The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1934-08-17

gency feed crops s5 per cent failure.
With rain 4 little late pasture may
be provided. Condition Of cattle:
Poor to fair There will be sufficient
feed for cattle through winter. Very
few cattle dying from starvation or
lack Of water. No abandonment Of
farms. Conditions much worse than
last year-estimate so per cent Of last
years crop will be harvested this
year. A surplus Of about 500 horses
must be moved soon. 5000 head Of
cattle shipped; $500 bought: approx
inately 5000 to be shipped. Approx
mately 1000 can be wintered.
Stutsman Gets 10 Per Cent
Stutsman county-Ten per cent Of
wheat acreage will be harvested. Five
per cent Of acreage in barley and
oats, and two per cent OF flax. Coun-
ty will not get seed back Corn is 20
per cent Of normal, very little will ma
ture. Millet and cane Is Is per cent
OF normal, and will be Of small value.
Death loss Of cattle because Of lack
o. water or starvation Is not heavy
but Is on the increase. Few farmers
abandoning farms. General condi-
ton: 20 per cent Of last year. H.
600 cattle shipped; $4,000 bought: u.s.
900 to be shipped: 10000 can be win
tered. insufficient feed for winter
ing.
McHenry county-Fifteen per cent
Of wheat acreage will be harvested.
Two per cent Of oats ard barley and
no flax. County will not get its seed
back. Corn is very poor and will not
mature. Cane and millet emergency
feed crops) will yield only 10 per cent;
will be of little value. Cattle are
barely existing" There will not be
sufficient feed for them through win
ter. There Is no known abandonment
of farms. General conditions: 50
per cent worse than last year. $500
cattle shipped: $4,000 bought; 6,lO0 to
be shipped. No estimate on how
many can be wintered.
Eddy county-Ten per cent Of
wheat acreage will be harvested.
Oats, barley and flax will yield five
per cent Of acreage planted. County
will not get its seed back. Corn is
poor. will not mature Emergency
feed crops are total failure" Cat
tie face insufficient feed through
winter. No cattle dying from starva-
ton or lack Of water. General condi-
ton: Much below last year. 1890
cattle shipped; 1890 bought; none to
be shipped. Fifty per cent Of remain
ing cattle can be wintered.
Benson Feed Problem Acute
Benson county-Ten per cent Of
wheat acreage will be harvested. Ten
per cent Of acreage In oats, barley and
fax will be harvested. Corn Is drying
up and will not mature emergency
feed crops are poor" and will be Of
no value. Condition Of cattle: poor.
Acute feed and pasture shortage for
cattle and sheep. Farmers will stick
1t out"-no abandonments. General
condition: "1ncomparable" no feed,
no crop this year at ALL" $4,000 cat
tie shipped: $4,000 bought: about
5000 more to be shipped this fall. TO-
600 can be wintered. insufficient
feed for wintering.
Sheridan county-Less than I per
cent Of wheat acreage will be harvest
ed Not more than 5 per cent Of acre.
age in oats, barley and flax. County
will not get its seed back. Corn very
poor; 10 per cent may mature. En-
Urgency feed crops are drying. up, but
may be of some value II rain comes
soon. General condition Of cattle:
good. Cattle in northern townships
are thin due to lack of sufficient feed
and water. Remainder of county
good, despite drying-out Of pastures.
Not more than 5000 head Of cattle
can be wintered. Feed will have to be
shipped in for winter. Corn and bar
ley are being shipped in now. No
cattle dying: sheep are thin but far
Ing pretty WE'LL" No general ADAM
donment Of farms. General condi-
ton: Less than 10 per cent compar-
co with last year. 1870 cattle ship
ped: 14,278 cattle bought: 1921 head
to be shipped.
Russian Thistle To Get Use
Pierce county-Ten per cent Of
wheat acreage will be harvested.
Oats and barley will produce less than
per cent. Flax will be q 80 per cent
crop. County will not get its seed
back. Corn Is poor, will not mature.
Emergency feed crops are poor; it is
very short, rain would help greatly.
Not enough feed in county to winter
cattle. who are dying from lack Of
water. Cattle travel two or three
miles for Waterloo much for their
present condition" Many wells in
county are going dry. Thistle is the
only pasture feed. Cattle can prob
ably get along until fall. Practically
all livestock will be carried through
winter on Russian thistle. Grains,
feeds will have to be purchased to be
fed with poor quality roughage.
Probably one per cent OF farmers are
abandoning farms. General condi-
tons: About n per cent of last year.
Feed and water shortage. No cash
crop. Cows not giving as much milk
due to lack Of proper ration. 9,498
cattle shipped; II 1886 bought: 1886 to
be shipped approximately 5000 more
to be purchased) an attempt will be
made to winter 10000 head. although
insufficient feed for wintering.
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