The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1907-06-28
EMPIRE MAKING INS0UTH DAKOTA
Thousands OF New and Brawny Settlers Flockinf Into the State
and Making Homes Tor Themselves on the Virgin SOIL

This money Is invested, and the pro-
ceeds used for school purposes.
Yearly Additions to Nations Wealth.
Probably no other state in the
Union IS adding so much to the ma
tional wealth; certainly none so
much per capita. Last year the value
Of the crops and live stock produced
by South Dakota was $145, S12, S3I.
Chief among it's Industries is live
stock, with a total of $36, 900, 900. The
other articles that go to make up this
stupendous total are shown in the fol-
lowing table:
Wheat, 39,494,10S BUSH
els . ,Sol ,Sti.Z4
Corn, 7~7,414,331 bushels. 1924, 299.3O
Oats, 51,324,557 bushels. 1881. 1895
Barley, 24.603. PSF bushels 1880, 977.1O
Flax, 2,3S3. 1856 bushels. 1883, $500
Speltz, 4.55S. 70S bushels. 1,367,612.4O
Hay, 3,973,754 tons...... 14,S6S, 1000
Potatoes, vegetables and
fruits 5,0OO, oOO.OO
Dairy Products. ......... $500, 100000
Eggs and poultry. ....... 5000. 100000
Honey, 80 ons......... 100000 90
Wool and hides........ 300,O00.00
Minerals and stone...... 5000, 100000
OF the immense area of South d.
kota, $4,000 square miles, by far the
greater portion, has never known the
touch Of the plow. Even in that part
of the state east Of the Missouri river,
which about divides the state evenly,
there are vast areas of virgin land.
For geographical purposes this portion
of the state may be divided into four
sections, which are the southern coun-
ties, comprising Minnehaha, Lincoln,
McCook, Turner, Bon Homme, Aurora,
Brule, Gregory and Jerauld.
Then comes the central eastern por.
ton, embracing the counties of Bea-
die, Kingsbury, Brookings, Codington,
Deuel., Miner and Clark.
In the western central part of the
state we have the counties Of Hand,
Hyde, Hughes, Stanley and Sully.
The northwestern part of the state
under this classification embraces the
counties of Brown, Edmunds, Wal.
worth, Sphinx, Faulk, Potter and Day.
Where Men and Towns Abound.
Here is where the greater part Of
the population of South Dakota lives
and where the finest arms and towns
are to be found. Naturally this Is the
case, because they were among the
first sections to be peopled, and the
population has been slowly migrating
westward. The lack Of railway facili-
ties west Of the Missouri has for
years retarded the development OF this
section Of the state, but now the rail.
ways are pushing their lines west.
ward, and the rush of population has
begun in that direction. A few years
more and the vast cattle ranges that
have existed there will all be brought
under the pillow and the homes and
barns of the farmers will be dotted
all over the land.
A word about the climate Of South
Dakota is necessary, as there has
been so much that Is misleading and
calumnious published about it. South
Dakota has a delightful climate. The
air is clear, healthful and invigorating,
The winters are not unusually long or
severe, the temperature seldom reach
ing the zero mark, and the snowfall
being extremely light. So moderate
are the winters that cattle range in
the open without shelter all winter
lorg, and find good subsistence on the
buffalo grass, which cures in the fal:
and affords them ample food. When
spring opens they are always In fine
condition. The monthly average ten.
perature at the United States weather
bureau service at Huron for twenty
years has beer as follows: December.
15.4; January, l0.1; February. 1875.
The average annual rainfall east OF
the Missouri river is 81 inches, and
more than II inches Of this falls In
the five growing months of the year.
The state enjoys as near to an ideal
climate as any state in the Union
Arthur C. Brown.