The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1918-08-16
ATTENTION, CLEANERS!
Be sure and remember next
meeting night, and come, on
Wednesday night, Aug.,1.
INCREASE WINTER RYE AND
WHEAT ACREAGE.


WHEAT ACREAGE.
On account Of the need OF still more
wheat and rye for our soldiers and al
lies, the government has asked South
Dakota to increase her winter rye and
wheat, says c. Larsen, director of the
State college extension division. For
the coming year South Dakota has
been asked to seed 100000 acres OF
winter wheat and 100000 acres of win
ter rye. This is an increase OF Ii per
cent over the winter wheat acreage
planted one year ago; and the amount
of winter rye is an increase OF l3 per
cent.
This means that those who former
ly grew 100 acres of winter wheat
should this year seed Ill acres. Those
who grew 80 acres should this year
grow So acres. Those who had 100
acres of winter rye should this year
seed l23 acres, and those who had a
bout 80 acres should seed 62 acres.
South Dakota has oyersubscribed
its share of all the allotments in the
winning the -war program. 1t will
not fail in this request Of our govern
ment to grow more raw material for
bread for ourselves, soldiers and AL
lies. Food is essential. The war
cannot be Won without proper food.
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Mrs Z. V. Tuell and son who have
been visiting with friends at White
River the past two weeks, returned
home Wednesday.
The school bond election Wednes
day at the school house was rather
poorly attended and very light vote
was polled, as not much interest was
ma nifest. The bonds carried by
good majority OF the votes cast.
G.. w, Perlenfein OF the Running
vile neighborhood, and w. p. Peter
son who lives about six miles south
of Wood, each have big sale adver
tised in this weeks issue OF the Pioneer
Read the ads and then attend these
sales.
From all reports hay is going to be
scarce and high this winter and there
fore every straw should be put up
in this county that possibly can be
put up, There will bea market for
every pound Of it, if you cant use it
yourself.
Advertisements have been posted
in the Post Oiiice asking for new bids
on the star route between here ard
Winner, on tn same schedule and
routing as the present contract calls
for. Bids will be opened September
3rd, and . bond Of $4,000. 90 is requir
cd. We do not know the reason for
readvertising this route, since the con
tract was let in June for four year
period.
Fred Troutman who is helping r.
L. Wilnoth put up hay south east Of
town had thb misfortune TO have q
fine young mule colt get ia trout Of
the nower sickle Tuesday, with the
result that one of tue mules hind feet
was completely amputated FROM the
leg at the ankle joint, hefore the ina
chine could he stopped. The colt
hadlo be shot This ls quite loss
to Mr. Troutnlan.
u. Fl. Wassick OF Sioux City on
Monday closed q deal for the A. done
schiet farm iii Rosebud Valley, and
will move onto tho place next March.
Afr. Wassick, wife and family have
been here visiting with the Jonesch-
let's for the part two weeks and they
liketl the looks of MelIesSe county co.
we'll that they were loath TO return 70
their Iowa h0lne before first acquiring
kI(le 20, a chunk Of this rich Mellette
oounb Y djtt Mr.. Wassi0k u , prac
(ical isyn16r aid We wlslcolne sllch 90