The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1919-01-10

0iOuA dis Auu Olu0T pOlHlS III SOuIH
Dakota have very materially increased
during the past month, butter now
selling 1T the highest prices aver COM
manded In the state. According to the
manufacturers there was 4 large de-
crease in the production OF butter for
storage purposes because OF an alleg-
ed shortage OF help during the sum-
mer months. They also claim that
lack OF pasturage among dairymsn
made it necessary to use high priced
feed in order to keep the creameries
supplied. 1t is believed. however, that
with the announcement that butter
prices may be Investigated by federal
agents that the South Dakota manu-
lecturers OF butter may find a way to
adjust the retail market conditions so
that the consumer may be able to pur.
chase butter at fair price. Owing to
the present high prices numerous con
sumner are using butter substitutes,
which can be purchased at about one.
half the price charged for creamery
butter.
1t would not be necessary to go
back very many years to find the
time when = traveller in the west part
OF the state could make the trip from
the Missouri river to the Black Hills
and not see a hog on the trip. The
rancher had no use for these animals,
as it meant raising corn in his mind.
and no farming was desirer. Just a
few days ago there was shipped out
of Pierre two train loads OF hogs.
While most OF these shipments are OF
corn fed hogs. the west river rancher
is learning that corn raising is not
necessary for profitable hog raising.
All he needs is a good alfalfa pasture,
on which the hogs thrive and make 4
rapid growth. and while such pasture
does not put the animals in shape for
the market it gives them a good
market price in the corn belt farther
south, and they are picked up at .
good profit to the breeder to be finish.
ed for market by the corn r~aisers. All
will increase its hog production every
year under the conditions which they
can most easily handle.
Arrangements have been completed
Northwest Poultry association, which
will be held in Waterloo on January
3. 4. 5, s and Z. Three hundred dollars
in prizes will be offered. The exhibit
is expected to be the largest and best
in the history Of the association. The
judging will be done by G.. D. Holden,
of Owatonna. Mimi, one OF the oldest
and ablest judges of the nns points Of
poultry to be found in America. In
addition to the II classes for chickens
there will be classes for turkeys,
ducks. geese. guinea fowls and
pigeons, ribbits. hares and cavies.
Thirteen months & City Commits.
sioner Joseph Henk1n, OF Madison,
mailed a draft to his mother. whose
residence is or was in the province
Of Paltova, in Russian UkraAia. The
letter now has been returned to Mr.
Henkin marked service suspended
Just where the letter was for /.
months without leaving the United
States is a mystern known only to
the proper officials OF the postal serv.
Ice. Because OF the cutting OF o,
mail service to the Ukraine, as this
would indicate. Henkin's mother il
minus a helpful remittance Of ~seyera.
hundred rubles.
Aberdeen Is Informally enrolled a
q candidate for the pleasure OF ten
doring a reception and welcome home
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sometime not too far in the future
when the states soldiers who have
fought in the world war have in the
main returned home and gathere for
= reunion. Steps to extend an invita-.
ton to the soldiers to hoM their first
state reunion in Aberdeen have been
taken, and there 10 no doubt but that
Aberdeen will be . strong contender
for the honor at the proper time.
The hen that gets out the fashion ,
plates II August. September or early
October and dresses up in swell new
winter costume II Invariably . Door
layer. The prohtbls poultry raiser
will have culled these birds eut Of his
flock. sats f. L. Dakan. head Of the
poultry department. 1t South DAkots
State college. Mr.. Daken last fall
culled a lock Of SO trap-nestsd hens
none OF which he knew the yearly ege
record. i comparing records it VA
found thai in every instance the earl,
moulter WIS ! poor layer.
When bis for Inherited Indian lands
were opentd at Greenwood they indi.
Gated a Substantial demand for the
land. ABBOTT ESQ bids we're submitted
The land slid for from $50 to 3137.5c
an acre. The total mount realized
was $322,5l. Bona nde homemakefs
procured thu greater share Of the land
Heretofore n sales Of this kind the
Spectator has been . prominent
figure.
Pat Ryan the name given by A
individual wlo has disappeared after
victimizing slveral Carthage business
men by mean OF forged checks. The
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