The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1918-06-12
DAKOTA CROPS
LOOKING fine
Trip Covering a Large Portion Of
South Dakota Made by Deni-
son Business Man.
EXCESSIVE RAINS IN THE STATE
Crops. Never Looked Better, but Con.
ditions in Crawford Preferable
Crawford County Farmer Safe
Editor of the Review:

Editor of the Review:
thought perhaps little review OF
what came under the observation of
the writer during his trip to Dakota
last week might be of interest to read.
ers of the paper.
One is not surprised in Iowa to have
a rainy season last for several days,
and we are prepared for rains so ex.
cessive in their character as to cause
streams to overflow their banks, but
this is something unusual to md in
the Dakotas. This year seems howev.
er to be an exception and the rains UP
north are quite as frequent and heavy
as they are here.
On a trip from Sioux City to Aber.
deem on Tuesday night last week it
rained necessarily from the time the
train left Sioux City until it arrived at
Aberdeen, with the result that the
country was flooded. We are told that
this was but q repetition of what had
occurred for several nights previous.
Leaving Aberdeen at 6 o'clock on
Wednesday morning we found the
country from that point all the way up
to Mcintosh in the northern part OF
South Dakota had been deluged with
rain the same as south of Aberdeen.
Mcintosh is about 100 miles west OF
the Missouri river and but few miles
south of the North Dakota line. In a
drive from Mcintosh across the line
into North Dakota, which is some rs or
30 miles, the water was standing in
ponds the full distance and so far as
rumors went it had been raining more
or less for several days. The crops
are looking fine and small grain of all
kinds is breaking the record for that
country. If there is not heavy crop
of grain all over the northern country
it will be great surprise because con
ditions up to this date are quite as
favorable for a good yield of grain as
anyone could ask.
Returning to Aberdeen drive was
taken north of that city some 80 miles
with an automobile but the roads on
account of the rain were so bad that 1t
was difficult to avoid sloughing down
and many chauffeur was glad to avail
himself of the offer of farmers along
the road to pull their cars out of the
mire and onto higher ground. The
people who drive were however Of a
cheerful turn otmind because of the
feeling that excessive rains increase
the prospects Of a good crop. The
land is commanding better prices and
is all the time showing an increase in
price and people can afford to stand
some inconvenience ii it adds to the
value of their property. A very large
proportion of the land heretofore not
under cultivation is being plowed UP
this spring and generally sown to flax
The expectation is that the crop OF
flax to be raised will pay for the break
ing and will in addition 60 far toward
paying for the land itself. We have
never seen people more cheerful than
the farmers Of both North and South
Dakota. They seem to feel that this
is their opportunity to have good
yield of grain and it will add largely
to their fortunes. The land east and
south of Aberdeen is all very fine and
with the prospect of an increased
yield of grain this year it is no sur
prise that land is advancing in price
Farmers in that country do not expec,