The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1910-07-29

RsPORTS FROM MANY POINTS
IN The STATE INDICATE
A GOOD HARVEST
RAINS WERE BENEFICIAL
Recent Rains Worked Wonders In tho
Grain Fields. and tho Yield in
Many loca iities Viii be
Average or Better

Jus: before the reapers are TO 40 into
the helds. indicate that the yield will
be- but little below the average. The
rains, which have beer general for
the past ten days have done much to-
ward avoiding a terribly short crop.
The corn crop probably will be a lit
tie short. but taken all In all. the
average farmer will find that he has
almost as much cash In his pocket this
fall as he had last year.
Nearly all reports indicate that the
straw will be short. but this will be
an advantage, and the general grade
OF the small grain Is expected to be
high.
AUTHENTIC REVIEWS.
The present conditions as 10 crops
as accurately set forth In the follow
ing reports from various parts OF the
state:
Webster-The prospects In Eay
county are very good. especially fl
fields where there has been a rotation
OF crops.
Emery-Harvesting has commence
In different parts of Hanson COUNT.
reports coming from farmers tina;
some OF the rye. barley and earlyoats
have been cut Before the coming
week Is far advanced the harvesting
Will be nearing completion.
Milbsnk- While many OF the farm
ers OF this vicinity are going TO be DIS
appointed I'm their expectations OF 20
bushels TO the acre. yet wherever
farming has been properly done there
will he very good yield A conser a
tive estimate Is that Grant. nay and
Roberts counties will haryes, Is per
cent of a normal crop.
Trent-Crop conditions In the VI
entity OF Trent are fully mp to the az.
erage. While the hay crop will lie
short. the recent rains have mad
small grain conditions nearly normal
aud the crop is by far the best In re-
cent years.
Flandreau-T The rye harvest is rrac-
tically completed In Moody county
and barley harvest has commenced
The rains have helped all ate ara n
and corn and has revived the pastures
The r outlook In the county IL ev-
ceptienallv good. and with a couple
weeks OF favorable weather the great
er part Of the small grain Will be In
the shock.
platte-Conseryative estimates are
that wheat in this vicinity will yield
from 10 to Is bushels an acre Corn
Is a little behind. but hrs an excellent
stand. Oats. IL Il estimnted. will WELD
from IS 10 30 bushels per acre. The
hay crop ls very short Wheat n
what IL known as tho Roberts place.
near town. will yield between 30 and
rs bushels an acre.
Hot Springs-Owine 10 recent rains
late grains, corn and vegetables are
coming along nicely with good pros
poets OF excellent yields.
Fairview Winter wheat harves'es
In this vicinity is the heaviest and
best raised I'm this part Of the state for
a number OF years. Oats and ether
small grain Is in many instances
above the average.
Highmore-Crops In general In
Hyde county are estimated 10 be about
30 per cent better than those In manv
other counties OF the northwest. Rains
have placed the crons In good condi-
ton. Corn Is healthy and strong and
II making rapid growth.
Gettyyburg-W With the moisture that
has fallen lately there Is every indica-
lfDH VI ~ VERY &b1i Eii9li EFh1N GiVD
IN Potter county Corn particularly IL
In excellent condition.
washington Barley and oats In thfs
vicinity promise a fair yield. The
stalls are short hut the heads are
we'll filed Flax over the country IS
showing no IN enc shape. The win
ter wheat has all been harvested Gen
orally Il promises a very fair yield
probably a great deal better than
sn-ing wheat. The crop vii be very
short.
Clear Iake-There has reen sum
Gent moisture In this vicinity 10 d. We
wheat. cats and harley 70 msturitv.
and the three crops are good In al
parts Of Deuel. county The hay crop
In the county will be a good average
crop.
Chamterlain-A number OF rains
recently are keeping crop conditions
excellent Corn never was bet e.
Norman we'ls, a pioneer resident o,
Lyon township. states that d ring rs
residence In prnle eounty % twertr
years be never saw finer croos tan
alore the twenty miles from hir place
TO Chamberlain. across the north end
OF Brute county.
this vicinity and from re-o~ts r.
ce!ved fhe yield Is much bette th.n
expected. G " Collins eut n no o re-
Of early oats which re us"-d tent
pcr-is IT fwine 20 hind IN. a~d he
gnelitv IL better than that OF similar
grain for several years
Lcsteryiell-Crops have been grest'y
benefited by the ratns Of the past ito
wee's. es-eciaiiv cero. which 1T thr
present time gives promise cf fa'rg
one OF the heaviest crops OF the Kid
ever raised In Yankton County Thu
greater part OF the cary ca s hos been
harvested. Crops generally vi a7er'
age up xell with those Of former
years.
Wakonda-The crop In Cay co-nsy
will average MP well with the c-rr
raised here during the past few years
Corn particularly Il In very fine on-
dition and will be n OF the test
crops In years