The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1916-08-10
DAKOTA HARVEST ON;
HEAVY CROPS result
GENERALLY IN STATE
Help Situation Is Serious
Wheat Somewhat Damaged
Corn In Good Shape.

cessvely not weather caused harvest
IN South Dakota to come on with a.
rush, and the farmers have been COM
PEELED to work early and late in get
ting thel> small grain harvested. Theyl
now are utilizing every hour Of day
light in the work of completing their
| 'mall grain harvest.
The help question has been very
serious problem in many sect2as 60
he state Members of the Industrial
Workers of the World have demanded
rom $3.50 to IS per day and board and
lodging for their services, but harvest
hands Independent of this cSganiZa-
ton have been satisfied with $3.50 and
So per day. and thousands Of them are
oeins employed in different sections of
the state at these prices.
In the state at large most of the
spring wheat has been cut. and rye,
barley and oats generally are in the
shock The last three mentioned grains
have yielded we'll in the greater part
If the state, black rust for the most
part having damaged spring wheat, and
this in only a part Of the state. In the
extreme southeastern section of the
state there was but little damage by
'ust, and reports indicate that the
same is true in the newer agricultural
region between the Missouri river and
The Black Hills in western South Dag
kota.
Notwithstanding the rust damage,
The crop Of spring wheat raised in
South Dakota this year will average
up with that of many former years.
other small grains are believed to be
better than these of many former years
N many sections small grain VIII
thresh out well.
Corn has been making rapid progress
Turing the past few weeks and now is
n fine condition. While in some To-
,alties rain would benefit it, 50 far
rs reported there is no section of the
4 lack of rainfall. One more general
ain over the state will assure the pro-
auction of the greatest crop of corn
ever raised in South Dakota.
In some localities some threshing al
ready has been done, and the results
are interesting and important in view
Of the great difference of opinion which
exists as to the volume of the small
grain crop raised in South Dakota this
year.
Gerald Muller living near Plankin-
ton, threshed winter wheat which av-
eraged II bushels to the acre, and
which he sold for SIPS per bushel. Rye
and barley harvested in the vicinity OF
Onida, it is estimated, will thres!i out
from Is to so bushels to the acre. The
hot and dry weather seriously dam
aged wheat in the vicinity Of Winfred,
but cats WAS not injured so extensive
ly, and it is expected that it and bar
ley Will thresh out good average crop.
Barley and Oats.
While wheat was damaged by rust
in the MiIbsnk territory, barley held its
own, and together with oats - expected
to yield as we'll as during many forrier
years. In the vicinity Of Volga the
wheat crop IS poor, While oats and bar
ley will be not more than an average
,,.I l-r h,,,.
vested in that territory. The cutting of
early oats now is nearing completion
in the Volga territory.
Winter wheat in the vicinity of Elk
| Point is being threshed, and the Yields
are exceptionally favorable, William
NotZ. of that territory, tltresEed the
crop 5rom % acres of winter wheat and
it yi-.aed an average Of 35 bushels per
acre. This was the best yield so far
reported from that territory. w. M.
Shearton threshed winter wheat which
averaged 26 bushels, but the average
ed. is about "a bushels-which is re-
garded as very good, considering every
| thing. Some spring wheat has been
threshed i'll the vicinity of Elk Point,
and the early reports indicate that this
variety Of wheat will yield from IA to
15 bushels to the acre.
The yield of oats in the Salem ter
ritory is light and wheat was badly
damaged ny black rust. Shock thresh-
ing commenced in the vicinity of Sa-
lem this week. but no returns have yet
/; been male. Reports from Lyman,
. Haakon, jackson and other counties in
the new agricultural region between
the Missouri river and the Black Hills
In western South Dakota are to the eff
| feet that that territory has raised a
very good crop of small grain, the crop
having matured before it was seriously
| damaged by the excessively hot wealth
er. 1t is said that many fields of wheat
In Lyman and adjoining counties will
i thresh out from &c to % bushels to the
acre. In many respects the region west
OF the Missouri appears to have done
better in crop production this year than
hany localities east of the river.
CHARGED WITH THEFT.
Sioux Falls, S. D., Aug. 5.-Charged
with having stolen an automobile lrom
me Pagre Land company, of Blooming
Prairie, Mimi, two men giving their