Tenancy Growth in South Dakota Farmland Since 1880
A study notes Dakota Territory had 4 percent tenants in 1880 rising to about 48 percent by 1925. Tenants now operate over half of SD farms, with 62 percent of farm land leased to tenants and only 26 percent owned by operators. County variation ranges from 17.5 to 63.2 percent tenancy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dakota Territory
South Dakota
United States
Eure
Renand
Devel County
Harding County
Tenancy Trends and Farm Security in South Dakota 1921 1985
A comparative discussion outlines ownership, part ownership, managers and tenants across farms with notes on acres per farm, tenancy shifts since 1921, cash and share rents, and an emphasis on financial security and working capital over land ownership. It warns of land overcapitalization and drought impacts while suggesting policy goals for improved leases, farming methods, and agricultural education.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Dakota
West River
England
South
Bakers
H. C. Taylor
Thse
East River
United States
Turkeys Bring Top Market Price This Thanksgiving Season
A farmer in Woonsocket area fattened a flock of turkeys this fall on overs own pasture and sold them on the Thanksgiving market for top prices. He credits Brome Grass for emergency pasture and relies on zonal forage during drought. Patrick Henry is quoted on independence and patriotism in the same note.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milo Car
Thampton
Woonsocket
Sanbern County
Eover Mile
Patrick Henry
George G Montgomery Cavour on Weed Free Corn Methods
George G Montgomery of Cavour stresses weed control as crucial in a dry season. He describes seed selection yellow dent corn, storing seed, and a farming sequence using a cultipacker planter harrow weeder and tractor cultivator to optimize root preservation and soil moisture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George G. Montgomery
Cavour
Mr. Montgomery
Tess
Turkey raisers seek feeding tips from Albert Selland
Report notes Selland of Letcher topped the market with 60 enne fed sure keys as turkey raisers from Minnesota and other states wrote to him. Turkeys fed seed from the bundle and finished well. Suggestions include cane of 4 trap to provide shade for young poults in July and August. South Dakota ranges and pastures total 15,446,106 acres with cropping land at 17,416,866 acres.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert Selland
Letcher
Wickey
Minnesota
Mr. Selland
Also Mentioned on This Page
W. F. Kumlien
South Dakota State College
Carl Boetel
Otto Eckman
Otto Krapl
Soil Conservation Service
Farmers Educational and Cooperative Union
Farmers Union
GAS and Oil
Cooperative Turkey Marketing
Educational & Co-Operative Union
Farmers Union Livestock Commission
Sioux Falls
S. D
Farmers Union Brokerage
Farmers Union Insurance
Burke
Ss. D
State Extension Service
Kota
South Dakota State Fair
Huron, South Dakota
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