The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-11-02
|ONE OF The I ARREST
|OF DAKOTA COUNTIES
WHERE LAND rs CHEAP oPPoR.
TUNITY ABoUNDs.
Amazing Results to Be Obtained from
the Cheap Lands that Can Be Pur-
chased In sully County-Land PAYS
for Itself on the First Crop.
Special to Tie Journal.

1OI 4CSe11 on the First CrOp.
Special to Tie Journal.
~ on ida :: ID p, Nov a-In the heart Of
IN recent years has become the objective
point OF homeseel1ers, lies Sully county,
a. y tha gem OF delght in the eyes
That the hand of nature has not been
niggardiy In dispensing her gifts over
south ssnt, DAKOTA axe is IS universally aceSnowl-
has been unusually lavish in her en-
dowments. For Sully county possesses
all the advantages of the state minus
vail in other sections Of the country
1t Is gently undulating prairie or roll
ing land, the soil consisting of black
deep yellow ay To 6hrtY IN
other parts of South Dakota the land
is fiat. dead level, presenting numerous
difficulties where drainage IS required.
The sully, county land, on account Of
its sloping tendency, lends itself handily
to drainage. The experienced agricul-
turist win readily understand the i'm
portance attaching to easy drainage con-
ditions. And this is but one Of the many
| reasons why Sully county is becoming
! receiver general for the immigration tide
| which sets so strongly toward South Da-
kota nowadays. 49,.
~ No Limit to Crops. ....-
There is practically no. limit to the
ferte s Section are Aeeordne to recent a
| tistics wheat averages fifteen to thirty
bushels per acre, corn forty to fifty, oats
6ez to tory to ax and ten po to sS5
| to $50.
| Onions, beets, cabbages and tomatoes
also flourish luxuriantly under the hands
Much of the productive power Of the
| soil Is due to the fact that there Is very
little stone or gravel underlying the sur
nd this to the Saen
| to the agriculturist. There Is no need
for irrigation, as the average rainfall east
inches, and more than seventeen inches
of this falls during the five growing
| months.
Nor is the farmer altogether dependent
that the artesian we'll supply is practi-
the western half Of the county. Natur-
ally these conditions are very encourage
! ing to the settlers who engage in stock
raising.
The water supply is plentiful, the native
grazes all winter long without hay, grain
| or shelter. It follows that the numbers
Of hogs, sheep, cattle and horses raiseu
and with convenient shipping facilities
source sour Of income r1lr' to those who raise
| them.
| onlda the County Seat.
onida is the. county seat, and at the
5oo Which Is Steadily increasing Thls
enterprising little town is built on the
most modern lines, and in the language
Of an an old settler "is a right pretty place.
bright as a new dollar"
A bad feature of some western towns
is the slovenly state into which they have
| haPn nQrnnittn6 RI nni1 &c
marked exception to this rule. Every
thing Is as neat as pin, the streets are
models Of cleanliness and there are no
constructed buildings which bear wit
ness to the business enterprise Of Onida's
citizens.
and Methodist, in Onida, both Of which
are, we'll attended: A splendid system Of
mains ma underlies the town. an ample sup
adjoining artesian wells. This furnishes
capital protection against fire as we'll as
an r unlimited ted supply for other purposes:
Dakota can have but little idea Of what
2 boon the artesian wells are to the set
N pen fn ~fb BY the but pps SYSTEM ten
same time, furnishes a supply Of gas
Of other the fue Pre- gas from
the artesian wells provides both light and
heat hsS for the lighthouses: It is but an
when dealing with this favored d territory
Rise In Real Estate Values.
A settler who pitched his camp in
enthusiastic when questioned by a pros
pect1ve eastern investor regarding. the
outlook +, for crops in his section, and de-
capital ! had INTO this ha5f section Of e lana:
ucRy to It Eng the pTea @sss
Of me- Out Of that at I broRe 100 acres.
sowed fax, and the yield averaged fifteen
but that wasn't all. When I came to
@ my 3ys at ahe sns Of the O. ns
besides the living had made out of 1t.
II don't know where you can beat that
the best spot in the United States 1f for a a
lation. If some one else told me this, be-
to doubt the Statement. But facts ss SPEAK
for themselves, and I guess I'm one of
the living facts"
| Great Increase In Land Values.
During the past year land values in
Sully county have Increased exactly 100
per cent in value. Twelve months ago
could be purchased at the rate Of 81 to
to $40 an acre in order to secure home
stead.
And the indications are that inside of
another year a similar rise in values may
be looked for. The longer would be
settler waits before Investing his CAPT.
have to pay for the section he selects as
the site for his future home. There is no
time like the present for taking advan-
tage Of the chances offered the pros
pective immigrant in sully county, South
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