Philip weekly review. [volume] (Philip, Stanley County, S.D.) 1907-1912, 1907-08-23
Doane Robinson Euloglzes South
Dakota

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| South Dakota is no longer an expert
ment The entire portion east of the
Missouri has been settled for more
than twenty years. The pioneer set
Tiers were confronted by new condi-
| tions. Many of them who came to
South Dakota as homesteaders, were
factory operatives and tradesmen
wholly inexperienced in agriculture,
That many should fail and give up in
discouragement was inevitable.
/ And, too, there we're periods calcu-
Hated to try the hearts of the most
Experienced. Fire, flood, drought,
seemed to be the portion of the
lpioneer In every section and the gen.
leral rule. But once tried out nature
ftgfnS to the pioneer a smiling coun-
Ftenance and showers the faithful ones
with many favors. So it has been in
ISouth Dakota. The men and women
lwho had the courage to stick 1t out
Ihave learned the heart secret of the
lmother state and she has given to
Ithem the blessings of great happiness
and prosperity. She has taught them
the trick Of tke soil.
inch by inch she has yielded to them
for fruitful agriculture until all her
Astounding domain blossoms with rich
harvest Or noarishing pasture, where
uncounted herds fatten on the lush
grasses. Where once the buffalo and
1.-THE antelope painted for water there
now gushes from her bosom many
hundreds of never failing fountains,
| feeding purling streams and beautiful
/ lakes, about which spring groves to
shade and comfort the land. Even
her breath, once hot and scorching as
a desert wind, has become soft and
humid, bearing frequent showers to
refresh the earth.
/ In other words those years Of occu-
patton and experience have taught the
South Dakotan how to avail himself
OF the natural conditions and to adapt
him to the best ends and in this age,
where natural results are the measure
of all values, South Dakota passes
i the extreme test, for she yields to her
people more per capita wealth than
any other commonwealth.
10 summarize in a paragraph the
advantages which South Dakota pre-
sents the homeseeker it may be said
that the soil is uniformally fertile,
producing fair returns Of all field
crops Indigenous to the north states.
| Wheat growing is no longer chief
dependence, tho a good average crop
may always be counted upon. Corn
is fast encroaching upon the wheat
field with most advantageous results.
Barley is a sure and profitable crop of
growing Importance. Flax is extern
sively and profitably grown. Hay and
fodder grow in prodlgious quantities
and find a profitable market for ship
ment. Dairying, has revolutionized
many sections ana is unquestionably
the coming great industry Of the state,
already adding millions per year to
: her, wealth. Cattle, hogs, sheep and
} horses are turning thirty-tive millions
per year into the Golfers of our breed
ers and feeders. 1T is the great live
stock paradise, for here
"A dollar year will keep a steer. =
These are some Of the material adj
vantages offered On the other side
South Dakota offers highly develop
ed citizenship, fully organized for all
humanities. Churches, schools, hos
pitfalls, universities. Intelligence,
sobriety, morality, patriotism. Every
thing which combines to make the
,, home congenial, comfortable and
prosperous Doane Robinson.