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Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1892-01-08
A Millisn In night.

Public Opinion September: For tho
benefit Of our eastern readers who have
no conception of the sire Of our state,
the abundance Of our crops or the fer
tility Of our soil, Public Owinion desires
to state that BY ascending the roof Of
any one Of the large business blocks in
Watertown q can see, with the naked
eye, l.00O.0OO bushels Of wheat in the
stacks upon the surrounding fayms.
And this 10 only = fraction Of the wealth
produced in this small area. Reckon in
the corn, oats, rye. potatoes, vegetables
Of oil xinns, horses, cattle. hogs, sheep,
ETC., and something OF IN idea can BE-
gained Of what's little patch Of ground
can produce. And remember. South
Dakota 10 I state nearly 400 miles long
by 200 miles vide. What possibilities
are before usl
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1892-01-08

Madison Leader, November: Mr..
Anderson, q Norwegian owning . due
farm close to Madison, has just finished
threehino 600 acres OF wheat. The Az
sraee yield per acre on the entire 6eld
was 433 bushels. The wheat weighed
sixty-oue pounds to the bushsl. Nj.
Anderson hauled the crop direct to the
elevator, for which he received " cents
per bushel. The crop figured up the
nice little amount Of 800 bushsls,
which at SO cents brings the handsome
sum Of 81 ,663.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1892-01-08
SOUTH DAKOTA FOR sToCk
One Of b Best Sections for RAiain,
Cattle, Horses, sheep and Aogs.

One Of the Best SECTIONS for Raising
Cattle, Horses, sheep and Aogs.
South Dakota 10 one of the prairie
states. That is to say, it 10 . portion Of
that large area over which large herds
Of buffalo formerly ranged. The rich,
black, loamy soil produced an abundant
supply Of buffalo, bunch, blue joint and
other wild grasses. which furnished
food for the buffalo, deer and other AMI.
mails the year through. When this fact
is kept in mind, it is not surprising that
all kinds of stock flourish we'll and that
cattle are able to get q good portion Of
their food out of doors in the midst OF
winter. Indeed, the large herds of
cattle on the ranges are not fed at all.
In eastern Dakota, however, the farm
ers put up hay which they are able to
do-not in June and July ss is done in
the esst-but in September and October
and even up to cold weather. This hay
costs from 81 to 81 and it is very nutrl-
tious. Hence it will appear that live
stock car be raised at the very lowest
possible cost, thus giving the farmer .
large profit.
Then, too, the climate is of unsur-
passed healthfulness. The dry, invig-
Grating air seems to ward of all diseases
which usually attack our domestic ami
mails. sheep especially do we'll. The
climate just suits them. They never
suffer from any lung disease and foot rot
10 unknown. Hogs in point Of health.
fulness are at their best. Hog cholera
has never become epidemic and only
q or two instances of this disastrous
disease has ever been known in South
Dakota. On the whole this state comes
q near being . perfect paradise for do.
mes,ic animals q one can we'll find.
Already many farmers have large
herds Of cattle and sheep, while there
m quite . number of fancy stock farms
where especial attention is given to rails
ing 6ne horses. This Of course requires
large capital aud the progress 10 neces.
sarily slow. But . number of fancy
stock lei have found it to their interest
to sell their high priced eastern land
and to transfer their holdines to this
state. By 70 doing, they have found
that they are able to gain better fnan.
cial results.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1892-01-08
II BIG CROP.

