Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1890-07-16
CROPS IN THE DAKOTAS
QUITE FAVORABLE REPORTS
FROM MANY POINTS.

0OttE FAVONAoLc NEFOuI0
FROM MANY POINTS.
Central Portions os South Dakota Suffering
From Heat Damaglng Hall In the VI
cinity Of JamestoWn Harvest 0amde
wanted ~ Fargo News From VARIOUS
Points.
Crops on the Nissouri slops ass ell 10 .
most favorable coalition at present for
bountiful yield. Harvesting 1t Bismarck
will begin in about two weeks. Wheat il
expected to average At least thirty bushels
per acre. Never before in ths history Of
that section has rain fallen 20 freely and
proyidsntially during the dry periods.
Recent hailstofms have done somo dam.
age to garden truck, but very little 10
growing crops. Il Il reported that Sast
has appeared In s0me sections, bot inquiry
OF farmsrs failed to elicit auything 10 ssb-.
stAultAie the runner. Evssy farmer, o .
man, dfss ma A1sitats 70 expssss hiupsslf
tserstinl fof not putting nots Rtouud to
crop. Last years poor yisld discouraged
great many, aud nearly al but ths boz
ralzs farmers ware chary Of seeding ths
usual acreage. The hum OF the thrashsr
will be merry.
Critical Time ut Absrissn.
Spotted" IL the word which best iudi.
Gates tho appearance and condition OF crops
in the region about Aberdeen. There are
all kinds Of fields, early aud late sown,
broadcast and drill ll-sown. high and sandy
fields, low and marshy ones. The general
condition Of wheat, we'll put in, ID excel
lent. The damage from heat in the carlv
part Of last wosk was not % great - at
6rs. supposed. The hot wind Of Thurs.
day threatened great injury, but tie rains
OF the afternoon and evening nearly or
quite repaired the damage. Reports from
every direction Indicate . short crop in
some localities aud . fair OF large yield In
others. The fact that mon who declared
their crops ruined on Thursday, said they
were looking finely the following day. il
lustratss both tue panicty tendency Of tho
country and the critical situation Of crops
at this season. Little il eaid OF oats,
barley and fax. aud the condition Of these
crops is generally good, nax especially
promising large yield. Estimates upon
wheat vary widely, but upon present con-
ditions Is bushels 70 The acre in not far
out Of the way.
su6srisg Some frona he Heat.
Reports received at Huron from various
parts of the state indicate that The hot, dry
wind on Thursday vas confined chiefly 70
the central portion of the state. 6oms
damage was done 10 late sown wheat and
oats, in some localities quite severe.
Bead'e county grain was somewhat
scorchei, but = rainfall OF over one inch
Thursday night will repair much Of the
damage. There 10 every indication Of On
excellent crop, though il will not be u
abundant 90 many hsvs expected. With
| favorable weather harvest will Get in from
. week 10 10 days earlier than usual. HsI
hes done less damage than In 1873; tn
districts that have suffered most this sea.
son are north and northwest. Outworml
piaysd mischief with corn early - ~
season, but What left IL 10 nne condistei
and but little effected BY hot winds an,
drouth. The acreage beiog greatly ia OK,
cess of former years, will swell tho crol
beyond any ever produced in the state
Relying upon reports received at th
Uuited States signal Office, 1t il safe to %,
that the wheat, oats and barley crop ID no
now in as good condition BY 40 psr cent
~ week ago. Flax has suffered little ant
promises good yield. Mlllet and tam,
and wild grasses have luxuriant growth.
Pounded Out by Han.
The crop outlook In the James river vnl
| 10y has not materially changed during th
past two weeks. Since the rains CON
menced the prospect has indicated bi
harvest. Last Sunday nights storr
brought With 1t soms hsil, but u fell il
| stIeaks. It only touched Stutsmsn count
10 one placs. A strip four miles wids
| through the southern half Of the county
was destroyed. There are about AFT
losers, and 5000 or 1000 acres wes
pounded out. Outside this strip but it'll
hail fell. Conservative judges estimat
that barring hail and hot winds. u
country ought to average twenty bushels
the acre. great deal Of grain sown i
low places has been drowned out. On Ii
Carrington l. Casey farms At Milville, th
proape ct is said 10 be the best ever know
There is some fear Of rust expressed, bu
none has yet appeared. The ssaso
does not seem 10 have been very favorsbl
for Aax.
Harvest Hands Wanted.
| The present condition OF the wheat orc
in Cass county may Be said to BE- the bes
with the possible exception Of 1885, that
hes been for from six to eight pears. The