Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1890-08-20
CROP PROSPECTS.
kNT CONDITIONS IN THE
TWO DAKOTAS.


TWO DAkoTAs.
IT. wing OF Principal Products Re-
dU from 10 to Is Per Cent. over june
lss Of wheat Melting Away ut .
RA kate Pork Packing Statistics.
a. following dispatches, oil received
unds lAte of Aug. IA, show the existing
cond Dn Of crops in the states of South
and Nth Dakota:
lgration Commissioner Hsgerty's
crop port for August covers forty five
couG y with information received from
nine seven correspondents. The average
shoN n OF principal products is reduced
fro1 to Is per cent. over June. The
aver conditions are a. follows:
Per CT Per Ct.I Per CT.
VI "a Corn. .05l0nts .ds
....71 Barley .... .6sI BnGkwheat 10
tiss. .sa Nild hay ..7s Tame hay. 81
ass CRY ssvta esEntiss repaFt Iesalhan half
a crop Of wheat. The principal grade will
be No. l northern. The commissioner
concludes by saying:
Although everything indicates from one
half to two-thirds of crop OF principal
staples. This, with more horses, cattle,
hogs, sheep, poultry and dairy products.
to which nearly every community is now
giving greater attention, will make 1890 a
very fair year in South Dakota.
BETTER Than for Three Years.
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 from eight
to ten bushels per acre. This is better
than the average yield for the past three
years. The weather at present and for the
past few days is more favorable for corn
than it has been for some time, and that
crop is improving, and, with continued
good weather, we expect fair crop il frost
does not come too early.
Late Wheat tho Best.
The early sown wheat ia the vicinity
of Watertown is harvested and is light.
Although the straw indicated bountiful
yield, hot winds prevented perfect filling
and the average will be about twelve bush
els. Late wheat is much better, both in
yield and quality, and indications point to
fair crop on late sown fields. Recent
rains will be OF much benefit to
corn in this county. OF which there is a
large acreage. Oats are OF inferior quail.
ity, though they will yield fairly well.
Good Judges Estimates.
Harvesting north OF the Chicego h
Northwestern railroad track In Deuel.
County was finished last week. This week
will be spent in stacking. South Of the
| Chicago i Northwestern track the soil
SET ms TO be heavier, and grain ripens later,
SO that harvesting il about halt 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 comes
soon ~ crop will be light. The potato
crop will bc light. bu! the quality good.
Tho Corn Crop Afflicted.
Thrashing is we'll under way in Turner
county, and wheat is turning ont from
twelve to fifteen bushels per acre, and oats
oil the way from thirty to forty bushels
and some considerably higher. The oat
I, crop 10 SO spotted that it is hard to get an
average for the county yet. Corn is all
right yet, but the dry weather is very hard
on it and has already affected the yield to
quite an extent.
Some Fields Left Uncut.
Harvesting in Brown county is abou,
half completed. The weather has been
cool Tor the past few days. Some fields
will not be cut. 10 they are not worth the
expense of cutting. Flax is about all ripe
having dried up, but may possibly be worth
| cutting. Help is rather scarce.
Short OF Previous Estimates.
The weather in Ransom county contin.
| ues favorable for tho harvesting Of small
grains. About one-half OF the crops il
cut. The yield will fall short Of preyiou,
estimates, as the head is only about two.
thirds nlled. Grain will yield very uneven
While some fields will run fifteen bushels
throughout the country.
A Worry Small Average.
Harvesting in the vicinity Of Claremont
is nov we'll under way, and as far a. ii car
be learned the average wheat crop will no,
exceed three bushels per aero. The or.
ceedirgly hot weather for the last weel
has damaged tho corn to such an exten,
that Il 10 considered almost failure.
! Beyond the Reach Of Ernst
Farmers deny that the continued dr.,
weathsr can hurt the corn crop Of Yanktor
ceulty, claiming that corn is beyond th,
reach OF frost or hail, and that the croI
will b the largest ever known.