The Jeb which the Railroads Have
to Transport the Immense Oatput
Of Grain.
When it il said that in 1891 South Da-
kota produced 6O.O00.0O 0 bushels OF
understanding to the estimate made
by the railroad commissioneys-the
figures themselves give but . faint idea
of the ''immenseness" Of this large
quantity Of wheat. But suppose We call
eco bushels a car load land some freight
cars bold only 500 busheIs) it will take
lOO 1900 cars 10 ship this wheat. In the
same way to hold the corn. oats, fax
and barley will require 10000 cars ad-
ditional, or 22O,0O in all. Calling ~
ears q train this grain would make TO-
GOO trains. and wonld therefore require
% trains q day for an entire year. Az
there are fourteen lines Of railroad leav-
ing the state easterly We shall need 2
trains = day over each line Of road to
transport this grain within . year. This
estimate does not take into considers
ton the livestock, vegetables and other
articles OF export which constitute an
important factor in the business Of the
state. When it is remembered that the
railroads have been accustomed TO run
only one freight train daily over ito
lines-and then not generally q train Of
~ cars-it can be seen that the trans
portation Of this crop has taxed the rail.
roads to their utmost capacity-espe.
cially a. many farmers have sold their
grain - fast az they could deliver It.
While the railroads have been doing
their best to hurry forward this wheat.
the elevators and warehouses are oil
full and many farmers are not able to
sell their grain ~ fast - they would
like to. Many have not yet completed
their threshing, and will not be able to
dispose OF their surplus grain before the
time for beginning spring work. Tbia
is by no means an evil nnmixed with
good. It will give them ready money
for current expenses q long y they vet
hsye grain to sell.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1892-01-08

South Dakota II not only = good plscs
for the eastern farmer to come. hat also
for the eastern capitalist TO send his
money for investment. He nan buy
land which II bound to double In value
within the next Ave years or be can
loan It on first class farm security % -
to net s per cant interest. Why shoald
money b. kept In the sastsrn hank
without interest. Or put out for 5 or psr
cant WHOM It viii bring . hare.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1892-01-08
soush Oaketa nees
When the wheat 10 in the gfanary
And the prices reach the sky.

When the wheat 10 in the granary
And the prices reach the sky,
And roOstelS are Q crSWtng.
And Tie chicke, Q dy,Nx high.
When the city sel11Ss sQua6blc
For the farmers We ~ and rates,
And the barn 10 ,ull OF Timothy,
And bins are full Q, oxts,
Oh, It's then that's Teller isa foeliu' q hie bert
With thu risin' sun to greet him
From . night OF glorious rest,
And the babies capcr roundh him,
And the co 70 are / cking high.
When the wheat 10 In he grAnaIy
And the prices reach the sky.
Theirs something kind o. hearty like
About the sky and nsld,
With the stubbls there ~a.laushing
Al Q e0-bnshel yield,
With the happy birds ~a-stnsing'
And the cattle III . dU1e,
Aud the hired mau a.comiug round
To shOw his new store c.oIho0.
1 1eller feels content
And at peace with Gil the world,
When the golden IA Of plenty
Like . oloseinx 10 unturled.
oh. ] tell you, Nane,'s happy.
And the Strls are 4, Ing hign.
with the gran.a.Ty . Dustin
And The Dftcoo n TIE eky.
Minneapolis Tribuns-Afsr Rilsy.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1892-01-08
General aealthfulness.

In the very important matter of
healthlulness is where Dakota takes
the hrst prize. If man wants to take
his family to the section which 10 sub
iectsd to the iewest diseases and where
the death rate 10 the lowest. he will act
wisely by buying his ticket forthwith for
South Dakota. From the United States
census report Of 1850 the following death
rate in proportion to the total popula-
ton 10 given for different localities:
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1892-01-08

dition than has been known for several
years. The old farmers are predicting
for next year even . better crop than
that which has aladdened the hearts Of
the arangers this year. Certainly. il
there should be the usual moisture next
year, q big crop is q sure thing.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1892-01-08

South Dakota farmer has this year re.
ceived for his crops. Thousa 10 ofsmall
farmers who without any hired help
cultivate q quarter section have received
from 1900 to 5000 for their grain,
while those who farm On a larger scale
have raised crops worth 40 high ~
$25, WO-two.thirds OF which 10 clear
profit!
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1892-01-08

In selecting your future home remsm-
Der that yellow fever which psriodi-
cslly plays such havoc with human
lives In the sxtrsms south could not
become epidemic in Dakota, that chills
and fever are never contracted hers
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1892-01-08

Dakota was organised ~ q territory in
1851. with q white population Of between
1900 and 5000. South Dakota was ad-
mitted to statehood in October, 1859,
yet today she has within = few thous.
and as large population a. either Yer
mont, Rhode Island or New Hamp-
shire, and just about ons-half that Of
the state Of Maine,
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1892-01-08

