Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1914-08-13
SOUTH DAKOTA WILL
Be ADVERTISED AT
San FRANCISCO FAIR
Plan Under Way to Show the
Advantages Of the State
By the Movies.

advantages VI inc STA
By the Movies.
Sioux Falls. s. D., Aug. S.-A unique
method of raising funds for the main
tenance Of the South Dakota building
at the Pai1ana-Pacifc exposition has
been adopted by the South Dakota
commission Contracts were closed
today for he production of a South
Dakota feature moving picture film,
showing all the business commercial
and industrial activities of the state.
This film will be shown at the eX-
position each day Of the nine months
exposition. and will also be shown in
the principal cities of the United
States as an educational feature film.
The arrangements were made by w.
C.. Cook. chairman Of the commission.
with the Animated Producing com-
pany, for the entire production.
Space in the film will be allotted to
cities and industries. according to their
population and relative Importance.
The offices Of the Panama-Pacific
Exposition commission in Sioux Falls,
are now receiving applications for
space In this feature from commercial
clubs and booster organizations Of the
various towns.
A representative of the commission
"AA gu opOll LlS NdIlDuS ClllCS dlu
industries with a corps Of Gamer men
n produce - pictures at the same
time the contracts are closed for space.
On account Of the fact that only a
certain MI of feet of film can be
run in a day, it is anticipated the de-
mand for space will far exceed the
amount of footage to be allotted to
various localities.
WHEAT YIELDS WILL AVERAGE
BETTER THAN WAS EXPECTED
Aberdeen, S.. D., Aug. 3.-Wheat
crop conditions, IS the thresher re-
turns begin to come in in South Da-
kota, can be better Judged now than
was possible when farming experts and
m themselves were guessing as
to the amount of possible damage from
rust or hot winds, and even now con-
ditions vary, according to local con-
ditions and farming methods. How
ever, the yields reported average nor
NAL or better. The best wheat yield
reported so far was from a farm heal
Warner in the southern part of Brown
county, where wheat went 25 bushels
to the acre, graded No. 1 northern and
weighed 81 pounds to the bushel.
Gottle1b Reber, near Bath, east of Alb
erdeen, threshed 72 acres that yielded
$50 bushels, or over IL bushels to the
acre, part of which graded No. 1 and
the rest No. 2 northern. Crop experts
who travelled through Day county esti-
mate a damage by hot winds and rust
of 20 per cent. The estimate for Day
county on July l was II bushels to the
acre. If the reported damage holds
out, the average yield Will be in the
neighborhood OF 10 to IA bushels per
acre.
Threshing returns in the vicinity Of
Mellette show yields of from II to 81
bushels to the acre.
David Williams, of Duluth, formerly
OF Webster, while on q visit to his
Day county holdings, expressed him
self as convinced the damage from
black rust on his farm and others in
that section OF the state was very
slight.
Near Bridgewater, s. D, thresher
yields are running from eight to is
bushels for wheat and oats from 80
to 40 bushels. Blue stem wheat is dam
aged by black rust and the grain is OF
inferior quality. At Herreid, wheat is
running from 10 to IL bushels.
In the vicinity of Harold, Frank
Noecker, living northwest of that town,
states that wheat in that section is
going from 20 to rs bushels to the acre
Corn needed rain, but that condition
was later relieved.
At Spencer wheat is running poor
yield of from six to 10 bushels to the
acre being reported. This is in the
south central part of the state. Oats
In that section are averaging from &C
to so bushels.
West of the river in Corson, lie
bach and Dewey counties. wheat is
reported in excellent shape, the yields
running as high as 20 bushels to the
acre. This section Of the state is the
only reporting a shortage Of
help. the Aberdeen Commercial clu,
having received a call Tor 100 HAND
from Timber Lake.. 1t is probable TIL,
demand has been met now, however
as t~ownspeople shut down their bust
ness to help the farmers harvest dur,
Ing the rush.
At Mcintosh, in Corson county, :
probable damage Of 15 per cent is re
ported, but this leaves a good crop
Rye near Morristown went FL bushels
j. T.. Mcdonald, of near Morristown
reports 50 bushels of oats to the acr
and Adolph Idso rep rts a yield of 6
bushels to the acre. Splendid ha,
crops are reported In all sections o
the state.
: GRASS AND ALFALFA
i CROPS ARE PROMISING
: Pierre. S. d., Aug. S.-Nfiies of dee,
green grass and acres OF thick alfalf;
! west of the Missouri in the northwes
section of the state is reported b,
( immigration commissioner and Ian,
: commissioner who returned from al
8 auto trip covering the reservation GU
: from Forest City to the Moreau rive,
t Hepperle and MacCaffree both sa,
Z they We're absolutely amazed at tn
green stretch of country, and foun
It beyond their biggest expectation
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