The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1920-04-16
HAIL LAW 4 SUCCESS
HAS SAVED SOUTH DAKOTA
FARMERS MANY THOUSANDS
OF DOLLARS.

year unor the state hail insurance
oct. During 1919. the infant year Of
state hail insurance in South Dakota.
many thousands OF dollars were saved
the farmers through its use. The
state adjusted and paid losses for the
season to the amount Of $332,403, the
losses being scattered over every
county in the state with the exception
Of Union and Clay. Records from the
hall insurance department disclose
the fact that 1921 farmers were in
sured in the state hall fund and that
S.9bO.661 acres were protected, or
about o%ne-fourth OF the insurable crop
d the state. The cost OF administer.
ing the law was only $22,808.
The sale OF an unusual number OF
small tractors in the Pierre locality
fortells the breaking of q lot of new
ground. and consequent increased fax
acreage. The corn acreage is to be
considerably increased this year, the
farmers report. and there will be a
big 1ax increase also. The ground
broken last eason will this year be
used for corn. A goodly number Of
new tenants and owners have this
spring come upon some or the farms
OF this portion which have for several
years been idle-and land in the CEN
tral portion is fast getting to prices OF
eastern land OF the state.
An increase of Is per cent in the
salaries OF teachers in W~atertown's
schools has been voted by the board
Ut education. Under the new scale
teachers in the grade schools will re-
ceive q minimum wage of $1,000 and q
maximum Of $500. with an additional
$50 for possession Of a Palmer pen
MAnship certificate and An additional
1920 for teachers holding first grade
certificates and principals Of schools.
In the high school heads of depart
ments will receive $2,10O q year and
instructors will be paid 1880.
Or. s. N. Darling. fuel engineer OF
the United States bureau Of mines. ia
making Q tour Of the Ignite fields of
South Dakota securing data relative TO
the development OF the extensive
fields According to Mr.. Darling it is
the plaa Of the government TO build ut
ons Of the larger mining centers in
The state a c~arbOnixing and
briQUettinE plant where demonstra-
tiOns will be given as to the feasibil.
ity OF commercializing Ignite coal
through this method.
On the returns thus far received on
the March % primary election, Wood
has 23.4O1. Johnson 1855. Lowden
1879. Governor N0rbeck leads Han.
~ By about 5000. and McMaster leads
Richards over 10000. With two.thirds
Of the counties OF the state reporting
Johnson stll holds second place. but
the counties which gave him their
vote are practically all in aud the
balance will no doubt give Lowden
second place.
Demands for farm labor have been
swamplng the county farm bureau OF.
fee il Sioux Falls during the last few
days. With the coming of warm
weather spring work is being started
aud additional help is needed on man
- SAS - = n AAAA4l1ulA WIKI "a
SIS . month for farm labor has been
set by the board OF directors IT the
farm bureau. This will include board,
room and washing.
Land west Of the Missouri river At
$156 an acre is no longer a dream.
This is the price brought by a strip
OF raw prairie land in Lyman county
brought at an auction OF state school
land. The tract in question is near
Presho. The state sold 1915 acres Of
land 1t an average Of $68. 10 an acre.
Last year tracts Of raw land brought
only as high az $35 al acre.
A hundred or more farmers of
Brown county have signed up for the
necessary money to have q complete
survey made Of the bed Of the James
river through the county. with the OBJ
ject of taking some action to have the
channel Strengthened SO "a 10 reclaim
about LOG. 900 acres Of fertile farm
land.
The voters Of Brookings. 1T a spe-
cfal election adopted the commission
form OF municipal government rs Z
substitute for the present aldermanlc
system. The voters also decided for
three commissioners.
Nearly half q million dollars will be
spent TN graveling the Yellowstone
Trail through South Dakota this sum
mer. according to estimates made by
rail officials.
One Of the leading organizations OF its
kind In the state is the farmers. club,
composed Of many Of the leading farm
ers OF h Lake Preston territory.
At Z meeting OF business men, pro-
fessional men and others it was de-.
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