The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1920-01-09
SOUTH DAKOTA CROPS
ALTHOUGH ACREAGE 70 LARGER
THAN LAST YEAR, THE
VALUE - LESS.

South Dakota produced during 1919
approximately $500 for every =
woman and child in the state in new
wealth. This fact is shown In cereal
:rop reports and estimates by III. O.
aerbrandson. field agent in South Da-
s0ta for the bureau Of crop estimates,
United States department OF agricul-
ure. Although the acreage was a.
2 5000. or 10000 more acres than in
1918. the total value OF the crops was
,nly $344. 1854 900. as against $39S, 1892.
100 last year, farm prices OF December
|. But this years value was approx
nately 0ne-third OF q billion dollars.
,r 2.45 per cent OF all the agricultural
wealth that was produced in the Unit
ID 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
.stimate as q check ON the agricui.
.ural production OF the state IN com
,arison with 1913 is not SO great. A
pview of the counties where 1000 or
more acres OF winter wheat was sown
md TO- 900 or more acres Of rye. gives
Ninnehaha county a blowing condi-
ion OF 62H per cent and an average
wage Of $3.50, or $3.50 per day for
harvest workers. Lake county had 70
per cent blowing: condition. $500
ger month. or s. per day; Turner
sn,ntu IN va~ .nrt era and xS GO.
lincoln county. s. per cent. SIS and
$3.50. and McCook county. 20 per cent.
t62 and IS 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
that way. He may or may not 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 1t a
m~isdemeanOr for any voter to vote al
the primary ticket Of q party OF which
NC al ~ q "ASb hhS ~
800 or a jail sentence Of thirty days.
Another section fixes the same pen
atty fer anyone who counsels or ad'
vises another 10 give 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 10 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 course thar
by attempting to buck the drifts Of
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. H. King. district re
publican chairman, brought back wore
from Chicago that Gen. Wood woule
sign the acceptance and qualify under
the Richards primary law before the
drst OF the year. The general viii
then become the first regularly en-
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 1855, 224.32, which vii
be Sent OUT December 20. This goes
| directly into the school funds of the
! school districts Of the state. and il
apportioned on a basis Of 1892 pn
oils OF school age. giving to each 1886
which is S1.64 greater than any othel
annual apportionment ever made.
Under new regulations OF the fed
eral bureau OF animal industry. thu
matter OF quarantining OF stock yards
in this state, other than thf feeding
in transit points, has been placed I'M
| der control OF the state live STOCK
| sanitary board.
The public schools in belmont viii
40 longer be conducted In the German
! language. That has been determined
as q result OF an investigation. Al
Z result OF the Investigation the schoo
| board agreed to discontinue German
The state and national banks O
| South Dakota at the September cal
! Of condition showed an Increase u
$50. 00O. 900 in the year ending will
| that month.
The Northwest Poultry association
has announced It's annual show vii
be held in WATERFOWL January 6 t.
10. 1920.
Trappers claim this Is the best sea
| son in many years and their profits
will be greater than rel before.