Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1889-04-05
HE slAEWs OF WEALTH.

10 the ffess u DakotalHn: History
designate s the land borde,iag on the
Nile nB the garden spot OF Egypt. None
the less may il be said of the land or
the bottom of the Jim and Missouri, 6
few miles eart of Yanktoo. az the garden
spot Of South Dakota. Nature shows
her partiality for thip r.gion in reveal
ing here her first tin:s o; g%reenness il
shrub and tree. 1 think il may safel,
be said that the spring comes two week.
earlier than on the upland prairie Why
should it not be so2 Look at the shelter
1.-The bluffy range dividing the two re-
gions-cHoie round giving protection
from the westerly and %northerly winds
the sun looks in upon this garden spot
from the east and south, the dense
groves about each farm house, planted
before the food, or planted by the flood
add to protection, also contribute t.
beauty and the pictureequs. The seed
can be put into the ground Garlic,
and che silicon ID the soil seEds out tn,
germ more rapidly aad the crop ma
lures more speedily.
We passed a field Of rye covering the
black earth with greenness. Ga another
farm in this bottom the wheat is up.
On another the corn land will be pre-.
pared for the seed by the esrly part o.
the coming week.
| NJ RI V.n n dale F,ep, &c nv, >ha 1ina nj
the Northwestern, q half mile south oil
the track, four miles east Of the Jiu
river bridge. The homo farm only mum
bers 100 acses. Tue residences and oat
buildings are sheltered By a grove. The
modern laxury of the farmer Ia here
the aFtesisn we'll. The h,w is aoundAn,
for farm purposes u the supply oil
water for a pond in places Eve feet in
depth. This we'll fills an ample tsns
wherethestock may diiuk at Will, fol-
our friend, like most If these thrifty
farmers, ID o stock grower. He had Just
)rsturned from Chicago where he had
taken to market two Car loads OF steers,
shipped at Yolin's. He has other steers
which will be readysfor the Ohicae O
market at an early day. Some were
models of beauty and fairness. The
average weight less salvage thirteeu
hundred and twenty-six pounds to the
steer. Soon our enterprising f.rmei
will roll into the Chicago m arket two Cal
loads of hogs. He has over one hun
aret likely looking Poland China pork
ers. We f,el glad that the farmers are
farming their ia ,es to the Chicago
market rather than Sioux City. Yanaton
county has been contributing long
enough to the building up OF o town
which seeks every opportunity to hinde,
the growth OF the city OF Yankson, even
in seeking the removal OF the signal ser.
vice office TO the Iowa rival, that Yankton
might have anght that Sioux Oityhas not
So 1t is a step 10 the right direction to shiS
cattle and hogs directly to the Chicago
market and L hope hat the merchants
will shut downfoa all ,bbers FROM the
Iowa town and make their deals witt
Chicago. An appeal to the pocket will,
bring men to their senses sooner than
any other means.
Mr.. Van OIdel has o five acre grove
where the cattle and hogs may roam q
will anywhere the artesian we'll furnish
es water for the pond thet runs The
whole length of the grove for the con.
venience OF the stock AMI the duck
swimming on its surface. A new basi,
is being constructed, Dimensions 34x5
and IA foot posts. The capacity of tn
stable room is for tw~enty-four horses
Above twenty tons of hay may be stow
ed. AT the south end OF the barn larg,
stock scales have been provided. The
comes the hen house where three hun
dred Leghorn hens are sheltered and pre-
vided with all the needs for making th,
poultry business lucrative and success.
fol. Then comes the capacious gransr
for small grain and ample crib storag,
for corn and . smoke house for hams an
bacon. Bot two things are wanting TO
complete success in farming-the Pres
and Dakotsian, which he promises t
subscribe for. and the Farm, Field an,
Stockman, published BY Howard Wilson
publishing company, 156-l5S, Chicago
Illinois. These two supplied will b
with all that Is now furnished q sor
guaranty for success.
The reports from the fire at Vol,n'
and vicinity are truly appalling. Nj
Will Parks, . young man married onl,
six months, inst. beginning to live. los
all but one horse. Home, Household
goods end provisions for the summer
stock, horsesssud hogs, clothing, WACO
and all clean swept out by the fire. Th
Violin sufferers escaped with their live
and tock nothing with them but tn
clothing they had on their persons whe,
the blazs rushed upon them. They ha,
no time TO turn back for their staff Til
dep,t agent seized the money drawe
and hsd. This calamity appeals strongl
to the helping hand. ID. b. N.
A Card From Grimwood Brothers.
Yankton, Oak, March 18th, l8s9-W
beg TO return our sincere thanks TO til
people OF Yank.en for their appre ciatiol
of our efforts here, daring the past fv
years in the building line, especial,
brick and stone work which We shal
strive to deserve. We work on and gu