The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1919-02-27
farms SELLING HIGH
SALES OVER WESTERN PART OF
/, THE STATE SHOW
; IMPROVEMENT.

more land change hands in this part
Of South Dakota this year than for
many years il. the past. The demand
has already started, and a number OF
transfers are being made in the coun-
try both east and west of the Missouri.
The purchase made by the Mennon-
ties in Sully county appear to have
started something in that county,
and the sales all YER the central part
OF that county appear to be readily
made at prices which a few years ago
would have been called out Of sight,
and a figure which the present resi-
lent would never see.
The value Of South Dakota dairy
products&was $3,6S7, roo more in 1918
than in 1917, the amount for 1917 be
ing $21, 065, 900 and for 1918. $24,753,-
900. The largest single item way
creamery butter, which was valued
at SIP, TO-, 900. The 1918 production
was more than "a per cent greater
than that of 1913. The So ice cream
factories Of the state manufactured
about 200, 900 gallons OF ice cream last
year. These figures are taken from a
summary OF the dairy and creamery
business of the state for the fiscal
years ending June 80. 1917 and 1918,
complied by A. p. Ryger, state dairy
expert. According to this report, the
creamery business in South Dakota is
divides tS1mong rs plants as follows:
Thirty-seven local farmers co-opera-
tive ~csssmeries, % local individual
tcreamefEs, IL centralizing individual
and stock creameries, and one cen
tralis4aH farmers cooperative cream
cry.
Along time fight for the possession
ofsas strip OF property along the Mil
waukee tracks was ended at Mitchell
when Judge w. H. Herbert issued a
vocation order against. l.. Kelly, OF
Chicago; in favor OF the Milwaukee
railroad and the Mitchell Produce
company. Kelly more than 30 years
ago leased the site, which adjoins the
depot, and erected two frame build
ings. Five years g he subleased
tfhe property to the Mitchell Produce
company. Since hen the produce
ooncern mas tried in vain to persuade
Kelly to make needed improvements.
This he refused to do. Recently his
land lease ran out. He retained title
to the buildings and refused to permit
alterations to be made. But armed
with the vacation order Sheriff Roy
Langley was caH.ad into the game and
began the wrecking OF the two build
ings. The produce company will
erect a two-story plant and a three.
story Office building on the site.
County Agent w. NJ. Brennan and
f. Z. Mccall, state extension horti-
c%ulturist agent. Bookings, started the
first farm landscape gardening ever
done in Davidson county, when they
laid out a home site on the j. A. John.
son farm, three miles north Of Ait.
Vernon. When completed the site
will be n OF the beauty spots in the
county, An entire quarter section
was selected by Mr.. Johnson for the
home site. The house and other build.
ings viii be located with regard to
drainage, etc. The two men marked
out sites for show and shade trees.
and fcr various other gardening ef-
fects. II is believed this work will
become popular in the state when the
farmers see what can be done in this
line.
Robbers visited Utica and got away
with a large quantity of stamps, some
cash and a 500 Liberty bond. No
trace of the robbers has been found
although a stranger was seer to board
the early morning Milwaukee train
that night. Entrance to the postof
fee was made by kicking a rear win.
dow out and climbing the railing
which separates the p~ostoffce from
the local weekly. which are operated
in the same building. The Liberty
bond was a registered one, signed In
blank by Rudolph Domolgolski. No.
19h2OS. 1t was Of the third issue.
Oil of a good quantity is to be found
IN South Dakota in the opinion of
Charles Weller. president of the
South Dakota immigration association.
just back from a trip through the
western part of the state, Mr.. Weller
says: AT Interior, s. d., there is a
derrick which has been erected by
the Pennsylvania people, who believe
the country is rich i'm oil deposits.
They have taken cut leases on thou
sands of acres OF land and declare
that just as soon as money conditions
adjust themselves they will start drill
ing on a large scale"
The county commits sioners OF Perk.
ms county at their annual meeting
last September in the interest OF war
economy failed to make an a~ppropria.
ton for good road work throughout
the county. Therefore there now is
no. money available for such work
and not much can be done during the
spring and summer along this line.
At their meeting In September, how.
ever. the commissioners will make
the necessary appropriation for good
road work in all parts. of the county.
The managers OF the farmers ele.
vators. creameries, lumber companies
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