The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1915-07-23
MAI. JACKSON
IN MONTANA
Writes Interesting Letter to
G.. w. Miller.

July 18th, 1915. !
George Miller, Esq
Sisseton, 5. d.,
Dear Sir:
| am sending YOU under
separate cover, a sample of Turkey
Red Winter Wheat This wheat
was produced on braklng that was
broken a yeal ago, this spring, and
planted TO winter in the fail. There
is something like one hundred acres
q more III the field, and to the
best OF my Judgement, it will aver
age thirty five or forty bushels per
acre and perhaps then some. took
mn aut drive OF about forty miles
from I5arl-s place. We first went
about nine miles east from Earl 5
place on the north OF the Rail Road,
then crossed over theroad at Sloan,
about miles east OF Bole, and upon
what is called Fairfield bench, and
drove south for about two miles,
then turned east, and drove ten OF
twelve miles, then south again,
and then west three or four miles,
then north several miles and then
west to Bole. We saw the finest
country | ever looked at and as fine
looking crops as any person ever
saw. Spring wheat was just heading
out about three feet i'll height and
a splendid stand. Winter wheat is
mostly headed and stands about
four and a half feet high, some
pieces seem to be little later, es
pecially the sample | am sending
YOU Potatoes and all kinds of vege-
tablesare very goob, to say the least.
On our trip, were several patch
es of corn, but it was not nearly so
far advanced as | have seen corn in
South Dakota, and further east. ]
attribute the cause to the exclusive
rains and new broken lands. The
flax crops are looking good, yet
the later sown flax seems to
be retarded on account of too much
rain, yet think it is going to make
good The idea of seeding winter
wheat Oh spring breaking is new to
me, yet such is the case, because
all cf the winter wheat saw on
my trip, was growing on sod land
and the prospects for large WELD
could not be better: Oh the other
hand, have been told that where
winter wheat has been seeded on old
land the crops are much better, ii
such is the case. it has got to &C
scme.
The first crop of Alfalfa has been
cut and the second crop is nearly
l ready for the second cutting, not
with standing the fact that we have
not been having decent hay making
weather, on account of rain. How
ever. for the past two or three dav:
the weather has been ideal tol
crops, work, fishing or loafing.
Since | got back, one widow wo
: man sold eighteen thousand dollar
worth of horses i'll one bunch t.
one horse dealer, and they wer,
y guilt edge, they never had anv hay
Z grain or shelter: just like findins
; money i'll the grass. Nearer tn
y mountains the chances are good 70
u any person to do the same. eithe
i'll horses, cattle or sheep, but near
!. Ell the city, most of the lands hav
been taken up, vet there are som
rellnqulsllments that can be secured
!. Moreover, decided lands can b
. bought from some of the old ranch
:. ers for from fifteen. twenty an
twenty five dollars peracre, becaus
the new settlers are cutting dow
= their ranges. Such lands are nea
i !, the markets. Out further one ca
secure fine lands for much less.
Very respectfully,
c. b. Jackso,