Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1902-01-09
Public Health.

81
Observation-Disclosures the ~preyaience OF
srnauu1n in exceedingly nsfid form In tie
surirg months the health 81 the people
NEAs Been excaslent. ana ,ha Death rate
very low, only Tta per thottsafsd.
Among thx Eosable~dssths OF the rear
was that OF Rev James III Kyie. lBnitAd
States Han1t0-. WIG died ~ hls h9r-e sn
aberdeen sa Iuly fst sr. Kyle WAS serv-
ing lis second term iB the senate ~ the
time q his death.
on Jaiv Sth Cox. HerTied appointed
Hon. ALBERT H. KGtfredge ot Sioux Falls
10 fuisn the anexpEre9 term ~ senator
Kyle. whieh ends March 4. Bya
The weather.
The year has heen free from any storms
II exceptional severity Tne wints-
rannths we're mEld and Opea with little
snow. permitting stock TO range throaga-
OFT the wear and 70 come out - excelieIt
condition. The lowest Temperatures ngtad
1a~ =, vs. below at Pine Ridge % Feb,
raary-lsth- whsse az AaaasaIy. on asnsass
ES - 10, Hssai.ssss..
large ives II deg above. and for Fedrh@'
|arv Ie deg above. The nQrnlf@ rl1s1
terperasure for these nRHtrs is about ~
deg assavs The avegage nsrFsaf n-ecfraA
fatta- IN SeUth ak0t l. about ~ irchTsr.
TEE fgaTxs are q course nct yet available
for tie <atire year, bat " ~ the pres
seur 1ha rainfall eSceeds the noFHn4i
SaGhEiS. The growing zaoa1ns were caite
ga~rus Apg1. Mzy. Jnre ans Jray. the
~aeaG-growinS months, gsYe n~s aai
AnEuSx. RbEEh natures Ihe err crop.
brought tAse r0tal ag TO = inches.
me sne pheaSaasEal feature * the
sears weathsr WIS q prolonged period Of
rrhs2al hezt In the raonTh Of lily. The
mean wAS- esg or 9 asg aooss nsss-
! maI. re period sxteldta from the 9TH
rs TIE astA Temperature sf HpU degrees
was ree0r1e1 cu IL Successive days It
1 sEoz8s he rEteG Inst this wAE ssgI peculiar
TO Dakota AEuHe hus We were specially
czrore1- 4he mean here hSirg GO lower
Ghan 81 Dies MONIES
III : 3 marvel that erors shoglEd nave
w5tkSt.01 TIE Effects ~ thzs teyrl1c and
preacngsd heat. bat South Dakoss was
weu tOzz11s5 against 81 By eophsGs Jurs
4 rains. ard zEzSz the latter pGrtaoa % Ike
month zua2 August brought weather ex-
csa1ing3y Favorable 10 crop maaktEg- and
NE cc1e out Of the experience. II noe
U~nharzzs3. at least uUch less injured
1 than arr cehsr 81 tire states IA the Up
yer MssSissippi Valley.
The last frost IN rhe sprf-g fen or May
isfh- The first IN the @ugur1n On the 1sxn
o. SsrtsnheT-
The Crops.
Exert as to caTE ard potatoes. the
yield o. which are far heaGx ncrsnal. this
has been nm acreage crop year In ere
state wheat on Iuay 5rh promised a
yIel3 SURPRISING az r~pc1ris. but the ex-
IRENE heat u the next twenty days
which wrought sach INJURY 10 the crops
Of the MfssIss5EV8 Valley states. though
less severe here than further east. re-
d2e@1 beth ire qualify az<eaEanxty OF
the yield The acreage aggregated S5S3.-
600 acres. ard the yield average 1Ne per
acre, or approximately thITty-nin= Eillion
bushels Owing 20 local crEdlftcns the
yisAa Is variable. some sections rarnlag
as high as - bushels. Tg Is difficult 10
determine the exact aversE e price paid
Ef the elevators Of TIRE state for tbs wheat
OF this crop, oNfng 10 the range Ia qaag-
ny ard other Qualifying INCONSISTENCIES
but extensive inquiry i1stIhes the state
meut that 81 cents per bgsheI is a fair
average. making the crop worth on the
home market Sa2D0a.na0.
In the Corn Belt.
Corn is the next important cereal cnI-
tiva1sd in South Dakota. ard this year
1.S8.ou- acres were devoted TO this crop.
The hot weather was particularly severe
upon corn coming as ii did when b
blossom was forming and sTSctfng the
fertilization OF the ears. Mex sr1hessss.
fair crop of coed quality has been bar
vested Experienced farmers have found
In the field. and at the date OF ghEs wrl--
ing CSove1nbsr 1srhl much remains an
hEsked. However. enough is In the crib
10 justify the statement that the yield
In the state at large is twenty-ave bash
els. while the southern coEnties ESIi TURN
out thlr1y-nve bushels The gEsKa is
therefore GTZa.Nso at an average OF for
Vy-hye cents has brought 10 tire rro-
cucerS Sl4,sSS2i3 The Germ crop for the
entire United States is reported az 1es.
The crop os Gals II OF far greater i'm
porlance and magnitude than is msaaIly
c-oupreaen1ed. This year south Dak0ta
has devoted $4,000 acres 10 this cereal.
and has produced I7.6so,tsa b1SnS1s. nag-
ing a cash value Of SSH. 1aa.
Barley has been the mcsr rerfect crop
OK the year. Every oyndif8on seemed
right for II. ard the product Is large And
or fine quality. especially aeapteG for
mailing. Yields Is high as nfry-three
bushels per acre have come urser the
personal observation OF the writer. and
IN nlac1ng the average as lrE as Ehiyrv-
three bushels per acre appears uEaufy
conservative The yiad from the Iv4ssg9
acres ON thar basis IL 3A&1ano b&shels
worth SI,544+g in the heal market.
By rezs5a Of the sxceEeus rsz-kst. TAX
has proved profitable 10 Fha ulo<s,sca-.
though The yieSa haS fallen besow the av-
srage- The acreage too has fal5ea OF
from T~-evipEs years -0ur AunGred rhou-
s2nd acres have been given ovsr 20 is
c~ali1re, yielding 2Ssa1s9 bashels worth
SaSsLna
Potatoes which in ether years have
w~eazhrrsd every hardShip have this gear
apprsxiUs@ted a fAfEUya. although some
sectSo1s. particularly the uppe- Izrass
VALLEY. hzs had 4 fair crop. TIE .1aoe
acres however. devoted 70 potato gro l-<
have prodacsa 2asooso bushes worth az
home <1.6so0sn.
The hsy ard fodder crop is nrst-esass
IN qszA1sty and yield. ard the unusA
demand has 1n6acEd exceptional cuznti-
ties 20 be harvested and preserved OF
ali b Productions Of the state no other
one - 50 bard 10 estimate as the fodder
crop. and IL the judgment Of this writer
u has always been En6eryained. In nv
rSiew Of the states productions one year
8 ] relied upon approxtrnates mad. by
TIE department. Of agriculture and rlacea
the value Al Ssooa1N I felt tksn. am
XII fee that this was much too little I
h4Ee made extensive inquiry since then
among farmers. stock grVmers and OH
srs having special knowseEge vpora the
Subject. and conclts1e that the whole
state considered the fc5dar crop as rnt
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