Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1909-07-01
GREAT EXCITEMENT
Over the Corn Crop and Corn Fields of
South Dakota

I SOutn Dakota
A good many people have been
claiming for many years that South
Dakota was a great corn state, but
many people outside the state would
not believe it. The government crop
report, however, issued under author
ity of the Agricultural Department of
the United States, under Secretary
Wilson, compiled in the most anthem
tic manner gives out what will be a
surprise to many people, that the corn
crop for South Dakota last year was
1854, 900 bushels.
COMPARISON FAvoRs SOUTH DAKOTA
Comparing the same with other
states a remarkable state of affairs is
discovered.
First, that South Dakota now grows
mOre corn than the state of Minnesota,
more than Michigan and only a little
less than the state of Wisconsin. Also
that South Dakota produces more
corn than all of the six New England
states combined and the great empire
state of New York, New Jersey, Della
ware, North Dakota, Montana, Idaho,
Utah, Washington, Oregon, Califor-
ME, Colorado and Wyoming.
The total products of all these states
combined was 1874 900 bushels less than
South Dakota alone. Reference is
distinctly made TO page rs U. S. crop
report, Decemher 1908, Vol. I, No. 8,
of supplement.
POPULATION AND PRODUCTS
South DAKOTA is the thirty-fifth state
in population and is the fourth state
in the number of bushels per capita
raised, the only states being ahead
are Nebraska, Iowa and Kansas. Illi-
nois being the leading cora state with
1872 900, QUO bushels, raised over 40
bushels per capita less than South
Dakota. For South Dakota we have
mich cows numbering 5S2, 469 with a
valuation E l5,289, 81. and hogs
valued at So y 1872 We show these sta
tistics for The purpose o~fshowing thoes
seeking "A new home the superior diver.
sitied farming interestO South Dakota
CATTLE, CORN AND HOGS
That WE are in the corn belt as indi-
Gated by our hogs and that South Da-
kota in addition to being a small grain
ONhoi 10 " WI vi NdLbIOJ IoIh III
hogs, and in comparison with Oklaho-
ma 1t shows thai we have 250, 900 more
hogs than Oklahoma with a valuation
of nearly So, 600, 900 more and In count
ing the lists of states we find that we
have more hogs than thirty .one other
states ia the Union. Just think of us
when we get settled-up, let the leading
great states look out for a rival for
fiSt nlann Onn nnrlfnu httoinooc
amounts to oyer So, 900, 600 annually.
LANDS NEAR HOME
And now just a word, many people
are going to Canada. Texas and North
Dakota. We are selling land in the
corn belt OF southeastern South Da-
kota adjoining the grand old state of
Iowa at the same prices they are pay
ing for land in North Dakota, Canada
and Texas. Thousands of miles from
home. You can get on the train at
Manning in the morning and at four
o'clock in the afternoon be on our
AN Dis which we have for sale a. from
Sl0 per acre up and on easy terms.
Don't you think it will pay you to in
vestigate these rich lands In the corn
belt at your own door before making
your purchase. / have sold men land
in Jerauld county who think they have
bought in the best part of South Da-
kota and / think so too; but they
don't know it because they have seen
only that portion of the state, and my
advice to you is to look we'll before
you buy, whether of me or the other
fellow.
We run special excursions every
week leaving Audubon every Monday
night. Very truly yours
II. G. LEACH,
Phone Alb. Audubon, la.
Sheriff Crees and family passed