UPDATE 1-Crop tour finds above-par wheat in northern North Dakota despite heat

* Tour estimates hard red spring wheat yield at 48.0 bpa, up from 47.1 last year * Better yields expected in northern half of state than in drier southern half (Adds details, quotes, byline) By Julie

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