Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1918-09-19
POTATOES IN DEMAND
DAKOTA RECEIVES inquiries
FOR TuRERs FROM sEy.
ERAL srATEs.

year from the Inquiries
Rhich are coming to the state market
commissioner from the states of IL
itinois, Iowa, Nebraska, Kansas and
Missouri asking the possibilities Of
securing potatoes In this state. While
licensed dealers are not permitted to
thip any othsr than graded potatoes.
the grower is not limited along this
line. II any potato grover in the
state cares to take up the matter OF
. market for his products with the
state market commissioner Of Pierre,
ne viii be placed in communication
with the buyer who wants his pro-
ducts.
The fundamental feature Of prop
srly storing seed corn is to put it into
e place where it WILL become thor
pughly air dry before freezing. Freez-
Ing OF seed corn, or curing, cautions
lamp is fatal to Its vitality. The dry
ing OF seed corn, or curing, cautions
pr. A. N. Hume, agronomist at State
college experiment station, should not
proceed too rapidly nor with too high
temperature. Experience Indicates
that artificial heat is not usually de-
sirable. The best way seems to be
to pick early, hang UP very soon to
dry and cure seed at normal tempera-
lures. When hanging early picked
seed corn against a building it should
aot be put in the place of most direct
sunlight, which may cause it to ger
I inmate @ IF qoan 1,cItoJ1v ha eO ,loaol
that it will get free circulation OF air
and sufficient light to dry it without
forcing termination. Seed corr on
the farm may be stored until dry by
hanging Up with husks tied together,
or 1t may be put on some of the va
rious good makes of hangers or on
shelves. In larger cribs 1t may even
be thrown in loose, and ventilated
with tile or dryers running through.
The present Inheritance tax law of
this state, which has been in force
and effect since July !, 1915, and UNI
der which the collections of such
taxes is placed under control OF the
state Tax commission, has since the
time it went into effect and up to
September /, 1918, brought the state
. return of 1871, 339.43. Under the va
FioEs laws in effect in the state for
collection of inheritance taxes for a
period of 10 years the total collec-
lions We're s108, 300.41. The collec-
lions since July i, 1915, from nonresi-
lent decendents was $197,640.08, and
there has been collected from resi-
dents Of the state $%173,699.35.
Miss Rose Cacek, a young woman
Of Belyidere, is one of the champion
women farmers of South Dakota,
Miss Cacek has, without any help,
EARNED rs acres OF land this summer
and broke the horses she did the
work with. Her brother, who for
merly managed the farm, has gone to
war and Miss Cacek makes her home
with her widowed mother. Her wheat,
which has not been threshed as yet,
is expected to yield at least420 bushels
to the acre and her other small grain
will yield equally as well in proper
ton. She has some corn which is as
good as any int the locality.
The few disloyal residents of that
section have been greatly alarmed as
the result of a visit made to Canoya
and vicinity by a secret service agent
oil the government. He collected all
the evidence he could Of alleged dis
loyal activities Of several persons, and
stated that the government would
take action later IL the evidence
deemed sufficient. Some Of the resi-.
dents OF the Canova territory have
been very pronounced in their pro.
German views, but since the visit OF
the secret service agent they have
subsidized.
Claiming that the land owned by
The late G.. B. Kennedy, of Madison,
was transferred to his wife by him at
the time when he contemplated death,
the state OF South Dakota is now
seeking to collect several thousand
dollars as inheritance tax from the
estate in the Miner county court. II
o. r. Winans, assistant attorney,
proves that Kennedy transferred his
s,400 acres to his wife shortly before
be died with the purpose Of eyading
The Inheritance tax then the state will
collect the sum required by law.
Governor Norbeck will not issue a
iced corn proclamation this year, but
suggests that it will be to the inter.
EST of the farmers OF South Dakota to
gather and put away as large amounts
u seed corn as possible before frosts
strike the fields, to assure not only
! plentiful supply OF seed for the state
aext spring, but I'd be able to supply
pther states. Il NECESSARY, as ii was
last spring.
On several occasions recently, be.
tause Of the heavy marketing Of nav
grain and the shortage Of cars, the
elevators at Doland have been Allied
to overaowing and have been com
RELIED TO = buying grain until cars
Han be secured to ship out some 81
HE grain on hand.
Members OF the hell hrs'' gang d
ne 4 M. ", mag have been respon.
Sible for q disastrous are on the farm
Is Q. +. Forbes, tour miles south oi