The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1910-08-18
BUSHEL MEASURE is
RECORDING YIELD OF
DAKOTA FIELD CROPS
Wheat Ranges From 10 to 80
Bushels and Oats From Is to
75-Barley Fair.

Sioux Falls, $. ID. Aug. l1.--NOW lIlat
%threshing machines are at work in all
parts of the state, all speculation as to
the yield of small grain in South Dako-
Ia Is at an end and the story of this
years production is told in actual fig
ures,as secured from the threshers. In
nan localities the straw is short, dry
and brittle, breaking up like chaft, add
ing greatly to the work required OF the
sleeves and making threshing no snap
this year. The grain now being pound
ed out by the threShing machines
which are at work in all parts OF the
state will bring many millions OF DOL
lars to the farmers of South Dakota.
How grain is yielding in the state is
shown by the following threshing 10
turns from different parts Of the state:
DE SMET-Barlcy threshed on the
farm of Henry Renner, northeast of
town, averaged 80 bushels to The acre
and tested 46 pounds to the bushel.
Barley on the farm of S. Chandler,
bushels to the acre, having been in
jured by frost during the early part
of the growing season.
ALPENA-WheAt threshed on the
farm of Fred and jacob Herrbolt, near
town, averaged 10 and 10 bushels per
acre. Michael Wahl threshed some
wheat that averaged II bushels to the
acre and some oats that averaged 10,
Wheat on the farm of w. "A. Ruppas
averaged 8 bushels to the acre, and
weighed 60 pounds to the pushel. sam
uel Luckey's oats went % bushels and
is of good quality, Lucleey states that
nearly all The wheat in this vicinity
this year is affected with smut.
FAIRVIEW-A 36-acre field of oats
on the farm of Mrs. Laura Schoen
threshed out SO bushels to the acre.
Blue stem wheat threshed on the farm
of Frank Iseminger averaged 26
bushels and brought $1.05 per bushel
at the local elevator. A 6o-acre field
Of oats on the Gilman farm threshed
out about 80 bushels an acre. Lynn
Fitch'S fields also averaged about as
much. George Heneman threshed the
oats from a 30-acre field and it
yielded over 40 bushels IN acre. A IS
acre field of oats on the Gable farm
averaged So bushels to the acre.
ARMOUR-Wheat in this vicinity,
which has thus far been threshed, is
averaging about 10 bushels pea acre.
The berries are unusually plump and
of good quality.
CoLToN--Andrew Andrews was the
first farmer in this locality to thresh
his barley, which averaged over 80
bushels an acre and is of exceptional
quality.
BATH-Henry WILDER threshed 1900
bushels of wheat from a field of 120
dCIeS,s LAlS ueillS all average ol II IINllG
more than 10 bushels an acre.
LESTERVILLE = Reports received
from farmers who have threshed their
wheat in this vicinity show this grain
Is yielding from 16 to Is bushels an
acre, and oats from 80 to so bushels to
the acre.
MARION-Wheat threshed on the
farm of Jacob Preheim, neal town,
averaged Is bushels per acre.
DOLTON-Ed Kapperman marketed
new wheat here which graded No. !
and tested 81 pounds to the bushel. The
yield per acre was not reported.
LAKE PRESTON-Wheat on the
Fred Rauman farm averaged a little
more than &c bushels an acre. Anoth-
er field went 241a and it is believed his
entire wheat crop will ACREAGE 25.
HOWARD-Some of the farmers of
Clearwater township have threshed
their barley and report that it is run
ming from so to 40 bushels per acre.
The quality is fine. Wheat is reported
to be a splendid crop.
ALCESTER-Eighty acres of wheat
on the Bert Angle farm threshed out a
total of 3,0G0 bushels, or an average OF
8, , bushels to the acre. This crop, ii
put on the market now would bring
more money than the 160 acres, OF
which the SO acres is q part, cost when
he purchased it 20 years ago..
LENNON-Richard h Is r e e I
threshed out a 15-acre field Of oats that
averaged by weight rs bushels to the
acre-the greatest yield of oats yet re-
ported this season in the state. The
| grain was raised on old pasture ground
ARTESIAN-Albert Hessler has
finished threshing his wheat, which
yielded an average of 21 bushels to the
acre, graded No. /, and tested &C
pounds to the bushel.