Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1910-08-11
.BUSHEL MEASURE IS
RECORDING YIELD OF
DAKOTA FIELD CROPS
Wheat Ranges From 10 to 80
Bushels and Oats From 10 to
75-Barley Fair.

Sioux Falls, S. D., Aug. 11.-Now that
threshing machines are at work In all
parts Of the state, all speculation as 10
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
many localities the straw is short, dry
and brittle, breaking up like chan, ADD
ing greatly to the work required or 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 or the
state will bring many millions or DOL
lars to the farmers of South Dakota.
How grain is yielding in the state Is
shown by the following threshing re-
turns from different parts of the state:
DE SMET-Bariey 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 e%rly part
Of the growing season.
ALPENA-Wheat threshed on the
farm of Fred and Jacob Herrbolt, near
town, averaged IL and 13 bushels per
acre Michael VAIL threshed some
wheat that averaged II bushels to the
acre and some oats that averaged 10.
Wheat on the farm of w. A. Ruppel
averaged 8 bushels to the acre, and
weighed so pounds to the bushel. Sam
uel Luckey's oats went % bushels and
Is of good quality. Luckey 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 60-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 130-acre field and ii
yielded over 40 bushels an 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 15 bushels per acre.
The berries are unusually plump and
of good quality.
COLTON-Andrew Andrews was the
frst farmer in this locality to thresh
his barley, which averaged over 80
bushels an acre and is Of exceptional
quality.
BATH-Henry WILDER threshed 300
bushels of wheat from a field of 120
acres, this being an average of a little
more than 10 bushels an acre.
BASKERVILLE - Reports received
from farmers who have threshed their
wheat In this vicinity show this grain
is yielding from Is TO Is bushels an
acre, and oats from 80 to so bushels to
the acre.
MARION-wheat threshed on the
farm OF Jacob Preheim, near town,
averaged is bushels per acre
DOLTON-Ed Kapperman marketed
new wheat here which graded No. 1
and tested 81 pounds TO the bushel The
yield per acre was not reported.
LAKE PRESTON-Wheat on the
Fred Bauman farm averaged little
more than rs bushels an acre. Anoth-
er field went 241a and II is believed his
entire wheat crop will ACREAGE rs.
HOWARD-Some of the farmers OF
Clearwater township have threshed
their barley and report that Il is rum
ming from 80 to 40 bushels per acre.
The quality is fine. Wheat il reported
to be splendid crop.
Eighty acres Of wheat
on the Bert Angle farm threshed out a
total Of 5000 bushels. or an average of
q bushels 10 the acre. This crop, IL
put on the market now, would bring
more money than the 100 acres. OF
which the so acres is part, cost when
he purchased 1T 20 years ago.
Richard Hfghstr ct
threshed out 15-acre field or oats that
averaged by weight 73 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.
ARTESTAN--Albert HessIer has
finished threshing his wheat which
yielded an average OF II bushels to the
acre, graded No. /, and tested so
pounds TO the bushel