The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1931-07-15
RAINS HAVE
HELPED n. D. CROPS
MUCH, REPORT SAYS
Farmers Union Bulletin Says
Oats Seeded on Big Acre.
ages Near WilIiston

deaVy rains In mucn OF the QroUtn
area Of northwestern North Dakota
and eastern Montana have improved
pastures, millet and oats and relieved
the livestock feed situation MATERIAL
ly, the Farmers Union Terminal as
ISOLATION said in its weekly crop re-
view issued Wednesday.
"Williston reports that oats IS be-
ing seeded on large acreages for for
age crops in an effort to obtain feed
for livestock" the review said. STAN
ley also reports that barley, mlllet
and oats Is being seeded as q result
Of moisture in an effort to produce
feed. At Sanish. where there was no
rains for more than q year until re-
Gently, forage crops also are being
seeded. There Is q chance that
wheat crops will improve so that
farmers will obtain enough seed for
another year, Tom Nelson, an eleva-
tor manager, writes.
From Richland, Billings and other
eastern Montana points reports are
that farmers will be surprised II they
get more than seed wheat back II
favorable conditions continue from
now until harvest. From Minot comes
news that crops are almost q total
failure and that only in scattered
areas will there be yields partly SUI
ficient for feed and seed.
I'm some parts Of central North
Dakota, crops have improved recently
and In other sections no progress mas
been made. From Sheyenne, Senator
O. w. Fine says that recent rains
have improved pastures, but came
too late to help grains materially.
All grains r heading short. Inc
terminals in the Twin Cities and
Duluth will realize a tremendous re-
duction in bushelage from North d.
kota, he predicts.
1.-THE eastern part Of the state from
Devils Lake to Grand Forks and south
to Hope, jamestown, Kathryn, For
hes, Edgeley, Lisbon. La Moure. and
along the northern counties OF U
Dakota report good progress 1or
wheat and other grains with indlca-
tions of a better crop than IN 1890
in fact, better than for many years
in several districts. &c.
Prospects for an exceptionally
heavy corn crop In Minnesota n
the Dakotas continue, with raplo
growth being made following the not
weather of late June. Throughout
central, southern and western MIN
nesota, including the Red River val.
lev. prospects are excellent tor gooo
Yields OF all grains, though there are
scattered areas where conditions are
not so favorable. Generally. however.
the eastern part Of the Dakotas AND
Minnesota present q striking contrast
to conditions further west. In Soutn-
ern and southwestern North Dakota
the heat caused some damage to SINAI
grains and helped corn.
THE federal crop report issuee
July 10 indicates that the spring
wheat area, mainly in the Dakotas
Montana and Minnesota will harvest
one of the smallest spring wheat
crops on record. The forecast Is 1ol
$4,000, 900 bushels Of spring ane
durum wheat, q reduction OF SO,0OO.'
600 bushels as compared with 1880
which was considered only about
half crop.
ION the other hand, the winter
wheat belt, which did not reduce
acreage as the northwest did, vii
have an increase Of considerabl!
more than 100, 900 900 bushels as com
pared with 1880. This report Is made
on conditions as Of July l. There
has been some improvement IN tn
spring wheat conditions since tina
time. but not sufficient to material!
affect production of wheat"