Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1912-12-05

which has been enjoyed by this state
as the result of that visit-had it
been paid for at space rates-it
would be hard to figure. This is true
beyond doubt-that the state has
secured from the visit Of the national
editors widespread advertising of the
kind that money cannot buy. and that
the benefits of it will be felt for years
to come.
At hand is a copy of the Anderson
Ind, Herald, a daily newspaper of
about the size of the Argus Leader and
apparently a newspaper enjoying
about the same circulation. Under a
display headline "South Dakota in
Limelight" the Herald tells once more
the story of the visit OF the national
editors to this state, speaks eloquently
of the enterprising spirit of South
Dakota, says the revelations of the
South Dakota visit were beyond all
expectation" and concludes it's article
with the statement of the following
things about South Dakota which
should be remembered.
Out of all the myriad things learned
during the trip concerning this baby in
the sisterhood of states and many
which have been overlooked or for
gotten, one recalls that South Dakota
has 76, $50 square miles.
She has 60, 900 farmers.
Ten million acres of plowed land.
Eight million acres of pasture on
farms.
Six million acres of hay meadow.
Nine million acres of mountains,
timber, townsites and water surface.
Ten million acres of Indian reserva.
tions.
Six million acres still open to home
steads.
The state is divided into almost equal
partssby the Missouri river.
1t is splendidly watered by streams
and lakes.
Surface wells are secured every
where.
Artesian wells are found everywhere
west of the Sioux valley.
The general surface is gently undu-
lating and rises very gradually from
the James river to the Black Hills.
An average elevation of ], 200 feet.
The greatest altitude is in the Black
Hills, which is 1900 feet high.
The climate Is bright and invigorat-
ing. The:normal temperature for JAN
uary and February is eleven degrees
above zero.
Manysstates including Illinois, Iowa,
and Kansas have claimed that Corn
is King" but South Dakota now claims
to be champion and incredible as it
may seem, statistics seem to prove
that Corn is King" in South Dakota
with wheat, oats, barley, livestock,
poultry and eggs and dairying coming
to the front.
FruitSis Comparatively a new indus
try in South Dakota, but South Dakota
has two of the largest apple orchards
in America. One is twenty three years
old, on an unprotected prairie and pro-
duced 1900 barrels of apples last year.
More than half million busy, happy
and contented folk reside within its
borders.
That 5000, 900 is the value placed
upon her livestock.
That most of the cities are commits
sion governed.
That the tax rate is the lowest in
the union.
That a school fund Of more than
SIC, O0O, 900 is now available for endow-
ment purposes and more than 5000, 900
acres of land are held for sale to
increase that sum.
That when the. fund is all realized it
will amount to fully $l25, 00O, COO
enough to support all schools without
dollar Of direct taxation.
The per capita wealth averages $3.50
and the bank deposits are practically
$50. 900, 900.
+ That her people are ell boosters ard
"a Qntartninara sorrc& b. ~--ul