The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1905-07-27
WHEAT STANDS over
FIVE FEET HIGH
Large, Well Filled Heads Pre-
die, an Enormous Yield
This Year.
NO BLACK RUST FOUND
A Careful inspection Of Fields Over
South Dakota Reveals but Few
isolated Patches Affected
by the Disease.

sioux Falls. =. H.. July 2s.--While
there IL a great deal of talk OF rust In
the wheat fields Of South Dakota on
the part OF grain experts residing out
side 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-
cultural portion Of the state, " by no
means general. Only Isolated fields
appear as yet To be affected. and even
I'm many of them Il IN claimed the
griin 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 IL did last year, when the esti-
mated yield or 5o.0o0.o00 bushels ~
wheat In the state was reduced To an
actual yield of only about $4,000 900
bushels because black rust appeared
Ia the fields few days before the
grain was ready tn be- cut.
Whether or not black rust will once
more become general In the wheat
fields of the state u H. expected will
be definitely determined by develop
mcnt- 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
when rust has appeared again this
year. but thus far only a few fields
have become affected. Even In the af-
fecicd 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 APP
ptared figure that with favorable
weather conditions until next week the
grain will he out of danger and VIII
yield better than for several years.
Wheat I'm the vicinity OF Nolga is not
as badly affected by rust as was at
first supposed. While no one I'm that
locality ~ claiming a big crop 81
wheat. u now seems tn be the general
opinion OF those who have examined
the wheat fields that there VIII be "a
fair crop after all.
\ careful Inspection of the wheat
fields in Brown county reveals the fact
that there absolutely N no foundation
for the report recently circulated that
black rust IL prevalent In that section
cf South Dakota. Conditions there. as
la many other parts OF the state, indi.
cate q bumper wheat crop unless there
IN a. decided change soon.
IN the wheat fields adjacent To Doland,
Their" viii he considerable smut, which
viii reduce the yield somewhat. In some
instances by about one-third. As wheat
Is seldom free from smut. this II not
causing much excitement among the
grain men Of Dolanl and other towns
in that locality.
Some OF the farmers residing I'm the
southwestern portion of Brule county
Tint hliQht has m Un roll THAR
fields 81 macaroni wheat. this being due
to the excessively hot weather about n
week ago. Some blight is reported Ia
other varieties. but not nearly so much
as IN the macaroni.
In the neighborhood OF Britton IL In
now the belief that with the favorable
weather OF the past week all danger OF
black rust In past. Black rust injured
wheat I'm the vicinity OF South Shore
last year. but this year rust has not
put I'm AN appearance, and farmers are
az the opinion that their crops viii
escape the plague this year II present
crop conditions continue.
A great deal OF mncaroni wheat was
this season sown In various localities.
This variety of grain is doing well In
general and promises n large yield. One
of the finest fields OF macaroni wheat
In the northern part OF the state Is
owned by n. +. Sutherland. living near
Leola. Mcpherson county. IL stands
over 1--WE feet high and has large. well
filled heads.