The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1917-09-07
BARLEY OF GOOD QUALITY AND
AVERAGES FROM 40 TO SO
BUSHELS PER ACRE.
OTHER ITEMS OF INTEREST
From the Capital City, the Various
state Institutions and from
Many Different Parts OF
the Sunshine state.

Judging from the reports or the
state weeklies barley seems to be the
bumper crop this year with yields
averaging from 40 to more than SO
bushels per acre. Dat yields also are
assuring and a fair crop is being
hreshed in all parts of the state. Much
If the grain is being stacked and
weather has been most favorable for
this operation during the last two
weeks. Corn is progressing nicely and
is making up for earlier set backs
with the present perfect weather con.
litions. An abundance OF moisture is
reported and the cor crop will be
fully up to expectations if not injured
by an early frost.
The following reports from state
papers indicate the general condition
and progress Of the grain harvest:
Deuel..
Toronto Herald: /. J.. Sawville, re-
siding just east of town threshed this
week. Mr.. Sawville had twenty-nine
acres Of barley which went fifty-two
bushels TO the acre and it was of num-
Der Il variety. Mr., Sawville also
has a big tract Of corn which looks
very good and if Jack Frost does not
put in its deadly work he expects to
get a dandy corn yield.
Lyman.
Lyman County Herald: CLYDE Shoe.
maker threshed his small grain crop
last week. The yield was very good
and the quality likewise. His barley
yielded forty-five bushels per acre,
speltz forty-seven- and oats forty-two.
He had no wheat. The weather has
continued dry and very favorable this
week for grain stacking and shock
threshing, both of which are being
rapidly pushed along. The corn should
have one more rain.
Clay.
Vermillion Republican,: Riley Max
we'll, in a conversation with a repub
tican reporter last Thursday afternoon,
stated that he is mighty busy these
days threshing. and that the grain,
principally oats. has been turning out
mighty good. One piece averaged over
thirty-five bushels. A good bit of the
oats is not filed out at the bottom Of
the head, but that which is filled out
is of good weight and size and will
easily make up for the defect.
Brookings.
Brookings Register: Hugh Roden,
who lives on the A. B. Allison farm,
northeast of town, has harvested,
threshed and sold off Of his twenty
nine acres, barley to the value Of ST.
325.0O, besides putting $50 bushels in
the bin for seed. This sounds pretty
big, but it has been proven to be true
kingsbury.
DeSmet News: Wheather condi-
tons are favorable for stacking and
threshing grain. Some are doing one
and some the other. It is also favor
able for the finishing and maturing OF
the corn crop. Plenty Of moisture
and ample supply Of heat units.
Minnehaha.
GarretsOn News: Andy Buer
brought some samples of corn to The
News office this morning that is sure
some corn. The ears are well filed
and it is already too hard for roast.
ing ears. 1t was gathered from Bar.
ney McCabe's field, and Barney has
100 acres Of it. Frost will have to
come in a hurry If it catches this
corn. This is the best corr we have
see this season,
Wentworth Enterprise: Tuesday az.
ternoon this vicinity was visited by
the heaviest rain of the season when
one and a half inches of water fell
The frequent rains and warm weather
of late is boosting the corn along
pretty fast and 1t is now possible that
we may have a fair corr crop.
Hughes.
ePierre Capital-JOurnal: While the
hay crop on the prairie is a heavy enc
this year, the claim Is made that hay
will be. both scarce and high the com
ing winter. The aso being that
while there is q big crop, it is next to
impossible to get help to put it up.
Many farmers are Offering $50 a month
and board for men to help in the hay
field, but the men cannot be found at
that or even better prices with room.
board and washing as an addition to
the, cash wage.
Game Season Opens soon.
Hunters over the state are getting
ready for the opening OF the hunting
season, which starts September I this
year to comply with the federal regu.
lations. This is the date for both field
birds and waterfowl. The season for
field birds closes October s and on
waterfowl December 20. The big limit
Ia also chanund rndcripu %ho I..,.,