The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1890-08-15

aDd the surrounding counties has
bsen harvested. Itripsnsd Too fast, owing
% very hot and dry weather. and headers
ssre brougks into nse more extensively
than ever before. 1t IL q lamentabls fact
Mat there are doxsns OF fields not worth
cntting. The connty commissioners. sho
ere nov busy locking mp the seed wheat
securities, have fonnd that With large
nsjorify of the farmers tn Ada and Elm
townships the crop IL q total failure and
Ill De- piowed under. This is ON land
~hich has no superior In the state for
wheat producing properties we're there
plenty Of moisture. Many fields In other
parts Of the county are just ~ bad.
farmers are estimating the entire wheat
orop OF the county at eight bushels per
ecre on the average, aud this would be .
fkir estimsts OF the whole state west of the
nsd river. The grade will BE- numbers ]
nnd Northern. No. hard viii be
ocarce.
Not as coed ne Prsmssed.
TARao. Aus. IA.
The farmers Of Case county have nearly
epmpleted cutting oats and barley. and
10Th have proved fair crops, though In
Aeme localities the oats have been injured
sems by rust In straw the oats promised
= very largs nrop--much over the average,
~ the thrashing viii not fnlfiil the APP
/ Tearancs. Some farmers. commenced har-
yestirg whsat ths latter part Of last week,
bnt most everyone commenced Monday,
but The reApsrs we're interrupted In the af-
tsrnoan by drixxling rain. II In believed
that II this does not continue long no
special harm will be done by IL. The
wheat 10 not a. good as the stand seemed
10 promise Q couple Of weeks ago, but o
better crop win probably be secured than
has been harvested in this county during
the two past seasons.
Much More Grain Tbaa Last YsAr.
IA MouRx. AUG IA.
Harvest h In full blast In La Mcure
coanty. The growth Of straw In most
wheat fields is very heavy -enoagh for
twenty bushels 20 the aere. Over 100 har-
sesiefs have been sold al La Moure and
Edgely. There win be much more grain
man last year. The quality cannot be
eivsn until another week, By which time
aaveral thrashing outtits viii be at work.
Zone wheat win be No. hard, but some
h known to be of lesser grade due 10 the
bes winds Flax will be better than for
seRras
Damaged Most ON sanay SOIL.
pEsfsTSA. ans. fl
Since aha last report wheat has ripened
Iwery fast In Perblna county, and the
Damage from blight n more conspicuous,
II the western pArt OF the county where
| tAs land Ia sandy the damage 10 10 psl
| esnt. There wMs some damags from hal
| ihs past week In Baaulieu aud Akra town
ships. In ths norfhssn part Of the count,
| els damage from blight IN noa 90 general
| bat enough TO Affect nsariy 81 tEs whsat !
little. Harvest is 10 full blsst, and will
sen days good harvest weather the whea
will all be In the shock.
Bslow Fan Held.
BHsMAnox Aus. IA
A ine rain af Bismarck has greatly Inn
proved the prospect for corn crop, ~ vel
as helped the late vegetables. Harvesting
il progressiag rapidly. But very iittl'
thrashing has been done. The crop OF TIM
county 10 several times better than las
rear. though much below = full yield
Wheat win not average over fifteen bushel
per acre.
Ths Damage Ovsrsssimatss.
LAxoTA. Aus. IA
Harvest In Baadls county Is nov IN ful
blast. Wheat does not seam TO have bee
damaged By heat 30 badly ss was at firr
snpposesi. Fields supposed to be dea
are filling out In good shape. The barle
ana fiAx crops are good. recent rai
viii help she late sown grain. Coo
weather Of late has aided the crops con
siderably.
COMPLAINTS Abeat Grades.
NKcHR, Aag. IA.
In many places in Pembina county abot
one-half the wheat crop is cut. tn
farmers are complaining somewhat abo,
the grade, saying that the great beat IA
caused the grain not TO ali properly. !
far the estimated yield win DO from fftss
70 fwsnty.hye bushels per acre. III
weather 10 very favorable Tor harvestinl
bsing cool and dry.