The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1928-04-23
Ground Has Ample Moisture
10 Start Crop-Stock Win.
tiers Better Than For Sever.
Il Years PaSt-Mueh Farm
Building In Slope Area

Seeding operations throughout
North Dakota as . whole are far be-
hind the. mark established at this
time last year, according to reports
received at the Bank Of North Da-
kota from its field agents through
out the state.
These agents, who handle the
banks farm loan and other business,
are required to submit weekly 10
ports Of agricultural conditions o.
disclosed BY observati. on their
travels and discussion with farmerl
and business men with whom they
come in contact.
Reporting from the northwest cor
ner Of the state, T. e. Charlson said
little seeding has been done due ia
cold weather and snow but that pub
lie opinion as to agricultural condi.
tions il optimistic TO date. Stock
has. wintered better than for many
previous years and there is ample
moisture to start tho crop. At the
same time last year seeding opera
tions were being handicapped By ex.
eessively wet weather.
Delayed a. Slopo
H. Leutz, reporting for the Mis-
souri, Slope district, said seeding ID
very backward and will b . good
deal late - compared with last
year. Hardly half - much grain
has been sown q at the same time
. year ago. He notes that farmers
are getting very anxious to get "a
work as hardly any field work has
been done during the last week and
only Is to 20 per cent Of the wheat
has been s0wn 20 far. Pastures are
said to b. turning green very slow
" but live stock is in excellent
shape.
r. n. Rishworth, reporting from
jamestown, said seeding operations
have progressed well in Barnes and
the counties to the east Of it and
that most Of the hard wheat haa
been seeded and durum wheat il be-
ing seeded now. Approximately
one-third Of tho wheat to Be sown ii
Stutsman and counties 70 the south
|of It already is in the ground. Com
pared with last year he said the SEA
son d colder and there II not q
much moisture. There il practically
no fresh pasture In the district.
Little PROCESS Msds
G. A. Semanda reports that ID
the southwestern part Of the STATE
little progress has been made ID
field work because Of snow and
freezing temperature. Pasturel
and livestock are in fair condition.
No report has, besn received from
A. I. Miller, assigned to the north
western corner Of the state, but In
formation received at The Bank oi
North Dakota il that condition.
there ara. the same @ elsewhere and
that farmers Win b relatively latl
in getting their ssed into The ground
This year II expected 70 ehow
marked improvement over 1871 b
that area, however, since meuy
fields were not planted laxt year b
cause Of excessive moistnrs.
Some new farm buildiuI + ~
ported by Leutx from the Missouri
Slopo country, most Of which *
psriencsd : bumper crop last year.
John HUSKY, dairy commissionel
h IL state department Of agrtcul'
ture and labor, said today that tn
late spring Il making il necessary
Tor 4armefo 70 buy foed iu some eec'
fions and that the coming Of warn
weather win ID much 70 increase
cream peodnction.
Although feed and forage VA
very plentiful n nearly II parts d
the sfate last fall and cattle have
come though .th6 winter 81 eooi
shape, many farmers have practic'
ally exhausted their fed supplieI
and fresh pasturaees VIII eeve theu
considerable oxponse . wou - n
crease their revnuo from eyoan
cheeks, HUSKY said-