The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1911-06-22
SMALL GRAIN HARD
HIT BY HOT WINDS;
CORN FL0UR|SH!NG
TWENTY One Points in South
Dakota Report Impairment
of Small Grain.

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Sioux Falls. S. d, June I9,-T~n
weeks ago the outlook Tor small grain
IN South Dakota was of the brightest
and most encouraging character. but
now the outlook is not so encouraging,
and in most parts of the state the crop
of small grain will be short. Corn has
withstood the hot weather in good
shape and is in fine condition. 1t is
growing rapidly and is much farther
advanced than customary at this pei
riod, Rains on Thursday night, Friday
and Friday night of this week have
been very beneficial to crops in many
portions of South Dakota, and in some
sections nave revived small grain,
which in the greater part of the state
was damaged 10 quite an extent by tho
unusually hot weather of Thursday and
Friday, June s and 9. when the tenn
perature lowered in the vicinity of 100.
Small grain generally would have been
able to withstand those two excessively
hot days had there been more moisture
in the ground. but the ground has not
been thoroughly soaked this year and
windy days followed by the hot
weather exhausted such moisture as
remained.
Owing to the discussion as to what
condition the small grain crop of the.
state was left in following the hot
weather of last week, the following re-
ports from different parts of South Da-
kota VIII prove of interest at this time:'
Small grain iii this vicin-.
lty has seldom been IN as good condi-
ton as at present. The territory im-i
medlately adjoining Pukwana has rec
cefyed about the average amount of
rain for this season. and crops gener-l
ally are looking good. Between here.
and Kimball the conditions are about
the same. but crops generally show an
Improvement as n goes further
north. From all indications the coun-
Try around Vega n Gann Valley will
raise a better crop this year than aver
before. CORN is doing well.
Bancroft-Some fields of small grain
In this vicinity were hit hard by the
excessively hot weather OF June 8 and
Q, but heavy ain since that time have
done much to improve conditions. The.
hope of a bumper crop of small grain
this season has gone glimmering in thisl
vicinity.
Frankfort = The excessively hot
weather damaged small grain in this
region. 1t was feared that some fields,
would scarcely be worth cutting. butt
some Improvement has been noted fol-
lowing the cool days and nights of this
week, wheat especially showing recoy-
cry.
Doland-Owing to the hot weather of
last week and the lack of moisture,
small grain In this vicinity is not in the;
best condition. Some of the poorer
fields cannot recover, even with abund-
ant rains. while fields in which the seed,
was well Put in will show Improvement
with timely rains. Corn and flax havei
not been injured by tie hot weather.
and are coming on nicely, but both
crops will soon need rain if they are to-
continue to make good growth. Thei
rainfall in this vicinity for the first
half of June has been much below the
normal i
Flandreau-The dry hot winds of last
week did a great deal of damage tol
small grain in this region. Many fields
of wheat and oats have commenced to
head out. Rye is very thin and pas-t
lures are short. The recent cool!
weather has revived vegetation consid-,
erably.
Clear Iake-Crop conditions IN this
vicinity, which two weeks g We're of
the best, are not now so favorable with
regard to small grain. Grass as WE'LL
as small grain is doing little toward al
crop, but they are not vet in a hope
less condition and would be improved
greatly by rains. Corn is doing we'll
and farmers now regret that they did
not have a larger corn acreage.
Verdon-Crops of all kinds in this Viz
entity. with the exception of corn, wereI
hurt by the excessively hot weather.
Cool and rainy weather would revivei
them to some extent. but the yield Wilt
be much below what 1t was expected tot
be two weeks ago.
vermillion-Small grain in this
vicinity has been injured by the lack
Of moisture, but may recover with
timely rains and favorable weather.
Y1a u , ~ t. Na@- 1,.,1 1~-l -
about 10 inches, and in some fields
The straw is even shorter. Thus far
corn has done remarkably we'll. A soak!
ing rain, one which would continue uni
til the ground was thoroughly satura-I
ted. would provo Of untold benefit.
Madison-Recent rains have proven
very beneficial to crops in this
vicinity. The hot weather did great
damage to small grain. The oat crop
was especially injured. Corn Is doing,
fine.
White Lake-Thos who have,
travelled over the region southwest
from White Lake report that after a
distance of Is miles from town is
reached. small grain shows the effects
Of the hot winds, but in all other.
directions the crop prospects are very
encouraging.
Orient-SmaN grain in this yfcin-,
ity shows the effects Of the heat, and
the present prospects are very
encouraging. Corn has not been at
.ected but has made rapid growth and
has a fine stand. with a good healthy
Brookings-The excessively hos
weather did damage to small grain in
this vicinity. but timely rains have
revived the fields. and the cool
weather this week has aided the re-
coveTy. Oats was affected the most.
Iroquoss-During the past 10 days
the situation in this vicinity has