Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1916-08-09
DAKOTA HARVEST ON;
HEAVY CROPS RESULT
GENERALLY IN STATE
Help Situation Is Serious
Wheat Somewhat Damaged
Corn In Good Shape.

In South Dakota TO come on with a
rush and the farmers have been COM
peiled to work early and late in get
lias thelr small grain harvested. They
now are utilizing every hour of day
lgbt In the work of completing their
small grain harvest.
n help question has been Il Very
serious problem in many sections OF
me state. Members of the Industrial
Workers of the World have demanded
from $3.50 to So per day and board and
iodsihg for their services, but harvest
hands independent of this organiza-
.loh nave been satisfied with $3.50 and
20 per day, and thousands of them are
being employed in different sections of
the state at these price,.
IN the state at large most of the
spring wheat has been cut, and rye,
barley and oats generally are in the
shock. Tho last three mentioned grains
nave yielded we'll in the greater part
part having damaged spring wheat, and
inns In only Il part of the state. In the
extreme southeastern section of the
state there was but little damage by
rust. and reports Indicate that the
same is true in the newer agricultural
region tive the Missouri river and
the Black Hills in western South Da-
kota.
Good Crop.
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 those OF many former years.
In many sections small grain will
thresh out we'll.
Corn has been making rapid progress
during the past few weeks and now is
In fine condition. While in some lo-
calities rain would benefit it, so far
as reported there is no section of the
state where corn yet is suffering from
q lack of rainfall. One more general
rain over the state will assure the pro-
duction of the greatest crop of corr
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 heat which av-
eraged II bushels to the acre. and
which he sold for s1.25 per busael, Rye
and barley harvested in the vicinity OF
Onida, il is estimated, will th.esh out
from is to so bushels to the acre. The
hot and dry weather seriously dam
aged wheat in the vicinity Of WinfreGa
but oats was not injured so e%xtcrsive-
ly. and it is expected that it N bar
icy VIII tETcsn out a good average crop.
Barley and Oats.
While wheat was dam1ss, i by rust
in the Milbs NIX territory, barley held it's
OWN, n together with oats 1; expected
to yield us we'll as during many former
years. In the vicinity of Nolgsa the
wheat crop is poor, while oats and bar
ley will be not more than an average
crop. Rye and barley have been har1
vested in that territory. The cutting of
early oats now is nearing comp:etion
IN the Voigl territory.
Winter wheat in the vicinity of Elk
Point is being %threshed. and the yields
are exceptionally favorable. William
crop from % acres of winter wheat and
1T yielded an average OF IS bushels per
acre. This was the best yield so far
reported fro : that territory. W.. NJ
Shearton tn. cred winter wheat which
a ave tns 2S bushels. but the average
ed. is about "a bushels-which is re.
garded as very good, considering every.
thing. Some spring wheat has beer
threshed in the vicinity of Elk Point
and the early reports indicate that this
variety of wheat will yield from IA tc
Is bushels to the acre.
The yield OF oats in the Salem ter.
fltory is light and wheat was badly
damaged by black rust. Shock thresh.
ing commenced in the vicinity of Sa-
iSll1 SAlS WEEK., DuI no returns nave yek
been made. Reports from Lyman.
Haakon. Jackson and other counties in
the new agricultural region between
the Missouri river and the BlacE Hills
In western Soutn Dakota are to the eff
feet that that territory has raised q
very good crop of small grain. the CROP
having matured before 1T was seriously
damaged by the excessively hot wealth
er. 1t is said that many fields of wheat
IN LYMAN and adjoining counties will
thresh out from 20 to % bushels to the
acre. In many respects the region west
of he Missouri appears to have done
better in crop production this year thar
many localities east of the river.