The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1894-07-28
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In the debate on the agricultural ap.
bill in the house recently,
Major Pickler, of this state, read the fol-
lowing humorous letter from consti-
tuent, which, he said, illustrated the
general demand for seeds and plants
t on the Department. 1t is said that the
reading of the letter greatly amused the
dignified representatives. Ex-speaker
Reed was especially noticeable, standing
iu the center aisle With broad grin on
his face. The letter is as follows:
BRITToN S. D., JAN. 81, 1894.
The Hon. JOHN A. PlCKLER:
Dear Sir-My wife has been pestering
me for some time to write to some mem
Der of congress for batch of seeds. |
mean such seeds as are sent out from
the Agricultural Department. Now that
the Democrats are in power. ! presume
that you have nothing to do but to help
make quorum and send out seeds to
your hayseed constituents. Now | am
one ofsyour hayseed constituents, rather
my wife is, as she is going to farm eXten-
sively the coming season, and we deem
it but fair that we should have our share,
or rather my wife's share, of garden
seeds. We want good, honest, Democrat
ic garden seeds, none Of your back num-
bers; something good enough for old
Andrew Jackson or Samuel j. Tilden or
any other Democratic saint.
] would like some 1O-day corn, and il
the new administrator has any new sill
yer seed that will produce standard silver
dollars, or even Mexican dollars, i'll about
sixty days, would like some of that.
Our land is well adapted to the raising
OF silver. We would like something that
would yield a thousand bushels to the
acre and sell for dollar a bushel. We
have not farmed much. but are looking
for anything new or profitable.
Some OF our friends say German carp
is a good crop. We will put in few
acres of carp for starter ii we can get
the seed, Some Of our friends recommend
ostriches, but they grow so few III hill
that we will not venture to try them.
There is small lake near our farm,
and my wife is anxious to raise some
gondolas. They are an Italian bird. |
believe. The climate here is severe, but
she thinks she could raise them by keep
ing them near a hard coal burner in the
winter season. If Mr.. Morton could be
prevailed upon to send us pair Of
young ones we would esteem it great
favor. We could use some canvassback
duck seed to good advantage. Mix
ed farming is talked of good deal, ard
some say our farm is just the thing for
wool. lido not want Poland China or
Sliorthorn wool seed. l would prefer
Shanghai, s.,.s. or Irish setter, that would
shear about twelve pounds to the vine,
We want to try some hard coal seed this
season, as we have paid $40 ton for
coal about as long as we care to.
One OF my young sons has desire to
raise pair OF elephants to break our
land with. Do you think Mr.. Morton
would be willing to send us II couple of
elephant eggs to try the experiment
with? Some OF our advanced thinkers
advise me 10 raise crop OF plug tobac-
co. In selecting the seed ! wish Jvu
would send me '.Spear Head, Climax
Or Star" The climate is too dry for
tine cut. II the Department has any
Thing new in jack rabbits l would like d
few vines that would bear the second
year.
Thanking YOU for past fay5rs, | an,
very truly yours. JAMES WELLS.
Madison 0utlook:-rhe Forum, of
Sioux Falls, publishes this week The
names Of two very well known men in
the state. Karl Gerner, OF Ircquois. and
Doane Robinson, of ofWatertown, who have
recently quilted the Republican party,
and aligned themselves with the Popu-
lists. This is quite sttp for these
gentlemen to take, but there are many
more in the Republican party who are
getting ready to change, whose positions
may not be discovered until the votes
are counted in the fall. The attempt to
lnoculate Republicalisin with new aud
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