The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1921-02-17
HOGS ARE TO GO UP
8. q. BANKERS READY TO ASSIST
IN BUYING OF BROOD
sOWS.

farmers engaged In the business Of
raising blooded hogs. The continued
decrease In the price Of grain has
convinced the bankers that the farm
ers would suffer tremendously heavy
losses If they we're compelled to mar
ket their grain at this time. They are
convinced, also, that the next few
months will see pork prices shoot up
ward. Therefore they are willing to
advance their customers the funds
necessary to purchase brood sows. fig
uring that these animals will bring
better than the present price mex fall,
besides leaving q good litter upon
which additional profits can be made.
These facts were made known to all
hog raisers In the state in q letter
sent out BY A l. Haynes, secretary
OF the state association OF Duroc
breeders. The letter says in part:
THE increased price Ia freight rates
and the continued decrease In its price
makes the shipment Of grain for South
Dakota farmers almost prohibitive.
On the other hand the surplus feeds
that are being fed to hogs are netting
the purchaser around 81 = bushel for
his corn. Those In q position to know
predict higher prices for pork within
the next 80 days. The bankers Of the
state are awakening TO the fact that
it will be necessary for many Of their
customers to return to the raising OF
hogs, which will enable them to liqui-
date their indebtedness much sooner
than forcing them to market their
grain at the present disastrous prices.
Therefore most bankers are willing
to assist their customers in the pur-
chase Of brood sows, feeling that
where y customer has a surplus OF
feed and a place to care for hogs, he
will be able to liquidate his indebted
ness much sooner than in other
way"
There was a total of e,871 teachers
employed in the schools of South Da
kota for the school year ending June
30, 1920, according to the annual re-
port Of Fred l.. Shaw, state superin.
tendent Of public instruction. These
are divided into 6,173 women and 49S
men. The average annual salary of
the women teachers was $S49.9 "a, and
Of the men $s9s.73, making a net aver.
age of sS5A13 for South Dakota school
teachers. The school census showed
1874 pupils of whom 135,s47 are
between 6 and 16 years of age. There
were 1S2, POI enrolled below the high
school and 14,734 in high schools, boys
predominating in the former with 67,-
715 to 64,576 girls and girls in the
high schools with 1913 to 5.S21.
r. G. Stapleton, aged SO, assistant
cashier Of the Corona State bank, of
Corona, was fatally wounded by a trio
Of bandits when he attempted to de,
fend the banks money. stapleton,
who was found some time after the
shooting by a customer Of the bank.
lay dying near the front door, his gun
clutched In his hand and bullet
wounds In the back OF his neck and
the back OF his head. He was rushed
to a drug store, but lived only long
enough to say that he had been held
up. He was unable to give a descrip-
ton of the robbers.
Out OF a total of 1913, 100, $40 fire
losses in the United States during the
fivs-year period, 1915-191s, inclusive,
South Dakota sustained s6,036,1S0, &C
cording to q table of figures compiled
by the national board of fire under
writer's through Its actuarial bureau
and published In the February number
Of the Credit Monthly. This was
about 50 1000, 900 less than in North Ds
kota or Montana and only nine states
in the union showed a lower figure
than this state.
One OF the oil drilling rigs from the
Lusk- EGgemont field has been set up
in the Ardmore oil district, and will
resume the work Of drilling in a well
which had previously been abandoned
when a depth Of 1,400 feet had been
reached. II is ~plarned to send the
drill to a depth of 1900 feet, and those
who moved the rig to the district be
lieve they will strike OIL at about that
depth.
Building in Mitchell during January
was at the lowest ebb in the history
Of the city with one exception-No
vember, 1918, the month of the sign.
ing Of the armistice. Only three per.
mits were issued for the entire month
and their total value was only $3.50.
In December the permits totaled IS,
600. while in January, 1920. permits
amounting to s26, 400 were issued by
the city engineer.
One OF the most active organizations
Of its kind IN the state is the Doland
Commercial club. which, during the
past year, has accomplished much for
Doland and the surrounding country.
An ambitious program of town-build,
ing projects has been adopted for tn
year, and the club expects to push
them all to a successful conclusion.
The Brown county farm bureau has
again taken up the membership cam
paign to increase the enrolment from
1000 to 100. The aim Is to have a
total rnop,horobtp On The eotpfv ~ Inn