The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1909-09-23

In another week Mitchell |, twelfth
annual corn palace will bj on. 1t
opens September ~ and Gle les Octo-
Der 2. The corr palace idel has be-
come firmly rooted in. sout1 Dakota
as n Of the very bestYmea1I for ad-
vertising the resources Of HE state,
and in the twelve years thIt it has
been held it has fully demd nstrated
the idea. Previous to 1892 The crop
products of South Dakota w4re ques-
toned to a considerable client by
eastern people and the yields bf wheat
were looked upon as more Oh less fic-
titious and they could not be con-
vinced unless they saw some hing Of
the returns from the fields. This was
afforded in the corn palace when
some fifteen counties that lear ex-
hibited their products to hunreds of
eastern visitors, who flood,d the
state that fall and had the latisfac-
ton of absolutely knowing hat the
state was not putting up a bin. The
palace was held again in 1913, and
then came the succession years
when the crops were short Ind the
times we're hard, and it appended
operations for seven years. Ia 1900
the ri palace was resumll and
since then it has been a big flctor in
disseminating the. gospel d good
crops throughout the country.
Since 1898 there has not been al
failure of crops in South Dakta and
since that year the day OF diversified
farming has taken a seeat9 hold
on the farmers, and the pro uction
Of wheat has not occupied tho atter-
tion that it did. The corr cit in
South Dakota has extended lrther
north each succeeding year. TF time
was when it was thought imtssiDle
70 produce corn to any extenInorth
OF the south central part. TIL seas
ons have been changing in IL past
ten years. they have been loder al,
the maturing end and not dee in
that time has the corn crop bin in
lured in the greater corn giving
section by frost. To emphasie the
fact that South Dakota is a corn
growing state and to display itsothe1
products as we'll. the corn palae has
heen doing the duty of an adve Using
agent for the state.
While this state maintains ;rosi.
tion as one of the great wheat;rrn,.
ing states of the northwest, it's re-
South Dakota extending fartAerhortn
lin%quishing it's hold to a certn ex-
tent by increasing it's corr az cage.
this being due principally to til fact
thatNthe stock interests have own
to such greafHroportions that was
necessary to RI ise more corn fo}eed- 4
Ing p~urposesf AS an instand in t
1900 there We're g., 9S4.669 ac1; de-
voted to wheat, and at the Hsent 9
time there are about ,400,00c]cres
showing a heavy loss in tbs Etion /
but an immense gain To- and
barley. The thousands OF ) off
new lands which have been 0,ned /
for farming purposes on the toux 1
reservation and other Indian .nds l
which have been taken up in thpast 1
few years. 1
In 1908 South Dakota had a,ery l
successful year inn all products and l
the sfollowing table Of the yield and l
what they brought at market Hies:
Wheat, s5,Ss2,o0o bu.. .$s2,2d 500 t
Corn, 75.5S4.00O bu.... 35.6As0 n
Oats. 34,2s1.ooo bu.... 1875 o2o y
Barley. 24.414.ooo bu.. 11,47bsoc c:
FLAX, 100000 bu..i.. 5,25l )vy a
speltz, 3.750,000 bu.... 1,40b0o "
Hay. 3.26o,0oo tons.... 1890 700 p
Potatoes. vegetables and 10
fruits 5,OOrOO1sl
Dairy products ........ $40 ~ Il
Poultry and eggs $1,000. 5,15h00
Honey 2 w b.
Live Stock ........... 3s.s7l50I0
Wool and hides ....... s2l 90 5,
-.4lnerals and stone ~. 9,5olo0I q,
-o 81
Total foz the year. .$1s5,41lso 4
This makes an Increase Of s., ia
182,086 IN products over thaof d,
1907. Asa result Of the very
lent season Of this year the
Of 1909 over 1908 will be
marked. Taking the growing 81 m