The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1910-09-29
Corn Palace Display
Make Big Showing
For State.
HAVE 9 COUNTIES
ne. Exhibits Are Inspected
by Large Crowds on the
Lower Floor.

What South Dakota has produced
this year of unfortunate weather con-
ditions, is we'll exemplified in the ag-
ricultural display in the corn palace,
wher, the nine counties have ex-
hibits that are the admiration Of the
crowds which r visiting the palace.
While the growing season has not
been the same in former years, and
while the same conditions have pre-
vailed in many other parts of the
country, the crops of this state make
a showing that its W citizens could
scarcely believe possible. The ex-
hibits are from a wide range Of coun-
try, extending north and south and
into the Black Hills country.
Sphinx county, in charge of w. S.
Gillian, Of Redfeld, makes an espec-
tally fine display in small grains,
while the grasses, both tame and
wild, are shown in many ways. The
crops have turned out we'll. Winter
wheat is yielding 10 bushels per acre
during a bad season, while spring
wheat just across the road is show
ming in one Or two cases but three to
five bushels per acre. Some wheat
east of Mellette, on the river bottom
is showing a yield of from 20 to 80
bushels per acre. Oats are averaging
35 bushels and some fields are pro-
ducing SO bushels per acre. Barley
made a fairly good crop, and there
are samples showing 80 to 80 bushels
per acre. Flax is turning out as high
DC 1 @ hnchn1c Nor onra Tho Grain ic
a very good quality, and in some To-
was expected. While corr is not the
showing in this line. and the indica-
tions point to a better yield than was
anticipated. Alfalfa is the best hay
crop in Sphinx county this year. There
Is a fine display of vegetables and
they are rather carce
Fall River county, in the far west
ern part of the state, makes its ini-
tial bow as a corn palace exhibitor,
but it makes a creditable showing
nevertheless. This county is just en-
tering the farming class, and previous
to now the land has been devoted to
stock raising. The ranching business
is going out and the farmers are turn
ing the ground ove to the growing
of crops. Alfalfa is the big crop in
Fall River this year, and three crops
have already been cut from fields,
with good prospects for the fourth.
1t will yield five tons to the acre and
the seed will turn out five bushels to
the acre. The fruit display is re-
markable from that part of the state,
apples and pears being especially
large and sound. The farmers have
just commenced to grow corn, and
the samples on exhibition indicate
that it is going to be a success. George
Brown and G. G.. Woodman are in
charge of the exhibit.
w. +. Michel has produced a mag
nifcent exhibit for Clark county. 1t
is arranged in fine taste, and the
grain is displayed to fine advantage.
Clark county's exhibit was given the
first prize at the state fair in HUI
ron recently. The yields of grain
show that wheat ranges from l6 to
rs bushels per acre; oats 25 to 5O
bushels; barley is a good crop and is
going 80 bushels; flax is making al
fair crop and what has been thresh-
ed will average IL bushels. Special
attention is given to alfalfa, corn and
clover and the three form a strong
combination in the food line for
stock in that county, the farmers
engaging heavily in it. Much of the
grain that is displayed is pedigreed,
and it was grown for the purpose OF
showing the benefits obtained from
using good seed. the vegetable dis
play Is something remarkable Tor
the wear, because of the dryness OF
the season. ulr. Michel secured the
most of the exhibits himself and the
county is getting good advertising
from his work.
Minnehaha county makes its first
appearance at the palace as a cand1-
date for honors, and it is coming
strong. Col. G. A. B. Fox, of Sioux
Falls. is in charge of the exhibit. The
display of grain in heads and grasses
is UNIQUE, in that two rugs, Sx1O feet
ia composed Of oat, wheat flax and
corn meter into the weaving OF these
rugs which are hunk on the wall, IN
the & ,nter of which is a mirror. The
Minnehaha county sign is made OF
fax background, the letters of corn,
shaded with rape, and millet SEED
make the background Of the letters.
Wheat is making from 16 to 40 bu-
shells per acre, the latter being winter
wheat, and spring wheat is running
Just as high; oats show from 80 to 80
bushes; fax is good from 10 to ~
bushels an. emmer is running at 40
bushels, with rye 20, and barley. 20
to so. The corn is fine, and two
samples, one of F. Clark is yielding
100 bushels per acre, and one OF A.
Collins also 100 bushels. There
is a fine display of vegetables in the
Hanson county came in at the very
last minute. due to the urging of G.
=. Twamley, who spent a day in trav-
cling over the %cornfelds of that coun-
ty and gathered Is bushels which Is
displayed. in a unique manner.
There is nothing else but corn In