The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1890-06-06
DAKOTA CROPS.
FARMERS FEELING HAPPY OVER THE
SEASONS PROSPECTS,.

They Certainly May Count ON Raising
Dollar Wheat This Year-A Good Crop
and Good Prices Means a Very Much
Improved State of Afairs-The Outlook
Encouraging.
In conversation with one of the largest
grain dealers Of the northwest, your CORE.
spondent ELECTED some facts of great inter.
est in regard to the crop prospects and
general prosperity of that section.
Il believe the croakers about suffering
Dakota will soon have to take o back sent,
said the grain man. "My business brings
me very close to the farmer, aud rs what
benefits him inures to my benefit, I have of
late been making observations and com
parsons of crop prospects in this section
with those of the states east of the Missis-
sippi. In travelling through what is termed
the winter wheat states recently, I heard
much complaint among farmers about the
destruction of that cereal through various
causes, such as winter killed, too much
rain and insec t troubles. In Illinois and
southern Iowa much winter wheat has
been washed out by the late very heavy
rains, while in Michigan and Indiana l
found that those who are competent to
judge predicted less than half q crop.
The farmers of the great spring wheat
section of the northwest-Minnesota,
North and South Dakota-are feeling
happy over the prospects Of a large crop,
and unless some unforeseen calamity over
takes them within the next six weeks they
are bound to have it. The rains of the
past two weeks, though a little tehtet
have started vegetation forward very rap
idly, and In my experience of eight years
in this section, I have never seen so favor
able an outlook for o bountiful harvest.
"One thing is certain, and that is Dakota
farmers may count upon raising dollar
spring wheat this season. The shortage
of the winter wheat crop in the eastern
states must create a greater demand fer
spring wheat, and an increased demand
will surely advance the price. While at
Chicago on Monday I thought I would
compare notes with some of the leading
produce dealers there and get their views
upon the subject. Everyone of them, even
cold Hutch" as he is known upon the
board Of trade, declared that spring wheat
would bring 81 a bushel at every station
in the northwest before the LIST of Septem-
ber.
ga good crop and good prices means q
very much improved state of affairs in all
lines of trade, and I predict for merchants
and manufacturers the largest trade this
fall ever known in this section of the
great northwest"
Coal on the Reservation.
Parties have been bringing in coal from
o short distance south of Chamberlain on
the Sioux reservation at intervals during
the past few years, but many of the citi-
zen did not believe there was sufficient
coal in the vicinity to warrant digging for
it. Prof. Bailey, Of the Rapid City school
of mines, being there on his way home,
was shown some of the specimens, and he
at onoe pronounced it the finest quality of
camel coal. The professor was taken to
the spot where the coal was found, and,
after carefully viewing the outcroppings
on the side of the ledge, stated that there
was coal there in abundance and Of the
best quality.
Dakota Short Notes.
JOHN R. BRENNAN, of Rapid City, men,
Der of the state board of regents, has sent
in his resignation,
The old Missouri went on a rampage Mt
Pierre the other day and badly damaged
the pontoon bridge.
HYDE county people are jubilant over
the prospects Of the speedy construction
of the Midland Pacific through that county.
AN Indian exhibited several pieces of
ore at Pierre the other day, taken from the
hills up Bad river, which contained q large
percentage of iron.
The state board of charities will meet at
Pierre June 4, when several applications
for pardon will be considered. This will
be the first meeting Of the board under the
new law.
THE Cando Record says there is o cur
rent rumor that q farmer in the neighbor-
hood has captured o couple Of dozen of
female gophers and is caring for them in
barrels that be may secure the tails Of
their young.
A COLT with only three legs was foaled
near Minnesota last week, the missing
member being a foreleg. The colt is large
and we'll formed and races around with the
other young colts as though there was
nothing short in its construction.
The two little sons of Mrs. johnson, O
widow living near Alzada, were playing
with an old revolver the other day when
the younger snapped the weapon at his
brother, not knowing it was loaded, and
shot him through the head, killing him