The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, August 12, 1921, Page 4

PAGE FOUR ——— CORN, HAY AND POTATO CROPS OF t 1 bushels last year, ‘and the average of‘ 5,579,000 bushels, Potato condition is #4 percent, indi- eating a production of 7,733,000 bueh- NORTH DAKOTA GOOD, SAYS REPORT jc: ete". The hay condition is 87 percent compared with the average of 84 per- U. S. Bureau of Markets Puts Wheat Production at 68,343,000 | Com! Pasture condition is 82 nerc-nt| Bushels; Heat Does Most Damage to Crops |compared with the average af 86 per Grand Forks, , Aug 12.—With the exception of fle all grain crops in North Dakota fell below the aver- age yield, according to the monthly report of A. J. Surratt, for the bureau of crop esti public today. scribed as spotted, with corn é crops vorable, flax near ¥ and all other crops below average. The condition and production esti- mates for the principal North Dakota crops are: Wheat condition cent, indicating a yield of 3 shels an acre and a production of 43,000 bushels compared with 00,000 bushels last e years average of 81 3,000 bush- els. Oats condition, 63 percent, with a| Flax condition is 74 percent. The| damage fact. Due to thte punishing : 7 : Foe aaeaeeeee or arses 000 bush: | production is estimated at 8,358,000 effects of heat, plants had not the| ine farm accounts. The schools were} My. Paper emu eeast Mankato, Minn. els for this season. Last year’s pro- compared with 96,000; usual vitality to withstand plant di-; y 3, r ‘3 ‘ ure, nzie, . lercer, i els s season. Las i “Farm -accounts: compare costs on{ Morton, Mouatrail, Nelson, Pembina, ‘lable production r and the}, | cent. | | Heat Caused Much Damage duction was 59,640,000 bushels and | anes aes Re TN e@ erage ne. | 3 u y 4 the average 57,245,000 bushels. {combined with severe drought con-| Barley condition, 63 percent. Pro-| dition in the svuthwest, and to a lesser duction estimate is 19,607,000 bus: s,,extent in the north central and lower compared with 22,680,000 bushels last/castern counties, caused year and the average of 29,406,000) heavy damage to grains and lowere. bushels. Corn condition, 90 percent. Prob-| the report points out. s 19,105,000 bushels, | quent change to covler weather with compared with 17,064,000 bushels last |Tains over the greater part of tue , and the average of 10,917,000 /state, while beneficial to late crops, shels | was too late for grains. The condi- Rye yield per acre is estimated at| tion of wheat, oats and barley shows s compared with 10 bush-/4 loss of 21 points sincé the Juty i re- ind the.average of 1 port. Hail, mostly in the northwest, Rye production is estimated |and scrab and black rust particularly 00 bushels for this season. in the eastern pcrtion were contribut- 340,000 bushels and | ing damage factors. Record-hreaking 000 bushels. |heat, however,’ was the outstanding 1.7 bushel: els last y bushel Last year it was 9, the average is 11,1 {seases and drought. The result hi especially! prepared by the, department THE BISMARCK TRIBUNE Fargo, N. D., Aug. 12.—Demand among farmers of North Dakoth ‘for a simplified system of keeping farm accounts res:lted in the distribution of 5,800 copies of the North Dakota Farmers’ account book during the past year, according to Rex BE. Wil- lard, farm economist at the Agricul- tural College. ‘The record book was} farm |management of. the college in co- |the condition of all crops except corn,| operation with the U. S. Department The subse-| of Agriculture. Distribution of the books is being accomplished through the co-opera- tion of county agents, the banks and their associations, through direct ap- plications to the Agricultural College, jand through the. one-day accounting | schools, 105. of which were held in 31 counties of-the state during the past j year, sald Mr. Willard today, in come menting upon the increasing apprecia- tion of the need and the value of keen- the farm, and?-show the relation of FARM ACCOUNT BOOKS DISTRIBUTED THROUGHSTATEBY THE AG. COLLEGE show the net profit that the farm bus- iness makes and furnish information|. needed in making iticome tax return3. More and more farmers want to know what their farms and the individual crops and fields and. sources of in- come are actually doing for them. In! the past they have only had’ account books available such as are used $2 commercial business enterprises, but now simply farm record books, are published which take little time and no previous kpowledge of hookkeenins to keep up.” . MR Records of 130 farmers have heen|; checked up during the year to provide summaries included in a_ bulletin)’ which is to be published, indicating the relative profitableness of different types of farming in the state. Coun- ties in which farm accounting schools were held are: Barnes, Benson, Bot-|’ tineau, Burke, Burleigh, Cass. Dickey, Divide, Dunn, Emmons, Galden Val- Pierce, Ramsey, Richland, Sargen< .cal sub-division thereof, in any vil- lage town or city, within the state ‘shall not exceed au amount equal