The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1906-11-01

farming and grazing lands. It Is Law.
ishly watered by streams and lakes.
Surface wells are secured on all sides
and artesian wells are plentiful.
AS regards the soil, there is plenty
| Of natural moisture, and South Dakota
Is underlaid with a porous subsoil
which accounts for the phenomenal
crops. The average rainfall is estima-
ted at twenty-one inches. More thar
seventeen inches Of this falls In the
five growing months.
1t has yet to be shown where the
South Dakota winters proved a men
ace to the crops. The severity OF the
winters has been greatly overdrawn BY
writer's who are not acquainted with
climatic conditions in the Dakotas.
South Dakota Is the fourth state IN
the number Of bushels Of corn per cap
tia raised. Illinois, the leading corn
state, with 3S2, 000. 900 bushels, raised
over forty bushels of corn less pei
capita than South Dakota.
AS regards the live stock industry,
South Dakota more than holds her
own. Cattle are raised with ease and
grow fat to the market point. with
very little attention, on the luxuriant
pastures of the range There Is nc
such thing known as hog cholera in
any part of the state and 1t is a verita
bic home garden for sheep.
Growth Of Fruit Industry.
During the past year the fruit indus
try has assumed large proportions.
Several nurseries have been estab.
lished and a steady market has been
found by the fruit farmer.
Large apple orchards are spring!ng
up on every side and render good re.
turns. Last years apple crop amount
ed to 217,800 bushels. 1t has been re.
peatedly demonstrated that all North.
ern fruits will 40 well in South Da'
kota.
The dairying industry must not be
overlooked by the prospective Invest
or. There are now 1872 creameries In
the state and room for as many more.
The value of the dairy food product
for the current year Is estimated at ST.
900, 900.
There are $4,000 mich cows in ev-
idence, all fed upon the rich native
grasses which lend a particularly az
quisite flavor to their butter. And this
product has gained, and still holds, q
top notch price in the Eastern mar
kets.
South Dakota has certainly come
into her own. She can no longer be
spoken of as a state "untried." Her
early settlers had a hard battle to
fight, but they fought 1t to the bitter
end and are to-day reaping the reward
of their exertions.
The outside world has finally recog-
nized the value of South Dakota as a
spot where the homeseeker will ind a
worthy recompense for his capital, let
1t be large or small.
And the tide of immigration waxes
in volume day by day. Thousands are
passing daily into the state, and OF
these the first arrivals will sur.I fare
the best. 1t is an apt illustra n OF
the early bird catching the worm"
The tremendous tide Of immigration
into South Dakota shows that the
farming element Of the country at
large is fully aware Of the splendid OPP
%portunities that this state offers, and
they are rapidly taking up the lands.
But hundreds of thousands OF acres
still await the man who desires to get
a free and cheap homestead for him
self. Every train that comes into the
state is filled with an eager band of
homeseekers. Most OF these men have
capital to invest.