The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1901-08-29
ABOUT USUAL YIELD.
Thrsshing Records Indicate This OF the
south Dakota small Grain.

south Dakota small Grain
Huron, S. D., Aug. 2S.-Of the week
ending August 10 the weather and crop
bulletin says:
The temperature during the week av-
eraged above the normal The rains
that occurred We're generally light, ex-
cept In some middle Missouri valley
and northeastern localities, where they
We're fairly generous but local. On the
whole the week was very favorable for
haying, threshing and stacking, and
for fall blowing, which has begun IN the
southern counties.
There are some limited areas in the
extreme western counties where there
is still some wheat and oats to be cut.
Stacking is nearly completed in some
middle and southern counties, and has
made good progress in the northern
counties.
Threshing has progressed nicely. The
indications are that the yield of small
grains will be about the usual volume,
of mostly medium grade although there
will be some low grade and some high.
From some fields the yield and quality
of oats and barley is very fine and in
some cases wheat is yielding very
heavily. The bulk of wheat and oat
berry, however, is more or less Shrunk-
en-. There is very little report of dis
coloration of barley, but the berry of
the late is shrunken some.
Corn, particularly the late, has i'm
proved. The early is mostly in roasting
ear, but much is poorly filled and some
is being cut for fodder. There are,
however, some fine fields of early corn.
Late corn is caring and filling much
better. and on the whole, above half a
crop of corn IS anticipated if favorable
weather continues from now on, and
killing frost continues from now on, and
killing frost does not occur too soon.
Generally corn foliage is green and
very thrifty looking, and that being cut
for fodder is in fine condition
The condition of pastures is generally
improved. There is some report of a
second growth of grass on lowlands,
and hay grass generally is freshened.
Late millet is generally much improved.
although promising light crop in some
fields. Some early millet has been har-
vested, with mostly fair to good yield
Considerab BILE late millet promises heavy
yield.
Early flax is being harvested. with
poor to fair yield Indicated Late flax
has improved in most fields The con-
d1tion Is very uneven, and0 the general
prospect for yield is only fair, being
poor in a number of localities.
Haying has progressed nicely, and
on the whole good crop of hay, of
good to excellent quality, is almost as
sured, although the yield is light in
some countries. Unusually large acre
age of wild hay will be cut. both up
land and lowland
While late potatoes have improved,
the prospect for crop is poor, except
In the Black Hills counties and very
limited scattered localities elsewhere,
and there is general report of there be-
ing few in a hill.
Over the greater portion of the Black
Hills counties the general crop pros
pect has been bright for a month or
more past, although destructive local
hail occurred in some sections, and good
crops OF almost everything raised seem
assured.
Late garden truck has improved in
many localities.