Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1910-07-28

an advantage, and the general grade
of the small grain is expected to be
high.
AUTHENTIC REVIEWS.
The present conditions as to CROPS
are accurately set forth in the follow.
ing reports from various parts OF the
state:
Webster-The prospects in Day
| county are very good, especially in
| fields where there has been a rotation
Of crops.
Emery-Harvesting has commenced
| in different parts Of Hanson county,
reports coming from farmers that
some of the rye, barley and earyoals
have been cut. Before the coming
week is far advanced the harvesting
will be nearing completion.
| Milbank-While many Of the farm
ers of this vicinity are going to be dis
appointed in their expectations of 20
bushels to the acre, yet wherever
farming has been properly done there
will be very good yield A conserya
tive estimate is that Grant, Day and
Roberts counties will harvest rs per
cent of a normal crop.
Trent-Crop conditions in the vi
entity of Trent are fully up to the av-
erage. While the hay crop will be
short, the recent rains have made
small grain conditions nearly normal
and the crop IS by far the best in re-
cent years.
Flandreau-The rye harvest is prac-
tically completed in Moody county
and barley harvest has commenced.
The rains have helped all ate gra n
and corn and has revived the pastures
The crop outlook in the county is ey-
ceptionally good and with couple
weeks of favorable weather the great
err part Of the small grain will be In
the shock.
Platte-Conservati estimates are
that wheat in this vicinity will yield
from 10 to IS bushels an acre. Corn
is a little behind, but has an excellent
stand Oats, it is estimated, will yielt
from 35 to so bushels per acre. The
hay crop is very short. Wheat o.
what is known as the Roberts place
near town, will yield between 20 anc
rs bushels an acre.
Hot Springs-Owing to recent rains
late grains, corn and vegetables arr
coming along nicely with good pros
: poets OF excellent yields.
Fairview-Winter wheat harves e,
5 in this vicinity is the heaviest ant
best raised in this part Of the state 70
!, q number of years Oats and othe
small grain is in many instance
: above the average.
: ighmore--Crops in general il
i. Hyde county are estimated to be abou
: 80 per cent better than those in man,
other counties Of the northwest. Rain
:, have placed the CROPS in good condi
ton. Corn is healthy and strong an
IS making rapid growth.
, Gettysburg the moisture tina
has fallen lately there is every indica
$ ton of very good small grain Gro
O in Potter county Corn particularly i
6 In excellent condition.
Wessington-Barle and oats in TIL
vicinity promise a fair yield. TIL
stalls are short but the heads ar
we'll filed Flax over the country
showing M in fine shape. The win
d ter wheat has all been harvested. Gen
e orally it promises very fair yiet
o probably great deal better tina
:, spring wheat. The crop will be yer
l. short
Il Clear Lake-There has been stuff
$ cent moisture in this vicinity to dry
) wheat. GETS and barley to meturit'
! and the three crops are good in a
. parts of Deuel. county. The hay GRO
= in the county will be good averag
- crop.
It Chamberlain-A number of rain
II recently are keeping crop condition
Is excellent Corn never was bette
Norman Wells. pioneer resident {
Lyon township. states that during h
IF residence in Rrule county OF twent
ID years he never saw finer crons tha
( alonn the twenty miles from his plac
IS to Chamberlain. across the north en-
N Of Brule county.
L this vicinity and from re~o"ts r
N ceived the yield is much bette thu
V expected. G. NJ Collins cut n ne re
A. of early oats which required tvent
e. hounds Of twine to bind it. aid r
quality is better than that of simils
grain for several years.
IS Lesterviell-Crops have been greet
IN benefited by the rains of the past IT.
ne weeks. esrecial!y corn. which at II
81 present time gives promise OF bei~
;, one of the heaviest crops of the XII
ever raised in Yankton county II
d greater part of the eor'y cas- he's bee
1g harvested. Crops generally wi ave
ST ags I'd veil with those of form
is years.
~ Wakonda-The crop in Cay CON
=. will average up well with the CT
=. ~ raised here during the past few year
" Corn particularly is in very fine CO..
nj dition and will be ono OF the be