The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1899-07-15
SOUTH DAKOTA IS 1
GREAT STOCK STATE
Surpasses All Other Western States.
in Profitable Production
Of Cattle.
ABUNDANCE OF GRASS AND WATER
Irrigation Works Wonders With
the Native Grasses aud Pro.
duces Splendid Winter
Feel for stock.

Chamberlain, S. d., July 12.-Hon.
John II. King has been in town for the
past few days for the purpose of col
Letting facts and statistics in relation
to the production Of cattle in central
South Dakotn from our native grasses
and especially in comparison with
other cattle producing states.
After spending several days ut the
stock yards in Chicago in converse
ton with leading commission men
there, and also actual growers Of cat
tie from the range countries. inter-
viewing men who had had long experi-
ence in Montana, North and South Da-
Kansas and Texas, he has virtually
settled three propositions. First, that
South Dakota range cattle OF the same
grade and character, weigh from so
to 100 pounds more at the age of 3
coming 4 than those coming from any
other state. Second, that they sell
from rs to 40 cents more OH the hum
dred pounds than other cattle. Third.
that we can produce from one-half to
as many more cattle to the acre, quar-
ter section or section of land than can
be produced in any of these other
states, by reason of the grass being so
much stronger, heavier and better.
Mr.. King has also been investigating
the effect of irrigation on the native
grasses, especially on the alkali grass,
which constitutes the bulk of the WIN
ter feed III all these range countries,
and in addition to other things visited
the irrigated farm of ID. n. kaufman,
about five miles south of this city, and
found that the grass there grown wa
n revelation and a wonder. lie has at
least 100 acres of irrigated native grass
that will cut nov and average three
tons to the acre. Whereas the ordi-
nary growth will not produce over
one-half of a ton to the acre. An aver
age of a large handful measures over
three feet. and is simply the native
alkali grass grown that, much larger
than the ordinary size, which is as u
rule from ten t o twelve inches high.
When these facts are thoroughly u1t-
derstood the possibilities of this II
try as II stock country, it will be seen,
have been greatly underestimate,
when we remember that the supply OF
water is unlimited. MIR. Kaufman es.
Inmates that his artesian well would
supply an abundance of water to irrt-
gate 5000 or 10000 acres. us practically
the entire volume now flows two and
one-half miles into Red Lake. He mas
no reservoir and never Mt any time,
| either for his 200 or 300 acres of cult
waited land and 200 or 300 acres of grass
land, has he been able to use but a
very small proportion of the natural
| how. Mr.. Kaufman stated that his
we'll flowed a stream of water that ran
the entire distance of two and one
half miles to Red lake without being
! frozen up or over so that the water was
inaccessible to cattle all last winter.
The grass above mentioned is the
identical grass which, according to the
ANALYSIS of the Wisconsin university.
was found to contain 3 per cent nor
digestible substance than timothy or
clover, and Mr.. Kaufman's experience
that the grass thus grown by irriga.-
ton is the same splendid winter feed
that our cattle live SO well on through
all Of our winters. If this question
can be thoroughly understood every
acre of land in this great Missouri val
ley will be worth three times it's pres,
ent price.