The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1920-11-18
WHEATIO'COME BACK
THE AMERICAN FARM BUREAU
FEDERATION MEASURES
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The United States wheat crop 10 IL
,eady overssld. There is . world
shortage Of visible wheat Of zoo. 000. zee
bushels as compared with that OF q
rear ago The United States wheat
;rop is 100. 000. o0e bushels under a
g ago. and the combined crop Of
he United States and Canada is 12e.-
100. 900 bushels under that Of a year
go. Those who hays studied the sit
,ation closely predict high priced
wheat next spring. These facts have
,ome out In a statement issued from
Washington by the American Farm
Bureau Federation, and given out In
huron. The statement goes ON 70
Iay that the present low prices in the
rain markets are the result OF bear
Propaganda by traders who sold heav-
ay In foreign markets several months
& when prices were high and are
iow s~ndeayoring to fill these orders at
, low figure. The feeling prevails that
raiders. particularly one OF the large
,ackinx interests. are in an extremely
leiicate position, and nee the market
urns upward must make a wild soram-
BILE to get enough grain to cover their
'oreign contracts.
Stock owners who we're caught last
all with a shortage of feed on account
Il not being able to get their hay in
tack, and with the supply covered
With early snow, are taking heed of
hat situation, and while not able TO
pilling the hay into QUICKER lunches
n the fields, and preparing to handle
he hay even after snow falls, IL nee
ssary. They are also endeavoring to
,st their cor out OF the fields before
snow flies. II is estimated that there
8 more hay cut in the state than fer
my former year since settlement, as
3very owner Of nay land took advap-
age OF the opportunity to get up g
God supply either for feeding or sals,
md this with the shortage of livs
stock will mean that there will be n"
iced for anyone to go without ha,
he coming winter.
With the coming OF colder weather
md the ~developemnt OF scabies, which
'omes with frost, the state live stock
apartment is pushing its dipping cam.
align to eliminate this trouble so far
IS possible in this state. At present
hey are pushing dipping campaigns
n Sully, Hughes and Hyde counties.
n all OF which there sre supposed to
% infected herds. In Meade, Butte,
Zones and Stanley counties, where in.
'ected herds have been located, the
work Is being given more attention and
ii which can possibly be lone will
,e carried out in an attempt to elimi.
ate this disease in the state before
he opening OF real winter.
Just at present the development of
Ill drilling In South Dakota, to test
tut the possibilities of the state ap.
,ear to be In the vicinity OF st. Onge,
n northern Lawrence county. Several
lrilling rigs are at work in that vicin.
ty and the rancliers OF that section
re building high hopes on the out,
ONE OF this work. Another PROPOSE.
on at Blunt. appears to be making
nd expect drilling tools within a few
days.
1t Is estimated that the farmers OF
.idmunds county will save about $40,
OF live stock shipped through their
wi live stock marketing associations
II which there are seven in or near
he county. The saving on this one
project alone is about 12 times the
cost to the county supporting the farm
bureau.
The women in several cities OF the
tate did not intend that any woman
should be deprived OF the privilege of
voting on account of the necessity Of
their looking after the children. Autos
we're sent out carrying beside the driv
IT a volunteer nurse to look after the
babies while the mother was taken TO
he polls to cast her vote.
Potato growers in the Flandreau ter
ritcry are making good profits from
this years product. Thus far a sin.
gle local buyer has shipped more than
loo carloads. most OF which went to
Kansas City and other southern mar
kets.
Kranzburg has been enjoying q
building boom for the past year. Sew.
sral business places and houses have
been built while tive new business
buildings are nearing completion.
November starts In the central part
OF the state with q snowfall OF about
six inches. This 10 badly drifted in
many places and will make travel bad
for several days.
Many fields Of corn in the Madison
district have not yet bsen harvested
and farmers are becoming very un
easy over the situation.
Clearing Of ground for the csnstrue.
ion equipment of the proposed bridge
over the Missouri river at Yankton is
under way.
The Farmers and Business Mems
'eague Of Geddes has voted to support
a statewide drive for better roads.
The live stock program of Beadle