Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1913-06-13
OPTIMISM MANIFEST
IN FARM BULLETINS
FROM SOUTH DAKOTA
May Rains Penetrated to Most
Remote Western Sections
Of the State.

VA ~
have returned to their homes in that
section and have put in an increased
acreage of crops. Under the Influence
of the clear and hot weather of this
week small grain is growing rapidly
and presents a very healthy appear
ance. Pasturage is the best and feed
never was more abundant throughout
the state than at the present time.
During the favorable weather this
week the farmers of South Dakota
have worked as they never worked ne
fore to complete their corn planting,
which was greatly delayed by the ex-
cessively wet weather which prevailed
curing the great part of this month.
with a of favorable
weather corn planting in the greater
part OF the state will be completed early
In the coming week. This will be be-
tween two and three weeks later than
usual. but 1T is expected that the album
oant Supply OF moisture in the grounf!
VIII result in corn growing SO rapidly
that by July l. it will have attained the
CROWN customary at that period of the
growing season.
In some sections. particularly on low
ground, some of the early planted corn
Iot!cd IN the ground during the cold
inc wei weather, and in these in
stances the farmers have beer COM
peaea 70 replant their corn fields, or
poftlons OF them. The corn acreage Of
south Dakota will show an increase
tnls year of from 25 to 40 per cent.
Foilowlng reports set forth crop con-
dltiens in the various localities:
riandreau-The farmers are pushing
the work OF corn planting. The soil
Is In line condition in this territory and
prospects for a bumper crop co,1l1 NOT
be brighter. ~
bancoft-Not for several wears has
the crop prospect been better than at
present IN this region. While wheat
slow start. they rooted well and win
pe ape TO Withstand any dry weather
whlch may be experienced later in the
season. VA eno
MllIer-Crop prospects never were
T T1hel IN RAND county than at present.
ground in fine condition. NNs
anIip.lh week more than four
.ncnes or rain fell throughout this sec
.ion. Crops are doing fine and 1t is
III cs -u this seasons yield will break
Custer-Sufficient rain has fol,o, 4,
x.ls vicinity to carry all crops we'll into
the erow1ng season. While the growth
mas been somewhat backward thus far
,ne prospects for full crops are excel.
Leola-Corn planting is being pushed
20 completion. with a .larger acreage
tnan ever before in this TERRITORY
Scotland-Only about one-third of
sne corn crop of this territory had been
S Snn1ede when h rains eased last
OF finishing the planting has been
pushed to the utmost and will be COM
pIeted with Il few more DAYS of favor.
ebie weather. The ground is soaked
with moisture n crop prospects are
of the best. Ais
Gettvsh,rp-Tb -
did condition following the rains Of
the past two or three weeks. Farmers
are rushing corn planting and hone to
800 nave It completed. The outlool,
Tor a good crop is bright.
rarker-While the rainy weather de-
ayed, corn planting. the ground has
Deen Dug soaked and placed in
apple. pie order for the season. Corn
planning Is being pushed to completion
with all possible speed.
Midland-Suffictent moisture nowrfs
IN the ground in this s~ection-to as
sur good crops of small grain and
make the hay crop one of the largest
county.
seneca-The rains have made :
3rpspec1s OF the best in this vicinity.
vvniie the supply of moisture now In
the ground will not in itself guarantee
g Dig wheat crop, there is certain to
De excellent pasturage and one OF the
sargest nay crops ever raised in this
Gayville-Corn .-plantinx Is being
pushed and Is expected to be COM
pleted early In the coming week. The
Ground fs In fine condition and big
crops Of corn and small grain are
Fairview-corn planting in this VII
n wet weather. but farmers now are
making up for lost time and will O