The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1918-09-19
CROP CONDITIONS IN
SOUTH DAKOTA BEST
Monthly Report of Department
of Agriculture Shows I'm
provement In Month.

WATERFOWL. s ID, Sept 1.-THE
monthly report of IL o. Herbrandson,
held agent ia South Dakota of the hu~
reau OF crop estimates of the United
states department of agriculture,
which has just been issued. contains
fnnch important information concern
Tag the status of crop production in
South Dakota. The report states in
opening that the month just passed
was generally favorable for all crops
IN south Dakota. and that important
gains are shown In corn and spring
wheat while considerable improve
ment Is shown In most Of the other
crops, this increase, 1t being stated be-
ing Que chiefly 10 the natural high par
Naiues IS crops mature. The remain
der or the report is in part as follows:
: Corn This crop is practically as
snred. There is an increase of almost
keae,G coo bushels shown for the month.
rms - by far the largest crop OF corn
ever rfatared in South Dakota The
quality III the southern half of the
tsste is such rs To make it safe from
frost damage
Spring Wheat The increase shown
IN this crop is primarily due TO the
natural increase in par value since
this crop Is nov largely threshed and
:acsuaa yields enter into consideration.
The anticipated damage which seemed
probable earlier in August from nlois-
lure resulted only in minor injury
@hicn has been more than overcome by
The yield being above earlier antcipa-
;tons
oats-The Increase shown In this
states production Of this crop since
month ago is entirely due 10 the I'M
proNement over the early snticipsuons,
cosaoltlcn snd the relative increase IN
par value This Years production now
becomes the largest oat crop produced
in South Dakota.
Rariey--South Dakota shows s. so0,-
Gee buShel increase for barley during
The month. This Is in part due TO the
actual returns exceeding earlier indi-
cations and partly due 10 the increase
IN par values. The crop OF barley pro-
ouced in this state is of Very fair
quality. This is the largest number
of bushels Of this crop that South Da-
kota ever produced. tsl.4+4. goo bushels
is the estimated yield of baltAs in South
Dakota this year,
Potatoes - The production exceeds
one year ago by over 100000 bushels
and is about one-half greater than
South Dakota has grown in the past
Due to the earliness OF the sea
son and the fact that much of this
crop is already harvested and threshec,
the production is considerably above
any recent year. The indicated yields
show the largest crop produced within
the last four years. An increase OF
100 900 bushels is indicated for the
month OF August, largely due to an
increase in par value, the continued
favorable weather and the relative high
Yields indicated.
Hay-Forage crops continue most
favorable in South Dakota. The ton
mage harvested and which can be
harvested exceeds that of any other
recent year. The range is excellent
and has not thus far been damaged
Il ~,
could be harvested. providing the man
power was available. This in meas
ure curtails the gathering of hay and
also prevents baiing for shipment. AL
falfa has produced heavy forage
crop. but as a result Will produce
relatively small seed crop.
Garden and Truck Crops-This sea-
son has been unusually favorable for
all gardens and the production of all
vegetables has been large and of ex-
ceiient quality.
Hogs-Returns received from
large number of growers indicate the
number OF swine being kept on farms
this year to be about 10 per cent
greater than one year ago. Prices are
such at this time as TO be an in
cenriye TO feed them the relative price
Of hogs and corn being favorable
Wool-The amount of wool being
produced shows healthy growth.
This increase Is no doubt largely due
10 the favorable prices received for
the past few years and the realization
that small bands OF sheep have their
place on the South Dakota farm. Rail-
road shipments of wool from South
Dakota points for the past few years
10 remain when the colonies migrated
10 Canada. but the colonies were forced
10 give total of s2e,S09 for Liberty
bonds and $4,02s.S4 to the Red Cross,
according to report Of the South Da-
have been considered in arriving at
The above figures.