South Dakota has people from ell the
northern states. For the most part
those who have left the east belong
to the most progressive class. A care.
ful canvass by q college professor has
shown that South Dakota has . larger
number Of college graduates in proper
ton to her total population than any
any other state in the Union.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1892-01-08

the people Of the town fall into differ.
ent social circles In accordance with
their church connections or natural
tastes; but nowhere is there to be found
any class exciusiveness-nowhsre any
Of the "I-am.5etter. than.thou" feeling.
Accumulated wealth does not OF itself
cause . man to be rated ~ q gentleman,
nor does the lack of it necessarily take
from him the honor Of this distinction.
asa man tninketh in bis heart, 20 10
be-" AZ . man conducts himself before
his fellows, 90 is he accordingly e..
teemed.
In such circumstances society 10 nee.
essarily good-not good in the 'blue-
blooded" sense; but In the sense Of real
merit, and no deserving man or women
IL barred out Of the best social circles.
The churches, and school are for oil and
the rights of all are everywhere con.
ceded.
If you want to live In q place where
society will treat you precisely ~ you
deserve to be treated come to Dakota.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1892-01-08
Tho Facts 70 Advertise,

Yankton Press and DAkotan: Con-
corning the yield oil grain in South DA.
kota for the year Of 1891, the half has
never been told. In oil probability
the southern half Of the county has pro.
duced the largest yield per acre ever
raised in The United States. And from
the outlook today the same seems to be
assured for corn.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1892-01-08

South Dakota IL not 4 land Of frosts
and bliSzards, ~ many eastern people
suppose. The temperature IN winter
may be lower than 10 the same latitude
east, but the cold 10 mot 90 penetrating
because Of the dryer air.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1892-01-08

The Climate q south Dakota.
While it 10 perfectly proper to cor.
trast one section with another it il
grossly unfair and dishonest to q isrep.
resent d part Of the country for The
sake Of attracting men and capital into
another.
In the boom literature of the south
the climate Of the northwest has always
been misrepres=nted; but in this re-
spect talsehood reached the climax in
the stories that were told of the bl.s-
zard Of January, 1888. Not only we're
the dire effects Of that storm stretched
at least . score of times beyond the
truth, but the attempt vas made to
show that that storm wss character
istic Of the country; and that billiards
causing loss of lie of both man and
beast we're of common occurrence;
whereas it ought to be we'll known ev-
erywhere that the oldest inhabitsnt
in the country never before saw such .
storm nor has anything approximating
it been known since. That storm
stands to the Dako,as precisely in the
relation that an earthquake, . tidal
wave, \ great food, or q destructive
tornado would to any other section.
And it should always be kept in mind
in passing judgment upon . section OF
country that no part of the round earth Is
exempt from atmospheric disturbances.
The tue way to judge . climate is to
take into consideration the result Of q
series Of years and thus gain an idea Of
the average temperature. When
judged In this way the northwest in
general, and South Dakota in particular,
has nothing TO fear. The winters are
apt to bring cold, but by no . I'M
endurable weather. Instead Of being
damp, cold and chilly the days are
bright and pleasant. There is 10 the
cir . "crispiness" which imparts health
and energy to the whole system. Men
tai application aud physical exercise
become . pleasure. not . drudgery.
Some Of the people who are the most
enthusiastic over the climate are those
who formerly lived in the southern
states.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1892-01-08

The Advantage summed Up.
In conclusion it may be said Of those
who live in the northwest.
That they will live longer and enjoy
better health than those who 60 south.
That they will raise produce that ID
more staple and that therefore in the
long run sells better.
That in social matters every man can
make himself the equal Of every other
man.
But" someone says, ''it 10 colder up
there than down south" OF course it il
and that 10 Why it 10 a more prosperou,
country and always will be. Live stock
and small grain flourish best in . cold
climate and there also the physically
and intellectual man reaches bis highes,
perfection.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1892-01-08

that no disease which affects mortals 10
indigenous to the soil, and that there 10
no such thing a. getting acclimatsd."
The country 10 especially agreeable to
those who have weak lungs, while for
the general healthfulness Of children
there 10 no better climate any where.
The balmy air and bright sunshine give
health and vigor to the systsm and no.
where are the treasures Of the house.
bold more apt to live aud grow up to .
robust manhood and womanhood than
upon the rolling prsiries of Dakota.
The man who chooses the south when
seeking . healthful climate rather than
South Dakota makes . serious and pos
sibly = fatal mistake.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1892-01-08
4 Contrast Of the ADVANTAGES
Of the Two Newer Sections
Of the Country.
How the Northwest Compares
With the south a. q Place
Of Residence.
The Climate, Soil, Social and
Religious Advantages
Pointed Out.
ATable Showing the Health
fulness Of Dakota and
Other REGIONS.

