The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1903-10-02

and 1T grows direct form the ground
and not on stalks There is a sample
OF the Old SOD corn raised out that
way 20 years ago. Wheat makes a
me growth and a sample of Heyne's
pedigree shows that it goes 25 bush-
els per acre. 1T was raised on a farm
near D%irkstown, forty acres being
under cultivation. A sample Of al
kali grass is shown. This grass
has all the nutritious qualities for
feeding horses and cattle and they
will thrive on it without any grain.
There is a. sample of sugar cane that
was soWn broadcast for fodder and
hundreds Of acres are used for this
purpose. 1t grows a little over 9
feet high and makes excellent feed.
Splendid potatoes are grown in Ly-
man county and there is no dry rot
in them. This county--has been set
tied but ten years and in that time
a wonderful development has taken
place along all line of agricultural
pursuits. l.. N. Aud is in charge
OF the exhibit.
Sphinx county makes its first ap-
pearance in the corr palace exhibit
and it is"a; highly creditable show
ing. There are nine varieties of
corn shown, of which the yellow
dent is the most prolific and the
yield is very profitable. There are
seven varieties of wheat, the most
prominent of which is the fife. and
this turns out an average of - to
30 bushels. Macaroni is yielding
from rs to IS bushels, and the
farmers up there are going stronger
into this grain. There is sample of
it that went IS bushels. There is a
fine display Of grains from the vicin-
ity Of Mellette and the grain averag-
es like this: 800 acres Of golden oats,
"a bushels per acre; 600 acres blue
stem wheat. % bushels per acre. this
on the farm Of r. Fl. McCaughey;
100 acres Of mararoni wheat. so BUSH
els per acre: silver mine oats, 81
bushels per acre, on the farm of
Hunter and Salzel. Sphinx has a
fine line Of vegetables that make a
fine display and shows The fruitful
ness of the soil up that way. ID. N.
Hunt,is in charge of the exhibit.
Brule county, situated over on the
Missouri river, makes a very nice
display in the general line of agri-
culture. and the exhibit is put up
in very nice shape so that it is at
tractiye and gets its share of atten-
ton from the visitors. Mesrss. G. G.
Lowe and O. G. Stewart have charge
Of the exhibit and explain to all the
merits of Brule county. There are
seven varieties Of corn that show a
high State Of cultivation. There is
a variety known as the "mortgage
llfGeI,'' which yields about the best
Of any The ears are IA inches long
and it doesn't take very much to
make IL bushel. 1t is raised in such
abundance that its name as a mort
gage litter is not outoof place The
wheat samples shown is the same
that vas grown this season. and in
the south part OF the county it has
averaged about "a bushels per acre,
while in the north part it runs a
little lighter, about II bushels.
SpeltZ shows an average Of 60 BUSH
els and oats are turning out at the
rate Of 60 bushels per acre. Corn in
the south part the gentlemen figure
will easily average so bushels per
acre. The corr was we'll out Of the
way of frost when it came several
weeks ago and the crop is abundant.
A particularly fine line Of vegetables
is shown and mammoth tomatoes,
potatoes, etc., indicate how rich the
soil is for these. Brule is a well
settled county and the farmers have
done well in all years that have
!, been in any way favorable.
Aurora county, IN charge of G. J.
and W. l.. Anderson, makes a gen.
eral display of what the farms ir
that county produce. This county
is recognized as n of the successful.
: corn counties in the corn belt region
e the best variety being the Pride O.
e the North. which natures in flint
t shape in 80 days. A sample Of white
] dent, a very large ear. will yielt
e this year 40 bushels per acre. Con
n corning the averages Of other grain
n fife wheat is averaging IL to 25 bush
e els, white oats, running AZ pounds t.
the bushel. 80 to so bushels per acre
n spelrz As to go bushels. and barley 3
d to 40 bushels. In all agriculture
d lines Aurora is. making a rich deVel
opment Of the soil owing to tn
,r averaoe rainfall, which is large, an