Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-09-23
OVER THE STATE
STATE HISTORIAN AND STATlS-
TlCiAN ROBINSON NOTES
MUCH OF INTEREST
DANE HAS A BIG DOMAIN
Peter Aggergard a Danish Immigrant
Operating in Clay Turner n
Yankton Counties Owns
244SO Broad Acres


ZH4oO Broad Acres
DOane Robinson writing 70 the ST
Paul Pioneer Press saws.
There is an Increased spread Of
winter wheat and il is a tren.ndous
crop. learned of one f,1d which
turned hfty-,wo bushels per acre and
another large one which averaged for
ty-six bushels ON eighty acres VIM
crop in ali of the southeast counties
The local millers purchase all they
can get of it and mix # with spring
v!tl4. the combination making a
high class product. Hay is a better
crop than reports had Indicated. In
all of the region visited there is an
abundance of hay for home consump-
ton. but not the usual amount for
cAnGrt.
did not see an apple or a plum in
all that region, which has in recent
years been a satisfactory fruit coun-
try, producing very large quantities
for shipment. The freeze at the mid
die Of April last destroyed all of the
fruit.
passed through the domain of
Peter Aggerg2rd, a Danish farmer.
! opera ln2 III lAN, IHfnc! ana E4HH-
ton countless. Aggcrgarl is an immi-
grant who came to Dakota without
means and Without education, but
with natural business gifts and great
industry and thrift. He compelled
prosperity TO come his way and con-
stan1lv invested his gains in lands
surrounding his homestead unit! he
is now the owner OF 1853 quarter sec
lions, having an average value of SO
per acre.
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| visited the state asylum for the
! insane and was shown over the
premises Ivy superintendent Mead.
There are low s5l inmates and
though -four large ~freproof building;
have been erected in the past ten
years little progress has been made in
reuu,ing the demand upon the old
fire trap known as The 'FRONT.' It
is the su~perintendcnt's hope TO place
the entire plant freproof.
mr. Mead has made more than local
fame nv his use Of reinforced cou-
crete He has three immense build
ing. in which the comn]ete structure
save the roof is concrete. and he has
altar conaiderah1e Derimentatio
Succeeded in getting a concrete roof
inc witch is absolutely water tight
Tbic no ie now nlacino nnon che
process of erection for the accommod-
alton of chronic and disturbed men.
This roof is nodded in place. i'm
mense slabs with protected expan-
sion intervals which seems to be a
nprfcct success and with it only ce-
m.nt sand and steel for reinforce
mont enter into the construction Of
the huilding
Tho cara and real comfort nrovid-
Cd tor the natients Of the institution
mokn Il notable AMONG like institu-
tio,e and that these conditions have
a real theraDeutic value is amply de-
mOnstrated bv the "cure rate" Drop
ming in unexpectedlv at the dinner
hour. I was served a regular meal at
the patients table, where every ap-
pointment was equal to those OF a
first class hotel and the wholesome
meal was served in the most appetiz-
ing wav. The patients highly appre-
ciate their surroundings and except
in cases or total dellentla tneN OepCll
themselves as ladies and gentlemen
do in such surroundings. The rela-
tives of inmate will derive satisfac-
tion from the knowledge that at the
asyJum everv patient is afforded ev-
cry comfort and every liberty com
natihle with his condition.
Recently this column in enumerat-
ing tn. states educational :ustitu-
rio,s omitted to mention the new
Catholic college established at Cham