The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1919-02-28
FARMS SELLING HIGH
SALES OVER WESTERN PART OF
THE STATE SHOW
IMPROVEMENT.

IMPROVEMENT.
From all indications there will be
| more land change hands in this part
Of South Dakota this year than for
many years in 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 over the central part
Of that county appear to be readily
made at prices which . few years ago
would have been called out Of sight,
and . Azure which the present resi-
dent would eve see.
The value of South Dakota dairy
products was 1857, 700 more in 1918
than In 1917, the amount for 1917 be-
ing 81. 06S, 80 and for 1913. $24,753.-
go The largest single item was
creamery butter. which was valued
at $12.1O2, 900. The 1918 production
was more than 81 per cent greater
than that of 1919. The So ice cream
factories OF the state manufactured
about 700, 0ee gallons OF ice cream last
year. These figures are taken from =
summary Of the dairy and creamery
business of the state for the fiscal
years ending June 80. 1917 and 1913,
compiled by A. p. Ryger, state dairy
expert. According to this report, the
creamery business in South Dakota is
divided among ~ plants - follows:
Thirty-seven local farmers c0-opera.
tive creameriss, % local Individual
creameries, II c~sntraliziag individual
n stock creameries, and one cen.
Trailing farmers cooperative cream
cry.
A long time fight for the possession
OF 4 strip Of property along the Mil.
waukee tracks was ended at Mitchell
when Judge w. H. Herbert issued q
vocation order against 1. Kelly, of
Chicago, in favor Of the Milwaukee
railroad and the Mitchell Produce
company. Kelly more than % years
ago leased the site. which aAjeins the
depot, and erected two frame build.
ings. Five years age he subleased
the property to the Mitchell Produce
company. Since then the produce
concern has 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 called into the game and
began the wrecking Of the two build
ings. The produce company will
erect . two-stsry plant and q three.
story office building on tho site.
County Aseat w. N. Brennan ana
F. E. Mccall, state extension horti-
culturist agent, Brookings. started the
frst farm landscape gardeniAg ever
done in Davidson county. when they
laid out . home site ~ the J. A. John.
son farm. three miles north of Mt.
Vernon. Whsa completed the site
will be oae 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.
inss viii BE- located with regard to
drainage, etc. The tive moa marked
out sites for show aal made trees.
~ Ter varioas ether gardeaing q.
fscts. It - bslisvsl this werk VIII
becoAe popular II the stats When the
farMers see what ean b deas il this
line.
Robbers wished Utica And ret away
with . Apss ssaatity Of steaps, some
cash anl > Slee Liberty boad. Ne
trace Of the roebers has been found
although . stranger va seaa to beard
the early nesatng Milwaukee train
that night. Dotra1co - the pestoA
Ace wa Da1s ~ hskfAg I rear N.
dow sst sad ealnblag the rafltns
which ss1Asstos - pesteeace fren
the local weekly. vA6aA ere operpte1
IN the same builliag. The Lherty
bond Wa . registered 40. steael II
blank By RU1slDh Donolgolski, No.
1ss2es. Il ~ e The third issas.
Oil of = oood atantity IL to be fssnl
In South Daksfa in tho opinisa q
$50 RsOONO0Gt ~ tho
South Dako<a Immigration association,
Just hack fren . trip through the
western part of the state, Mr.. Weller
ssys: AT Interior. 3. D.. there 10 .
derrick which has been erected BY
he Pennsylvania people, who believe
the country y rich in oil deposits.
They Asve taken cut leases On thou-
sands OF acres Of laaA and declare
that just rs ~ - money conditions
adjust themselves they will start drill.
Ing on . large scale"
The county commissioners Of Perk.
ins county at their annual meeting
last September n the Interest Of var
economy failed to make a ~appropria.
ton for good road work threueheut
the county. Therefore there nov IL
no money available fer such work
and not much eal b done duriae the
spring and summer along this line.
At their meeting II September. how.
Qvar The Nnm@faa2n~>- an -.