to one-third of the total combined levies which were made for the years 1918, 1919 and 1920. ‘ The specific matter at isue is 2 bridge appropriation. RESIGNS SUPERINTENDENCY Beach, N, D., Aug. 12—Miss Clara French, who has been serving a sec- ond term, has resigned as superin- FRIDAY, AUGUST 12, 1921 somtee tendent of schools of Golden Valley county, the resignation golng inta,.ef- fect Wednesday. She will leave soon for Los Angeles, Cal., where she will make her home. John W. Wentland has been ap- pointed to fill out the unexpired term. A: boat riven by an ait propeller has been made to go 6@ miles an hour. The curfew originally was 2 sig- nal for fanijlies to put out their fires “Mankato Commercial College | jOne: of The Greatest Schools in the country established 1891. If you intend to take a commercial course it pays to attend the best. Ideal Annual enrollment 1500 studens. conditions. Practical study. Experienced teachers. portunities for securing positions. reasonable. Fall Term Opens First Week In September Send for free Catalogue Courses of Unususl op- Expenses MANKATO COMMERCIAL COLLEGE a — |been blight, remature ripening, | black fast: and ens few ekcontiont costs of different farm crops to theit| Slope, Stutsman, Walsh, Ward and & ‘poorly filled heads. Scattered early| Selling price,” says Mr. Willard. They) Williams. * y ; i | fields show fair yields and quality, but A +f the bulk of the grain fields show bureau. From Bismarck: the : party | jmore or less shrunken grain with }dugum showing up slighty more fav- orable than other wheat. Small grains :matured fully 10 days‘in advance of usual and the completion of 20 per- ‘cent of harvesting by August is con- sidered the early record for the state. Northern Section Favored HAT a welcome task is fruit-canning, with all Firm, white halves of pears; sun-tinted, downy- cheeked peaches; deep colored, glistening plums; Bs ili Nothing adds quite © Pp yi Ceep coloreds. 8 g plums; McHenry, eastern Bottineau,” north- 3 shoes mean durability for men. suhadelghtattang newly washed Ball anason jare ready to fill; steam, } Wester Benson, and in most of Ro-| D#kota @ ud payunenote. ms 3 movement : y to a meal as pickled . ing kettles that spread a delicious fragrance of cook liette, Pierce, Towner and western |OF DEW Wheat Wil not ly eereremain| »<Am interpretation of house bill No. The Martha Washington shoe stands for comfort for peachesor pears. Tv ing fruit. this tested recipe— 1 pint vinegar 4 pounds sugar 7 pounds peaches ‘oF pears 1 ounce cloves Peel the frult and stick 8 cloves into each. Cook for 12 minutes in syrup made of the vinegar und sugar. Place hot Ball mason jare and seal agant. os e ‘9 hs Canning Are you ready to put up Peaches, Pears and Plums? Put on your apron and begin! Don’t put off this & profitable work, Factory prepared fruite are extrav- SUND AY SCHOOL After these popular fruits are on the market they soon disappear. Fill your shelves with home canned | fruits and preserves and you'll rejoice all winter, ' PACIFIC N. W. GROWERS & JOBBERS ASSOCIATION General Offices, Minneapolis, Minn, | The general crop situation, while j spotted, is decidedly’ more favorable ‘in the northern than in the southern ——— ° ‘ ‘half of the state with the’ more fav- LUIC. jorable yields found in the northwest- e lern and northeastern sections, especi- ‘ ‘ally the latter area. ; Practically all crops are very poor {with numerous ‘failures in the wheat, j oats and barley ¢rops, in the section of the ‘state south of the Northern | Pacific main line and” west of Stuts- ‘man county. Small grains are iso ispotted to peor in Ransom, south- jeastern ‘Barnes, southwestern Cass, Burleigh, western Kidder, eastern Mc- Lean, western Sheridan, eastern Ward, its: delightful associations! Cavalier counties. DATES FIXED State Convention Will Be Held in Fargo, October }1 Fargo, Aug. 12.—The annual state convention of the North Dakota Sun- Investigate Investigator WIN $200 & day School association will be held in Fargo, Oct. 11, 12 and 18, C. A. Arm- strong, secretary announced yester- day. | “Headquarters will be maintained ‘|at the Presbyterian church although jfour Fargo churches will be used for sessions of the convention. M. N. Hatcher of Fargo’ has been “named {general chairman. Five special speakers, who will be | brought to Fargo, include Rev. W. E. Chalmers, Philadelphia, religious ed- !ucational secretary of the Northern ‘THRESHERS HUM IN NORTHWEST, ! Weekly Crop Report Shows Con- | ditions in Several North- west States The weekly crop report of Van Dusen-Harrington company, Minne- apolis, dated August 10, says: it , Threshing of wheat is now general in the Northwest, except in Montana and the northern districts offNorth lines of railroads there is sufficient help to handle the crops, but on the branch Hnes in many places, help is}: very scarce. During the past week black rust de- veloped very quickly in some of the late wheat in northwestern North Da-; kota, This is the territory that has had such