The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1930-08-13
ONLY AREAS giving
CROPS IN MONTANA
ARE DRY-PLANL Land
Wheat on Ground Not FaIIoWed
Not Worth Cutting in Some
North Dakota Sections
LITTLE HOPE OF RELIEF
Rain Might Help Potatoes and
Corn, but Feed Is Done for;
Holding Cattle Yet

With weeks of drOuth and heat
shriveling grain crops and cutting
down estimates of production in all
parts of the Northwest, weather con-
ditions can make little change in
small grain prospects for the balance
of the year, the Farmers Union Ter
minal association says in its weekly
grain review issued today.
Harvesting and threshing are be-
coming general in all sections of the
Northwest" the report states. THE
harvest will be the earliest for several
years, due to the rapid ripening Of
grains because of the heat. The con-
dition of corn, potatoes and other late
crops can be materially affected by
rains and other weather conditions.
Generally speaking, except for
further deterioration, there have been
few changes in conditions the past
week. Heat has been excessive and
has caused some further shrinkage of
berries.
Minnesota Crop Good
I'm Minnesota the crops will be
fairly satisfactory. Threshing reports
indicate that barley has been rum
ming around IS bushels to the acre;
wheat from Is to 20 bushels and flax
from 10 to Is bushels. Considering
the drouth, corn has been holding up
we'll and promises more than average
yields, though there has been firing
and shrinkage in many fields.
I'm northeastern and southeastern
North Dakota, conditions are from
fair to good. In central North Da-
kota crops are very spotted and could
hardly be classed a fair. In western
North Dakota, much of South Dako-
ia and Montana condition are unsat-
isfactory.
However, there are some districts
in all states which have fair crops.
Rye harvest is about completed in
North Dakota. Yields have been be-
low normal and quality good. Barley
harvest is also almost finished. Spring
wheat is shrunken and light, weigh
ing from so to So pounds to the BUSH
ell and yields generally are from five
to Is bushels to the acre. Early
planted flax is fair, but much of the
late flax will not be cut. Corn has
been damaged by heat and pastures
are exceptionally dry.
"A wire from Sheyenne, N. D., says
that wheat is averaging ten bushels
an acre; that flax is poor and quality
fair, with yields Of both grains re-
duced by drouth. A field of durum
wheat "a Dwight, N. D., is reported
to have yielded Is bushels. A report
from Bowman county estimates wheat
yield, at five ITO ten bushels an acre.
Save Straw For Feed
I'm western North Dakota and
Montana farmers and Stockmen have
been cutting everything available for
feed and straw is being saved as an
auxiliary feed. Because of low prices,
cattle will probably be held on farms
as long as possible.
lone note of optimism is that which
regards crops raised on summer-fal-
lowed land. The Montana depart
ment of agriculture reports that
most of the high yields of grain come
from summer-fallowed land,' and
comments that the value of summer
fallow is well demonstrated by the
present crop year, some Montana in
especially dry sections harvesting
practically no grain other than on
Summer-fallowed fields. In these
counties most other grains have been
cut for hay or pastured where too
short to cut
"The value Of summer-fallow is
brought out in reports from all parts
of the Northwest. A correspondent In
500 township, Burke county, North
Dakota, writes that conditions OF
wheat on summer-fallowed land is
good, but wheat on other land is not
worth cutting
From Divide county comes a re.
port that wheat on fall and spring
blowing is being cut for hay. while
on summer-fallow wheat will e
twelve bushels an acre."