The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1907-09-27
AGRICULTURAL EXHIBITS
South Dakota Shows to the World
in the Corn Palace.

IN the Corn Ralace.
a South Dakotan is justly proud of
his state when be walks through the
corr palace building and views the
magnificent Agricultural products
which are SO temptingly and attrac-
lively displayed on the lower. floor.
When the spring season opened,
and the winter season Tapped owe
into April and then into May, and
still Soue portions OF it eve in
June all over the east and west,
there was some apprehension that
the crop situation would be seriously
embarrassed, not only in this state,
but In all AGRICULTURAL states OF the
union.
How little South Dakota was
effected by those early spring condi-
items is a%bundantly shown in the
corn palace building where eight or
ten counties have massed their
products to show the eastern people
Just what has occurred in such 81
Short season. With corn planted as
late as In the fore part OF June, it
has had a race with the frost situa-
ftion in the central and southern
part of the state, but 1T has come
: out tri triumphant, it has demonstrated
that the frost season Is not so early
In South Dakota as the opinion
.oonn,c fo ,rauoil in tho met IIo.,
it is up to Sept. "a and there has
been not the slightest touch of frost
In the central aud southern portions
of THE state as yet, and the corr is
all beyond the danger line. The very
favorable weather through the month
Of August, which had much to do
with the maturing OF the crop.
5helped to a considerable extent. All
other grains have done proportion
ateiy we'll and the season of harvest
closes with a record along all lines
which, the state can point to with
spardonable pride.
Every visitor to Mitchell and
The corn palace should make Ut a
point to inspect the county ex-
shibits and ascertain personally what
ebas been accomplished this year.
The story is told, not in words OF
praise, but by an illustration OF the
actual products, which will stand
the a1ost thorough investigation.
On the east side of the building
old Lincoln is there as usual with a
line of products thal an fastener
could not tell but what they had
been grown in his own county. II.
III. De Long and wife have charge
of the exhibit this year, as they
have In former years, and 1t Is quit,
a pleasure to them to bring such al
exhibit TO the corn palace andeXplall
the situation in that county, Lin
coin is. among the oldest SETTLED
counties IN the state, the frs
settler going there in 1867, but thu
actual settlement did not commenc,
until 1863. the year that Mr.. De
Long and his wife went there. II
AllC ulopldy VI COLu, VI WHICH lllt.
have ten varieties, Mr.. DeL.one
showed US a sample that he brought
with hin to this country 81 years ago
and which he raised continually eve
since. at the first it was a rougl
grain, but he has succeeded il
breeding it down until now he ha
a growing corn that has outstrippa'
any other kind Of corn grown in TIL
country, making the highest yiel,
known in the state. In the yea
1905 Mr.. DeLong said that this pro
duct of 81 years breeding, averages
90 bushels per acre. Corn Throughout
the county viii run from as to &
bushels per acre this year. Nailed t
the wall there Are some fine varietie
of wheat, oats, rye, barley an
other grains which speak volume
for the production Of the soil III tina
county. The fruit display is on
that attracts the attention OF all
The display Of apples shows
variety of 81 kinds and makes goo
the claim that South Dakota is
frutt state. Then he has som
grapes, pluns, and other fruits.
The Dakota Improved Seed Co