Morris tribune., 1918-08-16
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THRESHING INDICATES
GOOD YIELD OF GRAIN
Some Farmers Report Unusual Large
Crop and Quality Exceptionally
Good

Harvesting in Stevens county was
practically completed last week, al
tho in the western part of the county
there are still some fields to cut, ow-
ing to the rains which made the har-
vesting as whole a week later there.
In the southern part of the county
the grain ripened earlier than in the
northern part and the cutting was
finished by the first of last week.
The perfect weather has enabled
farmers to get considerable thresh-
ing done already and many are
threshing out of shock. In the
southern part of the county where
the harvesting was finished early it
is estimated that one-third of the
threshing has already been done.
beeen in full swing for a week and
the quality of the grain is said to be
very good, and much better than last
year.
Several farmers are reporting some
remarkable yields. J. H. Devenney
threshed 80 acres of barley and got
76 bushels to the acre. Geo. Kirwin
reports 58 bushels of barley to the
acre made from 40 acres One farm
er near Chokio got 80 bushels of
wheat per acre from 25 acres. A.
Olson near Morris got % bushels of
wheat to the acre and he says this
is the biggest yield he had had in
80 years. Oats in some localities are
running 60 bushels to the acre.
The average yield, and this is
said by grain men and farmers to be
a good estimate, will be: Barley 40
bushels to the acre; Wheat 20 bushels
,, to the acre; Oats As bushels to the
acre. There is very little rye in this
county, but what there is will go
abuot 20 bushels to the acre on the
average.
The prospects are especially good
at this time for corn. Corn has made
most remarkable growth the past
month and indications point to a
nearly normal yield.
The spirit with which the towns
people entered into the work of har-
vesting the crops this year was in
spired by the feeling that it would
| be unpatriotic to permit any of the
grain to be wasted. Men unaccus-
{ toned to outdoor work, and women,
who hardly can be expected to do a
days heavy work in the fields, and
boys too, have in many localities
worked few hours each day. One
business man in Morris has left his
store for three weeks and has put
in his entire time on a farm to help
where the farmer was sick and could
not do anything. These people gave
their time directly to the farmer, but
indirectly to the government, for
grain is just as important factor
in winning the war as is any other
one thing.
Reports from all parts of Mime
sofa and the Dakotas are to the effect
that the crop of these states will sur
prise even those who expected a big
yield. Not only is this true of the
average yield per acre, but reports
tell of a greater acreage than was
generally realized. Some of the re-
ports of heavy crops lead to the be-
lief taht phenomenal wheat crop
has been grown this year in the three
states.
This magnificent crop missed a
black rust devastation by only week
or ten days. Had it matured that
much later, a great deal of it would
never have matured at ALL A large
part of the crop would have been
damaged severely and considerable
percentage entirely ruined. Rust
suddenly attacked the wheat over a
wide arear and spread and developed
with remarkable rapidity, but the
wheat was so far advanced and was
maturing so rapidly that compare
lively little damaged was done, ex-
cept in few limited localities. No
doubt the crusade last spring against
the barberry plant bore some results
this summer and saved a great deal
of grain.