Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1913-09-04

Hr. 4 IA C.il r. hu$ LAG Er ~ oNN"S
ready to pillow is the order of the da!
IA pg vicinity. The weather Aor
the first two jobs has been propitious
but for blowing too dry. If all STUB
bic was Immediately disked thorough
" 1t would be of great benefit ne
doubt, but where to get the time VIII
the usual force; that's the question
The crop Of small grain of 1913 will
around here, not ON up to the prom
Use Of a few weeks ago, or even make
an average crop. We nave heard OF
but one small piece of durum whea'
that reacher the 20 bushels per acre
mark A few only that have gone 10
per acre. Most around 8, 10 ana H.
One piece Of which we kno" went
3 and 4 bushels per acre
This was struck by hail. Many pieces
that gave evidence OF a hne crop
three weeks ago, or three weeks De
fore they were cut. were attacked by
black rust and the result was dlsas-
trous to the crop.
Fred Brown had a 81 acre piece Oh
os+s that made the 40 bushel per
acre mark. Blue stem wheat seeliis
tn be a little the best OF the seVera'
wheats raised here this year. however
durum leads in price. Barley Is d
good price compared to wheat, anu
recent falls. The yield in this gram
is pretty fair, though not heaVy-lo'
20. rs to so bushels being reported
The grade of the grain, especially
wheat varies greatly. Many pieces
If late grain, especially on spring
blowing that when threshed was not
rank growth of foxtail, or pigeon
grass.
We know of one small piece OF
barley put In very late on spring
Moving thai when threshed was no
nearly all seed from this grass thal
the machine man charged the farmer
a cents per bushel for this part OF MS
lob. Inc year i'i" wiz "
we'll be-, called the fox tail year
Some fields Of early varieties Of
corn are out of the way OF the frost
while the rest is rapidly becoming
40. If the thermometer should reg
lister around the 100 mark, as II ala
today. another day or W and be also
accompanied by an air current IKE
TODAY about like out Of al oven) 1t
will all soon be out of he way Oh
frost. but will also be shrivelled a
whole lot. We will hope, as we pen
this, that today's weather VIII not
be repeated tomorrow or again this
fall.
We did not get to attend any OF
Mr.. Palms seed orn meetings, but
had we not been positively unable,
because OF %threshing to attend, we as
would numbers of others, have been
present. Mr.. Palm called at the j. j.
Purcell home the day he was out and
had a few very nice ears OF corn he
had gathered on his trips over this
county.
These are the days when the ela-
yaters are busy places early and late
as the loads of grain from the various
machines went their way to and cen
ter at these places. Mr.. William
Waldron, with a sure, steady arm,
handles the intake at the Farmers at
Kampeska. He is ably assisted by
Frank Wellington.
Cleveland Falvey, the old reliable,
Ii holding his large run with his
usual energy and strict attention to-
business. His brother, Neal, is run
ming the fine gas tractor, a Pioneer,
or this thresher's new outfit.
Mr., Falyey, by the way, we regret
to learn, is to release the immediate
operation of his large farm to other
hands and will retire from the bust
ness. either live in the city or make
ntS boAhAS VI hhh hS pSA9SSSo -
Florida M Frank Daily, Of near
Henry, viii occupy the place the com
ing year,
Mr.. Walsh and Mr.. Hubbard, of
Henry, were in the burg last Thurs
day.
Van Best and Emil Donahue of Wa
tertoWn. called at the Joe Purcell
home Sunday. They were enroute to
the Sam Purcell home. When near
Joe's the horse belonging to Mr..
Dunahue became disabled, his hind
legs We're both broken above the hook
joint. A arare thing to happen, but it
does happen.
Two weeks ago we read in u
items that MI. Kench Of northeast
Richland hailed from Waverly, Iowa.
This val an error on our part. 1t
should have read that Chas Schwemm
was the gentleman from Wagerly, Ia.
VS. beg Your pardon, Mr.. Kench, for
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