:, crop will exceed last year BY
20 per cent. An increase is expecft
in flax and corn and = decrease
oats.