Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1913-07-24

Alfred Barkholder Give. His
Expert OPINION of tie Crops
il South Dakota.
HE SIZES II UP ABOUT RIGHT
Says Hot Dry Weaker ii June
Caused Considerale Damage
But Late Rams Helped.

lBy Alfred Burkholder)

But Late Rains Helped.
! ~,
tBy Alfred Burkholder
Small grab In sections Of the state
Which received their share Of the rain
fail during July, has been greatly bene
flied by rains at intervals during the
past week, IN limited areas, where
the rainfall In June was much below
normal. small grain in many fields
was injured to such an extent that it
could not recover, but in other To-
calities small grain which was believ-
ed to have been seriously damaged
has recovered nicely under the In
duence Of recent rains and Will yield
as well as during many former sea
SONS.
In some localities weather condi.
tions this season have been peculiar.
In these localities it is nothing un-
common to find good fields Of small
grain IN a certain locality, while 9TH
Ter fields perhaps less than half a mile
away vii, scarcely be worth cutting.
This is due to the rain coming In
streaks, soaking some farms while
other farms but d short distance away
had slight rainfall, or none at all
from many Of the storms which have
swept over the state.
In some localities wheat and other
small grain which was stunted In
growth by the hot and dry weather
OF June, and which has attained a
height Of not much more than one
fooT headed out and recent rains
have caused heads I'd be about as
plump as these on grain which reach,
led its accustomed growth. IN these
stunted fields it Will be necessary to
operate headers In harvesting the
crop, but the yield is expected to be
labout the average. Another peculiar
feature is that wheat and other grain
sown in the spring on land which was
lplowed last fall did not Withstand the
ldry and hot weather nearly So well
las small grain which was sown on
spring plowing. 1t had always been
4 supposed that grain sown on fall
Iplowing would do much better than
THAT on spring ploWing.
Barley harvest and the harvesting
Iiof winter rye and other grains which
have ripened early is now In progress
in the greater part OF the state, while
wheat harvest Is commencing iii the
l.southern part of the state and will
gradually extend northward. Corn
continues to do exceptionally well In
isall parts of the state.
Detailed reports as to crop condi-1
tions in the various parts of the state
follow
Madison Small grain now is prac-.
tically made and viii require no more
rain. All reports indicate good
average crop of small grain. Barley
was badly injured by hot weather in
June. Corn, the big crop of Lake
county, bids fair to break all records.
The acreage is large and the prospect
is for an immense crop.
Oldham Farley harvest has COM
menced in this vicinity. The crop
promises to be a good one.
Leola- Practically all Of the winter
rye in this vicinity has been harvest
ed. The yield is estimated at from
ten to twenty bushels per acre. Other
small grain is ripening rapidly and
has made a wonderful improvement
since recent rains. Corn is at the top
notch and Is certain to make one OF
the biggest crops Of the kind in this
part of the state.
~ Trip The small grain crop Of
Hutchinson county, which at one time
last month indicated that 1t would be i
nearly complete failure, has been
greatly benefited BY recent rains
will be rs per cent as good as it wasI
last year, When a bumper crop was
raised Barley has been harvested
and this week some of the early wheat
and oats is being put in the shock.
Prospects for q big corn crop are very
promising.
Doland-Late grain, pastures, corn
and potatoes have been greatly bene-
flied by recent rains a good yield of
corr will help make up for the de-
fIciancy in the early sown wheat crop.
Hudson H harvesting Of barley and
winter wheat and early oats is in pro
gress In this vicinity, and win yield
the best for several years. Corn isl
in better condition than ever before.
Emery Early sown wheat Is being
harvested in this territory. It is es.
timated It will yield 1 to Is bushels
per acre. Corn 70 doing fine
Lestarville Harvesting of rye. /
early cats and barley is nearly CON
pleted in this vicinity. Wheat and
oats look good ana corn is making
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