The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1918-09-26
POTATOES IN DEMAND
DAKOTA RECEIVES INQUIRIES
FOR TU6ERs FROM Sew
ERAL STATES.

Q good market for his produce this
rear from the numerous Inquiries
which are coming to the state market
commissioner from the states OF IL
linois. Iowa. Nebraska, Kansas and
Missouri asking the possibilities OF
securing potatoes In this state. While
licensed dealers are not permitted to
ship any other than graded potatoes,
the grower is not limited along this
line. II n potato grower in the
state cares TO take up the matter OF
a market for his products with the
state market commissioners OF Pierre,
he will be placed in communication
with the buyer who wants his pro-
ducts.
The fundamental feature of prop
erly storing seed corn is to put 1t into
a place where 1t will become thor
oughly air dry before freezing. Freez-
ing of seed corn, or curing, cautions
damp is fatal to its vitality. The dry
ing of sex corn, or curing, cautions
DR.. A. N. Hume, agronomist at State
college experiment station, should not
proceed too rapidly nor with too high
temperature. Experience indicates
that artificial neat is not usually de-
sirable. The best way seems to be
to pick early, hang up very 500 to
dry and cure seed at normal tempera-
lures. When hanging early picked
seed corn against a Building 1t should
not be put in the place OF most direct
sunlight, which may cause 1t to ger
inmate. 1t can usually be so placed
that 1t will get free circulation OF air
and sufficient light 10 dry it without
forcing germiaation. Seed corn on
the farm may be stored Until dry by
hanging sp with kusks tied together,
or it may be put on some Of the va
rious good makes OF hangers or on
shelves. In larger cribs It 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
n effect since July l, 1915, and un-
der which the collections of such
taxes is placed under control OF the
state tax commission. has since the
time 1t went into effect and up to
September l, 1918, brought the state
a return of 1911, S39.4S. Under the va
rious laws in effect in the state for
collection of inheritance taxes for a
period of 10 years the total collec-
tions were sos, S00.41. The collec-
tons since July /, 1915, from nonresi-
dent decendents was 197.640.08, and
there has been collected from resi-
dents OF the state Sta, 699. S5.
Miss Rose Cacek, a young woman
of Belvidere, Is one of the champion
women farmers of South Dakota.
Miss Cacek has, without any help,
farmed 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 least 20 bushels
to the acre and her other small grain
will yield equally as we'll In proper
ton. She has some corn which is as
good as any in the locality.
low uAoaSyaA iCcluCnD vi luat
section have been greatly alarmed as
the result of q visit made to Canova
and vicinity by a secret service agent
of 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 II 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 C. B. Kennedy, Of Madison,
was transferred to his wife by him at
the time when he contemplated death,
he state OF South Dakota is now
seeking to collect several thousand
dollars as Inheritance tax from the
estate in the Miner county court. II
e. r. Winans, assistant attorney,
proves that Kennedy transferred his
2.400 acres to his wife shortly before
he died with the purpose OF evading
the Inheritance tax then the state will
collect the sum required by law.
Governor Norbeck will not issue a
seed corn proclamation this year, but
suggests that II will be to the inter-
est u the farmers OF South Daxota to
gather and put away As large amounts
OF seed corn az possible before frosts
strike the fields. TO assure not only
. plentiful supply OF ICED for the state
next spring, but to De able to supply
other states. II necessary. as 1t was
last spring.
On several occasions recently, be-
cause OF the heavy marketing OF new
grain and the shortage Of cars, the
elevators at Doland have been filed
to ~over1owing and have been COM
PEELED to cease buying grain until cars
can be secured to ship Qua some of
the grain on hand.
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