The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1919-07-18
CROPS SATISFACTORY
FIRST ALFALFA CROP BELOW
GRADE IN SOUTH DAKOTA
RAINS HlNDEH WORK.

The first OF July finds the crop ON
ditions in the northern part OF the
state east of the Missouri river all
that could be desired. Small grain OF
all kinds are heading well, and the
winter rye fields are taking on the
tinge Of approaching harvest. Alfalfa
cutting is being pushed and q large
amount of wild hay being cut. The
| nrst cutting OF alfalfa in the state will
not be a first class crop on account
| OF the rains which have been delaying
the work and wetting the hay afer II
was cut. This is especially true OF
the eastern part OF the state, whore
the rainfall has been so heavy as to
cover some of the low places in the
fields. In that section there is some
corn suffering from lack Of cultivation,
rs it is impossible to get into the fields
except for a limited time between
rains. In the northern part OF he
state and the Missouri valley there has
not peer so much rainfall and the de-
lay in cultivation Is avoided. While
it has been dry in the extreme north
west corner OF the state, that section
reports local showers the past week,
which has helped the situation.
Lyman county, once a part OF the
open range, is rapidly becoming noted
as a center for pure bred cattle, hogs,
sheep and horses. At a meeting IN
kennebec last Saturday the Lyman
County Pure Bred Live Stock Breed.
ers' association was formed. The as
sociation will publish a breeders oil
rectory this fall and will hold com
bination and breed sales from time to
time. Plans are also under way for
the erection OF a s 5000 sales pavilion
at Kennebec during the present sum
mer. both Of these movements were
fostered by the Lyman county farm
bureau.
This will be South Dakota's banner
year for building operations on the
farm, believes X. l.. Patty, engineer
Of the State College extension divi
sion. The increased building will mean
more work and a help in solving the
labor situation. Building manufactur
ers are equipped as never before tc
give service as to plans and other
helps. Local lumber dealers are de
sirous OF passing on these aids in help
ing out in the present need for more
good farm buildings. Farm products
now buy more equipment than ever
before.
Through the refusal Of congress tt
make the money appropriation neces
sary the United States employment
serevice, which has been the free EN-
ployment bureau OF labor through the
war, went out Of existence the Is
day Of July. While this is the situa
ton over the whole country where
this department has been handling the
labor movement. the work IN Soutl
Dakota will be continued through co
operation of the cities Of the state anc
the state department, but without gov
eminent support.
Royalty. ever though It may be &
little colored, Is getting into the bust
ness affairs OF this country. Prince
w. S. J. Challanghlozise. OF Alden Aba
ba. Abyssinia. is one Of the incorpora
tors OF a company known as the Inter
national Ethiopian Rescue and Relief
conference. The new organization il
to have headquarters in several cities
OF the country. among them Pierre.
Losing his mind as the result of ar
attack of influenza last winter, from
which he never recovered, Julius
kruschke. aged 81. a well known re
tired farmer OF nea Canistota, at
tempted to end his suffering By hang
ing himself. He was discovered before
life was extinct, but was unconscious
and died after lingering two days.
A company is being Incorporated te
bridge the Missouri river at Yanktor
as a part of the Meridian highway
The plan vas decided Upon at a meet
ing attended by a large number oil
representatives OF affected Nebraska
towns as we'll as those along the high
way in South Dakota.
Efforts are being made by the Huron
Aerial Rapid Transit company to re
capitalize and purchase another plane
h plane which the company pur
chased several weeks ago was destroy
ed when it fell to the ground on the
first day Of its flight.
Workmen have nearly completed the
excavation for the new public school
building to be erected in Bonesteel and
the contractors expect to have the
building completed by the first OF DC
tober.
The board Of education OF Gregory
at q recent meeting decided to place
. complete commercial course in the
Gregory high school for the ensuing
year.
A movement is on foot to organize
= stock company for the purpose oil
erecting = large and strictly modern
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