The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1919-01-30
POOR FARM Err EXTINCT
MEMO MAN SHOWS WHAT CAN
BE DONE ON SMALL
PIECE.

complished On the average South Da-
kota farm during these days of high
prices for farm products. He owns a
ranch in Hand county, which is be-
ing looked after by another man on
shares. Kost made a profit Of more
than $500 on fax from 40 acres, for
which he paid 81 per acre for break
ing and So per acre for seed fax, the
more than $500 profit representing
only one-half the crop. One-third of
the oats from 40 acres gave him a
profit of $3.50, and, in addition, he sold
a number Of cattle in the fall from
the ranch, for which he received
s125.25 per head. His third interest
In the corn crop raised on the ranch
In 1918 alone brought him more cash
per acre than he paid for the land FIVE
or six years ago.
Freeman college, which was started
some years ago, and which has been
accounted one Of the smaller colleges
of the state, promises TO be developed
into one of the leading educational in.
situations of the state. A movement
has been in~augurated to raise a fund
OF 800, 900 for the enlargement OF the
college. II is reported hat scores OF
farmers OF the Freeman territory
stand ready to donate $1,000 each to
the college fund, and other wealthy
men of the city and surrounding coun.
try will do equally as well. The pres
ent college buildings have become in.
adequate for the increasing number OF
students, and hence the determination
TO increase the building capacity and
enlarge the scope OF the college.
Amos b. Kellogg, secretary of the
Rapid City Commercial club, has sug-
gested a plan whereby Rapid City can
erect a memorial to the soldiers and
sailors who served in the war from
that city and at the same time give
the city's youth something for which
they have great need. He has sug-
gested that instead of erecting a ne.
mortal in the form of a monument the
city build a community building, to
be conducted something after the
form of a Y. M. c. A. Rapid City
has had need for such an institution
and % that plans are being made
for the erection Of a suitable me
mortal such a plan might be followed
out.
Harvesting the wind and the util-
Ization of the unlimited power of
prairie breezes is the plan which a
young rancher Of Ziebach county
claims to have evolved in the way of
a motor for travel. His machine is
driven by a wind engine so construct
ed as to regulate the amount of power
developed by the engine and geared
10 his wagon so as to allow him to
travel against the wind as well as
with it. II his claims of what he can
do with the machine prove up on
tests he has a motive power which
costs him nothing and all he needs
for his 10y rides" is to watch the
wind to see that it is not too strong.
Mrs. Jens Johnson, a prominent
resident of the Beresford territory,
has been made the defendant in a
SIC, 900 damage suit which has been
instituted In the state circuit court by
hIuTICh bdI sum- q NCdILHg ~ va
the vicinity. The damage suit is the
outgrowth OF the arrest some months
ago of Larson on the charge that he
might have been responsible for the
tragic death of Albert Johnson, q boy,
son of the woman who is made the
defendant in the damage suit.
A movement has been inaugurated
at Bancroft for the erection OF a pub.
lie school building. The present
school facilities have become made
Suate for the increasing number OF
children of school age, and increased
facilities have become imperative. 1t
is hoped that a special election can
be held in the spring to vote upon
the proposition o. issuing the neces
sdry bonds.
At a special election held at Hart.
ford, bonds to the amount OF $4,000
were voted for the extension OF the
waterworks system. Only Ave votes
were cast in opposition. The PROPOSE
ton was voted on last summer and
carried by a good majority, but the
company which had agreed to pur-
chase the bonds found q technical ir.
regularity in the calling OF the cleo
ton. and therefore it finally was de-
termined to hold the second election.
Several farmers in the western part
OF the state have tried raising broom
corn and all appear to make a success
OF it, but the best record yet shown
IS that Of a farmer near Presho, who
put in eight acres the last year and
got 1912 an acre for his crop. As
land in that section can be bought at
from $40 to $50 an acre, a return
such as that makes farming in that
section profitable.
A large flock Of robins has appear
ed on the statehouse grounds the past
week. Many robins winter in the
cedar thickets on the islands In the
Missouri river and get out n the
open when the weather is mild.
A movement has been i~naugurated
Inv fhe b~usiness men and other resi-