Omaha daily bee., 1897-12-16
RESOURCES or soUrH DAKOTA
wealth of the state that Is Awaiting
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wealth of the State that Is Awaiting
DEVELOPMENT and Use.
HURON. 5. n, Dec. 15.-tSpecial 1-Proi.
J. ". Hester president Of the State AETl-
cultural csleEe delivered an adiress before
the Irrigation convention here last week that
* as fau Of izfornAtion Of vAlne 10 the South
Dakota people On the sua!ec. Of The re-
SOURCES q abe sta1e and bow they may bc
developed he referred especially to these
saturAl Advantages which are found about
and around US capable of service in supply
ing our bodily wants ana Increasing our
comfort ana happiness The resources ut
South Dakota are pre-smlnantly Agricultural.
Agriculture is the foUndatign industry OF the
human race IT, is now and ever has been.
and VIII always remain so. All other in
cuisines are coGdiIantd upon this-coll-
InsrcIal, manufacturing, etc. and ve there
fore stBnd close 10 the basic forces Of our
civilization. and an examination of our re-
sources should have suggestions Of & help
4ul nature for rs al.
The speaker divided the resources Of South
DakoaR into the following / The soil.
. The climate 3. The artesian basin.
4 TIE minerals. These were examined in
rapid Succession and suggestive comments
made upon each Some of The most striking
features Of tie address referred to figures
the speaker EarF ut our products and VAL
ucs OF Irrigated and nanirTieatei lands.
South DRkotAs crop for 1886 was:
E4Atl al
Corn. = 1gs g5B bushels. :, ,6R4 S57
Whtat G1,aSS $50 L. ltl -
orat tges, ht4s,&s4 bUshe els.--.-.-.-..- l2s. .S1l
hay, -SSi-,.-1 tons .---.----------- h,4a49ae
There are 150 creArneries in operation in
South Dakota. making about 12O09 coo
pounds Of butter in six months. valued a.
S2lBG ODD the average naathly eXpsrts being
S9S5 .63G. The cre2ner. Industry is growing
very rapidly ard promises 10 be the most
valERhle interest Of The state
TIE annual output OF gold in the Black
Ellis Is s. .D1D, ,aaA ard increasing every ysaaT,
The speaker urged the inpartRnce OF irT9-
eating whenever water cclld be obtained
and gave these Interesting stHtiStics Cd i-ri-
gated land. Total value q all irrigated farms
in the Uri1ea States. S2ss $50 Geo; this Is Rr
Increase OF S2I9 .S6a soc, OF 2SS.0S per cent or
Clgt Including lana wafer rights, fences RD5
preparation for cultivation The Same story
is tuld II We consider tha Talg= Of produces
q irrigated and Eoa-irrIEstsd lands Tit
total value Of irrigated products Is S94, 4l2 GOO
AZ incraRss Ct over 2sA.ss per cent on thi
ccsi oI production The average TElue o
irrigated lana in farms in the UaIte1 States
is sS2 = per acre, an5 1hst Of naairIig igAt Il
might be considered through al our ilIer
tsts ard thay should be familiar 10 ever!
ClttHea ug South Dakota
TIE dEgelupme1t Of these resources car
crAy he accomplished by first knowing wha
hey ere. The state should provide for col
lectlng and cHtRlnguing fHcrs about its Re
sources This s done in most states ana i
co1Ei1eree an Important functlon- The stat
eAauld also fsach pupils IA the puhlic school
THE resources We have. Some Of the tin
now wasted on arithmetic and othar brsaChe
might pruffHbly he devoted to ihis study.
ought 10 - called Domestic Economics
]. really belongs 70 a0Eraphy. but is ssldUr
SO recognized by teRchsTA What South Is
keta needs, ard what every other state i
the union nHede, is te get its citizens &C
cuHiu.ed with tia advantages with whic-
they are surrounded ana 10 gpprebend IN
fact TINT these are Of fs- more value thE
enything thBi can be phtainR1 abroad