The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1922-08-17
PRODUCES GREAT
CROP Of WHEAT
SOUTH DAKOTA ALSO PROMISED
LARGEST CORN YIELD IN
HISTORY
OATS AND BARLEY OF HIGHEST QUALITY
All Crops That State Has
Ever Had

Crop conditions in South Dakota
are reported to be unusually good in
the monthly bulletin issued by the
bureau of agricultural economics, Au-
gust 10.
Corn continues to improve in South
Dakota as the season progresses.
Much of this crop acreage was plant
ed under somewhat unfavorable on
ditions, but high temperatures during
May and June fastened the growth
and development throughout the
state. The abundance of moisture in
the more western counties Of the
regions especially. The condition on
August l was found to be "a per cent,
justlfying a estimate Of 1926 bushels
per acre, 131. 100000 bushels for the
state. The July 1 estimate was for
127, S71 900 bushels.
South Dakota has produced and
harvested her best Yielding and high
est quality spring wheat crop in
several years. Weather conditions
were such during May and June as t.
stunt the highest development of this
crop, but the condition was also I'M
favorable for plant diseases, especial
ly rust and our crop is of superior
quality and yield to any produced
since 1908 or 1915 at least. Rust was
present in much of the wheat area of
the northern half Of the state during
July, but the disease appeared too late
in the season, only the latest fields
in the most northern area d%epreciat-
ed. from this cause, and ven there
the damage is not severe. The wheat
crop of the northwest quarter of the
state is especially good this year and
of the highest quality. The condition
on August l was found to be 81 per
cent, justifying an estimated produc-
ton of 1873 bushels, or 6,109, 900
bushels for the state, the previous
five year average being 36.37S, 900
bushels.
The rather unlmportant area de-
voted to winter wheat in South Da-
kota produced a good crop of excel
lent quality this year which was found
to have yielded 17.6 bushels per acre,
or 1900 600 bushels for the state.
The oat crop in South Dakota is of
the very highest quality this season,
and this has improved the prospective
yield, although the crop had been
somewhat dwarfed in growth earlier
in the season. Yields are reported
very fair from all counties and es
pecially good in the northwest quart
err of the state. The August l condi-
ton was placed at 50 per cent, or a
yield Of Big bushels per acre. This
of 79,2SS,000 bushels for the state,
the previous five-year average being
1928, 900 bushels.
Prospects for a very large barley
crop in South Dakota have continued
through to harvest and the quality of
the grain is excellent.
Practically all fields Of flax in
South Dakota should now make a crop
since weather conditions have ma
terially fastened the maturity.
In South Dakota, the counties of
Codington, Deuel., Grant, Hamlin,
BroOkings, Lake and Minnehaha have
sown approximately 10000 acres to
buckwheat this season. This crop has
sprung into popularity in the state
within the last few years seems to
be highly suited to our conditions.
The condition is uniformly good in
all counties, although somewhat
dwarfed in growth due to the dry
summer in that area where grown.
The crop was placed at So per cent
condition August l..
South Dakota's large potato crop
has maintained a very high condition
in the important production area OF
the east central counties regardless Of
the midsummer lack Of moisture. The
present condition is placed at 80 per
cent, which justiies a 92-bushel yield
per acre. The probable production
for the state Is about 100000 bush
els, which is approximately twice the
production of n year ago and ex-
ceeds the production of any other re-
cent year