The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1921-04-14
CROP OUTLOOK GOOD
SOUTH DAKOTA EXPECTS TO ES-
CAPE RUST AND
INSECTS

Hldlter Oh what eI1ect the mid wealth
er will have on the crops to be raised
in South Dakota this year. They quite
generally agree that this should not
be a rust year, basing this belief on
the fact that there seldom have been
three rust years in succession. Some
of h experts believe that the small
amount of snow during the last winter
has afforded small protection for in
sect pests and that the winter was a
hard one for them, the frequent thaw-
ing and freezing of the ground serv-
ing to weaken the eggs of insects laid
near the surface of the ground. III
this theory proves correct, the coming
crop in South Dakota will be relieved
TO some extent of insect pests and
have all the better chance Of coming
through in good condition. Some au-
thorities claim the mild winter has
been more favorable to insect pests
than otherwise. If this is the correct
view farmers will have to make a sys-
tematic fight against insect pests in
order to prevent severe losses. 1t is
the general opinion of the experts
that the crop acreage in South Dakota
this year. Notwithstanding the pres
ent low price of farm products, will be
about the same as that of last year.
Corn and Wheat will be the two prin-
cipal crops raised in the state this
year, as they have been in the past
The durum wheat acreage especially
will be large. This variety of wheat
has become a fayorite of farmers Of
South Dakota because of its rust re.
sisting qualities. It also can with
stand drouth better than other var
ieties of wheat.
Directors of the Mitchell chamber
of commerce voted for the appoint
ment of a committee of three to be
gin a statewide campaign to obtain a
constitutional amendment changing
the name of Of South Dakota to Roose-
welt. The name Of Lincoln having
been appropriated for the proposed
new state out. of Idaho and Washing
ton, and Roosevelt having spent part
of his early manhood in Dakota, the
latter name was chosen. Reasons for
the champaign are that more than
thirty bank failures in North Dakota,
following crop failures In that state
have been attributed to South Dakots
where only three banks have failed in
five years, that the climate of South
Dakota is radically different and far
superior to that Of North Dakota that
the farming industry in South Dakota
is confined almost entirely to small
grain; and that of the two
states are widely different in charac
ter.
The oil excitement in the western
part Of the state has called u an in
quiry, as to the validity of oil permits
or leases on state school lands under
the requirements of the enabling act
under which thletate was put into
existence, and the constitution of the
state, both of which prohibit the sale
OF such lands except by competitive
bids. On this the attorney general
holds the leases for the development
of mineral products upon state lands
are not sales, as they do not carry any
title to the land Itself, and that lease.
are valid.
Several bands already have been Sc
cured to furnish music during the an.
nual tri-state roundup festivities H.
Belle Fourche on July 4, 5 and 6.
The most important Official action
taken during the annual meeting il
Sioux Falls Of the South Dakota Lea
que of Women Voters, was the adop
ton of a recommendation to the state
legislature asking that the WORD
male be removed from the section
OF the code defining pury qualifica
lions at first opportunity.
According to the latest bulletin O
Malcolm II. Gardner, of Delaven, Wis.
superintendent OF advanced registery
Of the Holstein-F riesian association o
America, the state-owned dairy hero
at the state hospital for the insane ir
Yankton is establishing a name To-
itself for milk and butter production
A farm bureau membership campaigr
has just been completed In Sully coun
- an % pCi Scht VI tue ldImeTS dD
preached signed up.
A workable and effective system O
farm field seed certification is ASSURE
for South Dakota this year as a resul
Of action taken at the annual meetint
Of the South Dakota Experiment as
ISOLATION held at State college il
Bookings. A committee of five wa
appointed to bring about a system O
seed eertification based upon the pas
years experience. after a careful study
OF systems now in force of the adjoin
states.
At a special election held at Marvir
April Is, the voters will have submit
ted to them the proposition of issuin,
bonds OF $4,000 for the purchase of
site and erection Of a new schoo
building and $4,000 to take up out
standing warrants of the town.
An unusual death occurred at New
Underwood, the victim being Donalt
Cooper;aged Is. The only known caus
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