The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1903-10-02
Eight Counties Display Their Pro-
dncts in Corn Palace Build
ing to Visitors.
ing to Visitors.

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ing to Visitors.
One Of the prime objects of tn
Mitchell corn palace is to show to
the people Of the country that agri-
culture is a thriving industry in
South Dakota, and this feature is
madc..prominent through the exh H.
it's Of the soil by the various counties
that make application in time for
space. There is space in the build
ing for but eight counties and this
room was snapped up as soon as the
applications were ready to be re-
ceived.
These county exhibits make a
strong feature for the corn palace
and whlle that enterprise is being
helped the counties represented are
receiving due recognition. AS an
instance. Sanhprn county has never
failed tOabe represented at the pal
ace since its inception IL years AGO
a potion ofithe west side uf III,
building. and all OF the north and a
part of the east side is devoted to
these exhibits and this year they
have been a. ranged with u view of
better, display as a whole rather. than
as individual counties, yet each is
,parate and distinct from the other.
H. q. Warner, fof Woonsock et, has
mad this. matter in charge and the
result, Of his good work and taste is
apparent in the arrangement.
Edmunds county, located in the
northern part OF the state, makes a
most creditable, showing in it's line
If grain. One thing the farmers are
making a speciality of there is the
growing OF macaroni wheat, and a
sample of that is shown In the ex-
hibit which averaged between 80 and
50 bushels per acre.~FNext year the
farmers&wfll go much heavier into
that grain, as it is becoming a more
proHtablS.and a heavy yieidsr. Fine
samplesSaof. wheat are shown that
average from IL to % bushels per
acre. and this grain has done SPLEEN
didly this year. Corn is not raised
very abundantly in that section, but
in the exhibit is a sample Of fine
corn that got out of the way OF frost
and is OF good quality. The oats in
Edmundsl averaged 40 to IS bushels,
barley 30 to As, and speltz IS to so.
Flax Is always asbia crop and it rups
from 10 to IS bushels. A feature of
the exhibits are the townships of
Edmunds county shown in various
grains. This county is fast forging
to the front and new. settlers are
buying farm lands up that way rap
idly. Al Ii. Jackson, Il. II. Bundy
and j.. ". EParmley:are in charge OF
the exhibit. y t..
Saaborn county is again seen at
the Germ, palace with it's oldtime ex-
hibit Of splendid grains. This year
they have varied some Of the feat.
ures and the greatest attraction is
the splendid varieties of coIn which
are displayed in great abundance on
the rear, wall. There ARE twelve
varieties and it will yield the farm
ers there this year an average of FROM
IS to IS bushels. The display Of
wheat, OATS barley and rye is sho WI
in glass jars and grains Indicate that
Sanborn is "a very resourceful county
Wheat is averaging from ID TO 3:
bushels per,acre; oats will measure
out 40 to 80; bushels and barley will
touch the" 40 bushel mark. Some flint
samples of grains in small hlndle
are displayed ON the wall. In tn
show of vegetables is a red Hubbard
squash that grows very prolific ant
it is grown. in large quantities il
Sanborn county The exhibit j
handsomely arranged with the YER.
many samples and nom need b
afraid Of poor crops in that count
with 81 fair j quantity of rain
Their crops this year have been yer
heavy in@aHElines. The exhibit il
in charges f. w: III. Head and J. H
Hobart. I :st>gE
Dawson, county's exhibit is tn
one that was shown at 1 the stat
fair at Yankton and which took tn
first prize It is of one Of the bes
that has been putEtogether in a goo
many years; and there is a samp.
Of nearly: everything that grows ,
the soil,i The corn Is shown in tie
varieties and4 the indications a
that 1T Will average all the way frol
40 to so ushels. Wheat that is show
will average Is to 20 bushels, ar
barley will go as high as As ar
there is J. az fine sample Of spelt