The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1920-01-08
SOUTH DAKOTA CROPS
ALTHOUGH ACREAGE 20 LARGER
THAN LAST YEAR, The
VALUE - Less.

woman and child in the state In new
wealth. This fact is shown In cereal
:rop reports and estimates by H. O.
aerbrandson. field agent in South Da-
Eota for the bureau OF crop estimates.
] United States department OF agricul-
ure. Although the acreage was L.
i25, 900, or 10000 more acres than In
1918, the total value OF the crops was
,nly S344. 7G4. 900, as against $398,392.-
300 last year, farm prices of December
/. But this years value was approx
nately one.third of a billion dollars.
,r 2.45 per CEN OF all the agricultural
wealth that was produced in the Unit
I'd States. When it is realized that
his does not include live stock and
minor crops. and that the unit value
Il the farm products has materially
increased in one year. the value OF the
estimate as q check on the agricul'
ural production OF the state In COM
,arison with 1918 Is not 80 great. A
eview OF the counties where 1000 or
more acres OF winter wheat was sown
md 10, 900 or more acres OF rye. gives
Ninnehaha county a blowing condi-
ion of 62h per cent and an average
wage of s72.50, or $3.50 per day for
harvest workers. Lake county had 10
oer cent blowing; condition, $62.5O
per month, or S. per day; Turner
county, 20 per cent. $40 and 1888;
Lincoln county, 80 per cent. $40 and
$3.50. and McCook county. 10 per cent.
I62 and S. per day.
A prominent non-partisan is quoted
in a Sioux Falls paper with the state
ment that so long as they have no
contest in their party their members
can vote at the primaries of other par
ties and stir up plenty OF trouble in
hat way. He may or may lot have
made the statement, but il he did he
evidently had not looked over the cor
rupt practices section OF the primary
law. 1t has a provision making II a
misdemeanor for any voter to vote at
the primary ticket OF q party Of which
he is not a member, with a fine Of
800 or a Jail sentence OF thirty days.
Another section fixes the same PEN
atty for anyone who counsels or ad-
vises another | o glJe his vote at a
primary at which he is disqualified.
and a further penalty OF a fine OF $500
or six months Imprisonment for any
one who votes or offers to vote il.
legally at any primary in this state.
On account OF the heavy snow in
the northwestern part of the state,
travel necessary to secure mail and
supplies is extremely difficult, and the
residents OF Camp Crook are using
the ice on the Little Missouri river
from that place to Marmarth as the
best trail they can travel. The wind
ings OF the stream make the distance
considerably further than by the gen
orally used highways. but better time
can be made on the river curse than
by attempting to buck" the drifts on
the trail.
All question in the position OF Gen.
Leonard Wood in connection with his
nomination for president by the South
Dakota republican convention was dis.
PEELED when w. Fl. King, district re.
publican chairman, brought back word
from Chicago that Gen. Wood would
sign the acceptance and qualify under
the Richards primary Jaw before the
6rst OF the year.. The general will
then become the first regularly er-
dorsed presidential candidate to come
before the public.
The state land department has made
he annual apportionment OF the com
mon school interest and income fund.
amounting to $1,556, 224.32, which will
be Sent out December 80. This goes
| directly into the school funds Of the
school districts Of the state. and lie
spportioned on a basis OF 1892 pu-
pills OF school age. giving to each 1885,
which Is s1.s4 greater than any other
annual apportionment ever made.
Under new regulations OF the fed
eral bureau OF animal industry, the
matter of ~quarantining OF stock yards.
In this state, other than the feeding
In transit points. has been placed un-
der control of the state live stock
sanitary board.
The public schools In belmont win
40 longer be conducted in the German
language. That has been determined
as a result OF an investigation. As
q result OF the investigation the school
board agreed to discontinue German.
The state and national banks OF
South Dakota at the September call
of condition showed an increase Of
$50, 000, 900 in the year ending with
that month.
The Northwest Poultry association
has announced It's annual show will
be held in Waterfowl January s to
10. 1920.
Trappers claim this Is the best sea-
SON in many years and their profits
viii be greater than ever before.
Ice harvesting has begun at Mitch
ell. fully q month earlier than usual.
The authorities Of Lyman county
continue to be baffed BY the mys-
FERROUS disappsarAnce on November
Is last OF John HI. Hanson. . promi-
nent ranclman Of that county. and .
nationwide search for the missing
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