The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1921-04-21
~l,257S.D. ELEVATORS
HAVE TOTAL CAPACITY OF 3o,137.
600 BUSHELS OF
GRAIN.

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age capacity of 1915 per ent of the
grain marketed in the state, accord
ing to Investigations just completed
by p. j. Crandall, secretary of the
South Dakota Farm Bureau fedora
ton. Their, are 445 farmer-owned ele-
state with a capacity Of 13,420,000
bushels, or 17.5 per cent of the ten
year average of grain marketed. The
number of privately owned grain
warehouses or elevators in the state
totals S12, with a storage capacity of
IS, III, 900 bushels, or 22 per cent Of
the ten-year average of grain market.
ed. The total capacity is 30,137, 900
bushels.
A total of 1855 7 acres of national
forest land is now under cultivation
in this state, according to announce
ment just made by George A. Duthie,
forest supervisor at Deadwood. The
Black Hills contain two of the nation
al forests, the Black Hills national
having an area of 476,S90 acres and
the Harvey national forest, $685. $40
acres. In addition, Mr.. Duthie added,
there are 1911 acres of national for
estry in Harding county in the north
western corner of the state. The ma
tional forests of South Dakota were
created in 1898, and under a corps of
workers, whose duty it has been to
keep them continually productive,
they have grown until today they are
among the best in the world. The
western yellow pine constitutes about
So per cent of the timber, the re-
mainder being made up of eastern
white spruce, aspen, white birch,
scrub oak and green ash. Of them,
only the pine and spruce are CONNER.
cially valuable. The estimated stand
OF western yellow pine, Mr.. Duthie
continued, is approximately 1925, O00,-
900 feet and Of spruce $4,000, 900 feet.
Growth studies which recently have
been completed disclose the fact that
it takes from $50 to 200 years for
the trees in the Black Hills to reach
merchantable size; many of the trees
are from 400 to 600 years old, but the
rate OF growth since they reached ma
turity has been exceedingly slow.
Frank NJ. Mills, president Of the
Sioux Malls Traction company, cele-
brated his Goth birthday anniversary.
During the four years of its existence,
the Fall River county farm bureau
has conducted 100 blackleg vaccina-
ton demonstrations on 1924 animals
proper method of administering the
vaccine and to emphasize the import
ance of carcass disposal. During the
same time, 1920 doses of vaccine
hes been distributed and Is v~accinat.
ing outfits provided for as many com
munities. Six outbreaks Of anthrax
were checked.
A. Aitchison, superintendent in
charge of the state trout hatchery in
Rapid City, reports that the hatchery
has on hand at the present time l.,
100000 trout ringing in age from two
weeks to two months. Forty-five
thousand trout have recently been
placed in Rapid creek, 10000 have
been placed in streams in the state
park, and many thousands also have
been pleced in streams near Hermosa.
There is renewed oil excitement at
Belle Fourche and vicinity as the re-
suit OF the arrival of parts of a Stand
ard OIL drilling outfit from the oil
fields at Casper, Wyo.
Drillers for the Bare Butte Oils
Developing company now operating in
the Bare Butte structure near Sturgis,
struck what is believed to be the heav.
lest flow of artesian water ever en-.
countered in South Dakota. The flow
was found in the Minnikato limestone
at a depth of about 800 feet, and fills
a sluice box two feet wide and one
foot deep, flowing at a velocity not
yet ascertained. but estimated by sey.
eral engineers to carry about 3,000,-
900 gallons per day.
Investigation has beer made to trace
out the foundation for the story eman-
ating from Pierre regarding the disap-
pearance of a large tract of land "spur-
los vehsenkt." The sinking Of fifteen
acres Of first class White Owl real
estate leaving a hole SO deep that a
stone thrown into 1t cannot fall to
the bottom. is regarded as somewhat
unusual. No one in Meade county
has yet ascertained the exact location
of this happening.
AS a result Of the most recent
breakdown Of the Tri-State Utilities
company plant at Winner, users Of
electric current in several Rosebud
towns are investigating sources Of
power which will prove to be more
reliable and permanent. The towns
of Winner and Gregory are consider
ing the feasibility of procuring cleo
trio current from one to two plants
situated in Nebraska towns-either
Ainsworth or Valentine.
Highway construction cost has
dropped nearly one-halfN since a year
ago according to the figures being Of
fered the state highway commission