Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1898-04-29
WHEAT ALI RIGHT.
Good Growth and DEVELOPMENT Over
About the Whole Area.

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Tit past week was marked by tcmpero-
:ures but slightly differing from the nor
nal, at the beginning of the period rather
below and later rather above. Rainfall
a received quite generally throughout
The Ohio valley, but not enough to incon-
'enicncc farming operations. No radical
change marks the wheat situation except
i'll California, where every day without
ample rainfall in the San JOAQUIN valley
appreciably diminislles the Gro" possib;li-
ties of the State.
East of the Rocky Mountains the actual
changes i'll the situation have been small.
Wherever there arc any reports OF pres
snt accruing damage they represent but
very small areas, and are of little conse-
auence when the field is viewed ut large.
few low bottoms flooded in the valleys
sotsthe Ohio tributaries, and IN occasional
.Orplaint of lack of moisture in south
ern, Kansas and in Texas make up the
sum of complaint. Against this there has
ben continued growth and development
LSfer almost the whole area, SO that the
wonderful Improvement which was noted
during the month of March has been con-
tinued in IL less marked degree during
April up to date. Two weeks ago there
was q little talk of blowing up some fields.
in Ohio, not because of any winter kill
ing, but because the crop was unprofita-
big thin OF the ground from failure to
terminate. Recent moist, growing wealth.
err has practically put n stop to this talk.
and with the exception of small areas,
where there was III termination at all, it
may be said that there will be almost no
blowing up of wheat fields.
Seeding Of Snri,iiy wheat 10 nrnrroes;p~
rapidly under circumstances almost uni
formly favorable. In this respect the
season is remarkably early, and seeding is.
now being prosecuted in the more north
ern portion of the belt at least q. month in
advance of last year. Over the whole. dis
trict the ground is working well, soft and
friable, and with no rains to interfere
with the work.. AS fur north as southern
Minnesota and South Dakota the ,bulk
of the acreage is now In and the area
seeded Is limited only by the desires OF
growers. There are districts in southern
Minnesota .and in Iowa which a dozen
Iyaersv ago We're great wheat; centcrs, and
IN which since that time the crop has
dwindled down to nothing, where the
acreage seeded this spring will s make
wheat the dominant crop this year. Tise
same thing is largely true In Ncbraska.
and these three districts, generally over.
looked in wheat calculations ~ recent
years. IRE likely to prove large. factoss N
this year's wheat aggregate. Oats 49,
ing has continued under generally for6r..
able conditions, interrupted n iiSi.sa,
some parts of the Ohio VALLEY Nv ioS.Isr.
cesses of moisture, but elsewhere Viii No.
special drawbacks. $50
Spring work In general and corn,p nt..
ing in particular ri decidedly IL .ax-snee.
Of a normal season. andsssseiy, gseatiy
ahead Of last year. Wit6sfhe exceM;sn.
Of low bottom lands in NJ 81 fh4t1sio,
valley there, has been no slE q iS.Icsr.
sasp 4 rrics Me past wco = 49,.
Eeatbsa (tions now sradN
ia q oas ,coad corn cro6
essI,.. q e .I s,sals