4 short time ago the New York Even.
ins Post printed an editorial article on
the immense cereal output OF the
northwest and then added that the re-
suit OF this enormous crop would b to
turn capital and immigration from the
south to the northwest, where, on the
whole, better Results could DO secured.
Truly = wise conclusion.
During the past three or four years
the real estate agents and railroad
agents of the south and south est have
put forth greater efforts to advertise
their section than were ever before
made in behalf OF any portion Of the
country. To . certain extent this has
been commsndsble. A thickly settled
country 10 the most prosperous, and
happiness usually walks hand in hand
with prosperity. Therefore It 10 Ger.
taioly the privilege, If not the public
duty Of every man, to do all that be
possibly can 10 contribute toward the
grosth aad development OF the section
With which be 10 identified. Az Q re.
sult OF vigorous booming q large imm..
grafton ut Ia toward the south and mil
lions Of northern capital found ito way
to the prospective ''msnuiscturing cen.
tsrs" Of that region. The result has
been . bitter disappointment. The
manufactures have failed to manufac-
turs; rapidly growing Cities have
failed to grow, and the large profits "
investors have failed to materializs.
There 10 no wonder. therefore, that in.
vestors are now turning their eyes TO.
ward the northwest, and just ut thi.
time, 1t will not be out Of place to draw
q contrast between the south and the
northwest a. . place for investors and
la1d-sesksrs.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1892-01-08
This Result from Cheap Land.

AsSoSAAs LIVE ~ACAY D3WW.
Tits to be remembered that these re.
markable results have not been gained
from land worth from $50 to 500 per
acre and from land which needs . con.
slant dressing Of expensive fertilizer;
but on the contrary from land which 10
valued Ut from $40 to SO per acre and
which has never yet received any en-
richment nave that which nature has
provided. Much Of this land can be
bought for even less than SO per acre.
1t becomes natural to ask why land
which can produce 20 large crops can be
bought at 80 low figures. It 10 simply
that there is 20 much Of it. A few years
ago thousands Of persons came west
simply to take up land 40 speculation.
After getting title these persons went
back east and their land is now unoccu.
pied. Then, too, those who live In the
towns took up land. and the sons and
daughters OF farmers secured from one
to three quarter sections. 1t thus hap.
pens that there is for sale more land
than is now under cultivation. This
explains why the price 10 60 low.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1892-01-08
That 10 Whatthe Farms Have
Yielded for Every Man
Woman and Child.
The Crop Of 1901 Ii Worth
Over One Hundred MIL
lion Dollars.
Consequently the Farmers Are
Paying on Debts and Buy.
ing More Land.
A Bush Of Immigration Has
Already Begun-The Land
IL Cheap.

The year 1891 stands % an illustration
Of what South Dakota Is able to do for
the world. Briefly stated the sgricul-
tural output for the year was ~ follows:
Wheat, 60.O0O,0O0 bushels, worth S4s,-
100000; corn, 3O,O0O,0O bushels. worth
$l2. 0OO. 900; oats, 6O,OOO.O QUO. worth $751;
0O0, 900; fax, 6.OO0.0 O0, worth 5000, OOO
This gives . total Of l56. Q ,OO0 bushels
Of grain. worth SO, O00, 0OO. Adding the
value of barley, rye, potatoes. cattle.
horses, hogs, butter and eggs, etc. the
total value 10 between 500, 600. 900 and
100000 OO. This estimate 10 not in.
tended TO v the mining, cattle and
agricultural output Of the Black Hills,
but that portion Of the state which lies
east Of the Missouri river, and which
has . population . little less than &c.,.
GOO souls. An income from the farms
Of from $500 to $3.50 for every man,
woman and child in the country 10 q
most gratifying result. When one stops
to consider that only = small part of the
land has yet been brought under cult.
vation he can imagine q result that
would have been dsszling had south
Dakota been as thickly settled a. any oI
the older states. The crop Of 1891 justi'
lies the often asserted claim that South
Dakota will ultimately become the home
of millions Of prosperous people. The
sooner the people come, the better il
| will be for them.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1892-01-08
Nothing 2trikisxly UnusuaI Abeul
1901.

