The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1920-03-26
FIGHT CATTLE DISEASE
STATE AND FEDERAL DEPART
MENTS COOPERATE FOR
DIPPING CAMPAIGN.

The question of handling scabies
in the northwest is getting a large
share OF the attention of the state
live stock department at the present
time. This disease was pretty well
under control in this state a couple
Of years ago, but has again been
spread by the admission OF infected
cattle from other states, and is again
troublesome in many sections. The
only remedy for this is the general
dipping in the infected regions, which
should cover not only one state, but
all the infected states in the opinion
of the state department. AT present
the federal bureau is working with
hoped to get the situation in hand
the state bureau, and by this it is
hoped to get the situation IN and
for a general campaign. The forces
Of both the state and the general gov
eminent are making a survey and
locating infected areas, to begin q
dipping campaign as Don as cattle
are in shape to go through the watts.
While there is a general inspection
of all cattle shipped across state
lines, in summer it is practically i'm
possible TO locate stock which is in
fected with the mites which cause
scabies. These pests do not burrov
under the skin Of the animal until
the coming Of cold weather, and are
so small they cannot be located on the
animal carrying them. But as soon
as cold weather comes on they bur
row and the scabs appear showing
their presence. For this reason it is
hard TO keep out the infection with
summer shipments being made, and a
general clean up Of the cattle section
appears to be the only way to eradi.
cate it in the opinion of those en-.
gagged in the work.
According to the monthly report OF
n. .. He~rbrandson, field agent in
South Dakota Of the bureau of crop
estimates, United States department
OF agriculture, land values in South
Dakota have taken a phenomenal rise
during the past three years. The in.
v~estigation made by Field Agent Her.
grandson reveals that poor land in
South Dakota is now valued at S67
an acre, an increase OF approximately
$lI during the past year. In 1916
thls lane was valued at $40 an acre.
The average Of all pillow land is now
found to be $40 an acre. Land with
improvements now averages in value
SllO an acre. The report shows that
IN southeastern South Dakota farms
nave sold at more than $500 an acre.
There will be no universal military
training bill in this congress-. said
Charles Christopherson, congressman
from the First South Dakota district
who returned recently from Washin
ton Tor a couple OF weeks in the state
He said that congress had not de.
termlned the merits of that proposi-
tlon, but that owing to the need of
bringing the government back 70
something like a self sustaining basis
every possible angle Of onom was
being practiced.
When Indian pasture leases OK.
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pred in, the Cheyenne River reser-
walton several years ago the Indians
IN council DECIDED not to continue the
lease policy. Cattle herds were re-
moved TO other locations. Then the
Indians changed their policy and
agreed to further leasing, and the cat.
tie men brought their stock back 70
Vn6 OH nnCfIrnS TIAn~ "
expire next year and the Indians of
mat reservation are asking that a poll.
cy OF sale of surplus lands be pro-
Vlded in place of any further leas-
ing. This would mea ma large influx
OF whites into that part of the state.
as the lands would be sold readily
under existing land prices.
Baptists of South Dakota have been
called upon to contribute S64O. 900 as
their quota of the 500, 600, 900 fund
being raised by the New World move
ment. The movement aims at the
characterization and spiritualisation
OF the country and the far east.
The Dakota Electric company has
secured a permit to run a high DOW.
er transmission wire from Watertown
to Lake Kampeska, for the purpose
OF furnishing light to the residents at
the lake.
The sum Of $500 an acre was paid
Tor a farm OF 160 acres near Brook
lngs, this being the highest price ever
paid for a quarter section of Brook.
ings county farm land. The pur-
chasers will utilize the farm for hog
raising on a large scale.
A new banking institution, to have
a financial backing Of about $780,
600, is to be established in Emery
by about thirty of the leading bust.
ness men and farmers of the Emery
territory.
Great interest is being taken by
the residents Of Edmunds county in
the road bond election, when the prop
osition OF issuing bonds of SIS. 900
for permanent highway construction
VIII be submitted to the voters of the
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