The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1910-12-22
Still IN THE LEAD
SOUTH DAKOTA REMAINS THE
REMNANT BEARER IN PER
CAPITA WEALTH
GOOD SHOWING FOR YEAR
n State Statistician Reviews States
Products For Present Year
and Declares Showing
is Very Good

Psrre-Doane Robinson, of the
staS department of history, issuing
his tenth annual review of the p-o-
gress of South Dakota, SAYS:
Perhaps the most strik'ng feature
OF the year 1910 in South Dakota VS.
the rather unusual weather conditions.
The year opened with moderately cola
weather with considerable SNOW AMI
these conditions continued until the
latter part of February, when the snow
disappeared and glorious summe
weather came on and continued 70"
more than 80 days. Most of the seed
ing was done; ground prepared TO
planting corn; many gardens were
planted, grass started, and the trees
burst into full leaf more than a month
before the usual season a"G fruit trees
were headed with bloom when, on tie
18th OF Ap il, a hard storm came with
hard freez ng quito destroying the
fruit and foliage. but not OF erwisa
affer ting crops. The season cOn'in Ell
e~rratic, many attributing the nus al
conditions to the influence Of HALEY )
.CohltJ WHICH WAS NiSaDlS uuIllS I-t
spring.
The rainfall during the growing
months was much below the ave age
and came generally in LEGAL shove S
in a way that would afford an album
dance to one ~neighhOrhO2d while ad-
jacent territory suffered from drOuth.
The utmost apprehension was felt for
the welfare of the rTops and it was
before the harvest thought that on y
a partial c op could be secured, AMI
while this proved true in many local
tiles, as a whole the state produced
Il fair return, though of course. not
up to the average Of a series Of years.
The erratic weather conditions and
drouth areas rave splendid oppcrtuni-
ties for testing the efficiency Of dry
farming methOds and without e. e.
ton where these scientific methO IS
were pursued early enough to find a
sufficient supply Of moisture in the
soil, the methods conserved this mo s.
ture ard made a good crop.
Prices have varied a good deal
since last year, wheat upon the aver
age about the same. Orn and oat'
very much lower. and fax, hoy and
potatoes much higher, as are daily
prodW ts and eggs.
The fruit cop Of al sorts is pref
ty nearly n fixture. due to the hard
freeze in Anril. Potatoes are a We y
short crop this year everywhere in
the state II some portions being quite
a failure.
"It is likely that the total produc-
ton OF dairy products is less than f~r
several years. though It is dlfi"ult TO
obtain entirely reliable figures. T Q
prices. however. have advanced a d
the revCnup therpfrom is sowewh't
increased. The egg crop is bigeer
than ever before and returns mo e
cash.
II use fhe estimates Of the Nation
al Asso iation Of Wool mannf'Ctu ers
upon the wool crOD Of the state. TFeir
figures are somewhat larTer tNan tho
number Of sheep rerOrtcd In tie as
sessment would seem to Justify, hHt
the wool is ~rerOrted TO be actual Y
Skinned from here. The eXplan't on
IS that p~rhans a good many sheep on
the RANGES ee"a0e the assessor.
"The Raw cron is perhaps one-th'rd
below The average in vOlUre. but I've
values is not materially affected. In
C~ompar'no tHo hoy rStimates o. this
department with those OF the acr'cul
turaI derariwert Of the cove nH'cnt.
renemher the government does not
take ACCOUNT OF our very valuable cron
of Wild h"v.
"The total ~orodu~ts Of In" coil ~
South Dokcta fo~ 1870 90 ~eetiUatei
nv tbic ScOo-4r>ert cS follows: