The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1902-09-19
THE GREAT CORN BEIr
Its Production of Corn and Cattle H,,,
Laid a Great Foundation
for Wealth.

e oou'n Ddkola IS one OF those statas :,
'he union which is at present on tbe 70.
wave OF prosperity, and her reside,or
a with the object of calling the attention ~,
her sister states to the unhorrdoJ
resources and her richness in an oor;."1
tural way, have decided to hold aco,n
belt exposition in Mitchell on Sept. %
TO oct. 8, inclusive The exposition will
be held IN the Corn palace buiId;rr
which has been erected for that nr,no
me. building is a very large one, 10
feet long by 100 feet in width and ,bs
architectural skill employed in ifs cor
struCtlon has made the exterior var,
; attractive for decorative purposes, The
interior is sufficiently large to accom-.
modate several thousand people and
there is abundant room for the manu-
county EXHIBITS which will show to good
advantage the crops raised in the com
beIt region. AlIca,y practically all the
space that has been sci aside for n.
county exhibits has been taken, which
lnoures a fine show in this respect
The corn belt is the oldest settled and
most prosperous part OF the state A
crop failure has scarcely ever been
KNOWN and with the pride born of sue.
cess the residents of the corn belt are
cndcavorIng by this exposition to show
us resources IN an attractive manner
ana TO rid the minds of the fasteners of
the idea that South Dakota IS A place
where only billiards, droutbs. indians
ana destitute people abound. In this
Iahd OF bright sunshiny weather genuine
DIIzzarde are as scarce as thew are in
the east; drouths have never affected
the corn belt; Indians are as scarce as
on the streets of Chicago, and the farm
efs housed IN substantial homes, their
STOCK IN roomy barns, and the residents
OF the state are intelligent as a class.
me state IS peopled mostly by Amer
cans with a good sprinkling Of foreign
element who with the Americans have
S'fong PRIDE IN their state and they pro
pose that the rest of the world shall
know it.
In that part of the state north and
west OF the corn belt region the farmers
some years ago were subjected to the
dlscouragements incident TO a new
country and to pioneers. The south
eastern part was more slowly settled
than the rest of the state and the resi-
dents were farming successfully when
the great influx of immigration came to
ms country, The people who came to
secure Dakota land at a mere nominal
price were far different from the class Of
men who are on the farms TODAY.
lhey were brought here with the expeC-
tatlon OF making a fortune and then
ieaVing the country. The majority of
'ie lertile acres of the broad p"rairies
were taken up by this class and many
never titled the soil only in a careless
ana haP-hazard way. The experienced
farmers among those who first came re-
NAMED; the inexperienced and shiftless
went their way and their places were
taken by the better element. Today,
without exception, the farmers of the
state are of the right class and are work
ing their way toward sure success.
While the wheat crop of this year will
quite approach the crop of 1000, ii
VIII reach fully 100000 bushels, due
10 the absence of moisture in the north
part OF the state and also to the fact
mat not SO much ground was sown to
wheat this year as last. The corn crop
THIS year will be a bumper in every re-
The corn is past the frost line
anu up to the present time there has
oeen but little frost in this part of the
"A conservative estimate of the
esuie OF the corn crop in this state is
gwen at o~o,ooo,ooo bushels. The oat
,iop Will be much larger than any pre-
'ious year. The effect of these yields
las oeen to instill a spirit of enthusiasm
OF enterprise into the people of this
tate which is showing itself in all direct
IN increased business activity.
FROM an assessed valuation of a year
go OF s15o.ooo,ooo, the state has in
reased in wealth rapidly the past year
the assessed valuation of property
ucoroing to the state board this year is
1oo'ooo,ooo. This part of the north
est which was once considered "way
VI west is but a twelve hours ride to
OF the leading market ports in the
''oole west. Investments by eastern
aries are becoming more numerous
very year, lands are being bought this
eaf with a free hand, and these men
not Slow to take advantage of the
and steady rise in land. In this
'c'hity alone over fifty farmers have
'o'eo mere from Iowa in the past year
, =, nave marketed their first crop this