The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1896-08-06
SOUTH DAKOTA CROPS.
Weekly Bulletin of the south Da.
kGtn Station.

The latest bulletin from the govern
q office here refers TO crop cond!-
tons in SOnth Dakota AZ follows:
The tcmUcraturc curing the week
was considerably below the normal,
with cool days and nights generally.
md rot, rs 4 rule. much brisk or high
wind. Fair to heavy showers occur
red over most sections Of the state
Over tn" southeast portion good show
arS were QCitc general. There are
sUHl" localities. however, where the
rains were light and crops siiil need
moisture. There was considerable
"lGUlirvHs during the week. especially
II uiGhl. The cool weather. with
~clOudinrSs, and the rain were very
favorable t. wheat and oats-especially
the latter-IaN, millet, late potatoes.
grasses ana corn. generally, and cSpe-
rially III the localities where last week
the crops were being adversely af-
fectCd by dry and warm weather. The
rapid ripcning of the more advanced
wheat and oats was more or less
checked and the filling of the latter as
sisted. Early oats harvest. however,
vas considerably advanced during the
week in the central and southern
counties. and some southern localities
report this crop about all harvested.
Considerable early wheat was har-
vested also. The wheat and oats that
have been harvested are reported a
good crop generally and in a number
Of localities very good. The condition
in this particular. however, appears
uncVCn There are large areas in some
counties where all grain is excellent,
while others report conditions as TO
quality and yield uneven. Barley har-
vest is still in progress in h more
northern counties and reports of bar
ley and rye yields are quite uniform as
10 their being very good to excellent.
These crops had the benefit before ma
tuIiJy' of almost continuous favorable
weather conditions, and were practi-
cally made before the season showed
signs Of partial lack of moisture, eX-
cept in Il few localities. NOtWithStand-
ing cool weather at its present stage is
not considered best for corn, this crop
is reported as having done well during
the week quite generally, II eSpc-
rially in localities where it was adj
versely affected by dry. warm weather
preceding. EGrs are forming gener-
ally. In the more southern counties
Silking is reported mad in Il few To-
caliticS the ears are Topping" Late
lDNtilt'S NNA' b''l'!llN" HhilN S'i't
ally by the weather conditions during
the week. In the central and south
Urn counties early potatoes are mostly
matUrcd, with very good yield and ex-
'cll"rt quality. except in limited To-
i~alities. Flax and millet We're much
benefited and continue quite generally
20 promise we'll. 4 little of the earlier
LAX is reported harvested in Clay
rCunty and is very god. Generally,
however. flax is in blossom or the bios
rom dropping. Millet is in head and
generally thrifty. Bookings county
.cports some grain considerably lodged
A destructive hail storm visited IA por-
ton Of Brown county, doing consider
able damage locally. 1t appears from
| reports that the best grain is that
which was the best put in" or sown-
Having continues and more than the
usual mount is being put up.