Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-11-20
Farmers Were Fortunate.

The statst cal returns Of the Depart
ment of Agriculture for November make
the corn crop one of the largest in vol
ume, with a rate of yield slightly above
| the average OF tWcnty-SiX bushels per
acre. Condition has not been very high
at any period of its growth, but it has
been quite uniform, with no record Of
moro than 10 per cent. of disabilities
from all causes. An extraordinary crop
has not been possible: planting was IL
regular and late in many places, growth
tardy and uneven, and fears of drought
or floods or frosts generally felt in the
latter part of the season; storm in somo
sections threatened loss which was mini
mlzed; drought in others checked the
growth, which was stimulated again by
opportune seasons of H}osture.
Frosts made early threats of disaster
and then delayed thor appearance
through the entire til of September,
which was warm and forcing, drying
out soft corn and shriveling the imma-
turo Frowths. The result is we'll
rlpened crop. somewhat variable in
quality, with u moderate proportion of
chaffy, untitled, and immature ears.
The eastern and western ends of the
crop belt-Chio, Iowa, and Nebraska
gave somewhat better yields than lndi-
ana and Illinois or Missouri and Kansas,
suffering more from threatened drought
than the higher elevations.
| The highest rate Of yic,d as estimated
appears in New England, from IS to 40
bushels per aero; in the South the range
is from in Florida to 25 in Maryland,
while in the surplus corn States the fig
1,J
$40; Illinois. 81. 2; Iowa, BOT; Missouri,
g; Kansas; 26.7; Nebraska, sc. 3.
Frost in August wrought some injury
in the Northwest; in Wisconsin the
yield is 26.7; Minnesota, 26.5; North
Dakota, 27.2.
Both drought and frost conspire to
reduce the yield in South Dakota to
twenty-five bushels.
Much of the crop is yet in the stack,
and the condition and rate of yield may
be somewhat better known after the
garncring and marketing. Yet it is
evident that the product will not m AXE
less than 2,00O,C coo, COO bushels, or thirty
one bushels per unit of population.
The cotton returns of the Department
of Agriculture for November are not IA
yorable for high rate of yield. The
IateneSs OF inc crop, the extremes OF
temperature, tho excess of rainfall, fol-
lowed by drought causing enfeebled vi
tality and loss of FOLIAGE have been UNI
favorable for u large crop. On the
northern border of the belt killing
frosts occurred on the Goth, in some
places as early as the 2 d. West of the
Mississippi there has been some improve
mcnt during the past month.
The season has been favorable for
picking. Quality is almost everywhere
reported high, and the fiber is OF good
color and unusually free from trash.
The yield as averaged fro y the coun-
ty estimates, averages 179 pounds per
acre, distributed by States as follows
Virginia, ISL; North Carolina, IT'S;
South Carolina, 160: Georgia, la5; Flor.
ida, 100: Alabama. 1865; Mississippi,
100; Louisiana, 2OO Texas, 1875; Arkan-
sas, 3lO; Tennessee, ITO.
LAY has made nearly average yield
and is of medium quality The tobacco
product is somewhat above the average
and will fully meet tho requirements OF
consumpt on and export.