The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1911-07-27
THRESH|NG MACHINES
TELL BETTER STORY
IN MANY PARTS OF STATE FARM.
ERS' ARE SURPRISED by GET.
TING MORE THAN THEY
EXPECTED.

'I '-N - 80 ''A- - c'''
localities the t%hreshing machines
are commencing to tell their stories,
thus doing away with all further
speculation as to what sort of n crop
was raised in South Dakota this
years.
There are quite q number of grain
fields that are being cut with bind
ers, but in many cases the grain
stalks are 100 short to bind. This
makes it necessary to cut the grain
with a mower. An instrument or de-
vice not before used to n extent in
South Dakota is proving its useful
ness this season. 1t is a ''buncher,"
which is attached to the mower bar
and punches the grain as il is cut.
Grain on cornstalk ground could
hardly be secured without it, as in
securing it With a rake all the old
c~ornstalks would be gathered in,
"liti "oulu ne |Getlueul! ulueSlTd-
Die. Corn throughout the state re-
mains in good condition and is grow
ing rapidly, with prospects of being
a Nel% good crop. 1t yet continues
about two weeks further advanced
than during most former years.
Some ThlcshinS Itetu.n rs.
The following reports include
threshing returns thus far reported
and give the present status OF har-
vesting operations:
Alexandria-One hundred acres Of
wheat on the p. +. Wickem farm
threshed cut $50 bushels. II. c. Gin
giles had a field of wheat that thresh-
ed nine bushels TO the acre.
Platte-Whont on the Lien ranch
yiel@ed between twelve and fifteen
bushels per acre. There are lots of
fields of good wheat in all directions
from Platte. Most OF the Winter
wheat has been harvested and it will
yield very we'll.
Howard-Quite n number Of fields
OF oats in this vicinity are being har-
vested With mowers, although some
tanners are using binders. Some CT
the wheat will not give a return of
much more than the seed; quite a
little will yield from eight to fifteen
bushels per acre.
Scotland Oats and wheat in this
section have been harvested. Wheat
promises to yield about as we'll as
the average when threshing COM
mences, but ats will be light.
Northville'- Charles Knickerehm
threshed the rye from a tifty-acre
field and the yield was 100 bushels,
OF poor quality.
Menno-Jacob Bertsch threshea
his rye which averaged fifteen bush
els per acre. John Hess threshed 42O
bushels of winter wheat, which made
Il little over 10 bushels to the acre.
Oats throughout this part of Hutch
inscn county will average from fiji
teen TO twenty-five bushels per acre.
Nermillion-Farmers have practi-
ealiy completed their small grain har-
vest i'll this vicinity. Many are sur,
prisod at the good yield OF wheat and
oats.
noland-Farmers in this vicinity
are we'll along with their small grain
harvest. Many of them are of the
opinion that wheat Will thrash out
much better than was figured on a
couple of weeks ago.
White-W. A. Burgess has finish.
ed cutting an cighty-fve acre field OF
wheat. He estimates that it viii
Yield about ten bushels to the acre
Elk Point-Simon Smith threshe(
winter wheat for II. r. McClain on
the Franklin farm adjoining the cit,
that yielded eighteen bushels to tn.
acre, and of a good quality.
Parker-Small grain harvest ha.
practically been completed in this vi
; entity and thleshing has mmence
Some oats are reported to be thresh
; ing out forty bushels per acre, ant
wheat fifteen.
Freeman-The farmers in thi.
Vicinity have completed their small
grain harvest. All agree that tn,
grain this year is of an EXCEPTIONAL,
good quality.
Observation-Disclosures, binders an,
\ mowers have about completed tn,
work of harvesting the small graf,
crop in this vicinity. The barley crol
is not as good as the farmers would
I like, but many frields will thresh on
we'll. 1t is estimated that wheat vii
-thresh u from eight to ten bushel
! per acre.
Lake AnGes-Harvosting Of small
> grain is nearing completion in thi
vicinity. Many of the farmers hav
been %agreeably surprised, their graf.