The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1902-09-12
YIELDS IN SOUTH DAKOTA.
T~hreshers Are humming a merry tune
in All Parts Of the Big Sunshine

in All Parts Of the Big Sunshine
State.
Many South Dakota dealers report
that not within their recollection have
they sold SO many threshing machines
in one season as during the present.
An idea of how grain is yielding in
the localities covered will be obtained
from the following reports:
Montrose-Over 5000 bushels of
barley were threshed on the Kapaun
farm, near this place. 1t yielded an
average OF 40 bushels to the acre.
Prosper, Davidson County-Howard
Plnney has forty acres of barley Chat
close estimators say will average
forty bushels to the acre.
Redfield-E. T. Furbush threshed
the grain on the old Lathrop farm.
he reports that the speltZ went thirty
eight bushels and the oats forty-four
bushels to the acre. The oats was
badly lodged and did not make over
two-thirds of a crop. F. S. Meyers had
a field of oats which yielded fifty
three bushels an acre. The average
yield of all his oats was about thirty
five bushels an acre.
misunderstanding so far reported
show probable average yields of not
far from fOrty-five bushels an acre for
barley. The berry is large and plump.
Oats will yield from 40 to IS bushels
to the acre; wheat, Is to rs bushels.
COrona-C. Pew had some wheat
that averaged 80 bushels to the acre.
Milbank-Many of the wheat fields
in this locality are averaging from IS
to 25 bushels to the acre. About all
of the wheat is of good quality. Oats
are a splendid crop.
Wilmot-Much shock threshing has
been done in this vicinity. Wheat is
Groton-Helmick Johnson says that,
with n binder, he cut $50 acres in
nine days. Helmick has eight horses
with which to turn the trick, and two
men placed the grain in the shock.
Sisseton--The wheat on the Jenk-
ms farm threshed an average OF 20 IL
bushels to the acre. That on the Prize
gen place averaged about 13 IL, but
this was damaged by hail.
Centerville. Reports from shock
threshing show a yield of II to %
bushels Of wheat, and 26 to IS bushels
of oats TO the acre.
Beresford-The Egerstrim grain, on
the Fisher place, was threshed and
marketed here. The wheat yielded
| only about IA bushels per acre, but the
berry is round and plump and of fine
quality. Oats yielded 40 bushels to
the acre.
Wakonda-Daniel Collins had his
threshing done, and reports a yield OF
Is bushels to the acre and 40 bushels
of oats to the acre.
Blunt-Postmaster D. Hall Oh Nye
reports that the crops in his LOCALITY
are the best he Eel knew them to be,
and he is an old-timer in this part OF
the state. His wheat will yield an
average of 20 bushels.
Castlewood-Some oats and barley
have been threshed in this vicinity
Roth turned out we'll and are OF fine
quality.
Deli Rapids-O. H. Smith threshed
40 acres of barley, and it averaged sc
bushels TO the acre. At present prices
the crop would bring SIS an acre.
Ashton. Welland has threshed
and marketed a piece OF barley ina
averaged As bushels to the acre, n II
netted him As cents per bushel. HIS
returns from his barley crop Will be
$20.25 per acre.
Arlington Threshing machines are
starting up in force in this LOCALITY
and with warmer and more settled
weather every machine in the county
VIII soon be IN operation.
Woonsocket-The wheat on the
Mockel farm went 10 bushels to the
acre: on the Morse farm, 1S, n on
the Rickstein farm Is bushels. me
oats on the Jake Mikel farm yielded
Is bushels to the acre.
Esr,ord-W. G. O'Brien reports q
WELD of 90 bushels of oats to the acre
his barley, anu IL averaged 81 "e.'"~-
RI the acre and sold for 40 cents pei
bushel. The crop brought $40 pei
acre. or enough to pay for h and or
which it was grown.
Watertown-F. ]. Wilson reports
crops in his locality as simply I'm
mense. He put in 400 acres, and ex
meets his wheat to average at leas,
is, if not twenty bushels OF NO. J
grade to the acre. j..
Bath-Jenkins Morgan threshed Al
acres that yielded 20 bushels OF whea'
to the acre. ,.
Selbv-Threshing between this
place and Java gave returns OF ~
bushels of wheat to the acre. Oats
averaged AZ bushels per acre.