The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1921-04-15
CROP OUTLOOK GOOD
SOUTH DAKOTA EXPECTS TO ES
CAPE RUST AND
INSECTS
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or 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 or
the fact that there seldom have been
three rust years In succession. Some
OF the experts believe that the small
amount Of snow during the last winter
has afforded small protection for in
sect pests and hat 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. II
this theory proves correct, the coming
crop in South Dakota will be relieved
10 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 evere 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 favorite Of farmers OF
South Dakota because Of its rust re-
sisting qualities. 1t 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
vi lie Cdliy DldlIilOOu III bdhOlu, llC
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 Dakota
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 resources of the two
states are widely different in charac-
ter.
The oil, excitement in the western
part of the state has called out 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 the state 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 leases
are valid.
Several bands already have been Sc
cured to furnish music during the an
nual tri-state roundup festivities in
Belle Fourche on July 4, 5 and 6.
The most important official action
taken during the annual meeting in
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-
tions at first opportunity.
According to the latest bulletin of
Malcolm Fl. Gardner, Of Delaven, Wis,
superintendent of advanced registery
OF the Holstein-Friesian association of
America, the state-owned dairy herd
at the state hospital for the insane in
Yankton is establishing a name for
itself for milk and butter production.
A farm bureau membership campaign
has just been completed in Sully u
ty with So per cent OF the farmers an
preached signed up.
A workable and effective system of
farm field seed certification is assured
for South Dakota this year as a result
or action taken at the annual meeting
OF the South Dakota Experiment as
ISOLATION held at State college in
Brookings. A committee of five was
appointed to bring about a system of
seed c~ertification based upon the past
years experience, after a careful study
OF systems now in force Of the adioin-
states.
At a special election held at Marvin
April 16, the voters will have submit
ted to them the proposition of issuing
bonds of $4,000 for the purchase of a
site and erection Of a new school
building and $4,000 to take up out
sanding warrants Of the town.
An unusual death occurred at New
Underwood. the victim being Donald
Cooper. aged Is. The only known cause
OF his death is that he grew too fast.
Although not yet Is years old he