The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-04-27
Getting. Value Out Of Land.

| When I was. at aberdeen heard
great deal about, Isaac aLincoln, a farmer
thing about right, Needless to say, Mr..
Lincoln is we'll Off His farm is no bet
ter than almost any other In. Brown
county, but his meth ho are sggper1o ere :;
grains upon his ranch at OrdWay, when
brought him in $4Is4s:42. in cash. or s15.oo
per acre. :,
1t is not likely that the small grain
than 50 or SO per acre, which was ABOUT
difference in Mr.. Lincoln's favor was IN n
costs a little more to grow an acre ,of
grain by Mr.. Lincolnss ethods,. but the
results justified thg extra expenditure 'r
li But the thea average South Dakota farmer
aoa t n9e eas ea f fasming The
!. soil is so productive that it has only to
AGAIN. they have Found but Rthat there
cattle raising, and especially in dairying:
i South Dakota is a great corn state, and
cultivated it will probably be the lead
Whole state is undertake by the greatest
artesian basin that exists In the world,
been drilled furnish "a never failing sup
ply for both crops and cattle: These
wells have had sensible effect In mod1-
flying. the climates as the evaporation
from the numerous ponds and streams
they have created throughout the state
has produced a perceptible- humidity.
Some Of these artesian ds@p % ~ Is dso
pounds to the square, inch They are
the dependence Of >, the James valley
towns for city water and fire protect1on.
Hose may anywhere bes attached TO the
FIRE plugs and water thrown over c. the
highest buildings. with tremendous force.
In many places as at Aberdeen, the
water is utilized for power purposes.
Artesian Wells on Farms.
Most Of the progressive farmers have
artesan wells nhey ana stoek
part part 81 the prem nK An inch and =
half well will supply water for all the, the
stocked. supplying, drink Of warm tenn
perature which livestock will take with
avidity in the coolest weather. They
10 the green lawns n front. Of the houses.
The many uses that the Tartesian wells
can be put to are illustrated IN the case
Of Lyman Turner Of Columbia, In Brown
been considering that the. power. OF. his
artesian we'll should be utilized IN some
manner, and finally. decided that he
would have an electric lighting plant of
his. own, run by the well.
He had his house, barn, and yard
wired and procured the necessary ma
>chinery. When heI first pr9po ,ui n, his
bors made him the butt for good natured
ridicule; but Mr.. Turner perseyered and
at a cost Of 5000 installed his plant. Now,
by simple touch sof the button he has
light wherever he wants It and has
abolished the use of lamps and lanterns.
His lights are aMisixteen candle power
incandescents, and he says tnat me mes, en-
light. After installing the lights! Mr.;
Turner put in an electric. heater and
cook stove in his house, abolishing the
use Of coal and wood, and these are run
at an expense of 5 cents a day.
His neighbors have ceased to laugh
by the way, and many Of them are now
putting in similar improvements on their
Outside Of South Dakota we hear a
great deal Of the wonderful fertility OF
its lands, the cheapness with which they
wheat, corn, oats. fax, and other things
that are raised every year. We never
hear anything about the hay crop, how,
ever; and yet hay is one Of the ne grea1
Dakota. The state suffers in the annua
& reports of the department Of agriculture
upon this product because the depart
ment does not regard wild hay, which Is
the principal resource.
Hay in South Dakota.
Yet no other hay compares with it fol
nutritious qualities. Stock thrive upor
It. Horses fed upon the wild hay Of
South Dakota have an endurance ant
wind that the tame hay fed horses can
not, hope to attain. The annual valu,
OF the hay crop Is about $4,000 900. 4
good deal Of clover timothy, alfalfa, ant
millet hay is grown, but combined the.
do not cut much figure compared will
the wild hay. product.
n Does farming pay In South Dakota
is question that have frequently beel
asked. Here is the statement Of a spinl
4 county farmer, the county just south o
= Brown: iii
During the past six years have mad
$4,000 year above my living and ex
Il penses. Jan. /, 1900. i took an inven
tory of my property and found I wa
+ worth $4,000. Jan. ! 1, 1906, I took anpthe
inventory and found = was worth S16,500
This was making money at the rate 0
B SO per cent year on my investment
land I consider it better than STANDARD
4 i Oil stock. What is true in my case L
true of thousands Of others who ar
farming in the Jim river valley, the gar
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