Dewey County advocate. [volume] (Timber Lake, S.D.) 1910-1913, 1912-10-04


formation will be found thu sne
which b asmostly to be deaaY With.
The black alluvial soil will b k1Gnd
low down in the valleys and is always
fertile. and the granite formation win
he found higher up. 1t is good tor
grazing. but aso responds quickly to
the application of manure.
PIoushing Begins.
When the stamping has been fnish-
ed the way will be clear for plough
ing, and this may be accomplished By
the aid Of either oxen. mules or don.
keys. BY the use of the last, taking
q team of sixteen to = twodiac
plough, it is possible to plough an acre
in one and half days. The team and
plough will require three natives to
look after them. While the ploughfng
is important, and mealies and other
crops must be sown. there are other
things to seen to. To begin with, see
ing that there is no house to live IN,
it will be sufficient for the time being
to spread large bucksail over q hort
xontal pole and SO form tent. The
next thing to do will be to build .
hut, and long time after dwellfnG
house. Bricks are essential for the
farm buildings, and a pit must be
sunk and bricks made without delay
An average native will form about 600
a day, SO that it IL not long before
a kilnful is ready. These are burnt.
and, building commenced at once.
First the stables, then the cowhOuse
and other places. including the SEED
for the fodder. 1t il wonderful how
huge a task it all seems when 1t ID
first planned out. But time and st4D7y
application overcome all difficulties.
and by and by the farm stealing II
complete. Next comes q dwelling
house, and when 1t Is finished It 10
pleasant to contemplate from tts
stoep, or verandah. the work which
has been accomplished. The farm is
stocked with cattle and pigs; the
dairy Is complete: the mealies are be-
ing planted and win be reaped In
March. Auxiliary crops are being
tried to see how they prosper. and all
goes well. &.
II a supply Of water Is available
from a river and artificial irrigation.
then a wonderful transformation can
take place. as intensive culture will
be possible, and all kinds OF fruit and
vegetables will be produced in I'm
limited quantity During the winter
months, or from April to October. the
rainfall throughout Rhodesia is prac-
tically none. The rainy season com.
mences in October and ends in March.
and during the remainder OF the year
the country Is dry and parched and
the heat becomes greater as the rainy
season approaches. On farms where
there is no river it Is necessary to
find water somehow, and this Is done
by sinking well. or wells, which can
be done at very little cost. Thus.
we'll so feet deep may be sunk for
Ave pounds, and the cost Of windmill
pump to raise the water. together with
1,500-gallon store tank will be about
G150. Even with such limited sup
ply OF water as that to be obtained
from a well, it is possible to c6rry on
some artificial fruit irrigation, nd the
return will be enormous--otangeA.
peaches, vines, lines, figs, aprlcots.
paa- paa and other fruits responding at
once to the supply OF water.
The kind of farm We have imagined
is that OF the ordinary farmer who
contemplates carrying on general pro
auce; but there is another style OF
farming which is much practiced. and
which involves rather more capital
than the ordinary farmer has at his
disposal This is ranching and tho
growing of rattle on the weld grasses
AS they exist in hope Of building up =
meat export industry.