fine prospects. Some of our correspondénts ‘report that this wiil undoubtedly reduce the yield of wheat in ‘that “section. “The damage from grass hoppers has een quite serious in eastern Montana. Some fields have been entirely -destroyed, In Northeastern Montana some of the wheat ‘that was laid down ‘by: hall has been’ harvested, and some good yields are expected from it. There are districts’in Montana where the’ yield of wheat: will be heavy. . There: are others where the crop does no:|; amount ‘to anything. the ‘situation on barley and oats} These two'crops as.a rule will show a}! quality considerably under the avér- age, as they were badly damaged. by, the heat. There are a few districcs, ‘however, that have barley and oats of :ruled it applies to the- budget as a ‘whole, and ‘not to Our previous reports have covered} ~ will. move west in North Dakota. iH The agents were investigating and |) collecting taxes found dye‘on sales of soft drinks, ‘specia} licenses, admis- i tax and similar so-cajled war cluded. in the party are Walter | Pelham, E. H. Mettingly, B. J. King, d. EB, Huffman, C..J. Ranney ang F. D. Riley, thelatter the local deputy of the department. . ON TAX LIMIT House Bill No. 25 in Litigation’) in Court in Fargo: 25, ‘known ag the limitation law, is: being sought in district. court in Far- go today in the case; brought by the}! Northern Pacific railroad company acainst W. R. Tucker, county auditor of Cass county. ‘Tax Commissioner George E, Wal- lace joined: State’s Attorney Green to oppose the contention of the rajlroad company that..the law- limiting the. amount of money to be raised by tax-, ation ‘applied: to. every item. in the uyadget or a county,” “The .atate “tax- commissioner has al" items. The law says: “1 total, amount of taxes levied for any purposes, ex cept special levies. for local improve: || ments, and for the maintenance of sinking funds In any county or politi- The Word Economy Means S$SSSSSSSSSSSS In your pocket . We have opened an Exclusive Shoe Store on Main street, between 8rd and 4th street, formerly occupied by. the State Record. ; Pha a We are not paying big rent and our overhead expenses*” are yery small; therefore we.can save you money. ‘ Our line consists of Mayer Honorbilt Shoes. These the ladies. « Every Friday and Saturday is Bargain Days at Our Store. 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Lake Geneva. ‘Itis Everybody can ‘You can SCHOOLS OPEN SEPT. 6. _ Wilton, Aug, 12—Wilton _ public schools will probably open for the | 1921-22 term on Tuesday, September 6. Superintendent; Codding has secure} almost all his teachers for the year | and expects to have the entire faculty i} by the time school opens. None of |; the formér’ teachers: will: be on the ‘| faculty this coming term and Mr. Cod- | ding will have an entirely new teaca- | ing force. INVESTIGATOR 7. The answer having the J correctly spelled words, using only ‘the word Investigator, will be awarded First Prise. Neatness, style ‘and handwriting bare no bearing im deciding’ the winner, 8. More than one membyr of the family may compete, 9... 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The job fs a biz one and the custodian is getting an early start. 12, 1 of all tying participants will reo the fat tmoust of (he Sel, font ae there were no tle, \ NOTICE Now is the time, in the next few days, to get some stock at ‘par ($1.00 per share) in the \Lewis & Clark Oil & Gas Com- Snookey Comedy...... TONIGHT and TOMORROW ANITA STEWART in “PLAYTHINGS OF DESTINY” “SNOOKEY’S WILD OATS” pany, as the stock will go to at least $1.50 per. share by the 20th of August. Two wells are now completed and will start produc- ing in a very short time. ,, Also have.any. amount of hail, school and county warrants, and PAULINE FREDER! MARGUERITE CLARK in... ..“MADAM _X” BLED WIVES” Matinee Daily at 2:20 water for an—heur and a half. with- out comigg up for Lita: aes He is-en:'|4 ‘A whale is able to stay under || Flax ‘fs being cut “in various parts of the Northwest. As we have re- ported throughout the season, the r2-}, duction ‘in acreage is very heavy. Ia- dications now point to a very light yield. Some of the late flax is turn- ing ‘brown ‘the’ bolls are not filling properly, and the berries are ‘small. Many states that formerly shipped. @ considerable amount of flax will have very little this year,, In eastern Mon: tana damage from grass hoppers ty late flax has been quile severe.” The weather has been favorable fo> corn, and this crop maintains its, high standard.’ Rains have fallen in places. where needed and ‘corn is filling ex-| ceptionally well.. The recent warm’ weather will. help thé’crop to matur- ity. U.S. TAX AGENTS. BUSY. IN CITY Clean-up Drive on “War Taxes” Being Made : 4s sent or not, 5 ee meanings, ean only be counted once. 11, The t of, the winners will be ‘Threshermen have set a price for} United - States’ imternai revenue tna Ro, BOE, Ye amore, letters tn the sare vers | ae i? 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