Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1919-08-21
NEWS OF THE STATE.
A RESUME OF IMPORTANT HAP.
PENlNos OF THE
WEEK,

WEEK.
Returned service men of Deadwoot,
and vicinity have organized post o..
the American Legion.
The July fire marshal bulletin shows
that the May fire loss in this state was
S44,O65, and that the insurance carried
on the property which was affected by
this loss amounted to $S2,137.
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
tngs 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.
commerce of Mitchell to raise 100000
for the erection of new corn palace
reported to the city council that the
sum had been raised and that the
chamber now desired the council to ad
vertise special election for the ap
proval Of an additional 100000 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 heavy rain which did much good
to pastures and gardens and will prove
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 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 50 to IS 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 have been examined in the vicin-
ity Of Redfield, Huron, Mitchell
Bookings and at other points. Ac
cording to Marley 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 that they became a ready
prey to fungous diseases.
Several members of the state live
stock commission have visited Charles
Mix county, where there ia consider
able apprehension among live stock
owners in regard to the loss Of num-
her of cattle in several herds on &C.
count Of anthrax. The live stock de.
partment 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 perfect remedy, and the
cattle owners 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 leading elements of farm produc.
ton in the state. Cream stations for
the year from June.1, 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,S17
pounds, which sold at an average of
t2.8 cents per pound, this bringing a
return of about $2,500,0OO. The cream.
cries Of the state manufactured 2,747,.
O26 pounds Of butter for that period, of
"AAASAA 0AoS6V0 QV0AOo was 6O1O Ill Lue1
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 1, 1918. to May 81, 1919, was 49,
270,S95 bushels. The mills purchased
1,599.732 bushels Of this, paying an av.
erage of $2.11 for it, and the elevators
the balance with an average price of
81 plus fraction. The mills manufac-
tured 250,330 barrels of flour, of which
about half was sold in the state, the
average selling price being $1O.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, 619
bushels at an average Of So cents per
bushel; barley, 6,777,S49 bushels at an
average of 50 cents; rye, 1,s52,5s1, no
average given; .shelled corn, 1851, 13S
h,,o h01o OF 90 - mr.