The Kadoka press and Kadoka reporter. [volume] (Kadoka, S.D.) 1910-1923, 1915-11-19
III You Haven't Got
A Parm--Get One


he has to say in regard to the re-
cent sale OF the Robinson 100 acre
alfalfa ranch at SIS per acre cash,
over near Philip. The Press man
had an opportunity, just the other
day, to see Mr.. Robinson, the owner
OF the ranch and when asking him
about the sale of the land, he in
tormed us, that had he hung out
he believed he could have gotten
$50 per acre, instead of the SIS he
recived. Following appears the
Journal article:
Every acre of South Dakota
land that becomes improved or be-
comes more valuable, is an asset
to Sioux Falls, said John I. Co
gan, to Journal man this week.
1t is but few years ago that the
lands of Stanley and Lyman coun-
ties west of the river were opened
to settlement, and many predicted
that values would reach the SIoo
per acre mark" continued M.
Cogan and that time, he says, IS
here. But few weeks ago a farm
OF 100 acres near the town of Phil
Zip sold for SIS per acre cash. This
farm is no better than hundreds of
Similar farms in that country, and
no better than the farms in Min
nehaha county were twenty years
ago. but it has been developed into
an alfalfa farm, and for that reason
was sold for this price. 1t is the
natural home for alfalfa, and in
California, land that will not pro-
duce bushel more of alfalfa seed
or pound more OF alfalfa hay is
eagerly sought at 81, 900 per acre.
South Dakota is big state, and
the portion west of the river known
at one time as the great range coun-
try, will eventually become the
richest and most productive section
of the state. Mr.. Cogan, together
with Geo. I. Jameson, has given
attention to the possibilities in the
western part OF the state for the
past fifteen years, and they are,
perhaps, the best posted and best
Informed men in regard to the con-
ditions and the future of that coun-
try, and the benefit that will even
tually come to the markets and dis
tributing centers of the eastern part
Of the state than any two men in
South Dakota. Eastern men, local
people and many from far away
states are becoming interested in
the cheaper lands of the country.
All we'll posted men agree"
said Mr.. Cogan, that the Euro
pean war will cause a greatly in
creased demand and general ad-
vance in price for products of Amer
ica's farms. Need of bread will
find the way to get grain from our
farms to the hungry nations. For
many years following such a war,
European nations must come to us
for. our surplus food. Their agri-
culture will be handicapped, as its
labor must be done practically by
women, old men and surviving SOL
diers minus an eye, hand or foot.
Although the war is curse upon
civilization, it can't help but put
this country far ahead if we remain
neutral. The exports of wheat and
fIour have already risen to extraor-
dinary proportions. We can spare
!. az, 600, 600 bushels out OF this
raj scrop without Inconvenience.
|xer 80, 900, 900 pounds of wool
&re bought in the Boston market
NE, on and advancing market
1ing to war conditions. One can
IDLY mention necessity to sus-
{n life for which our markets will
be stimulated by foreign orders.
B11erica is mobolizing in agricul-
S&. Dividends on stocks stop
porarily. Industrial securities
often shaken to their founda-
but the great tide of Ameri-