The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1915-08-26
THRESHERS HUMM|NG
STORIES OF BUMPER
SMALL GRAIN CROPS
Oats Running 40 to 60 Bushels;
Barley, 40 to 55; Winter
Wheat, 20 to 80.

sioux Falls, s. d., u 2l.-InreSn-
Ing machines throughout South "a.
kota now are humming the stories OF
bumper small grain yields and the
farmers of the state are in good spirits.
Early reports from threshlng opera
tons show that oats Is running ~ 70
so bushels to the acre, barley 40 to DO
bushels, winter wheat 20 to 80 bushels
and spring wheat 10 to 90 bushels.
While these yields are not exceptional
In South Dakota the crops are more
uniformly good this year than usual
no poor crops in any part Of the state
except in the small areas hit by hail.
Following are some personal and
specific records on this years thresh-
ing records:
Armour-A mammoth small grain
crop has been harvested in this ter
ritory. George Vance threshed oats
which averaged 40 bushels per acre;
Frank Brown threshed speltz and
barley from ar eight-aere tract and got
300 bushels. Wheat yielded well and
Will run as high as 80 bushels to the
acre. It is hard and pumps and Of
excellent quality.
acre field of barley, which yielded IN
a~ggregate Of 1880 bushels-or close to
80 bushels per acre. Joseph Mulcrone
threshed 20 shocks Of barley that
yielded "a bushels and 20 pounds.
Clark - Frank Meeks, living nine
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4S-acre field Of barley, which averaged
better than 60 bushels to the acre. The
crop Of oats from a small field threshed
gu an average Of so bushels per acre.
Barley and oats will thresh out an av-
erage of from so to 70 bushels through
out Clark county. Wheat will average
not less thar 80.
Clear Lake-William Kreger threshed
a field Of oats which averaged rs
bushels per acre. Numerous farmers
report that their barley crops this sea-
Son are the largest they ever raised.
Many fields Of small grain were so
great in growth that binders could
scarcely handle 1t.
Delmont-Morris Harris threshed 20
acres Of winter wheat which yielded
rs bushels per acre. He sold the crop
for 80 cents per bushel.
Dell Rapids-The grain yield will be
good, especially oats, which is the chief
small grain crop of this vicinity. Re-
ports are received that oats are shelling
100 to % kernels to the head, which
would indicate a yield Of from SO to 70
bushels per acre.
Elk Point-W. X. Shearon threshed
the winter wheat crop from 80 acres
and received an average of 80 bushels
to the acre. Clausen Shearon's wheat
threshed out an average of 26. William
Prim threshed spring wheat which
went % bushels to the acre.
Hetland-Robert Coulson and his
brother threshed their crop of barley
which averaged a little more than 40
bushels to the acre, the total yield being
100 bushels.
Hudson-Oats on the farm Of Chris
Hagen threshed out an averaged Of As
bushels per acre machine measure, and
almost 60 by weight. H. II. Cables 40
acres of winter wheat threshed out an
average of a little over 80 bushels per
acre. While a 50-acre field of oats
threshed out over SO bushels to the
acre.
Hurley-Oats on the Chris Flyger
farm, south of Hurley, threshed out al
most 70 bushels per acre. Other small
grains will yield in proportion, and the
quality of all of them is excellent.
Olivet-Oats threshed on the farm of
John Schneider, east of town. averaged
SO bushels to the acre.
Parkston - Oats threshed on the
Weidenbach farm, near town, averaged
38 bushels per acre.
Scotland-Ted Sproul and Frank
Haines threshed oats which averaged
better tha 40 bushels per acre, Of good
quality. Frank Behl had a small field
of wheat which threshed out IA bushels
per acre.
DaIias-E. w. Ticknor, who farms a
half mile from Dallas, did the first
threshfng of the neighborhood and the
yield was as follows: Wheat, ~
bushels; barley, 81 bushels. A voluntary
yield OF rye Melted IL bushels to the
acre.
Bridgewater-Yields reported are: r.
A. Savage, oats, SO bushels; J. A.
Mandel, oats, As bushels; J. A. Hilton.
oats, 45 bushels. Wheat is expected to
fall far short of the promised Weld.
owing to blight and rust. Corn is max
ing a marvellous growth.