Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1917-08-09
SOUTH DAKOTA CROP
REPORT ENCOURAGING
Rains Of This Week Have Saved
Corn and Late Spring
Wheat.

So WSoltiCi oui iitS tAc Pd6k IWO WCcNo
or more caused early small grain to
ripen very rapidly. and the harvesting
Of these grains came on with a rush.
Harvesting OF barley and oats and
winter rye, n some early fields of
spring wheat, now is nearing COM
pletion in all parts of South Dakota. By
the time the harvesting Of these grains
Is completed the great bulk Of the
spring wheat crop will be ready for the
harvester.
Reports generally are to the effect
that the small grain crop which was
harvested in advance of the excessive
heat OF last Saturday and Sunday is
one OF the best ever raised in h state.
The stalks were strong and healthy,
and as a result the heads were well
filled with plump kernels, indicating
that t~hreshing returns will show that
the grain for the most part has yielded
unusually we'll.
During the filling period the weather
vas cool and decidedly favorable for
his process, and because Of this the
heads usually are plump and well filled.
Dry weather thus far during the shar.
resting period has enabled the rme
70 push the work without delay. Be
.ause of the dry weather it is thought
he quality of the small grain will be
unusually good.
In some limited areas farmers lost
Ill or part of their crops by hail
storms a few days before the com.
losses are hard on them personally, they
had little effect on the general pro-
AUCTION of small grain in the state at
hrge.
Reports are to the effect that late
Ipring wheat in many localities was
hard hit by the excessively hot weather
pf last Saturday and Sunday, when the
upward throughout South Dakota. The
heat was 30 terrific that late spring
wheat was shriveled badly, which will
result in q YER material reduction in
the weld.
The heaviest damage was done in the
central and northern sections OF South
Dakota, where late spring wheat was
not as far advanced as In the extreme
northern sections and was caught just
ut a time when excessive heat could af-
feet it most. Corn also was affected
by the hot and dry weather and the
terrific heat Of last Saturday and Sun
day.
Several days ago it was reported
from counties in the central section OF
South Dakota that corn already was
firing, and the excessively hot weather
since that time added somewhat to the
damage in that part of the state. Thun-
der showers, however, early Monday
morning n Tuesday, and a change to
cooler, with a refreshing northwest
wind, instead of the hot south wind
| which had blown for days, brought
great relief to suffering corn and late
spring wheat and reduced the damage
somewhat.
With a general rain corn doubtless
will fully recoyer inc yet be a big crop,
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history of the state.
Corn in some localities yet is behind
Its customary growth for this period
Of the growing season, but is making
rapid growth, and the crop generally
Is expected to get out Of the way and
mature well in advance Of killing frosts
during the latter part OF September OF
~forepart of October.
Even il some of their crops are some.
what short because OF the excessively
hot weather during the past two ol
three weeks, the farmers of South Da.
kota in general can have no complaints
to make, as the high prices which they
much greater han they received fol
bumper crops raised in the past.
Some Of the farmers of South Dakots
have been holding their 1915 and 1911
corn crops and have been marketing
chem during the past week or two
They realized a nice profit by holding
the crops for the present high prices.
lsing outlook. The crop will be tire.
mendous unless blight or some othel
spud pestilence works havoc. Their
will be q WhOpper crop of beans and s
big production OF all the early or lat.
tall stuff usually denominated as gar
den truck.
The Rosebud outlook for an all,
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