The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1890-08-15
Report of Crop Conditions In
the States OF South and
North Dakota.
The Showing of Principal Products
Reduced from 10 TO is Per
Cent Over June.
Stocks Of Wheat Melting Away at q
Rapid Rate--Wsstsrn Pork
Packing Figures.

immigration Commissioner HaRofty's
crop report for August covers forty-hvs
counties with information received from
ninety seven correspondents. The sverAGs
showing Of principal products IL redaced
from 10 10 is per cent. over June. Ths
Nv. rage conditions are as follows:
wheat '.ssoorn. !. -. ssIosss q
Rye. 7lBazlsy s..... s6sIBrckwhsA4 ~
Flax sal Wiid hay .Tsl Tame hay %
Only seven counties report less than half
> crop of wheat. Tie principal grade will
be No. | northern. The commissioners
concludes by saying:
Although everything indicates from one
half to two-thirds Of a crop OF principal
staples. This, with more horses, cattle,
hogs, sheep, poultry and dairy products
10 which nearly every community IN now
giving greater attention, viii make 1880 .
very fair year In South Dakota.
BETTER Than fsr Three Years. y
FAULxrss. Aus. a.
Harvesting is most all done In Faulk
county and thrashing has commenced In
some localities, and the yield is better than
anticipated by most of the farmers. Esti-
mates based upon grain thrashed place the
average yield OF the county at fron eight
to ten bushels per acre. This il better
than the average yield for the past three
years. The weather at present and for tbs
past few days Is more favorable for corn
than il has been for some time, and that
crop is improving and, With contanmed
good weather, we expect fair crop II frost
does nor come too early.
Late wheat the Best.
wArxnrowE. Aus. IA
The early sown wheat In the vicinity
OF Watertown IN harvested and IL light.
Although the straw indicated bcnnlikni
yield, hot winds prevented perfect hiiing
and the average viii be about tweive bush-
sls. Late wheat Ii much better, both in
yield and quality, and indioaasons point %
fair crop on Iats sown asIas, Rsesns
rains wsII be of maah benefit %
corn In this county. OF s~lach there is q
largo acreags. Oats are OF infeEiar quail
iss, though they will yield fairly well.
Good Judges Estimates.
GARv, Ans Ia
Harvesting north OF the Chieego A
Northwestern railroad track la Deuel.
County was finished last week. This week
will be spent 10 stacking. South Of the
Chicago a Northwestern track the soil
seems to BE- heavier, and grain ripens later,
so that harvesting 10 about half through,
Parties Who are presumed 10 be capable
judges estimate the average yield for the
wheat crop 20 be fiftssn bushels per acre.
lsoass fifty 10 sixty bushels per acre. Corn
still looks we'll, but unlsss rain comes
soon the crop will be light. The potato
crop will be light, bat the quality good.
/ The Corn Crop Afsiietsd.
| PARKkn. Aus. "a.
Thrashing IN we'll under way In Turne
county, and wheat is turning out from
twelve TO ilftssn bushels per acre, and oat
all the way from thirty TO forty bushel
and some considerably higher. The oa
crop 10 30 spotted that Il is hard TO get a
average for the county yet. Corn 10 al
right yet, but she dry weather 10 very hare
ON il and has already affected the yield 3
quite Eu orient.
some Fields Left uncut.
oRDwAY. AUG. ~.
Harvesting In Brown county is abou
half completed. The weather has bee
cool for the past few days. Some held
will not be cnt, % they are not worth IN
expense Of cutting. Flax In about all rips
having dried up, bat may possibly be wort
cuttipg. Help 10 rather scarce.
short OF Previous Estimates.
EoscoE. Aus. IA
The weather In Ransom county contiE
ues favorable for the harvesting of ama
grains. About one-h half OF the crops
cut. The yield wIll fall short Of previo'
estimates, as the head is only about tw'
thirds flled. Grain will yield very uneve
While some fields viii run fifteen bushe
throughout the country.
A Vary sman Average.
|. Cf.AnEMosr. Ang IL
Harvesting In the vicinity OF Claremor
i IL now well under way, and - far ~ Il o
! be learned the average wheat crop viii a
exceed three bushels per acre. The 9
|, ceedingly hot weather for the last We
! has damaged the corn 10 such an exte
that Ii ~ considered almost o failure.
:. n~yena the Reach a Frost.
yAxKros. Ans. A. 49,.
Farmers deny that tha continued d
weather can hurt the corn crop of Yankt
county, claiming that corn ~ beyond I
reach of frost or hail, ana that the 90