Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-07-27
Talk About Rust Was Greatly
Exaggerated and Big Yield
Is Expected
WHEAT NOT BADLY DAMAGED
If Black Rust Does Not Appear in tho
Fields This Week Farmers Claim
the Crop Will be Practically As
sured--Maoaron Wheat in Excellent
Condition.

Is q great deal Of talk of rust In the
wheat fields of South Dakota on the
part of grain experts residing outside
the state, the appearance of black rust
in the wheat fields of the state, to
Judge by reports which have been re-
ceived here from all parts of the agri-
means general. Only insulated fields
appear as yet to be affected. and even
In many OF them 1t Is claimed the
grain Is not seriously damaged.
Notwithstanding this, the rust talk
has caused general alarm among the
farmers of South Dakota who have
hopes that the rust visitation will not
again become general and cause the
damage 1t did last year, when the esti-
mated yield of 50,000,000 bushels of
wheat in the state was reduced to an
actual yield OF only about 23,000.000
bushels because black rust appeared
in the fields few days before the
grain was ready to cut.
Whether or not black rust will once
more become general in the wheat
fields Of the state 1t Is expected will
be definitely determined by develop
ments during the present week. Ow-
ing to this, the anxiety is great and
the fields are being closely watched.
Day county is one of the counties In
which rust has appeared again this
year, but thus far only few fields
have become affected Even in the af-
fected fields the rust has developed
only on an occasional stem Of the
grain. The farmers OF Day and the
few other counties where rust has ap-
peared figure that with favorable
weather conditions until next week, the
grain will be out of danger and will
yield better than for several years
Wheat In the vicinity OF Volga is not
as badly affected by rust as was at
first supposed. While no one in that
locality Is claiming big crop Of
wheat, it now seems to be the general
opinion OF those who have examined
the wheat fields that there will be a
fair crop after all.
A careful inspection Of the wheat
fields In Brown county reveals the fact
that there absolutely Is no foundation
LII IiC iSPOAb - SSCHtiy SAONAeNSCa AheAS
black rust Is prevalent In that section
of South Dakota. Conditions there, as
in many other parts Of the state indi-
cate a bumper whea crop unless there
Is decided change soon.
While there is no Indication Of rust
in the wheat fields adjacent to Doland,
there will be considerable smut which
will reduce the yield somewhat, in
some instances by about one third. As
wheat is seldom free from smut, this
is not causing much excitement among
the grain men Of Doland and other
town in that locality
Some of the farmers residing in the
southwestern portion Of Bru1e county
report that blight has appeared in
their fields of macaroni wheat, this be-
ing due to the excessively hot weather
about a week ago. Some blight is re-
ported in other varieties, but not near
ly SO much as in the macaroni..
In the neighborhood Of Britton it is
now the belief that with the favorable
weather Of the past week all danger of
black rust is past Black rust injured
wheat in the vicinity of South Shore
last year, but this year rust has not
put IN an appearance, ana farmers are
of the opinion that their crops will
escape the plague this year if present
crop conditions continue.
A great deal Of macaroni wheat was
this season sown in various localities.
This variety Of grain is doing well in
general and promises a large yield.
One of the finest fields of macaroni
wheat in the northern part of the
state is owned by r. F. Sutherland,
living near Leola. Mcpherson county.
1t stands over five feet high and has
large, we'll filled heads.