The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1919-08-22
CORN OUTLOOK BETTER
FIELD AGENT HERBRANDSON
PLACES CROP AT 100000
BUSHELS.

South Dakota Of the bureau Of crop
estimates, United States department
Of agriculture, in his official August
report, which has just been issued.
The July estimate was 1,000, 900 bush
els. In reference to the corn ,situa-
tion the report says: With a pros
peel OF a little more than SO, 900 900
bushels Of corn, computed from August
l condition and par value, South Da-
kota shows a prospect a little below
the banner crop Of 1918. This is fig
uring the crop at approximately 292s
bushels per acre and is about 5000, 900
bushels more than the prospect of last
month. The very high temperatures.
together with the ample precipitation
in the eastern two-thirds Of the state,
materially have improved the prospect
and with these conditions continuing
the actual returns may be considerably
greater and more than equal the 1913
final figure Of los, 900, 600 bushels.
There are two factors that have been
somewhat important In holding the
corn crop in this state down. First,
the surplus water in the eastern Dor
der Of counties prevented cultivation
at the time when that work was most
necessary for the welfare OF the crop,
resulting in this crop being largely un-
cultivated and oftentimes very weedy.
The other large factor is that the west
ern portion OF the state has beer seri-
ously hit by drouth; that is, that por-
ton which lies west OF the 101st me-
ridian." or this years wheat crop in
South Dakota, Field Agent Herbrand-
son has this to say: With a condition
which much resembles that Of the sea-
son Of 1916, South Dakota has once
more undergone a great reduction In
it's spring wheat prospect from what
had been earlier anticipated. With the
prospective yield placed at 8.5 bushels
per acre and no actual threshing re-
turns to be guided by, the states pro,
duction would amount to about 1920
600 bushels. This still exceeds the
1916 production, which was placed at
about $4,000, 900 bushels"
At a meeting Of the county commits
sioners Of Union county, the county
highway system as set forth by a res
olution on July II, was adopted. The
hearing was for the purpose OF listen
ing to any objections, but none were
filed. At an informal mass meeting 1t
was decided to circulate petitions in
the different townships of the county,
asking the county commissioners to
- ---..al -I1t;o~ f4r tha o-t,itn m
of bonds to the amount Of 81 600, 600
for the improving, ~graveling, and hard
%surfacing Of the county highway sys-
tenn. These bonds would bear 5 per
cent interest and would run for twenty
years with an option OF paying them in
ten years. Work will begin immedi-
ately on these petitions so the com
missiOrers can designate a date for a
special election at their September
meeting. A large crowd from all parts
nj the county attended.
Henry Brown, a Sioux Falls boy, who
served in France as sergeant OF the
first class in Third company, Sec
ond Air service Mechanics regiment,
was not only a witness, an actual al
though unwilling participant in the
deliberate destruction in France this
spring Of many thousands IT dollars
worth of American government prop
ertv. acting under orders which he was
OBLIGED to obey. While not a flyer, he
was stationed at the largest aviation
fold in the word, Issoudun, about Ito
miles from Paris, and, according to his
story. personally helped to demolish
"lanes and scores Of motor trucks, all
OF which he asserts, appeared to De in
wo~kable condition.
-he South Dakota Dairyman's and
Cuttermakers' association is offering
prizes to the members Of the team
which will represent South Dakota ut
the students national contest in judg-
ing dairy products and cattle at Chi
cage October Z, in addition to those Of
ferei by the National Dairy assOcia-
tion. To the men Of the South Da.
kota team scoring highest in judging
dairv products at the national, cash
pri: S of $40 and SO will be awarded
for ,irst and second places, respective
ly. The same amounts will be award
ed - the two highest scoring members
Of tie team in judging dairy cattle.
l. Iians on the Cheyenne reservation
are opposed to the government restor-
ing ;ands to homestead entry On their
escrvation and are sending a petition
to tie interior department asking that
the sales provisions Of the remaining
Lane on their reservation be allowed
to s-nnd. A meeting Of the reservation
cou ell has been called to discuss this
an6 other matters Of interest to The
Ind IN residents Of that section.
6 ate Sheriff Shanks has taken ac-
ton in the matter of glaring head
liglts on automobiles on the country
roads and has issued an order to all
peace officers of the state to enforce
the law.
The last legislature enacted a law
providing that on petition Of a certain
number of residents Of a county, the
county commissioners will have au-