The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1910-07-29
DAkoTA'S CROP.
Small Grain Yield Will be of Good
Quality.


Quality.
Sioux Falls, S. D.. July 23.-While it
is not expected that the crop raised
in South Dakota this year will be so
large as that produced last year, yet a
very good average crop will be har-
vested This is particularly true so
far as small grain is concerned. While
the stalks generally were stunted by
the weather early in the season, rains
and the right kind of weather when
grain was filling caused the grain
generally to head well, the berries
being plump and the heads we'll filled
The quality will be much above the
average. Because of the short stalks
more headers will be utilized in gath
ering the crops than for many years.
Corn has been greatly benefited by
recent rains in all parts of the state
and now Is certain to be one of the
biggest crops of the kind raised in
South Dakota for several years. 1t is
a safe prediction that South Dakota
will again this year produce more
wealth per capita in the way of pro-
ducts of the soil than any other state
of the northwest-not excluding the
states which were old and lhick,y set.
tied when South Dakota was in her
infancy.
Miibank-- While many Of tie farm
Crs of this vicinity are going to be
disappointed in their expectations of
twenty bushels to the acre yet wher.
60,
there will be a very good yield. A
conservative estimate is that\ Grant,
Day and Roberts counties will har.
vest at least u percent of a normal
crop, and the percentage may be even
higher than that.
Flandreau-The rye harvest is prac-
tically completed in Moody county,
and barley harvest has commenced.
The rains have helped all late grain
and corn and revived the pastures.
The crop outlook in the county is eX.
ceptionally good, and with a couple OF
weeks of favorable weather the great.
er part of the small grain will be in
the stock.
Conservative estimates are
that wheat in this vicinity will yield
from ten to fifteen bushels per acre
Corn is q little behind but has an
excellent stand. Oats. it is estimated
will yield from thirty.five to fifty bush
els per acre. The hay crop is very
short. Wheat on what is known as
the Roberts place, near town, will
yield between twenty and twenty-five
bushels per acre.
Hot Springs-Owing 10 recent rains
late grains, corn and vegetables are
coming along nicely, with good pros
poets of excellent yields.
Highmore-Crops in general in this
Clyde county are estimated to be
about 30 percent better than those in
many other counties of the northwest
Rains have placed the crops in good
condition. Corn is healthy and strong
and is making rapid growth.
Gettysburg-Wit the moisture that
has fallen lately there is every indi
cation of a very good small grain crop
in Potter county. Corn particularly
is i'm excellent condition.
Barley and oats in this
vicinity promise fair yield. The
stalks are short, but the heads are
we'll filled. Flax over the county is
showing up in fine shape, The win
ter wheat has all been harvested. Gen
orally it promises a very fair yield
probably a great deal better than the
spring wheat. The hay crop will be
very short.
Chamberlain number of rains re.
Gently are keeping crop conditions eX-
cellent. Corn was never better. Nor.
man Wells, a pioneer resident of Lyon
township, states that during his resi-
dence in Brule county of twenty years
he never saw finer crops than along
the twenty miles from his place to
Chamberlain, across the north end of
Brule county.