The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1910-12-23
STILL IN THE LEAD
SOUTH DAKOTA REMAINS THE
REMNANT BEARER IN PER
CAPITA WEALTH
GOOD SHOWING FOR YEAR
The State Statistician Reviews States
Products For Present Year
AND Declares Showing
is Very Good

Pierre-Doane Robinson. Of the
state department Of history, issuing
his tenth annual review of the 20
Eress of South Dakota, says:
Perhaps the most strik ne feature
Of the year 1910 in South Dakota VS.
the rather unusual weather conditions.
The year opened with moderately cola
weather with considerable snow and
these conditions continued until the
latter part of February. when the snow
disappeared and glorious Summe
weather came OH and continued 10
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 and fruit trees
were loaded with bloom when. on t e
18th Of APP il, a hard storm came with
hard freezing quite destroyng the
fruit and foliage. but not OF crWise
affecting crops. The season coniin ed
e%rratic, many attributing the unus al
conditions to the influence of HALEY $
oAISt "IACh "oo ApbbiN ANl ~
spring.
The rainfall during the growing
months was much below the ave agc
and came generally in local show s
in a way that would afford an abGn-
dance to one neigh orEood while ad-
jacent territory suffered from drolth
The utmost apprehension was felt for
the welfare of the rops and it was
hafarn tIn borvOEY tha1Cht +hg+ on y
q partial cor could be secured. AMI
while this proved true in many local
tiles, as a whole tie state produced
q fair return. though of course not
up to the average Of a series Of years.
The erratic weather conditions and
drouth areas gave splendid opportuni-
ties for testing the efficiency o. dry
farming methods and without ex e =
tion where these scientific metho3s
were pursued early enough TO tin@ a
sufficient supply of moisture in the
soil. the methods conserved this mos
ture and made a good crop.
prices have varied a good deal
since last year, wheat upon tho aver
age about the same, corn and o9ts
very much lower and fax. hoy anf
potatoes mrch higher. as are daily
products and eggs.
"The fruit crop 81 al sorts is pref
~ nearly a failure. due to the hard
freeze in April. Potatoes are q We y
short crop this year everywhere in
the state in some portions being quite
q failure.
at is likely that the total prodnc-
ton of dairy products is less than fsr
several years. though it IS diff III TO
obtain entirely reliable figures. T g
prices, however. have advanced a~d
the revenue therefrom is eorewh
Increased. The egg crop is bigger
than ever before and returns mo G
cash.
L use the estimates Of the Nation
al Association of Wool manufactu e~s
upon the wool crop of the state. cir
figures are somewhat larger t an the
number of sheep rerorted in tie as
sessment would seem to Justify hit
the wool is reported to be actual Y
shipped from here. The eXplanet on
fs that perhaps a good nanv sheep on
the ranges escape the assessor
The hay crop is perhaps one-thsrd
below the average IN volume. but t'e
values is not materially affected. In
comparing the hav estimates Of tbs
department with those of the agrscul
tural department Of the gov nWent
remember the government does not
take account Of our very valuable eron
of wild how
The total nrodu IS of tn coil Of
South Dakota for 1910 go = timated
by this d~on,~tWent as follows:
Wheat. - eco 200 bushels ST $50 nnN
Corn 7s az 900 bushels -. % 7e5 "o0
Oats. 41.o97 COO bushels F. II ~ n0O
Barley. 1e 5o2 200 bushels II $40 0oo
Soelt7. 3 500 noO bushels s q 90
Flaxsoed 900. 900 bushels. $50 oOo
rive. GO 0oa bushels ..... 372 OOC
Grass cover and alfalfa
seed 49,. i. ......... 100 ooo
Potatoes, vegetables and
fruit 49,. 900 noC
Hav. 2.75n OnO tens ... 10 noo nno
Dairy products g 75n nno
Poultry and eggs ........ non nno
Honey ...... 20 oOr
livestock ...... -. $500. 40 127 cor
Wool and hides ...,.. 49,. S2s OF
Mineral and stone ........ 500 nOn
Total for 1870 $-c1 1oS nnr
Total for 1909 ......... 2o2 362 OO0
decrease ....... o1'i'f,oo'
THE decrease viii be found to -
chiefly in the items of wFeat. cOrn
oats. potatoes and fruit and is due tc
reduced yield and smaller price for the
ce~eals and a failure for fruit and
potatoes. However. the de reaee only
indicates a smaller degree of great
prosperity for apnortioned to a pop
iaticn Of $50 600. it gives 1929 q pc
rapita and retains for lis sup IN v
in per canita production Of the fri Is
OF the soil.