The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1890-08-22

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Rapid Rato-Pork Packing Statistics.
The following dispatches, ell reserved
under date Of Aug. II, show the existing
condition Of crops in the states Of South
and North Dakota:
Immigration Commissionsf Hagsrty'a
crop report for August covers forty-Hve
counties with information received from
ninety-seven correspondents. TIE average
showing Of principal products IL reduced
from ~ 70 l5 per cent. over June. TIM
average conditions ore ~ follows:
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III Via ~ IS Tame hay. . 3
Potatoes 49,. go vegetab:ss. ..6oI
Only sevsn counties report less than halt
. crop Of wheat. The principal Rrsds will
be No. I northern. The commissioner
concludes BY saying:
Although everything indicates from one
half to two.thirds Of . crop Of principal
staples. This, with moro horses, cattle,
hogs. sheep. poultry and dairy products,
to which nearly every community 10 now
giving greater attention, will make 1890 Z
very fair year in South Dakota.
Better Than for Thrss Years.
Harvesting 10 most all done In Faulk
county and thrashing has commenced Ia
some localities, aud the yield 10 better than
anticipated BY most Of the farmers. Esti-
mates based upon grain thrashed place The
average yield Of the county at from eight
to ten bushels per acre. This 10 bette,
than the average yield for the past three
years. The weather at present aud for the
past few days 10 more favorable fos cora
than IL has been for some time, and that
crop 10 improving, and, with continued
good weather, we expect . fair crop IL frost
does not come too early.
Late Wheat the Best.
The early sown wheat In the vicinity
OF Watertown 10 harvested and IL light.
Although the straw indicated o bountiful
yield. hot winds prevented . perfect Allipe
aud the average will. be about twelve bush.
els. Late wheat 10 much better, both in
yield and quality, and indications point to
. fair crop on late sown 6elds. Recent
rains will be Of much benefit "a
corn in this county. Of which there il a
lsrge acreage. Oats are OF inferior quail.
ity, though they will yield fairly well.
Good Judges Estimates.
Harvesting north Of the Chicego 4
Northwestern railroad track in DEUEL.
County was finished last week. This wesl
will DO spent In stacking. South Of the
Chicago l. Northwestern track the soil
seems to b heavier, and grain ripens later,
so that harvesting 10 about half through.
Parties who are presumed to be capable
judges estimate the average yield for the
wheat crop to be fifteen bushels per acre.
Oats fifty to sixty bushels per acre. Corn
still looks we'll, but unless rain come.
soon the crop will be light. The potato
crop will be light. but the quality good.
The Corn Crop AFFLICTED.
Thrashing 10 we'll under way in Turner
county, and wheat 10 turning out from
twelve to fifteen bushels per acre, and oats
all the way from thirty to forty bushsl.
aud some considerably higher. Tho %,
crop 10 so spotted that it 10 hard TO get On
average for the county yet. Corn is oil
right get, but the dry weather is very hard
on it and has already affected the yield q
quite an extent.
Some Fields Left Uncut.
Harvesting in Brown county 10 abou,
half completed. The weather has beer
cool for the past few days. Some neld,
will not be cut, - they are not worth th.
expense of cutting. Flax is about all ripe
having dried up, but may possibly be wortl
cutting. Help 10 rather scarce.
Short OF Previous Estilnstss.
The weather in Ransom county oontin.
ues favorable for the harvesting OF small
grains. About ons.haif Of tho crops il
cut. The yield will fall short Of previous
estimates, as the head is only about two.
thirds filled. Grain will yield very Uneven
While some fields will run fifteen bushels
throughout the country.
A Very Small Averasc.
Harvesting in the vicinity Of Claremont
is now we'll under way, and o. far a. it car
be learned the average wheat crop will moi
exceed three bushels per acre. The q.
ceedingly hot weather for the last weel
has damaged the corr to such an extent
that II is considered almost q failure.
Beyond thG'Roach of Frost.
Farmers deny that the continued dr.
weather can hurt the corn crop of Yanktor
county, claiming that corn il bevond the