The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1905-04-07

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the rest results South Dakota cream
must be churned at a temperature
higher by SeVScal degrees than in other
states.
Grass Secret of Good Butter.
The high quality Of the butter pro-
duct OF South Dakota is attributed to
the eXcellences of the grasses upon
which the dairy herds feed. The broad
prairies of the state are covered with
nutritious grasses which retain their
n%ourishing qualities and are relished by
the cattle at ali seasons of the year.
Because of these favorable conditions
the question of how to obtain feed for
the dairy herd has been easy of solu-
ton.
Since the farmers of South Dakota
turned a part of their attention to
d%airying. the raising of corn and other
coarse foods has been more fully devel-
oped. and now corn is successfully
grow in parts of the state where u
few years ago it was deemed impossible
for it to mature because of the COM
parative shortness of the growing sea-
son ana the coming of early frosts.
1t is estimated that the dairy indus
try of South Dakota annually brings
the state a revenue of not less than
So, GOO, 600.
Industry of Recent Growth.
1t is only about eight years ago that
the first creamery was established in
South Dakota. Since that time the in
dustry has developed in a really Won
derful manner Dairy methods also
have been greatly improved during the
past few years.
Cooperative creameries and plants
owned by Individuals ave displaced
the crude methods of the past. These
institutions are equipped with modern.
up to date machinery, II under the
direction OF eNper and progressive but
termakers produce tons of butter where
pounds were formerly produced. BY
doing this they are able TO get Il bet
ter price for their butter Eat than they
could We're they to churn it at home
and sell the manufactured product TO
the country merchants.
Dairyine Lifts tine Mortgages.
The growth of the creamery inGus-
:ly in South Dakota was due to the in
ability of the farmers 10 profit by de-
voting their entire attention and de-
pending solely upon the raising of small
grain. Farmers who had become poor
by giving their whole attention to rails
ing mall grain We're, when creameries
We're established and they saw the wis
dom of devoting some of their attention
to dairying. enabled to get "out from
under burdens CT Indebtedness which
grew larger the longer they placed
their sole reliance upon grain raising.
Dairy herds have materially aided
thousands of South Dakota farmers TO
advance from a condition of poverty to
a condition of atiluence. Many who
made 4 failure of the attempt to ger
rich by raising mall grain alone. and
who. when ruin stared them %squarely
i'll the face. gave some of their atten-
ton TO dairying. We're speedily placed
upon their feet and are now among the
most wealthy residents of the state.
The annua report of Dairy Com-
missionc.. Sherwood for the year end
ing June 80. 1900. contains many in
teresting facts regarding he cream
cries of South Dakota. The report
shows that !he DeSlnet con-
tinueS to hold its place as the leading
of south Dakota, SO far as
the amount OF business transacted is
concerned. During the year ending
on the date stated the DeSlnet cream
cry. With a82 patrons. purchased an
aggregate of 1.919,1?2 pounds of
milk for which tine farmer patrons
We're paid an aggregate Of Sal. 161. 90.
The total milk receipts during the
years and eight months the De
Smet creamery has been in operation
We're G5,2G6.l9 pounds, for (which pro-
duct the farmer patrons received u.
aggregate of $4S1.294.50. Thus a sin
gle has raid to its farmer
patrons nearly 100000.
The creameries. which daring the
year ending juno 80. 1904. purchased
an aggregate of 5000 900 pounds of
milk We're: Mitchell, 7.3?1.4G0 pounds:
Armour. I,2S2.300 pounds; Madison.
1.23I.200 pounds; Clark. 5,39h.S9i
pounds. These four creameries. for the
milk purchased. paid 10 their patrons
the following sums: Mitchell. SAL
925.64: Armour. S41.3So.91: Madison,
S51,537.S6: Clark. G43. 1892.
Six creameries in South Dakota dur
ing the period stated paid their patrons
ar aggregate of $4,000 and over. they
are: Andover. clear Lake. IroQuoise
LennoX. Millbmnk n Webster.