The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1920-04-29
MORE CORN ACREAGE
SOUTH DAKOTA FIELD AGENT
iseuEs INFORMATION
ON ts1o CROPS.

n. o. HsrbanAssn. field agent In
south Dakota for the bureau OF crop
estimates. United States department.
II agriculture, has issued the follow
ne In reference 70 srep and other
conditions In South Dakota: Comply.
ng with . request fer information on
he general agricultural outlook for
1929 In S0sth Dakota. . schedule of
inquiry was ssat to We reporters of
his office. One hundred and ninety
i've Of those were returned within
sufficient time 70 be used In the re-
ply. which was requested 70 be made
aot later than March 80. Analysis
" information received indicates that
here " tendency toward an increase
n the corn acreage, q Droportionately
anger decrease In spring wheat. not
much change Ia tie sat acreage, tend
ing towards an Increase. Barley same
10 eats, depending on the weather con-
fitioas az time Of sowing. There 10
= tendency toward o slight increase
n Max. Apparently. there will be
more failew and this season. Msdern
power has reduced the man power
necessary. but the inefficisncy Of In
bar and high wages asked seem 10 be
causing the farmer 70 take q pcssi-
MYSTIC attitude. Farm machinery has
adyase ed IN price bat 10 no factor In
the changed acreage. The relatisn
Between feed and livestock prices are
averss - the grover. The required
amount Of seed for all crops Is avail.
skls and Is hardly a factor In the
change Of acreage although the spring
wheat "a net all desirable In quality,
Above se~ditions are net causing
farm buildings TO be vacated since
there are seldom enough buildings to
hsuss the popslstisa in q new state,
There 10 q feeling q resentment with
siisht encouragement apparent In the
farm p~oruiatics. Spring moisture Is
abundant and field work will be In
fual swing very sson."
The state beard Of regents. in SEES
sisa at Sioux Fails. decided to re
organise tho course Of study ut the
Nerthern Normal and Industrial
seAool at Aberdeen, and extend the
course TO fsur years instead of two
years, as II 10 at the present time
This will make ne graduates eligible
to teach In any sshsci In South Da
ksta, whiio under the two-year course
they are ineligible to teach in ths
states high schools.
The South Dakota highway commits
stem has gone into the publishing bust
ness. Just off tho press is a neat 1s
page pamphlet outlining the werk .
the commission and the plans for thu
coming year. The booklet Ia rsplet'
with pictures taken alenE the pietur
esque roads OF South Dakota and witt
views of the various types Of ceuntr.
roads which have either just bee,
completed or are under construction
The overflow OF the James rive
flooded great areas OF bottomlan,
along that section Of the river pass
ing through Hutchinson county. Grea
numbers OF stacks Of hay we're inuR
dated. At Tuscan n can count dos
chs OF hay stacks under water. Til,
same Is true in the vicinity OF Olive
aud Rorthward toward the Wolf Creel
Mennonite colony.
The suprems court of South Dakota
IN a decision Just handed down. hal
determined hat all acts of the coun
Gil Of defense were constitutional
The decision was the result of a,
appeal made by Joe Adams. Of Dewe!
county. against a fine. assessed 10
contempt of court.
Despite the fact that residenc,
building has been taken up with tn,
first opening Of the construction sea
son. Waterfowl Ia confronted with
critical housing problem, which ha;
produced a condition there never be
fore paralleled.
Steps already have been taken 10
the erection Of a new high schoo
building in Newell, for which the vot
ers at q special election a few day
ago authorized the issuance OF bondl
Of $45.eo
Work has begun IN construction o
q new Trip county courthouse IL
Winner. The structure will post abou
$2oe,ee and will be enc OF the fines
courthouses In the Rosebud country
As the result OF a meeting held II
F~landreau, It was decided that Moody
county shall have a county fair thi,
year. and September 1. 3 and . nex1
has been fixed as the time.
Patrons OF the Pierpont school dis
trict have voted favorabiy On a bone
issue of $4,000 for the purpose o
erecting q large addition to ths schoo
building.
The South Dakota Better Schee
Campaign" which was halted last tai
by the early storms after covering
half the state. VIII be resumed.
Every fifth person in Dawson coun
ty owns al automobile. according Il
the records Of the county treasurer
Como. thriving trading point II
Broekngs county. 9 to have . Bank
Preparations are being made for ths
commencement Of road improvement
work throughout Lincoln county
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