The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1920-08-26
SOUTH DAKOTA CROPS
CORN YIELD FOR STATE ESTl-
MATED IN EXCESS OF
100, ooo, 900 BUSHELS.

kota of the bureau of crop estimates
Of the United States department of az
riculture, places South Dakota's pros
pective corn crop in excess of 100,-
000,0 900 bushels, the forecast indicat-
ing 103,152,0 900 bushels. The only
other year when South Dakota was in
the hundred million corr class was in
lSS,00e bushels. The field agent be-
lieves that with later improvement, it
is not improbable that this years
yield may exceed the 1918 production.
Other South Dakota yields indicated
by the summary Of the field agent are:
Winter wheat, approximately ii.5
bushels per acre, with a total yield
for the state of S12, 900 bushels, the
acreage being comparatively small.
Spring wheat, approximately 10.9 bush
els per acre. or a little more than 49,.
100000 bushels for the state. Oats 64,-
565, 900 bushels for the state. Barley
will very closely approximate the larg
est crop ever produced in the state,
that OF 1918, when the production was
39,0SS,0 900 bushels. Winter rye, g.
1888, 900 bushels.
The promoters of the different oil
propositions in the western part Of
the state say that immediate progress
in drilling test wells is being hamperei
by the financial situation as many OF
their subscribers are finding ii diff
cult to meet. their promises made
earlier in the year. But that the
drills will be dropping in several loca.
lions before winter. Just now several
biologists from the Wyoming field
are in southern Perkins county sec
ton to make a general investigation
Of the situation there, and the promot.
ors in that part Of the state are max
Ing promises of early action. The
other plans are being pushed along.
and a number Of locations are talk
Ing tests.
To avoid the junking of the old r.
c. and R. H. railroad. popularity known
as the Crouch line, the Rapid City
commercial club has secured an op-
ton from the organization operating
1t, an offer whereby it can be secured
for S175,000, with a cash outlay Of less
than 800, 000. This line has been OPP
Grated at a loss but to maintain the
line for the welfare Of the town the
club has bought the option.
Bids for dredging what is known as
Joint drainage ditch No. /, which will
reclaim an aggregate Of several thou.
sand acres Of and in Lake and Moody
counties, will be considered at a joint
meeting Of the commissioners Of the
two counties to be held in Fandreau.
This is but n Of a number of drain
age projects in this part of the state.
That a regularly organized band of
cattle "rustlers" has commenced oper.
atoms in the vicinity OF Murdo is in.
dicated by recent numerous thefts of
cattle. The officers and ranchers are
maintaining a close watch and expect
to have the guilty persons in custody
within a short time.
The army worm is again at work in
the vicinity Of Arpan and the county
agent states that great damage has
been done by the pests in the oat
fields. Grasshoppers are also doing
considerable damage to the alfalfa
crop which is being left for seed.
M. M. Moore Of the Centennial
Prairie district Of the Black Hills, is
experimenting this season with a new
species OF nillet. known as Billion
Dollar Grass" II has wonderful heads
and Is said to yield as high as 100
bushels to the ere.
The work Of installing the machin.
cry on the Otey dome. on the high
ridge to the north OF Battle mountain,
is proceeding as rapidly as possible
After road work is completed drilling
for oil will start In this dome imme-
diately.
The potato production is placed at
5000, 900 bushels more than in 1919
The summary states that the flax acre.
age in South Dakota is the greatest
since 1914 and that more flax will be
produced this year than since 1918.
eeo kiohh ID. oIultu IN ulSITlCl
circuit court sustained the temporary
Injunction granted the city restrain
Ing the Mitchell Power company from
raising its rates and closing its plant.
T%hreshing machines now are com
mencing to tell their stories in sec
lions OF South Dakota. where sons
early threshing is being done from the
shock.
With only six permits issued in
Mitchell during the month of July.
building in Mitchell totalled only $8,l
100, the lowest mark reached this
year.
The board Of county commissioner
of Mellette county have granted the
petition for the organization of two
new civil townships in the county.
Surveying has been started prelim
mary to the paving which is to be
done in Aberdeen some time next
year.
Two automobiles were required to
haul thirty bushels of corn mash. thir
ty bushels OF ground corr and about
$500 worth of miscellaneous apparatus
from a timber grown wilderness In the
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