The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1921-04-22
ELEVATORS
NAVE TOTAL CAPACITY OF 30,137.
600 BUSHELS OF
GRAIN.

The 1887 elevators and grain ware
houses in South Dakota have a stor-
age capacity Of 1915 per cent 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. There are 445 farmer-owned ele-
vators and grain warehouses in the
state with q capacity OF 13,420,00o
bushels, or It's per n OF the ten
year average Of grain marketed. The
number OF privately owned grain
warehouses or elevators in the statf
totals 812, with a storage capacity OF
1917, 600 bushels, or % per cent Of
the %ten-year average of grain market
ed. The total capacity Is 30,137,000
bushels.
A total of 1.OS5,671 acres OF national
forest and 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 476,890 acres and
the Harvey national forest, 536. Clio
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 ia.
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
95 per cent OF the timber, the re-
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 2.225,OO0.-
600 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
m~erchantable 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 M. Mills, president of the
Sioux Malls Traction company, cele-
brated his Goth birthday anniversary.
n,,r;.r Tho fo,r ~ ito ovjcfonnn
the Fall River county farm bureau
has conducted 1870 Dlackleg yaccina-
ton demonstrations on 1874 animals
for the purpose Of demonstrating the
proper method Of administering he
vaccine and to emphasize the import
ance Of carcass disposal. During he
same time, 1920 doses OF vaccine
has been distributed and Is vaccinat.
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 lime l.
$50, 900 trout ranging in 6 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 placed in streams near Hermosa.
There is renewed oil excitement at
Belle Fourche and vicinity as the re
z,,y% - @ho o-r,roY ~ noc<c ~ , C%,~I
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 lear Sturgis
struck what is believed to be the heav
lest flow OF artesian water ever Ell
countered in South Dakota. The flow
was found in the Minnikato limestone
at a depth of about 800 feet, and fills
q sluice box two feet wide and one
foot deep, flowing at a velocity MOI
yet ascertained, but estimated by ses.
eral engineers to carry about 5000.
300 gallons per day.
Investigation has been made to trace
ouL LAO Aol NA0 OGOAy CHlAbS
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 it 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 Tfi-State Utilities
company plant at Winner, users of
electric current in several Rosebud
towns are investigating sources NJ
power which will prove to be more
reliable and permanent. The towns
Of Winner and Gregory are consider
ing the feasibility OF procuring cleo
tric crrr1nt from one tn two nlautS