Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1890-05-07

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rs ttIs md the business men seem
|tc be of q superior d class ss the
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County.
Union comfy occupies the ex-
Etrorne southeastern portion Of the
sf.ts ofSnnth nakot. The souih.
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r6nsnssn the n;r sionr and
Nisscm,s riv.,. Tnws toyders uron
sI,.ssst and Neh,asL. nnnn he west
Asssrs nnssh.H ohm fn,r hundred
an1 sirtv snnare miles 4 situated n
IA fcrtiia VALLEY n,ra bottom lan,ls
~ ~ 10 liver. hes,re ,nar,;nnea
Ths ether holf ~ Tia lands i made
n - roll;nc nra;r;es There i
scsrcely ~ acea 81 nmtiIlable soil,
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Iavers noIaeIlns 2 county y is
paen.l'ul.y "a'stra ~ nun'u.ous
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Hon' go - rev
IN Union county alone there are
flve mill dams upon ~ big Sioux
river which furnish power 70 three
large nouring mills. There are still
several mill sites mol occupied Gor
utilized.
The soil Of the bottom lands is a
very rich alluvian, slightly mixed in
places with sand, which makes it a
warm, quick and generous bed for
seeds. II is early titled, has a won
derful capacity and is apparently in
exhaustible. In places 1t has a
depth Of twenty feet. The uplands
arr 2 black loain, several feet in
thickness, with clay subsoil. The
bottom lands, especially. produce
some astonishing crops. In favor
able seasons and upon prime land
corn Will yield one hundred and
twenty bushels per acre All the
small grains and vegetables are
raised with the greatest success.
Union county is really one vast farm
and nature has 50 regulated the
wonderful powers OF Its soil that no
one crop AN claim superiority over
another. For an all-round, first-
lass farming region TINS county
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good business y the result. The
shipping q produce 10 n Of the
leading Industries. Several hay
~lnafnen60 business III this direction,
IhlS place 10 also q superior live
/ etOck market A and
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Ennn1Arni1a industriNa Substantial
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