The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1892-01-29
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- VIZ are WV lt IVA ''N
continued warm weather in the heart oi
the winter season. AS the frost is out
of the ground (f in Tact there WAS amy IN
it, the ranchers are thinking OF sowing
wheat. We learn David kcnsier has tax
en- the lead and began actual operation
today.
We heard Lee Gould, who by the way
Is intending to SOW one hundred acres TO
wheat this spring, remark that he would
be sowing were it not that he is anxious
to make IA thorough canvas in the inter
est OF the Melbourne Ram enterprise.
Calvin Furrow, James Mcaglcr and a.
j.. Mccain, are preparing to SOW wheat.
This suggests to us the idea that his
would be an importantsuuject TO dlScuSs
st this season Of the year, viz: Is 1t
rood policy to SOW spring wheat in IAN.
or Feb. when we find the ground IN such
excellent condition, more thoroughly
%pulvcrized and disintegra1cd than we
find il in almost any other season OF the
wear. The writer inclines to the opinion
that past experience te;icics lis that the
best Of wheat crops are obtained in TINS
climate through early SOWING. u course
we admit there have been some except
ions to this rule. The question arises
however as to the best maThOh nj seed
ing ut this season o! the year. There
is no doubt but that tho prepOnuerancc
Of evidence is in favor OF shallow seeding.
In reading the report OF Warmers !nsti-
tutes held in the middle and eastern
states we li,.a tins Is II conceded Tact.
AS .he columns oYthct NluN arcrvcrnpcn
for communication on amy subject that
interests the general welfare OF the pro-
duclng classes, ! would like to suggest
opinions smong thtssnntereptea in asri
culture and confess Mi there is nj
other subject that would interest tl,,
writer u Except that of irrigation
at the present time than The experience
of some oVonr most su%ops>Tn. FARMER:
ON the best methods of seeding wheat.
We started out in this communication
to write il few locals bnt when w Strucl
the wheat subject we switched Of nnc
never thought to whistle "down brakes
but run right on until the head OF steam
was exhausted. We hop" the editor
will excuse us for this DEPRESSION nnr
keep an eye on the Stock Editor that hc
don't kidnap this communication fnl
his department and lirt--mat il il. tllt
waste basket. Since our gun has scat
tered so this. time allow rs to say {:
word IN regard to the cheese factory. W,
are glad to know that a fac tory is bein:
opened for the production OF cheese fol
their is certainly no country capable %
furnishing moro material for the man
,fact llr of cheese than tins, il such FAC
toy is properly located, Weiionot want
needed addition to our enterprises, bnr
to Il man who has lived in the Rlacl
Hills country for ten years If is crrtninl,
amusing to hear anyone talk Of grttin!
100 o W within IL radius of sever, mile:
from Rapid City. We know that il
order to do so that there would have &c
be a large influx OF milch stock, We ais,
know that Mt present the territory i
overstocked and that it would require :
milching machine with Il double hydrarl
lie pressure to extract enough milk t,
drown q fly in You pail from an ord
NaTy COW HIU0T TIC IINTHTe o. JWTV o
first Of August on sucharangc. 1t seem
to us that t!l.ic would De as mach rea
- An,r, f., .r,,n 4, $780,
from wheat sent to Il friend in Rapid t,
SOW on the face Of old Cemetery hill Il
to expect it from COWS sent into Rnpi
to milk for cheese production. No,
turc MS well as unsolicited but. befor,
closing we must say that the only wa,
that we I'll see to make Il cheese or but
ter factory a success IN this country is t.
either send the teams out to Il poil
that nature provides the necessary TO,
age. or else move the factory to a poin'
with the necessary food supplied at al
points OF the compass. Now we den,
the accusation that we are cranky o
this subject, but repeat what we arguc'
with the projectors of the creamery en-
terprise when they first located in Rapi
City that the butter or cheese factor
hinges on the question o. Transportation
the short haul is winner in every case
short haul OF the raw material, Milk is
remarkably perishaole article.
Yours for
Artificial Rain.
WASHINGTON LETTER.