Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1893-06-29

crops and teams, piows and ether imple-
ments as they appear in actual operation.
AT the pavilion startling facts in rela-
ton to South Dakota are brought out.
Among them is the statement that
Eureka, only three years old, is the great
est primary wheat market in the world.
South Dakota leads twelve of the great
agricultural states in cattle, hogs and
corn. and is close alongside of them in
many other important interests. In TIC
Horticultural building will be found an
excellent display Of fruits. which. though
nor large bring out the fruit interests of
!he state In a strong light. The dairy
interests are TO be taken care of In the
aalry building, but they are not yet in
place. "A line display of dairy products is
DeinS put into the state building. The
milling interests are represented by n
Wlhd MIL OF four hundred years ago at
one end, connected by an arch Of flour in
bags, with n modern mill at the other end
SHOWING the march of progress in this
Inc since the discovery of America. This
IS provided by the millers' association of
the state.
In my search for the school exhibit of
oouth Dakota, IN response to my in
qulrles as to its location, other school IN
~terests would add ''and it is a very fine
one, too; And so / found il to be. Mrs,
anna Talent of Rapid City has charge
oil this exhibit. Five a~lcoves are Given
up to this exhibit. In the first i 4 col
leGuoh OF country work from the common
seIools. IN tne second is special work,
lhcltsilng drawing and kindergarten work
"a the thIrd the work of the city schools.
Sioux Falls. Yankton, Wessinrfnn
springs, Aberdeen and other cities are
Pariiculariy represented here. There are
upohS OF examinations, cases of work.
photographs of school buildings and vari-
other attractions i'm these several alroveS
In the fifth alcove the normal schools
ana the state university are represented.
me eXhlbit covers examinations In me-
ueVai history, political economy, German
English literature, natural history ele-
nentary physics, bookkeeping, etc. 4
map OF inc state shows the location of
maintenance Of which the state ex.
pended last rear S~1.673,12T.SI Tha
school population of the state ia hut
SSH; In 1915 there were but about
-oo schools. As $50 is TO 1900 so the in
crease has been in eight years. The
SIN. ol ihe lands to the state specific
educational purposes was about G:JOO0O
acres. and for the public schools nearly
o,ouo,ooo acres. giving the state n pros
S20,000,000. ""aiu
The Mining Interests
OF the state are represented in tho bp;,d.
III ueSoted TO the mining interests.
Webb, of IN Black Hills, has charge
me column OF tin ores, about tea feet
.lsh, n one of Homestake ores about
aae same height, from the 800. 400. 5Oo.
ooo and 700 feet levels, speak volumes
W those who can read their language.
Inc Homestake mine is the largest gold
producing mine in the world. The vein is
over 21 feet in width and II Is now
Dieing worked on its 70O-feet leyel-mean n.
ing that depth below the surface. its
seuni-ulohthly product is about S3OoOOn
anu a brick representing the work Of The
INNS Tor I'VE weeks viii be sent to the
exhibition in a few days. The mills are
me greatest in the world and the products
ars me greatest. There is enough in
sight,,that is to say its location and value
mas been satisfactorily determined by
the openings on the several leyeIs-to
Keep The mines IN n,.ration f,,r 6f,v
years. The tin mines are also the great.
est known and are sufficient to supply tho
demands of the world for tin, but are not