Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1915-09-02
.Sherin Finds South
Walowing IN I Sea
Of Mud and Water
Al. Z. sherin. Returning From South,
Says Conditions Are Bad for
the farmers.

Mr. "A. L. Sherin returned last Fris
day from st. Louis and other south
|ern points. Mrs. Sherin, who accom-
panied him to the meeting Of the SUI
preme lodge, Modern Brotherhood of
America. Mi. Sherir being the dele
gate from the South Dakota 5urisdic-
ton, preceded him home by several
days, coming on direct from Sc Louis,
whereas Mr.. Sherin remained over to-
attend to business matters.
Down the River BY acat.
The sherins went down the river
from St Paul by boat. covering the
distance OF about thousand miles
in four days.
1T was a most delightful trip,
said Mr.. Sherin, in conversation with
Saturday News representative.
1.-THE roundtrip costs only $500, in
Guiding stateroom and meals. We
took In the downward trip only, cost
ing us $1,000 each. And it's worth
At if n has the time and means to
spare. 1t vas n Of the most enjoy
able trips ! have ever made
Crops Drowned Out.
Asked about crops, Mr.. Sherin said
Crops in the southern regions2
Well, they're drowned out, especially
In some places. Take Missouri, for
instance. I don't think / saw a spot
OF any considerable dimensions which
was not covered with water, at least
hguratiyely speaking. Grain that
had been shocked was growing lii the.
shock. Some OF the grain had not
even been cut owing to the excessive
rainfall, and where the ground had
sufficiently dried to permit teams to
get on the land farmers were cutting
with mowers, the grain having so
crinkled as to render The use OF the
binder ineffective. And, wherever
they could do Q they were rushing
in the threshing machines, as, for In
stance. In some sections where they
werescutting with mowers, Taking 1T
mp and feeding it to the machines,
seemingly fearful that another rain
storm would catch it before they
could get 1t threshold
Kansas But Little Better.
Mr.. Sherin said that be. MAS told
that he was insthe best portion OF the
state, SO far as this seasons condi.
tons r commemorative portion OF
the state where they had had the
least rainfall. But that was too
much" he continued. was told
by some Of the people Of Kansas that
the losses due to excessive rains
would approximate from twenty-five
to fifty per cent OF the total crop Of
small grains. This seems improbable
and yet il 1t were a fact that all
other parts OF the state were In a.
worse condition than that which +
visited, 1 a. readily perceive that the
estimate is not far-fetched."
Twelve Miles to GET TWO.
AT Hanover, as an illustration OF
conditions, Mr.. Sherin said that the
bridges had been generally washed
out. He had occasion to visit an
place some two miles distant from the
town, but he had to travel twelve
miles in order to reach 1t, going In
ways SO as to find bridges
that could be crossed.
CornfieIds along the river bottoms
in many places had been simply
wiped out. Mr.. Sherin had in mind
one cornfield which was said to have
baan twenty-five acres, and not a yes
age of the corr was IeftSto show that
there ever had been any corn there.
The river had simply washed 1t out
had covered NJ what it failed to
wash away.
All Corn Backward.
Corn repeated Mr.. Sherin. well
hey haven't any that can be said to-
safe as yet. All the way down to
Missouri and all the way back, oyer !
routes, we noted that corn !
8 backward. 1t is relatively as far J
the season in Missouri and !
Kansas and Iowa as in South Dakota
lin fact, / think it's further behind. Z
hey don't get frost down there ais
a1ag as we get it here, but their corn z
5 later in maturing, and hence the 9
easD11 is relatively as short as is e
urs. Unless frost holds off much 7
liter Sa,an usual in the states men.
.oned their corr crop will be very Il
ght ana the quality very inferior"
In a seaso of crops above the nor
AL throughout the west, South Da-
ota, therefore, seems to be especial
favored, as the farmers here have e;
sen able to continue their haryesting F,
ith but comparatively slight inter n
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