The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1905-07-07

Farmers In all parts Of the Uni
tod States are not alike. Conditions,
experience and training altogether
contributes 10 the success or failure
OF his undertaking. The farmers OF
the Black Hills district are originally
from Iowa. Illinois, Nebraska and
Colorado. They have had y DIVERSE
fed experience-all coming from
that sturdy. progressive stock that
has made Iowa and Illinois famous
AS the two principal agricultural
states OF the Union. They have had
training from childhood up in stock
raising and AS 3 consequence they
readers, that the Black Hills farm
ers are IS we'll prepared TO meet the
conditions Of farming and stock-rais-
Ing As IN class of men on the face
Of the earth. So much for the pre-
paration Of the farmers and stock
men OF the Black Hills.
Farming or ranching in all sec
tions Of the Black Hills Is operated
on the same principle-there Is no
difference or advaniage except in To-
cation and natural advantages, The
farming and yapchipg are INSOFAR
able terms, and the most successful
man Ia the one who combines the
two. R%Rnehtns or s~teckrratsins Is
conducted alike, whether il Is rails
ing horses,c attic or sheep-~ihe only
difference 1t the Wal, they han
die or care for the stock. But the
proposition is the same throughout
this entire district,
There are two kinds Of farmers
In the Black Hills-the dry and the
We, farmer, The dry farmer Is the
man who has either bought or 10
Gated" on the divides, table or on the
prairie lands and who depends on
the rains TO insure his crops, Some
seasons be fares we'll and raises
crops and asain II fails u rain and
the poor fellow Sees financial loss,
or late years the dry farmers OF this
section have been yeEy fortunate
in receiving considerable rain and AS
= consequence have proSpered.
The wet farmer has a great ad-
vsntage eysr the dry farmer and no
matter what the season may be he
is insured 3 sucd crop, He is the
farmer who by his good Judgment
md foresight either located" or
bought land In one OF the few fer
tile valleys aiong some mountain
stream and is thus enabled 10 get
rain by irrigation whenever the srow-
ins crop demands moisture AS an
illustration we will take Rapid val
ley and in as brief space as possible
describe the ms,het Of wet" farm
ina IN thai ssllsy, Ths valley ori-
sSnases in the foot hills, about three
- -. -,-sAx-,s ~ Ge,ss sNS.r ,x
tends southeast shout IS miles, ira
vssssd throughout la entire length
BY Rapid creek. which has It's or
isia in the Hills, il Is 8 springfield
stream And the volume OF water IL
carries would equal more than three
times the amoant carried by Blue
creek, west Of Csatss Point, The
VALLEY TSasss seasa ese aad s half
10 tae miles in width and contains
over Sa,aaa acres 81 irrigated land,
Hay Snd Sltalta 7 the principal
crops, sighousa S variety OF small
! corr sad oats 81 De raised 81 profit
while po5sgesS sad vegetables q all
kinds 90 well,
The ysllsy IS eae solid network
" bitches containing lowing water
sid the silrsvy streams. siissains
il the san. IS they Tow from the
creek down the waller aud then
spread eves The beautiful selds Of
growing hay SID sltslts, makes 5
beautiful scene There IS smother
side 10 the wei" farming besides
he ssaEsasatsi-sAs wei fasEae;
gyes in absolute sseeaisy, He never
worries aasas the SCISSORS He hiss
The Positive SSSGgAacs Of s good
eraa 10 matter what the season ma
Aa. All lie HISS 10 do is 30 open his
assS.Esss al The eEsSa taslsls tie
water into sAe E2in ditch which ezr-
rsss the wafer down TO his Essds,
shsa saras the water down into TIE
s~ssssrsss which spread the waSs. All
evsr ats sraS5aS cTogs After al
lowing tbs wases TO seaS his sssas
for . soaasa c. DAYS, u ss shut al and
sissxaea 10 run In the asg ditch on
farther Sawa sss ysissy, Ehsrs Ms
asssaaay uses tie vassg in tie AER
Way.
After sarasng the water o. tie
sssis. the ~wes sarEsr then suE1s
ats attention 10 gsssfhs his lseaia.
cry ready TO harvest Ms crop There
Is No eacsrsaiay about the deal, the
TAElSl AI0WS 1lA1 lie = sure CS
begins 10 cat his aafalfs and hay
ahcas the Erss week In Jane aEi
thea 1t Is Que continual grind aEsil
the Srss Of ocsGSsr, AiSais hay saS
eamesAy yield only one crop. e1cSsl
tEo and sitslts will yssaa three TAs
average crop ranges from TWO sc
fear tons 20 the acre AID IS worth
| sgoza SIS 20 SIS IN the slSsk, hat Il
IS asaalss assssl and HAULED 10 -2r,
Sss and VIII bring fvol So 70 S. pc:
/ TOE.
TsTy little lay OF sftslts Is SD
sae Esess ali Is fed on the g7o1as
where raSsaS a15 Eoss every fsrGas,
aims 20 Harvest iced according 10 lis
aaoG1s os stock he ownS
Most all farmers in the vale.
Asya fr0l 5&0 10 saa serss aass,
cultivation. SAa tally IS mach -ors
asaa tsacsi and in pasture for III;
use Of their zalssA COWS saddle pom
les SIC. Tse2 they hare frol Isi
10 1sees LEAD q steers aorsss O
sAeaa @ the range where Ia.
sseeS sets free asSSars, and the as
graSsss that graS. Tie cattle Ssa
aAaTsss are ssEEgsy branded aai m
fnvcsaa t@nx Sr rNs SrY-sr~ ~