The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1883-09-14
Dakota Crop Iieport.

The following is the report OF Hon. James
Baynes, United States statiscian for Dakota for
August, to The commissioner OF Agriculture: The
mouth of August closes with the harvest nearly
ended IN South Dakota, and rapidly approaching
completion with highly favorable weather in North
DAKOTA: A week of rainy weather. with southeast
Winds, Injured the grain in the shock slightly and
caused some growing and bleaching OF the berry.
thereby lowering the quality a little. The weather
changed Just in time to prevent a victorious mar
vest being turned into a disastrous defeat. The
wind changed TO the west and northwest with a stiff
cool breeze. and quickly dried ont the grain ready
for stacking. A noticeable feature of the harvest
was the slow and deliberate manner in which the
grain ripened, the ground being damp and the
weather cool, II maluted fully without any forcing
process. The threshers have been at work for a
week in South Dakota, and the yield thus far is ex-
ceeding the expectations of farmers, the extremes
In Hanson county being sixteen and ,hirty-ivs
bushels, with a probable average Of .weuty-two
bushels. The report from Beadle county il ex.
certionally factoring, one field reporting at thirty
seven and two-;hird bushels. of sixty pounds The
weather is now excellent for t~treshins. That be-
ing threshed is moving to marke: literally, the ele-
vator men paying from rs to ocents for No. 2.
Oats suffered perhaps more than wnea. from tn
weather. as they were moro difficult to dry out,
The corn looks well. but is backward, the month
has not been favorable fer pushing it tsrward. al
though during the last week of August tho higher
upon the crop. Corn enters September with
larger demands upon the month than usual, and
while the risk OF a good crop cannot be classed as
haztrdous. II is largely increased and hapgs its de-
penicf.ce upon the elevation Of tho temperature.
Potatoes are yielding well. tho first planted are
best. as the weeds have contested the latter with
great vlgor, the farmer having other crors that
absorbed his attention.
Hayins is now progressing and is rapidly going
INTO STACK. II viii contlnne zen days yet. 1t is all
cut from native grasses and is l1teF this season thnn
usual; tae blue joint and red ton beng in bloom
gu the last of August. The has crop of the Terri
tory Is assuming greater proportions each wear a .
the herds and fiocks increase.
The lax is about two-thirjs harvested. being
sown at different periods as ~breaking was made
ready for II, This crop is principally raised in the
three southern tier OF counties, and the estimate
yield is over 500, 900 bushels.
ne general average OF condition of wheat is
about the same on the LIST of September as ii wns
on the LIST of August. and is brought about bV =
sIieht lowering in South Dakota and raising i in
North J y dhd p a6o The prospective yield remains at
month at this point was 3. so riches, the number of
days upon which rain fell, twelve; the highest
temperature, 81 deg: lowest 81; mean, $50 deg.
Fred Marcellais and Little Peter. az
capped convicts from the Manitoba pen;-
Tertiary, were arrested at Pembina by
custom officers for smuggling stolen
horses; Alex Piten, arrested at Mitch
Ell, OAK, by custom officers for snug
gllng stolen cattle, had an examination.
and was committed for trial at the next
term of court at Fargo.
The Woman's Temperance Union at
Sioux Falls appointed the following COM
mittee, who are directed to make their
headquarters at Sioux Falls during the
constitutional convention: Sioux Fails
Mrs; Robinson, Mrs. Brown, Mrs. Carr
I%aDkton, Mrs. &c. McVay; Vermillion
Mrs. K. B. Finley; Elk Point, Mrs Nv.
ers; Canton. Mrs. j. n. Russell; Beloit.
Mrs. D.J. Carpenter; Flandrau. Mrs. n
a. Mcmillan; Mitchell, Mrs. C. Z. Hapar:
Chamberlain, Mrs. Judge Lang; Parker
Mrs. Cone; Mount Vernon, Miss Jessie
Braucht. '0
The last spike on the Dakota Centre,
railroad was driven on the evening Of
the nth, about three miles south of sa
lem, and the construction train thrcuph
iarker, OAK, on the 2Sth. Workmen
are engaged putting several hundred
feet more of side track at Parker, and
are also building a large coal house SoA
feet long. A regular passengerand mail
tram Wlll be put on the new road Sent.
10. The Milwaukee and st. Paul roaa1
are also putting in 400 feet more of side
track at Parker, and will build a snnr
rom their main track to Clisby fourino
mills. They will also move the stocI
yards several hundred feet further east
The Aurora county fair will be held at
rlahklhton, commencing Oct. 8.