1891.
Notwithstanding the immense crop of
1891 there we're about the year no feat.
Tres D. unusual or strange a. to make
such . crop impossible for any season.
To be sure, the crop taken a. q whole,
was much larger than an average one,
yet almost any year one learns Of q
6eld of wheat under favorable circum-
stances yielding Is or 30 bushels Of
wheat. while in exceptional cases 40
bushels have been threshed ont. The
noteworthy thing this year was that the
large crop was limited to no section. 1t
was widespread. 1t was a very poor
field of wheat that did not yield Is
bushels of wheat, while thousands Of
acres averaged IS bushels to the acre.
There are scores and scores of instances
where men bought their land in the
spring and received from their crops
money enough to bear all expenses of
cultivation, and pay for the land twice,
while there wss perhaps not an acre
which did not yield sufficient to buy it.
self once.
South Dakota has . wonderfully rich
soil, and . bright warm sunshine which
causesa rapid and prolific growth of
vegetation under favorable circum-
stances. The principle feature to make
circumstances favorable is sufficient
moisture. The reason the public heard
20 much Of hard times in South Dakota
for the two years preceding 1891 was
o lack Of rain. It must be remembered
that the 6rst settlers Of . new country
are poor. II takes several years to get
the land under cultivation, to erect
buildings, to procure live stock, to pur-
chase farm machinery, and to get .
reserve fund TO meet emergencies. Not
having gained these without getting
heavily into debt, the pioneers of South
Dakota when the two years of drouth
came suffered just ~ the pioneers OF al
parts Of the country have suffered.
And yet during these years . large part
of the state raised excellent crops,
while some farmers we're able to make
both ends meet. Until these years OF
drouth came, none Of the people Of the
older portion Of the state over thought
for . moment that there would ever be
any deficiency in the rainfall. Every
year their crops were fairly good, and
the question Of irrigation, which of late
has been much discussed and tried with
wonderful results, was never thought
Of.
The rainfall Of 1891 which goes upon
record - . year Of big crops was by no
means IN unusual one. The showers
we're timely and the coustry bad moth
ing more than . fair opportunity to
STOW ito possibilities.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1892-01-08

In view Of this condition of things
there is nc wonder that men are now
seeking the farm lands of South Dakota.
Indeed, the most active buyers just
now are the local farmers themselves,
who are securing the quarters which
join their own farms. apd in many cases
they are paying the entire cost from the
proceeds OF this years crop. Thus far
the price has experienced only = slight
advance, and those who buy before
spring will get the benefit of low
prices. 1t ID noticeable also that the
men who live in the towns OF South Da.
kots, and who have been spectators in
town property are now turning their
ate to farm lands. Toe profits on
such . speculation, while not 20 large
~ on town property are sure, and large
enough after all to make the inyest-
ment . 6rst-class one.
OtAer 0eeA Results Of This Years
0lg CFop.
Not only has this years large crop en-
abled the farmer to get largely out Of
debt and to secure more land, but he
has been able to erect new houses and
barns whore they were needed, and
to procure more livestock and to buy
many articles of domestic need which
for two years past be has felt compelled
TO deny himself. This has made trade
good and the towns have been enjoying
the prosperity which formerly charac-
terlsed them. Another good result 10
that those farmers who live in that por-
ton where crops have failed for two
years have taken new courage and
will push their work next season with
more yi2or, more spirit and on . larger
scale than ever before.
Fine Prospect FER Next neasen.
It 10 characteristic Of this portion Of
the northwest that the most Of the rain
falls during the growing . A hard
rain storm In winter il an unusual oc-
currsncs. Thus far this winter there
have been three hard rains and the
ground has received from three to four
inches Of solid water. This moisture
will DO greatly increased when the
heavy coating OF sno which 0 GOV
err the ground 10 turned into watef.
This alone would be ample for . good
ssed tune, while that which comes dur
Ing the three months before the drst OF
April viii put the ground In bettsr con.