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Show Good Crop Yields Amoung the noteworthy crops reaped this year, we take pleasure plea-sure in recording that of S. H. Thompson. Mr. Thompson: has cut his grain, and will soon thrash; he estimates a yield to exceed 3,500 bushels of choicest turkey red wheat, from 10S acres. Last fall Mr. Thompson gave thoughtful study to conditions con-ditions prevaling, and decided that now or never was the time to go in heavy on winter wheat; so following his judgment, he planted all of his own land not otherwise sowed, and leased all that he and his boys could handle; and, as a result, a yeld that will surely pass 3,500 bushels. bu-shels. Mr. Thompson is a successful farmer, one who thinks well. He has 45 acres in to alfalfa, of a good stand; 2J acres of mang--les for pig and cow food, and 75 pigs, besides a cow. The combination com-bination of s agar beets or mangles, mang-les, some grain, and increasing acreage tf alfalfa yearly, spells success in bold faced type. Some of our readers will, of course ask at once why we talk about a grain crop, and yet advise beets and alfalfa; the reason is plain-peculiar plain-peculiar and temporary conditions condi-tions exist' now which cause grain to command a high and profitable profita-ble price; ' those conditions will pass and then the staple incomes from the farms hereabouts will be found to lie in sugar beets for a cash crop, and alfalfa seed, with live stock. Mr. Thompson is fully aware of this and makes his plans accordingly. Frank Beckwith. j ' H. Sherer, east of Sutherland, is reported to have thrashed the largest crop of grain we have so far heard of in the valley this year. Mr. Sherer thrashed fifty-" three bushels of wheat, one hundred hun-dred eleven bushels of oats and fifty bushels of barley per acre. This is certainly a fine showing for any country but only holds up to the former yields of the fellow in this new country who understands the farming business and varifies former assertions of what the country is capable of producing. Mr. Sherer raised an equally fine crop of grain last year and there are plenty of other farmers far-mers in the valley who will do fully as well as the above when they have learned to handle .their land and take advantage of climatic conditions. Thrashers vho are doing business bus-iness on the Nroth Tract report (Continued on page 8.) |