Harvest to Commence Next Week

[Editor’s note: This article, including the above heading and subhead, appeared on the front page of The Waitsburg Times in its July 28, 1916 edition. Harvest was running a little late that year.]

The past week has proven ideal for the ripening of grain altho (sic) a little breeze Monday and Tuesday started the shattering of the wheat a little.

The first of the week will see many machines in the field as most of the farmers are all ready and have their harvest crews together, awaiting only the sufficient ripening of the grain. Harvesting is about three weeks later than usual.

It is too early to get much of a line on yields, but it is safe to say that the average will be much better than was thought possible six weeks ago, while the quality is going to be a little above the average.

Some smut is noticeable in some varieties of wheat but barley is unusually free of it this year.

T. P. Ingalls brought into the office Monday samples of Fortyfold and Little Club wheat which he picked at random on the Elmer Stonecipher place beyond Whetstone, which if the stand is at all good, will easily yield 45 bushels. Elmer has 600 acres in wheat, divided about equally between these two varieties.

John McDonald is going to have a good yield as is also Mrs. J. W. Bruce and Clarence Smith in the same District.

Clark and Roberts expect to commence Monday on 140 acres of No. 143 hybrid wheat, on John Meinberg’s place just south of town. The quality is excellent.

Frank Zuger expects to get to threshing in his wheat this week, being probably the first to start in this immediate locality.

W. E. McKinney, in the Alto district, sent in word Monday to have his crew to be ready to get into the job by Thursday of this week, so presume the last of this week will see some activity on this farm.