The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1912-08-22
EARLY FIGURES NOT
A MARKER TO ACTUAL
SMALL GRAIN YIELD
Story Of the Thresher Spout
Shows Quantity and Quality
Gilt Edged.

NAs AaS w.
Rapid City. s. n. Aug. &0.-Whei
Wilson Marsh started his harvesting
two weeks aso he was surprised {,
find that the first clean up from hi:
zoe acres OF wheat ~averaScd As hushel:
per acre. AS the ~thrSshing continued
the average per acre mounted higher
and higher until il reached the phe-
noyucnal amount 81 81 bushels per acre
The field where the grain is being cut
Is a daily mecCa for automobile parties
h members of which each secure 4
shsaE 81 The grain for n souvenir, and
land men are purchasing il by ths
shock for advertising purposes II
stands S.N feet tail in the field and Is
&S level as i house door,
Mitchell. : n, AJAX S-Reports are
coming in from the thCeShtns machines
FL this county which indicate a much
better yield IL tetS section Of the state
than MS predicted 3 month OF six
weeks ago Al tGSt time Dawson and
several 81 the adjoining Counties were
bushels qsT ac2s That was before the
cary lGEy r6laS came which ha6 the
effect u making = big Increase IN the
Yields here has been enough threSh-
scS done IL this section 70 make s on-
sentative sr6 tair estimate on the
SS4 -EN- N--SA- NtStGS LTtSgalS iEs4L
hiss progressed 50 Isr indicates that
wheat VIII Yield 81 least IS bushels
FER acre. and perhaps heavier. The
highest reported yield 50 far is Is
bushels Per acre Winter wheat has
been q me success, IND one farmer
1hreShed his 8 few days ago and it
averaged SIS bushels per acre. 1t will
give an average for the county Ct at
least 3 bushels per acre. Winter
wheat has not been developed very ex-
tenSively. but the splendid yields of the
past two years VIII be the incentive
for farmers 10 give ii q much larger
acreage for next year The condition
of the ground for fall sowing of win
ter wheat Will be ideal. for the rains
have been abundant this month.
Thursday there vas 80 of an inch, and
Saturday night the rain amounted to
Las inches, the heaviest of the season.
These rains have developed corr to a
fine degree. and it has grown very
rank in the past two weeks. The
farmers are wanting dry weather for
the next three weeks to give the corn
a chance to dry out and reach the
period of maturity. The estimate placed
on the corr production in this county
is As bushels per acre, and every county
Dawson viii do equally as
wen. There are manJ traces 1T corn
which will run from 10 to IL feet high.
JoLLEY WILL SPEAK
TO BON HOMIE OLD SETTLERS
Tyndall. S. D., Aug. 20-Col. John L..
Jolley, of Vermillion. has been secured
to address the old settlers Of Bon
Homme county at their annual picnic
townsite of Bon Homme. Although it
is eight miles from a railroad and only
a monument marks the spot, the place
is prominent in the history of Dakota
territory. 1t was there that the first
explorer, coming up the Missouri river,
landed. and because of the beauty of
the landscape, named the place Bon
1t vas there that the first
hardy settlers, pushing west from
Sioux City, made their homes. 1t was
there that the first school in Dakota
territory was conducted in the home
of one of the settlers. A thrifty village
up at Bon Homme and for
years promised to become one of the
of Dakota. When the railroads
village on the Missouri. 1t gradually
disappeared till only a granite monu-
tnent and on old town hall now mark
the place.
SCIENTIFIC STORAGE OF
SELECTED SEED CORN.
Aberdeen, S. D., Aug. 20.-The South
Better Farming association.
which is financed by Aberdeen bust
ness men, who have employed an ex-
pert to answer all questions asked by
,armers relative to farm work in the
Dakotas, and to give expert advice in
asked, has secured a large
where 1t will store seed corr for
Iarmers free of charge, in a scientific
way. Farmers who take advantage of
offer of the association are re-
CURED to comply with the regulations
II the association in selecting and pick
their corn for seed, and 1t will be
rept in the room In a way where there
viii be free circulation of air, but no
anger OF freezing. Each farmers
'orn will be stored separately, and dur
the winter an accurate termination
est will be made, so the exact per-
of fertility of the seed will be
nown.
% PEI CENT OF CANDIDATES
TO TEACH FAIL TO REGISTER
Pierre, S. D.. Aug. 20.-Of the 1859
applicants before the state examining
'oard for teachers certificates, S15
allied in their endeavor. OF the sue
ones, ITO secured second grade
42S third grade certificates,
md IL primary certificates. These fig
res show that about 60 per cent Of
he applicants were able to pass the
examinations. The best results are
in the counties where summer
'choois are held, and the teachers are
'ble to acquire some little experience
q practice teaching. Not a few OF
hose taking the examinations at this
We're very young applicants and
hat IN a way accounts for the per-
entags shown. The western counties
made the porest showing.
ROADS FROM BAD
ONES AT NOMINAL COST
Pierre, S. D., Aug. 2o.-State Engi-
leer Lea has received word from C. p.
Wells, county engineer Of Brown
ounty, that very good work has been
one on h Aberdeen-Mobridge high
ray. Part of this included the worst
tretch OF roads in Brown county and
ct 1t was put in shape for about 5000
'er mile. This work was done largely
through h use OF the elevated grader,
wheeled scraper and the traction
ngine.
The use of the traction engine is a
of news of special interest to all
laving the good roads proposition at
leart.
Every successful undertaking of this
Ind assures the public that good
an be made from bad ones and
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