The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1915-09-10
WHEAT 70 RUNNING VERY WELL
IN NORTHERN coUN.
TIES OF STATE.
OTHER ITEMS Of INTEREST
From the Capital City, the Various
State Institutions and from
Many Different Parts Of
the Sunshine State.

10000 $3.50
kinds Of small grain are reported gen
orally throughout the state. Wheat is
running exceptionally well. the first
returns, however, coming from the
early wheats. Later returns from
spring wheat still show the effects of
rust in many localities.
G. T. Morehart reports an average
of 80 bushels Of marquis wheat thresh-
ed from a field Of "a acres on the Cur
RE farm.
Other reports over this territory are
as follows:
Ipswich (Edmunds County)-Geo.
NJ. Engler reports the first threshing
of the season on his 240-acre farm
adjoining the city. Barley averaged
As bushels and rye 33. Both were of
excellent quality although the barley
was somewhat discolered by the wet
weather. Corn promises the biggest
yield on record.
Ashton (Spink County)-John Chase
threshed an average of 40 bushels of
marquis wheat to the acre, while Jesse
Sheridan reports a yield Of IS bushels
Of the same variety.
Pever (Roberts County)-Early
threshing returns from this vicinity
do not bear out the early reports of
exceptionally heavy yields, although
the averages will be considerably
above normal. Wheat is going 20
bushels, barley from 40 to so and
oats from so to so. The first grain
shipped from here this year was from
the Alfred Nelson farm, his wheat
averaging 20 bushels per acre and
grading No. l northern.
Morristown (Corson County)-A
field of rye on the w. S. Arnold farm
averaged 25 bushels per acre.
Clark CLARK County)-Henry Hess
threshed barley which averaged 80
bushels to the acre. Wheat is going
exceptionally we'll, average around 25
bushels.
Morristown (Corson County)-Two
farmers north Of town who have
threshed report so and So bushels of
wheat per acre.
Cavour (Beadie Courty)-Captain
Allison reports 80 bushels of wheat
per acre, while II. O. Lindquist re-
ports 20 bushels of speltz and 23 bush
els of wheat.
Waubay day County)-Nine eleva-
tors here have been put in readiness
to handle this years grain crop when
the strings of grain laden wagons
start the 1915 crop On its journey from
the hands Of the farmers.
Iroquois (Kingsbury County)-Ed.
Laposky, east of here. reports thresh-
ing an average of 60 bushels of bar
Worthwhile (Spink County)-Frea
Passenger reports an average of y
bushels of marquis wheat per acre.
George Stratman reports ISIS bushels
per acre; Verne Davis, oil bushels;
Hugh Luke, % bushels; G. Z. Valdick,
"a bushels. All of this was marquis
wheat. Mr.. Naldick reports an aver
age Of Is bushels of oats per acre.
No. l hard wheat, new crop, is bring
ing 80 and 90 cents.
Ipswich (Edmunds County)-Carden
truck is most plentiful this year. Cab
bages weighing 10 and Il pounds are
being fed to stock. One tomato plant
in Mrs. j. D. Days garden bears 40
tomatoes. Green corn, cucumbres and
all kinds Of root vegetables are most
plentiful, while potatoes are proving
the biggest crop in history.
Dupree (Ziebach County)-The first
%threshing has commenced in this To-
cality, the following returns having
been reported: AL Williams, rye aver
aging % bushels; Auditor w. Fl. Scott,
oats so bushels; C. f. Echelbarger,
wheat % bushels. There is a short
age Of threshing machines in this To-
cality to handle the crop, this being
the only cause of worry transmits
souri, farmers feel this year.
Hecla Drown County)-Durum
wheat thus far threshed has yielded
between 80 and IS bushels to the
acre, graded No. l and sold for 81
cents. Geo. H. Shank has completed
his threshing Of barley and rye, secur-
ing $3.50 bushels of barley from so
acres, a little above SO bushels per
acre, and 1896 bushels of rye from
100 acres, practically % bushels per
acre.
Leola mcpherson County)-R. r.
Sutherland threshed SO bushels of
wheat from his farm, the largest yield
on record here. Threshing on the w.
X. Bishop farm returned the follow
Ing averages: Wheat. 81 bushels; bar
ley, 40 bushels; rye, 81 bushels.
Britton (Marshall County)-P. L.
Knowlen threshed an average of Is
bushels of marquis wheat weighing
81 pounds to the bushsl.
Frankfort (Spink County)-Emil
Franz has completed the threshing of
his wheat. which averaged rs bushels
to the acre and graded No. 1.
Gettysburg Potter County)-Wal-
ter Hoffman threshed an average OF
IS bushels Of oats per acre, header
cut.
Rudolph Drown County)-Albert
Schnoor threshed IN average Of Is