75 Years Ago

Items taken from weekly issues 75 years ago, from the Daniels County Leader, est. 1922 (continuation of the Scobey Sentinel, est. 1912).

September 1, 1949

Wheat Yield Estimated At About 5 Bushels–

Daniels County wheat crop for 1949 will average about five bushels per seed ed acre, adjusters for feder al crop insurance estimate. Approximately half of the farmers carried federal crop insurance, but more than half of the wheat acreage was insured, as most of the big farmers came under the plan.

Tens of thousands of acres of grain will not be harvest ed this year, and thousands of additional acres are being cut only because this is nec essary in order to arrive at yield figures.

Hilmen Lund Is Senior Man at Korean Station– Today in Korea, Hilmen J. Lund formally receives from the U.S. Air Forces, the weather forecasting fa cilities in behalf o...