The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1920-08-27
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per cent of the small grain being in Il
shock, and the machines putting IT,.
rest in shape as rapidly as possible.
Complaint comes from several seG~
lions that rust has badly damaged
what looks like a good o but
county agents who keep watch Of tho
situation report that practically all
the rust was in fields sown so late that
the grain should not have been put in.
The earlier own grain got past the
rust stage in good shape and will
show a good yield. To the present
time toe supply of men to handle the
crop has been moving along without
any delay, and there is not the short
age Of help which has been complained
or Tor several years. The average
price paid is about IS, with some of
the force asking for higher wages, but
the 30 cents an hour scale has been
very general. Men are wanted at
present in me western part Of the
state for haying operations, but most
or the ranches want their help on the
month basis at a scale running from
$1o to 500 per month, most of them
standing u on the SIS rate. Thresh-
ing has been started in many sections.
The Chicago, Milwaukee and ST.
Paul railroad is making extensive i'm
provements in the roadbed of the
Black Hills division, the line running
between Mitchell and Rapid City.
More than 1000 laborers and three
steam shovels are working repairing
the tracks, miles OF which were dam
aged or washed out entirely by the
heavy rains Of the spring and summer.
The grade in many places is being
raised, the dumps widened and this
cuts improved. Additional snow
breaks are also being made and will
be set up at the cuts. Every effort, it
is declared, will be made this winter
to keep the Black Hills division open
and running. Next year the tracks
also will be in a far better condition
to withstand floods and high water.
One OF the biggest improvements on
the line is the new bridge which ID
being built across the Missouri river
At Chamberlain. The spans are nearly
all finished and it is expected the
bridge itself will be finished within a
few weeks.
The first good roads conference un.
der the auspices of the South Dakota
Development association was held re-
Gently in Huron. This conference was
confined to the larger commercial
and farm organizations OF the state,
and was to determin what organization
or association should lead in an edu-
cational work and what lead to = sys-
TEN Of hard-surfaced state Highways,
and what support whould be given by
these larger organizations. 1t was de-
finitely determined that the South Da-
kOta Development association should
take the cad in providing ways and
means to secure a system OF hard
surfaced highways throughout the
state OF South Dakota. The matter
Of financing the education campaign
proposed to be conducted was taken
care Of.
The state educational department,
under the direction Of State Superin-
tendent Fred L. Shaw, is pushing tho
work OF vitalized agriculture for this
state, and during the balance of this
month and early in September six
short courses in this work are to be
held at Huron. Mitchell. Aberdeen.
Rapid City. Watertown and Bonesteel.
Moody county farmers estimate that
they are getting a greatly increased re-
turn per acre from growing soy beans
with their corn crop for feed, accord
ing to a farm bureau report from thai
county. A large number OF farmers In
that county are seeding soy beans with
corn this year.
A statewide meeting of dry workers
will be held in Mitchell during the
week of September n to October 3 for
the purpose OF taking the steps neces-
sary to see that the prohibition avs OF
South Dakota are not altered by tho
next session Of the state legislature.
A large number OF accessions to the
museum OF the University Of South
Dakota will be the result OF q trip OF
w H. Over. assistant curator Of the
museum. to the camping grounds. Of
ancient Indian tribes west OF the Mis-
souri, river.
FINE originating in the Midway hotel
in Wolsey. destroyed the hotel, tele-
phone building. a general store, bar
Der shop. pool hall and q real estate
office. The total damage was esti-
mated at 500, 600.
A bumper crop is being harvested
in Walworth. and Campbell counties
at present. A yield we'll over the nor
nal mark Is very evident and corn
looks the most promising II has for
years.
Hay shippers at Presho this year
are basing their crop OF the 1919
basis as to extent and demand. and
are expecting to ship 1000 cars OF that
product from their town this year.