The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1919-08-22
NEWS OF THE STATE
A RESUME OF IMPORTANT HAP.
PENiNGs or THE
wEEK.>

The July fire marshal bulletin shows
that the May fire loss in this state was
S44, 0G5, and that the insurance carried
on the property which was affected by
this loss amounted to SS2,137.
A large pavilion and bathhouse are
in course of construction at the Fland.
reau municipal park. The pavilion will
be one Of the best constructed build
ings of the kind in the state. A bait.
ing beach has been prepared
The special committee Of fifteen ap
pointed last spring by the chamber o.
of Mitchell to raise 500 900
for the erection Of a new corn palace
reported to the city council that the
sum had been raised and that the
chamber now desired the council to ad
yertise a special election for the ap.
prevail of an additional $780, 600 worth
OF bonds.
The entire Black Hills and the re.
gion surrounding the Black Hills, ex-
tending as far as southeastern Mon.
tana and eastern Wyoming, was swept
by a heavy rain which did much good
" pdotulco diiu sd dllu Will pios0
OF great benefit to cattlemen and sheep.
men. The rains came after several
weeks OF dry and hot weather, during
which the prairie and valleys became
parched and brown, materially affect
ing the supply OF feed for live stock
In most parts Of the extensive region
swept by the rains from one and one
half to two inches OF water fell, the
rains continuing steadily for a number
of hours and thoroughly drenching the
country.
A disease known as wheat scab,
which has developed seriously through.
out eastern South Dakota. will cut
down the yield so to rs per cent in
some counties. In other counties the
disease is less severe. Letters and
samples have been sent to the agron.
omy department of state college from
all parts of the eastern section, and
fields I'VE been examined in the vicin.
ity of Redfield, Huron, Mitchell
Bookings and at other points. Ac
cording to Manley Champlin, associate
agronomist at state college, the dis.
ease has evidently been brought on by
weather conditions. The long contin-
ued rainy weather filed the soil full OF
moisture, thus excluding the requisite
amount of air and weakening the
plants so hat they became a ready
prey to fungous diseases.
Several members Of the state live
stock commission have visited Charles
Miv nnlnfv uhnTn thoYa ic nnnci6np.
able apprehension among live stock
owners in regard to the loss Of a num-
Der Of cattle in several herds on ac-
count of anthrax. The live stock de-
Dartment apparently does not look upon
the situation as especially serious, as
this disease is spread from spores
which lie dormant in the ground for
years at places where cattle have died
from anthrax and under favorable con
ditiOns these spores are brought to the
surface, spreading the disease among
cattle ranging in the locality. Vacci.
nation is a perfect remedy, and the
cattle wner west of the Missouri use
this protection at all times, while in
territory east Of the river it has not
been used to any extent, causing heav-
Ter losses there.
The forthcoming report of the state
market commissioner will show that
the cream business is becoming one of
the lead.Qg elements Of farm produc-
ton in the state. Cream stations for
the year from June l, 1918, to May 81,
1919, purchased 10,923,119 pounds Of
cream which average 80 per cent but
ter fat. The total amount of butter
fat received from all sources in the
state for the same period was 4,746, SIT
pounds, which sold at an average of
52.3 cents per pound, this bringing a
return of about $4,000, 600. The cream
cries OF the state manufactured 2,747,-
026 pounds of butter for that period, of
which 918,262 pounds was sold in the
state, the remainder being shipped out.
The same report will show that the
total amount Of wheat marketed at the
twenty-six mills, and $50 elevators in
the state for the twelve months from
June l. 1918, to May 81, 1919, was 49,
270,895 bushels. The mills purchased
1,599.732 bushels Of this, paying an av-
erage Of $2.11 for it, and the elevators |
the Ddldnc0 Win an average price or
81 plus a fraction. The mills manufac-
tured 250,330 barrels OF -four, of which
about half was sold in the state, the
average selling price being &10.76 per
barrel. The average price of mill feeds |
for the year was $33.46 per ton for
bran and 1866 for middlings. Other
grains purchased in the state for the
same period were: Oats, 12,432,6 19 |
bushels at an average Of So cents per |
bushel; barley, 6,777, $40 bushels at an
average Of 81 cents; rye, 1852, sol, no
average given; shelled corn, 7,63S,138
bushels at an average of $1.25 per
bushel; ear corn, 2O5, O52 bushels at an
average of $1.18, and fax. $50, 992 BUSH
els at an average OF SO. SO.