The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1920-11-12
WHEAT TO COME BACK
THE AMERICAN FARM BUREAU
FEDERATION treasures
GROWERS.

ready OversOld. There is a world
shortage Of visible wheat of 200, 000, 900
bushels as compared with that Of a
year ago. The United States wheat
crop is 1870, 000, 600 bushels under a
year ago, and the combined crop Of
the United States and Canada is $780,
000, 600 bushels under that Of a year
ago. Those who have studied the sit
uation closely predict high priced
wheat next spring. These facts have
come out in Il statement issued from
Washington by the American Farm
Bureau Federation, and given out in
Huron. The statement goes on to
say that the present low prices in the
grain markets are the result Of bear
propaganda by traders who sold heav-
lily in foreign markets several months
ago when prices were high and are
now endeavoring to fill these orders at
a low figure. The feeling prevails that
traders, particularly one OF the large
packing interests, are in an extremely
delicate position, and once the market
turns upward must make a wild scram-
BILE to get enough grain to cover their
foreign contracts.
Stock owners who we're caught last
Of not being able to get their hay in
stack, and with the supply covered
with early snow, are taking heed Of
that situation, and while not able to
get the necessary help to stack, are
pilling the hay into quicker punches"
in the fields, and preparing to handle
the hay even after snow falls, If nee
essary. They are also e~ndeavOring to
get their corn out Of the fields before
snow flies. 1t is estimated that there
is more hay III in the state than for
any, former year since settlement, as
every owner Of hay land took advan-
tage Of the opportunity to get up a
good supply either for feeding or sale,
and this with the shortage of live
stock will mean that there will be no
need for anyone to go without hay
the coming winter.
With the coming Of colder weather
and the development Of scabies, which
comes with frost, the state live stock
department is pushing its dipping cam,
paign to eliminate this trouble 80 far
as possible in this state. At present
they are pushing dipping campaigns
in Sully, Hughes and Hyde counties,
in all Of which there are supposed to
be infected herds. In Meade, Butte,
TnpnC opH Gton1nu committee uhorn IN
fected herds have been located, the
work is being given more attention and
all which ear possibly be done will
be carried out in an attempt to elimi-
nate this disease in the state before
the opening of real winter.
Just at present the development of
oil drilling in South Dakota, to test
out the possibilities Of the state ap-
pear to be in the vicinity Of st. Onge,
n northern Lawrence county. Several
ity and the ranchers of that section
are building high hopes on the out
come of this work. Another PROPOSE
ton at Blunt, appears to be making
Roadway, as they have up a derrick,
and expect drilling tools within a few
days.
1t is estimated that the FAIRNESS of
Edmunds county will ave about $40.-
900 during the year on 200 carloads
Of live stock shipped through their
W live stock marketing associations,
Of which there are seven in or near
the county. The saving on this one
project alone is about II times the
cost to the county supporting the farm
bureau.
The women in several cities Of the
state 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
were sent out carrying beside the driv-
er a volunteer nurse to look after the
babies while the mother was taken to
the 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
100 carloads, most of which vent to
Kansas City and other southern mar
kets.
Kranzburg has been enjoying a
building boom for the past year. Sew
eral business places and houses have
been built while two new business
buildings are nearing completion.
November starts in the central part
Of the state with a snowfall OF about
six inches. This is badly drifted in
many places and will make travel bad
for several days.
Many fields of corn in the Madison
district have not yet been harvested
and farmers are becoming very un-
easy owe the situation.
Clearing of ground for the construc-
tion equipment Of the proposed bridge
over the Missouri river at YanktOn is
under way.
The Farmers and Business Mems
league of Geddes has voted to support
a statewide drive for better roads.
The live stock program OF Beadle
county farm bureau includes the pre-
vention and control of animal diseases