The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1895-08-29

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| Men came out from the old countries In
the belief that they could plant corn on
the sod and SOW wheat on the stubble aud
reap harvests and fortunes indefinitely with
no mere labor than that same. These men
had tair success while the moisture OF the
great snow storm Of 1851 was in the ground
but when that failed and such lakes as
Lake Benton. on which a pleasure steamer
used to ply some years ago but which Is
now growing crops, dried up. their conf
dence dried up also, and they cleared out
II II 10 well with them, the country is bet
ter without them, for 1t Is such men that
give a bad name TO the state, as a dop
gets II bad name. Everybody knows what
follows. South Dakota can grow trees II
they are properly cared for. The traveller
does not need to leave the railway TO ses
under his eyes at Huron Depot hotel trees
planted only three or four years ago In the
midst Of the drouth, and to-day they stand
eight or nine feet high. These have had
the attention Of the diligent hotel proprie-
tor, +. III. Kent. All around Huron, also,
trees which a few years ago were only
two or three feet high. are now shading
the houses. As an instance Of what proper
cultivation will do for ordinary crops In
the hands OF energetic trainers 1t may be
mentioned that In the driest section Of Da-
sota in the driest years, without any irri-
CATION, certain farmers OF the diligent order
nave had good crops when their nelghbors
we're starving. Farmers J. S. Vanderberg,
Jacob Schuyler and j. WaibeI, for example,
who farm within a mile or two OF town,
are good Illustrations. Mr.. Waibel threshed
Ills crop yesterday, and In this year. when
The county Will not average more than
eight bushels to the acre be has an average
OF sixteen bushels TO the acre and forty
bushels Of oats. AS more cows are got in,
with more manure for the ground, and a
better knowledge Of the necessity Of proper
filling and cultivatlng the driest years,
Without irrigation even, will have far less
effect. For creamery purposes
during the winter a great boon has recent
ly come to South Dakota In the heavy rains
that have fallen and are stu falling. The
prairie grass, which will make splendid COW
feed during winter, Is growing tuXuriantly
now. Corn, which Is too far behind TO de-
relOp ears, will, in Consequence Of the rains,
be an excellent feed crop. A direct result
Or this Is that every farmer within easy
reach or a creamery who has money Is
buying up cows for the purpose Of making
q butter harvest In winter when the price
Of butter il high.
Amusing Experiences.
The Huron butter maker had SO ne anus
Ing experiences In connection VITA the
creamery In its first days. The English boy
who came over TO his country to prospect
for the family Is reported 20 have written
back 10 his father the message: Father,
come out at once; lots Of mean men get
into office here" He used tie word
''mean" in the English sense Of being poor.
Maybe In the American sense there s pos
stbly a mOdicum Of truth IN IL IL relation
TO office. Mean men, In creamery relations
at least. have been found to exist about
Huron; men who doubtless belong TO the
apathetic class referred to. One man
skinned his milk before sending 1t to the
creamery, believing no doubt that it would
be mixed up with the rest and the cream
cry would be none the wiser. He had not
bargained for the application OF the chem
Teal test 10 every can OF milk seat In.
When charged with the crime he said that
he had taken off som Of the cream, but
sent the milk to get the rest taken of,
because the separator could do 1t with a
greater nicely than a spoon.
The buttermaker in the milk cans OF
another man one day found stones OF sew
eral pounds weight rafting as he emptied
the cans OF their contents. The farmer
probably believed In his simplicity that
the milk would be weighed In the can,
and for the moment had not sufficiently
meditated on the natural philosophy or
sound. The chemical test was not applied
In that case. 1t was a frequent occurrence
the first week or two, as Is the case In
all creameries, for men to bring the milk
In a sour condition. The buttermaker put
off the sour milk to the last always, and
the sour milk proprietor had to wait till
the whole churning was over, at which
he often got nettled ana declared that It
was the fault Of the hot weather and no
fault of his. Not until the buttermaker
made some men take back their milk and
make the best OF II they could at home
was he able 70 convince them that all that
was wrong was unwashed cans. Those
little Incidents, however, covered only the
first week or two. Now all goes merry as
a marriage bell. The farmers rejoice over
the extra butter ana the extra money, and
the merchants are always prepared to &C
cept gladly a creamery note instead OF
doubtful butter.
In order of time the Iroquois creamery
should have been spoken OF first. for 1t
was and Is first. In fact, It was one Of
the first creameries In the state and puts
through more milk each day perhaps than
any other creamery In South Dakota, The
average quantity Of milk churned in the
day Just now IL about $4,000 pounds. lro.
quois Is in Kingsbury county, east OF HUI
ron, and the county Is thickly settled
around the village. Some 200 farmers with
In a radius OF ten miles take advantage
Of the creamery which becomes
More Popular Every Month.
There are five cieameries in the county,
four Of which were put in this year. Z.
G. Gibbs, a dealer In reamery machinery
and who does not belong to the state, was
the man who gave the creamery industry
the start there. In conversation with b.
S. Wheeler. an Iroguois farmer and sur.
veyor for the county. the question was
asked:
How could an outsider get Up enthusi-
asm enough TO start a creamery"
at may seem strange he said, but AL
outsider can always stir farmers TO any.
thing OF that kind better than q native OF
the place. Farmers, as a class. are jealous
OF one another, and when one man tries to
start a thing. the others think he Is work.
Ing for his own pocket In some fashion.
You were one Of the first settlers here
and should know the district well. What
do you think Of the prospect Of Dakota at
the present timer"
II think this about IL; that
and irrigation are to be the salvation of
the country"