The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1912-09-12
THE CORN PALACE
TO DEMONSTRATE
STATES BIG CROP
More Than a Dozen
Counties Will Show
Their Products
FINE HlPPODROME
HlPPODROME
Splendid Entertaining Feat
ures in Building and On
the Streets

west with her corn palace, and to
this year more than ever before, DEM
onstrate the fact that South Dakota
stands high in the ranks of the agri-
[cultural states in the successful pro-
duction of grains and corn, with var
ticular emphasis on the latter pro-
duct. South Dakota has gone success
sively through the periods of depress-
Ion, poor crops, risen to the surface
with %undaunted effort and taken her
place in the column of agricultural
states, and has maintained it without
challenge for more than a dozen
years. In the past two of three years
this state has suffered much as the
rest OF the country, but this year she
is making up for the lost time, and
has made a record this year which
will undoubtedly surpass n of her
previous efforts.
Will Guido Previous Efforts.
h corn palace this year promis-
es to Guido all former efforts in the
way of entertainment of the general
public and the display of agriculture
al products and vegetables. The lat
ter will be accomplished through the
work of the surrounding counties,
also some from the more remote
parts of the state. 1t is expected that
from twelve to fifteen counties will
have a display of their products at
the palace, and it will be an array of
grains, grasses and corn which will
have the effect of showing what the
state has produced.
Good Year for Moisture.
South Dakota has had what can
be termed an average in the way of
moisture. The rain started early in
the spring, and was followed by a
spell of cold weather. In May and
June the rainfall, while not heavy,
was sufficient to keep the crops in
fine condition. The rain that finished
the wheat crop came with the fourth
OF July, and it has brought a fine
yield of that grain. From many coun-
ties of the state reports have been
received which indicate yields run
ming from Is to Al bushels per acre.
This latter yield was not on a large
tract of ground but came from a piece
of teno or twelve acres. The instances
are too numerous to mention where
wheat has yielded 20 to 25 bushels
per acre. The yield, of the state, how
ever, will be u down by reason of
the poor showing made ty the
ties in the western part of the state,
where the rain failed to come in time
to save the crops. Since then, how
ever, the moisture has fallen in very
generous quantities i'll the western
section, and there will be Il fine crop
OF corn this fall, and the hay crop
will also be very large, making the
iced question one not to be feared
this winter. The eastern part of the
state will show a yield of wheat and
corn II a will put the state on a par
with any of the agricultural states in
the east.
Palace Advertises Resources.
TO advertise these resources of the
state is the business of the corr pal
ace, and during the thirteen years
that The palace has been held in Nit
chell, 1T has been the greatest factor
in placing the farming products of
South Dakota before the entire
world. Until the orn palace COM
menced it's work in this line, little
was known of the productiveness of
the states lands, but it has come to
be an accepted fact that the state has
more than made good, and the good
prices secured for lands in the better
developed part OF the state, shows
the truth of the statement. Farmers
are engaging in the livestock indus
try to a greater extent these days,
and their herds are being built up
with a better grade of cattle, now
that the range cattle have in a mea-
sure nearly disappeared. The diver
sified farming idea has caught the
greater proportion of the farming
population, and their success on farm
is measured by the. amount of this
kind of farming they are doing. Good
farming lands in this section of the
state are bringing all the way from
$45 to 500 per acre, according to
the improvements that are made on
the land. Farther to the west lands
can be secured at a cheaper price,
and these are rapidly coming into
fine grain-raising sections.
Fine .HippodrOme Features.
The entertainment features this
year will take on a different charac-
ter than ever before ut the corn pal
ace. In all the previous years it has
been the custom to secure some one
of the big concert bands of the coun-
try to play each afternoon and ev-
ening in the palace building, with
some strong vaudeville adjuncts. In
this respect the palace management
has presented the best bands possible
to obtain, notably Sousa's band for
two different years, the Banda Rosa,
Lynn, Mass, band, The United States
Marine band, C~onway's, the Kilties
and numerous other high class or
CARNATIONS. This year the departure
will be quite radical, and in place OF
the band feature the visitors to the
palace Will be entertained with the
Royal European Hippodrome, which
has been secured at a cost of 500
and is the most expensive attraction
the management has ever had. The
acts comprise the best features OF
the acrobatic, circus a nd vaudeville
world, and yill be displayed on the
great stagetin the corn palace, which
has b e enlarged to nee the re-
quirements of the hippodrome. The
Cabaret orchestra of Chicago will
furnish a short musical program
each afternoon and evening. A num-