Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1892-12-08
whcrc tho Wheat Growing irc:,> of Our
eonntry i2Nis.' and What May 30
Lsprcicd OF Them.
t'''s in reference to ,ar VIII. ru!np for
t''e Consideration o. nnirymen--
Practical advice I" Hcrsr
cood supply or,hc FIXTURE.

sitfi'Bii
s",t on record rs Subscribing. partially
st least, To the doctrine of THAT class of
pessllni,tic observers who are fearful
That within few years this country
viii b" unable To feed its popuia,on
This same idea las permca,ed the
nIndS ot thinking men nj many differ
en-: periods in the world, history from
tl. days of Malthls down To the pres
cmt icappcarancc of the idea. A study
of economic writings on this subject.
comparing the dismal prophecies which
have been made with their utter fail
ure OF realization, should prove that
nature seldom creates wan. that she
does not furnish the means of filling.
The idea that consumption is rapidly
oNartakinm production. and that in
THIS country the present generation. or
III" NEXT nj fartlasi, will be brought
face To face with the problem of de-
iici"ni food supply seems 10 have been
preached nj the beginning of the pres
ent crusade by a class of economic
writer's who are endcavoriHg TO recon-
Gle our American farmers to the loy
prices which have ruled for several
years. The idea WAS perhaps some
dining Of An nntiiote for the cry of
-production with which another
class have ought to explain the same
phonnmenon knowing the object
Which = sought. the arguments set
forth should Dot TIE taken too literally.
II true. rs Mr. Wimau states. that
di,...r',.,1 isl'"'a'.'u 'la' grown
;l1,. ~, mum more rap
'f,t,;s Ia,,'.'F PlI'uH!Iioh.
n,,;]a,,,, ,,f i',;'~''' 9t PeInS an
Nv ~, '"!.o"' gus rather 10
~, ,,,,i,,,i !, W !'icaenl over
I,,....,,t .,,,i,, ~, >, i'l"H pe 'f"e mat ut
lye,, :, 1,S e,,'' 49, w. tt1il' or perhaps
T., 6,,, ,a,,'',, - 'H''i ''ia' proportion
n.,>,,..i 100 'l'''' = engaged IN a9H-
,,,;.I.,,i, No., 49, o''' IL Is Il tact quite
i,e,,.,,,..4 ,,, ,,'l 'a,'a FI"Poftoh' with
,..,.i-. '',iF' it'"''il''viN. more sci
.,.sI,.,,,,.,,';,,, D.''u1 i"e'li'ies Tor
+. b5tls,.Iio =, s,','i ~ ~ s'9' ny
i.,.t.,,, ,i..,,, w." ny Nh"!e p9pn-
- ,,i,,.i..1 4 ,''i -'l lH!Sei4'age nj
az. H., '''''' III o"' history he
INNS a,',,'rod I''I 'a"S'm2 proportion is
,l.rre fa,,l,,,,; 800 ,"' i!''ichte 'hat
IL, ,l,,t.t. i'H" ~ cultivate.
,yi.tinIr ,,l,.; ~ ,ip'enei1E. ui"cf
laron :, ,,r,m',.., ,;lo io' n.'i'ltS SO
so;i WIN ,i ~ 10" " we l'iliA@ OF the
witch ' 49, "" Piosiess III agriculture
,.ro AHA =, y,ip s7,,,, ,,la"e' fewer farmers
1nocbo,,ic. ,,r a.pl3lu more aflisahS'
SUPERINTENDENT ",1a'Us''. iliel' ana non
,f1;,f f,.,. ~ a. 80, ii,ot"'ih. ne
80 VI 'H'a Ptcsent-!aI schooi OF
,4..;',f,. a'.n.' .i,s 70 oe 'nat we arc
~ .,~.,lla Ia,,1I "''i ~ Ai''oir area
i, ~, -. .'"'' y mere presentation
,...,,.'.uar ~ o. aeIeaSe IN farms, rs
nv, ~, ,, IN 'l,e lola' Surface area.
,.,," ,'',',' y" IN" c'',ln mat we
'l',e'l .i'''' ''a2e ~ Winch there |
-, i'..',' 'gi ''ie Ialiiess ihcfe are
~ ~. however. "!lieh are quite |
-! '3S','H ~ 'his s'ti'lN. l, Is nnto-
~. wv! tIfie'!''lfe ma t
.'''oi,'ss e"'l.lF' on Hnder The |
,N.'.''s.l' Nial. fafmS Lave been
49, '''' l'aii'Ai'N cH.iiNated, an'!
'H = .3''''in''}h fe~i'i' ol aeihai pcs
;. 'ititEf> ;it'jllGNctt. III II Il uHttp OF !