Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1883-11-02

ditiOns must be Afforded. Mere sur.
rouDdings, though they arc Of the bsst
- regards productivepeos Of soil. seetlp.
ment and esltivation. will not alsosl
make an Omaha. or % Indianapolis
either, for that matter.
It may bs too early to speculate upon
the future possibilities Of the numerous
busting centsrs of population in the
newer portions Of middle tDakota, but 4
older portion Of southeastern Dskpta,
Sioux Falls and Ysnkton occupy POI.
tions, the commercial importance Of
which may be considered - established.
In the rush for the FREQ farms Of the
government, the equally - cheap deeasd
lands east Of the Jim river and south Of
about the forty fourth parallel have besn
to come extent overlooked, and the boom
in new townsite property has had the
effect Of diverting the attention OF new.
comers from older Yankton a. . profit
able place for investment.
Rapid - the settlement Of its govern.
ment land has been, however, Dakota's
second growth will probably be quite q
great in point Of actual improvement
and substantial development. This per.
manent growth has fairly begun to map.
ifest itself in this section, whore much
real progress has been made during tho
past few years.
1t is coming to be sn accepted princi.
pie that the hope of farming county
lies in the diversity OF it, agriculture.
More crops than one, and the introduo-
tion Of the finer breeding grades Of cat
tie. sheep, and hogs ars putting the
great states OF the west we'll along on the
road to riches.
Tk a. r~aksk~s~. - kL>A :.
falling into line with Illinois and Lovas
and for proof Of this it i only necessary
that one should take . trip through
southeastern Dakota, where 10 repeat
my own words in the 1nter-O Ocean, com
has for some time been crowned - king.
In Yankton county. which may b
this season exceeds al others, both in
crops were vhsat aud aAx.
junot Of shout eyssy fsxDsrs !indnsGzy,
OF sheep and hogs aEo being E1isod quite
extensively.
The wool raissd at homo supplies IL
nav material ~ ths Yankton vooIen
mills, and there il already soosGh wool
furnishsd in this county Alone % koep
mills OF twice the oapaeity running ooo.
stantly. This fast speaks volunes.
The wheat faiDed hsse goes into aoax.
the product Of the Yaskton AourinG
mills. In 6me the growth of the milling
interest viii bring hses ths Whess q {
number of COUNTIES.
for one thing, and I - sure il will not
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capital will come in aad take advantage
Of g promising On oPsnins:
large proportions. but the snccsss Of ths
pioneer creamery established hsse y "a
be taken = satisfaotosy evidence thu.
butter and cheese can and viii become
staple articles for export trade.
Cheap lands in tho oeen belt Ut Dakota
may bs easily secured ct The prssss,
time, with every reasonable psospec,
years.
The Dakota potato and turnip and
sQuash and pumpkin and melon hAv(
aud ct numerous fairs held in both th,
from this soil hAve faiEly easne6 reeo9ni
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The Dakota apple and plum an,
grape are rapidly coming to the front il
this section, aud the man who says tha
you cart raise fruit in Dakota i eoipl
to b convinced OF his miatake. 77,.5-
Dakota Industrial associAtion, held q
Yankton last month, made magnidosn
showing for the city aud county. Th
exhibits Of fine cattle for dairy. bsef, "a,
breeding purposes, and Of fat hoGs an
fine sheep were remarkable. and reflecte
great credit upon Dakota. Grain OF q
kinds. vegetables and fruits were dii
played in . manner highly suggestive 9
tho swift strides agricultural Dakota
making. Better wheat than va exhibit
ed at Yankton - not raissd in Mime
sofa. or better corn in Illinois. This
not written without weighing carefull
the actual faots Of the caoe.
Tho fair itself vas . piece OF sntsl
prise Of which Yankton has reasoo TO
proud. II was started oaiy ths noat
before being held, and fosty acsss Of baz
prairie transformed into we'll appoints
fair grounds, fenced in and provided vit
track. in merely the tvinkline q IN q
- il seemed.
There were upward Of 1000 sutsis
and besides The stock and vagstabls
fruits and machinery, ths nan1lAoeuru
81 Yanktoe were desssvsdly psoaissa
. and The 0osf arsa. cAis6y rs2scfin9 u
, nsns skill vith ths brush. ths psasi
aud The beedA. veNe axcspsioualty %
reprassnted.
al Ths YAnktcn fair viii b . pssaissa
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