The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1910-04-21
STILL MORE LAND
OPENING OF ADDITIONAL SIOUX
LANDS PROVIDES FOR
10000 ENTRANTS
THE STATE STATISTICIAN
Keeps Pretty Close Tab on Matters
and Things of State Wide In
terest and Points Out
the Latest

Pierre-The Cheyenne and Stand ng
Rock Sioux have reluctantly consent
ed to the opening of the rest o. their
lands, aggregating perhaps 10000 ad-
ditional homeSteads. The lands are
generally of the same quality as those
opened last autumn. There AN be no
doubt that this course is of equal value
to the Sioux and to the public.
In an elementary way the Sioux are
now prepared to take some of the re-
sponsibilities of citizenship, and the
only way is the hard one of act al
participation. They have many OBJ
stacies to encounter and overcome, but
there lis no royal road" The sooner
they begin to share in these RESPONSE
bilities the sooner they will be placed
upon a firm footing. Closer onIact
with the whites; meeting them daily
in affairs, will sooner than any ott err
school teach them the value of things
according to the standards they must
sooner or later adopt; will develop the
Judgment and make them self-reliant
II successful. They are bound to
suffer many hardships on the way up
to citizenship, but the protecting hand
of government will not be wholly
withdrawn.
OF course, from the standpoint of
the state and of the public, there Is
every argument for breaking up the
reservations, which have been enc Of
the most seriuos obstacles to the de-
velopment of the western portion OF
the state.
The homesteaders who won in the
drawing Of the reservation lands last
autumn are preparing to make cool.
A novel feature of the new home
stead movement is the Teady-made
house. Building firms have circular-
lied the claimants most vigorously aud
a very large per cent have been in
duced to purchase ready-made stree
lures which may be set up and ready
for occupancy in a few hours after
reaching the land.
A feature which must he most he p
full to the newcomers In the trans
missouri regions are the substations of
the state experiment station located
at Cottonwood and near Belle FouTche,
where experiments in practical farm
ing methods adapted to the region ere
carried on. The agricultural possib'l-
tiles of the section are little known,
even to the most sophisticated. The
methods used in the more humid re-
gions Of the East are not adapted to
Western South Dakota, and the home
steader, left to his W devices, Is
likely to waste much effort and time
in getting the trick of the soil and
climate. The substations are calcu-
lated to AFFORD practical object lessons
In effective methods, and they are full
filling their mission under the wise
direction of Prof. Clifford Willis the
state ~agronomist.
Large expectations have been arous-
ed by several years Of successful cul l.
walton Of alfalfa culture throughout
the western section. The CROP has come
| through the past winter in splendid
| shape. For two or three seasons Cen
| trail and Western South Dakota have
| been the chief seed producing sections
| and seedsmen from across the world
have come here for their supplies.
From Sc to S12 per bushel has been re-
allied and some growers have nut
away snug little fortunes. To take off
three tons of good hay and a crop o.
Iseed is very common.
The experiments made with the Asi-
latte seed brought back by Prof. y. e
Hansen have been very satisfactory.
THE Afghanistan varieties seem well
adapted to the climate and have with.
stood the winter perfectly. But a very
small quantity of the North Siberian
seed was secured. and this is beng
treated with the utmost care at the
Experiment station. A few rlantS are
being sent out to farmer this spring
This variety as found growing will
bv Prof. Hansen in a region where the
annual precipitation Is te'ow ten
Inches and the snowless winters are
Extremely cold. the temperature FRI
tuently falling below 60 degrees. S en-
klants ought to withstand anythiny
South Dakota can offer in the way o.
weather.
The fishing season has orened and
trout fishing in the Black Hills is very
Excellent and is attracting many
kportsmen. The stream of the Black
Hills, although apparently well adapt
d to trout, we're not naturally stocked
Nth fish, and it was necessary to rlant
he spawn there. This has been dome
Ind Is still being done very effectively
nder the auspices of the government.
fhe denizens of the pairie sections
kesort there very generally for the
port.
Philip-The young men OF this city
hink they would like to organize a
hilitia company the first west o. the
tissouri outside of the Black Hills,
nd are taking steps toward such al
t~ganization, to become a rart OF the
bate troops as soon as there Is an
bening for them to get into the list.
Brookings County Fair
BrookingEThe executive commit