The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1915-12-24
SEVERAL SURVEYS OF THE
STATE ARE TO BE
MADE.
OTHER ITEMS OF INTEREST
From the Capital City, the Various
State Institutions and from
Many Different Parts Of
the Sunshine State.

Western Newspaper Union News servica
Pierre.-The organization of infor-
nation regarding the physical re-
sources of South Dakota with a view
toward assisting in the more rapid de-
velopment of the state is the plan, the
preliminary steps of which are now
being taken by DR. Freeman Ward,
state geologist and the head of the de-
oartment of geology at the University
IT South Dakota. Four lines of work
are contemplated and will be carried
out rs funds for the purpose become
available: a state geological survey,
soil survey, biological survey and map
making. The purpose OF these sur
veys is the gathering of data regard
.ng the states resources, the quality
n which they are found, their quality
and accessibility. Last summer DR..
Ward made a general or recognizance
survey Of the state. He says that he
found a widespread lack of informa-
lion in regard to the quality and guam
lily of the states resources. The
work OF the commercial clubs could be
linked with that of the scientific in
vestigator to put South Dakota's great
before the prospective set
tiers and investors.
Allctments Made of School Money.
The state makes a special %appropria-
ton OF $4,000 per year to be appor-
toned to the schools of the counties
In which there are state lands, due to
the fact that no taxes are received
from the state lands, as upon other
property, and thus the general income
is reduced that much.
This sum is distributed about De-
cember Is and is based upon the NUM-
Der of acres of state lands in those
counties. No district can receive
more than $500, and no single school
a receive more than $4,000. Not all
the counties are represented in the
list, because not all have this class
of state land.
The basis of apportionment is about
z cents per acre, and the following
counties receive aio this year: Ben
nett, $471.2S; Brookings, n cents;
= oallC, YApO.OO, Sullp-
bell, S3225.44; Clark, S153.42; Cooling
ton, $27.34; Corson, s223.96; Day,
S220.12; Deuel., &C cents; Dewey,
SSS32.67; Edmunds, s1,039.a2; Fall Riv-
er, S1,253.55; Faux, S437.91; Grant,
1864; Gregory, $73; Haakon. $179.79;
Hand, $473; Harding, $~1,lS8.65;
Hughes, 1928; Hyde, $494; Jerauld,
S22.93; Kingsbury, So cents; McPher-
son, S1,989.13; Marshall, s357.11;
Meade, $1,237.44; Mellette, $4oS.4S;
Pennington. S342.O7; Potter, $1,327.29
Sanborn, s6.15; Stanley, s16S.99; Sui
~, $913.a8; Trip, s222.36; Walworth,
s61.5S; Ziebach. $195.O9.
Increases Farm Land Earnings.
Through the scientific use OF phos-
phorus on farm lands, combined with
barnyard manure, a net gain Of over
SIS per acre = be realized, according
to the two years experiment OF A. w.
Palm. county agent at Watertown.
Six acres of land on the big farm Of
Fred Stroup, n of Codington coun
tvs leading farmers, served as tie
experimental station. Five plots were
treated. No. l received no treatment;
No. 2 was treated with manure the
third received $500 pounds Of rock
phosphate and manure; the fourth 200
pounds Of acid phosphate and
on No. 5 the acid phosphate alone was
used. In 1914 the value of gain Of
No. 3 owe No. 2 vas 81 cents; in 1915
it was $3.50, making a gain OF $500
for the two years. The gain in 1914
of No. 4 over No. 2 was 1922, while
In 1915 1t was $5.88, or $50 since the
beginning of the experiment. No. 5
showed a value OF gain in 1914 over
No. 2 of "a cents, and in 1915 of 1924,
or a total gain of $3.66. The expert
ment will be continued by the county
agricultural extension association dur
ing the year 1916.
A Triangular Debate.
Women debaters Of the University
OF South Dakota, Morningside college
and Huron college will clash in a tri-
angular forensic contest scheduled for
the last week OF February. The ques-
ton that the young women Of the
three institutions will discuss is the
further restriction Of immigration by
the literacy test. The debate is q new
intercollegiate activity for the wom-
On OF the university. The teams OF
the university, which are being coach
ed by Prof. Lyon Of the department
Of public speaking, are made up of the
following: Ruth Huntington, Bel
mond, Ia; Jessica Lyon, Creston, Ia;
Jessie Pangburn, Faulkton; Kathleen
Simonson, Vermillion; and the Misses
Mae and Edna Wilson of Dallas.
lndians Like Old Names.
Some years ago DR.. Charles A. East
man, the Sioux Indian husband of
EyA{.&n N44ln1~ 49, $780, ~. vH-