News from past issues of the Timber Lake and Isabel newspapers
Timber Lake Topic
July 19, 1962
Winter wheat crop destroyed by rust half of spring wheat threatened
Winter wheat crops in Dewey County and surrounding counties are lost for this year because of rust. Black stem rust on winter wheat is wide-spread, and some is being found on spring wheat.
Damage was being reported from the southern part of the county a week to 10 days ago, but was not considered widesp…