The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1910-08-11
THRESnING REPORTS
GIVE FAIR RETURNS
FROM DAKOTA FIELDS
Wheat Makes Up in Quality and
Price for Low Yield-Corn
Is Magnificent.

Sioux Fails, S. d., Aug. S.--Threshing
Is in progress In many localities and
will be quite general In the greater part
Of the state by the middle of next
week. Corn, fax and late potatoes
have been greatly benefited by recent
| rains. With favorable weather during
the remainder of this month farmers
| will be pretty well through with their
| threshing by September /, which would
be several weeks earlier than usual.
Should 1t develop that the yield OF
| some grains Is below h bumper yields
Of former years, the crop In general,
because of the comparatively hlgn
market price at present of most grains,
will give the farmers a revenue equal
to that of former years when larger
crops were raised but prices were
lower.
The present situation with reference
to crop conditions n t~hreshing Is
revealed by the following reports:
BRIDGEWATER - First threshing
reports received here indicate a bump
err yield of wheat, with oats a good
average yield. r. A. Savage threshed
20 bushels Of wheat per acre testing
GA pounds. and as bushels of BATS Of
superior quality. r. K. Harter reports
81 bushels OF blue stem per acre, and
Is bushels Of velvet chaf, testing 80
pounds to the bushel, with oats Az
bushels per acre. Ideal weather pre-
walls and shock threshing Is In full
swing.
IROQUOIS-Small grain harvest is
completed in this vicinity and thresh-
ing now is commencing. Crops are
spotted and some fields will show fair.
while others will yield low. Twenty
years ago the LIST Of August, No. /
wheat was worth 75 cents per bushel in
%Iroquois. This year II was worth on
that date $1.15, and it Is of good quail
ity. A half crop this year will bring
nearly as much money as a full crop
in 1890.
WENTWORTH-The harvest in this
vicinity has been Of a somewhat freak
ish nature. Where n man, for in
stance, finished cutting a week ago, an
other has just commenced, while an
other is stacking his about as fast as
he is cutting ii. Some look for 80
bushels of wheat an acre, and all say
that while barley is not a good crop.
It is better than last season and the
grade is fine.
PLANKINTON-Several threshing
outfits have commenced operations
within sight of Oats threshed
on the farm of r. M. Eggleston, just
north of town, averaged about 10
bushels per acre. Although this is a
low yield, Eggleston thinks ~neighbor-
ing fields will yield much better.
WHITE LAKE = Some Of the
farmers in the northern part OF Aurora
county are estimating a 20 bushel per
acre yield of wheat this season.
SCOTLAND-F. Becker, who has
has paid careful attention to crops in
this vicinity for ove 80 years., says
the wheat and corn crops have never
looked better than this season. With
the exception of hay, all crops are
yielding we'll. Threshers are bringing
in reports that wheat Is averaging
from 20 to 81 bushel to the acre. The
quality, weight and color is the best
in years.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES brothers
threshed some oats and were the
first to bring new grain to town this
season. They report the yield to be
better than 40 bushels to the acre, and
the grain is of extra fine quality and
free from foul seeds.
ALPENA-Fred Wahl has zoe
acres Of wheat, from two bundles of
which he threshed out seven n one
third pounds. These bundles were
threshed by hand right from the binder
and it is estimated the entire 200-acr
field will yield an average Of IL bushels
per acre.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. place the
yield of small grain in this vicinity
at all the way from SO to 100 per cent
Of a full crop.
DE SMET--The harvesting of small
grain rapidly is nearing completion in
this vicinity. Hod Perry brought In
the first load of new wheat for the
season. 1t was of the velvet chaff va
riety and tested 81 pounds to the
bushel. The quality was good, but the
yield was very light.
PUKWANA-Most Of the corn fields
in this vicinity which were hailed out
some weeks ago, have recovered won
derfully and the farmers say that fields
which were thought to be a total los
will make a fairly good crop.
Observation-Disclosures is complet.
ed and threshing machines now have
commenced work. 1t Is generally con
ceded that the yield of wheat and othel
small grain will be up to the average
and hat the quality will be better
than sua Corn has beer greatly
benefited by recent rains.
.DOLAND-May wheat fields in thi,
vicinity will average from Is to 2,
bushels per acre, while the balance Il
estimated at 10 bushels. Corn is max
ing rapid growth and promises to be
splendid crop.
MURDO-Many farmers in this vi
| cinity say their wheat will thresh GU
from 10 to IL bushels to the acre. Th'
oats, rye and barley for the most par
are better han the wheat. The out
look for corn is very good.