The Minneapolis journal., 1902-08-05
BROWN And SPINK
Empire Counties Of South Dakota
Have Good Crops.
BEADLE's WHEAT ACREAGE IS SHY
age-situntion In South
eastern s. Oak.
From a staff Correspondent.

a SCdu correspondent.
Milbank, s. D., Aug. 5.-Brown and
which are credited with at least 15 per,
cent of South Dakota's total wheat acre
age, have largely improved on their pre-
vious wheat yield this year. There are
some complaints Of smut in Sphinx, COM
ing principally from the district near
Redt1eld.. In both counties, as In other
parts of the state, the crop Is uneven.
turns, some as high as twenty-five bush
els. On many others very ordinary or
small yield is In sight. Some Of the esti-
mates on the ayield in both counties do
not take into consideration the numerous
thin spots. But on conservative esti-
mate, these counties have beaten their
usual average by a good margin: The
wheat money alone this fall would make
Sphinx and Brown counties prosperous. 9"
Beadle county has diminished it's wheat
acreage more rapidly than SPHINX or
Brown. The dairy industry Is making
| rapid progress in Beadle, and the ready
| money which 1t provides has had its in
fuence with the farmers. Sphinx and
Brown have reduced their wheat acreage
| this year little, If any. Beadle has much
less. Estimates Of the wheat average OF
these three counties range from II to IA
bushels. There is about the same outlook
IN Marshall, Day, Roberts and Grant, the
| fotlr northeastern counties, all of which
have a fine crop. Some new land has
ben opened ON the old .Sisseton reserva-
t1on IN this latter district, which Is one
OF the many factors entering into, the
problem Of wheat acreage in South -Dako-
ia this year i. .,. &.e.> - ... ...
| In South Rakota's two sout hern tiers oil
! counties the wheat acreage has been con-
/ 's1derably reduced this year, but the yiel6
Is Dettef.' Yankton. county last year aver.
aged 10 bushels. Wheat harvest is near
ing completion in that district and a goot
judge at Yankton, who usually strikes the
county's average on the right dot, say!
that it will average IA bushels, with the
quality of the grain at harvest superior
There is no finer corn crop in the entire
northwest than is found in these coun
ties. Corn has made such progress tina
the mills are devoting, much attention tt
corn products: These are usually shipped
north for consumption. Last year til,
southern South Dakota mills did a goot
business in the southwest.
Bon Homme county has the best al
around crop prospect id its history. Ii
Charles Mix the crop is good as far a,
Lake Andes on the Milwaukee road. Be
yond that it shows the effect Of drought
There IS a good average wheat prospec
In the Mitchell country. The average OF
oats and barley will be large. Barley gen
orally is Of good. quality. with the ex
cept1on Of stain, which has affected mos
Of the South Dakota crop.
There are some exceptionally goo
J" crops in northeastern Hand county, an
also in the eastern part of Sully, partfcti
q 1arly around Onida. Machine salesane
who have driven through those portions Q
the Cow counties" devoted to agricultur
J say that wherever the seeding was don
properly the crop is in fine shape. Their
is enough bad farming" however, t
bring the average of these districts dow
J to ordinary figures. The Russian farmer
:. in Campbell and MCPHERSON counties hav
!. done well. The new stations on, the So
! and Milwaukee will make d good srecor
on wheat receipts this fall and winter:
Almost every section of South Dakot
has mat erial1y reduced It's flax acreas
this year, differing greatly from its siste
) state to the north. Theirs are some ste
} tions where the flax acreage has held II
own or made a slight increase, but ger
clared against the grain. In the soutl
proved detrimental to- the land. Sout
Dakota is willing to pass the flax honor
on to North Dakota.
, Yanlxton county farmers are exper
menting with winter wheat. About 1,O
acres were seeded in the county this SCI
, son. The threshing returns are in
: some Of these fields and the average
| high. There will be considerable IL
q cease in winter wheat acreage in th
q county. x ar
S Extreme hot weather last week irjurl
9 grain in the northern half Of this state.
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