Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1877-07-23
A RIDE IN TIKI. COUNTRY.
Crops Everywhere to be Seem
The Huttrtsche scciety,'cr Ron
m County.

A ride of fifty miles through Iankton and
Bon Homme counties has given us some
thing of an idea of the condition of the
and as the people of Yankton and
the balance of the world are Just now largely
in the seasons productions every
thing pertaining thereto is of interest. Once
outside the belt of wild land, held by nom
productive individuals of speculative ten
denotes, which surrounds Yankton the vast
fields of this famous wheat region are en-
countered. 1t has been left to the Bohemian,
the Welshman, the Russian ard the Norwe-
gian, with some assistance from the native
born citizen to demonstrate sthat better
wheat, and more of it to the acre, can be
raised in Dakota than in any other part Of
the west. Their success appears to-day in
the wonderful yield which stands in the soil
of their farms in southern Dakota and is
piled in their shocks and stacks. In the
stretch Of country referred to, comprising
Bohemian settlement and the Mennonite
settlement, we found crops of every sort III
the best possible condition. Barley and
rye are in the shock and a portion
of the oats has been cut
The standing wheat and oats are ready for
the reaper and much of it will be cut this
week. 1t stands thickly upon the ground
with strong straight stalks, and heads full o
grain. The fields look about like a solo
wall built to a uniform height, the upper
layer being the stuff that will bring green
backs to the farmers pockets and prosperity
to the country. Everywhere wheat, barley,
rye and oats were the best that could be
produced by any soil or climate, and if on,
farmers use proper care in harvesting anl
stacking the yield and the profit therefron
will place them in easy circumstance anc
will enable them TO enter upon preparation
for greater results next season. We saw n,
hoppers, that is we saw nom worth men
tioning and heard no complaints of damag
done. Everywhere the farmers were cheer
full and were busy with their preparations 10
taking care of the immense crop,
: Our trip took in the farm and colony 0
the Huttlische society, a few miles belo,
: Bon Homme. These singular people occup
what is known as the Burleigh farm an
have built for themselves a little villag
which is surrounded by the strict eS
clusiveness peculiar to the sec
to which they belong. Ever
j, thing is owned in COMMON, even the childre
we all tod, (and their name is legion
4 though we don't vouch for the correctnes
of this information. Their property ha
= within itself the facilities for producin
most everything they need. Their wan
> are few, however, and their habits of econ
my and industry render prosperity one of th
inevitables. They are bound to get rich
Struggle against it as they may hat fat
will sooner or later overtake them, az d tn
beauty of their plan of operations is tn,
no man or woman or child of the Huttrisch
community will be any richie
than any other man c
woman or child of the same part,
All accumulations are common property an
however much a Huttrischian may be di:
posed TO put on style over his neighbor, tn
thing won't win. But they are a valuabI
! class to this new country. They get Ii
most out of the soil, utilizing every squal
foot under cultivation and introducing man
e profitable specialities which an America
never would bother his head about. Thei
q crops are first class. They have threshe
n new rye which yielded forty-two bushels
the acre and all their other small grain wi
Y turn out a proportionate larlyge return.