The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1923-12-07
,,;.ohau South Dakota farmers

cuch large numbers that thev may
g,ut the market on both these commo.
dities and thus lose much or the
possible return for their 1928 crop, az
cording to j. ]. Sullivan, Sioux Falls,
general agent for the Northwestern
railway. Mr.. Sullivan declared that
the farmers are selling young and i'm
mature hogs because they do not wish
to keep the corn to feed them when
they can get the present prices for
their grain. He says that shipments
of both hogs and corn from South Da-
kota have reached unprecedented fig
ures during the past few weeks. b
situation. he says, will not only break
the market for both corn and hogs,
but it will seriously decrease the
breeding supply of hogs on the farms
and will likely result in a shortage OF
porkers next year.
Sioux Falls.-The governors Of
North and South Dakota and Mime
sofa will meet in the very near future
to determine by what method the in
crease in North Dakota coal rates, ac-
cording to an announcement by Gov.
Nestos, Of North Daokta, just received
here. The executive made 1t known
that he had sent letters to Cows. Nc
Master, of South Dakota, and Preus,
OF Minnesota, requesting that they
meet with him, possibly at Fargo, at
a date convenient to them.
Lake Prestcn.-To make a profit OF
$50 an acre from sweet clover seed
was the experience this season OF
Gudmond Odden, a farmer living
southwest of Lake Preston. He had
80 acres sOwn to sweet clover, and
from this obtained clover seed which
brought him a return OF $1,000, 1t
having been sold to a seed company at
Fairbault, Mimi. The clover averaged
eight and one-half bushels Of seed to
the acre, and he received 10 cent per
pound for the seed.
Mitchell.-Dry rot, which has not
been in evidence to any extent IN
South Dakota for several years, has
made its appearance this year and
will lower the quality of the corn in
some sections of the state, grain deal
ers say. They differ in their esti-
mates as to the amount of the damage.
done, the estimates ranging from 5
to Is per cent.
Huron.-Three county health units
will be established in the state this
winter by the state board Of health
cooperating with the international
l-o.l - I@n1AL r,IntIsarxy &c thn
Rockefeller foundations. Minnehaha,
Yankton, Pennington and Beadle
ties have the first chance.
Pierre.-The state livestock sani-
tary board has just completed a re-
ciprocal agreement with the state Of
Nebraska, by which licensed veterina-
rians of one state may practice in the
other without an examination, the GER
~tificate Of one state being held good
in the other.
C~anistota.-At a meeting Of business
men and citizens it was decided to
go ahead with the project to provide
Canistota with a community building.
Shares of stock will be sold to an
amount of $4,000, which it is thought
will be ample for the erection of q
building.
Bryant.-The steadily increasing
prosperity of the farmers of Hamlin
county is shown by the increase in
the deposits Of the IS banks doing
business in the county. The deposits
| show a gain of $26,O27 in a period of
! only a little more than three months.
!, Sioux Falls.-!The state supreme
court denied a %rehearing in the case
OF George w. Egan, a prominent dis.
I barred attorney of Sioux Falls, who is
) under sentence Of two years in the
, Sioux Falls penitentiary for making q
: false claim for fire insurance.
! Sioux Falls.-The WoOdman lodges
of South Dakota are engaged in a live.
ly contest for the state banner, which
{ is to be given the Woodman camp
, which obtains the largest number of
new members during the year ending
| December 81 next.
! Miller.-It is expected Judge Nc.
Nenny, of Deadwood, will come to
Miller about January l to hear argu.
: ments for a new trial in the case OF
| A. j. Ferguson. of Miller, who last
, March was convicted Of killing his
wife.
: Custer.-More than 100 bushels of
pine cones gathered in this locality,
: are being threshed at the United
States forest service extraction plant
The seeds so secured will be used 20
reforest denuded timber land.
Onida.-A luncheon club known as
the Oneidas has been organized here
along lines similar to the Kiwanis
club. The club will meet once each
month in regular session.
New UnderwOod.-Forty babies. &C.
companied by their mothers. attended
the baby clinic here recently which
was one OF the largest ever held in
PENNINGTON county