The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1911-09-14
South Dakota to the
Fore With Grain
Raised this Year
MUSIC A FEATURE
EIIery's Famous Band and
Good Vaudeville to APP
pear for the Week

For the thirteenth successive Wear
! MITCHELL corn palace r'iii De held be-
ginning Sept. ~ and closing on the
night OF the Both With the begin
ming OF the month WORK was COM
inence on the decorations OF the
building for annual lan festival
event, in which the resources of the
State are given the greatest possible
publicity and for which the cora
palace was primarily established In
years gone BY South Dakota was re-
Safded us Il reproductive cOrn
state, ard corn among the casternels
who had isited this country was not
w!lhs.anding the fact that corn was
being grown with profit and tina. il
Wa. saved beyond the danger of
frost Not for the pas, thirteen yeais
has Il corn crop i'm the corn belt sec
lion of the state been damaged ny
frcst, and which has been the least
source OF trouble to the tanners.
Less Attention to Wheat.
Time was when wheat was the
leading crop production in South Da-
kota, but when farmers commenced
10 learn that the failure Of one crop
of wheat meant a period OF three
years TO recover the loss they COM
menced TO turn their attention to
corn. with the result that this cereal
is taking the lead and today stands
five year comparison of the wheat
and corn production shows vastly in
favor of the latter. In that period
the farmer has averaged "a .073,920
bushels of corn, and 3G,3SO,S05 of
wheat South Dakota. as other
states in the union, has suffered on
the moisture question, and the rains
nave not come with the frequency
desired, although the lack OF mois-
it did on the corn, which got the
benefit of moisture at a period when
il needed it and ii was Of little value
to wheat, which had gotten past the
maturity stage At all stages of the
season corn was fully two weeks in
advance Of the season last year, and
with the crop now fully developed
and beyond the danger OF frost it is
estimated that the crop will be even
larger than last year, and that it
will round out 100,O00,000 bushels
considerably in excess OF the five
year average. This state stands
sixth among the great com produc-
ing states of the union in the aver
age yield for the past five years.
From reports received in various sec
iions of the state it is estimated that
the corn will make an average bet
ter than its biggest, 1906, when it
was 33O5 Corn got the benefit Of
1907 inches of rain in this section
which fell from April l to Aug. ],
more than enough to carry the grain
through that period. In August the
moisture was over three inches and
thus gives over l6 inches Of rain up
to Sept. !.
Flax Crop is Large.
Next to the corn crop this season
the fax will be the big feature of
the states productions. This is be-
ing produced in all sections OF the
state. Much new land that has been
broken on the east side of the Mis-
souri, river has been sown to fax, and
the reports are to the effect that 1t
is going to be exceptionally heavy.
This grain will average from $40 to
1850 per acre, and will make up de-
| iiciency in the farmers financial
dealings for the season.
With the past months heavy rain
fall the situation with reference to
hay has been changed to a marked
degree. The hay crop is going to be
abundant, and in the western part OF
the state it will be a source of heavy
income to farmers, who have con-
tracted for large shipments to the
least.
A Five Year Average.
A resume of the South Dakota S
average products for the past five
years will be the best indication of
the states success, and ii is as fol-
lows:
Wheat, sG.3so,so5. value. s27.-
s7o,aO752: corn, 74.O73,92O. value
4 $3O.349,392. .66; oats, 42,s35.413
J value, s1s,14s,l22.42, barley. 21,-