Farmers Paid Averages For Reactor Shipped To Market
Sioux City May 11 Farmers in South Dakota who had cattle tested for tuberculosis last year were paid an average of 7 041 for each reactor shipped to market. The average sale price at market was 43 05 and the average indemnity paid was 27 36. County areas rely on a three tenths of a mill levy to fund testing.
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Sioux City
South Dakota
Harry d. Boyts
Boyts
Miner County
Clark
Codington
Treble Sweet Clover Acreage Near Redfield
Redfield May 11 reports from the Spink county extension office indicate sweet clover acreage will more than treble this spring. Approximately 40 000 acres will be seeded this year, up from 11 000 in 1928 and 4 000 in 1924. County Agent J A Salisbury notes the crop’s rising value as a soil builder pasture and cash seed.
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Redfield
Spink County
J. A. Salisbury
Salisbury
Gann Valley School To Graduate Seven
GANN VALLEY May 11 Special Commencement exercises for the senior class of the Gann Valley high school will be held Wednesday evening May 15. Dr. W J H Batson of the University of South Dakota will deliver an address on Education for Modern Life. On May 12 the Reverend L V Bennett will preach the baccalaureate sermon. The members of the class are as follows: Henry Fraser Gladys Wells Helen Wulff Elarald Mentzer Evelyn Sobek Leona Waegen and Howard Henrichsen.
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Gans Valley
Gann Valley High School
W. J H. Batson
University of South Dakota
L. V. Bennett
Henry Fraser
Gladys Wells
Helen Wulff
Elarald Mentzer
Evelyn Sobek
Leona Waegen
Howard Henrichsen
Winners Of Flag Contest Named By Hearst Papers
Rosamond Thomas won first in the flag contest run by Hearst newspapers. Annis second and Mildred Waeckerts third. The winner receives an Old Glory medal and lifetime membership in the Order of the Flag. Rosamond will advance to the regional contest covering South Dakota Nebraska and western Iowa.
Yennis Champion Named Onida Tennis Player
Leland McGinnis has been named the champion tennis player of Onida High School after a series of games and will represent the school in the tennis contest at the state high school track meet.
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Yennis
Onida
Leland McGinnis
Buffalo mice threaten crops in Sully County crops
Onid a May 21 Special farmers report buffalo mice on farms. County agent A J Norgaard ordered by county commissioners to take steps to combat the rodents at county expense. These mice have troubled small grain west of the river, though Sully county residents hoped they would not cross.
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Onida
A.J. Norgaard
Sully
Howard farmer uses ten-horse team for corn plowing
Howard, May 11. John Hoss demonstrates a ten-horse team plowing outfit driven by a big-hitch system. He learned to couple two bottom gang plows with ten horses through red Willett of the State college extension service. The team is driven strung out, four back and three ahead, with three leading. Hoss says the method saves labor for horses and men.
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Howard
John Hoss
Howard Farmer
Hoss
Red Willett
State College Extension Service
Esmond Theater Names New Manager in May Show
Esmond, May 11 Special Walter J. Hammers is the new manager of the Esmond moving picture house. The machine and fixtures were purchased from former owners Jeffers and Wilkens. The first show was given last evening.
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Esmond Theater
Esmond
Walter J. Hammers
Esmond Moving Picture House
Jeffers and
Wilkens
Banquet Honors Gann Valley High School Seniors
The Gann Valley high school annual junior senior banquet was held at the Gann Valley hotel Wednesday night. Red and white decorations set a nautical sail theme as Valeria Vierek served as toastmaster. Guests included Havola Mentzer Mary Wulff Leona Fuegen R Di Reid Caroline Rasmussen Arno Sinkie Helen Wulff and Evelyn Sobek. Emily Short with Gladys Morrissey performed a violin solo.
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Gann Valley Hove
Ann Valley
Gann Valley High School
Gann Valley
Valeria “Viereck
Havola Mentzer
Mary ‘Wulff
Leona Fuegen
R. di Reid
Lincoln county farmers test fertilizer with better yields
Fifteen Lincoln county farmers will try commercial fertilizer this year using high grade superphosphate. The previous year's trial produced better corn yields and quality, with many farmers reporting improvements in crop performance and soil results.
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Lincoln County
Shipment of Tavestock Valued at 13 1000 Declares Week
Livestock shipments from Mellette totaled five carloads of tavestock valued at 13 1000 during a single week. Joe M Hampton of Mellette reported cattle and hogs worth 49 523 since January 1. Miss Audry Williams was summoned to Pagadena California due to her father James Tansey's serious illness, former Fedora resident.
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Mellette
Joe M. Hampton
Fedora
Audry Williams
Pagadena
Cal
James Tansey
Tansey
Fedoral High School seniors spend skip day at Lake Madison
The Fedoral high school's senior class observed their annual skip day by spending the day at Lake Madison fishing and picnicking and attending a show in the evening.
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Fedoral High School
Lake Madison
Double-Discing and Double-Harrowing Boost Corn Yield
In Ovloga on May 11 Oscar Dahl, a nearby farmer, reports that double-discing and double-harrowing old corn ground for a second consecutive crop yields over 30 percent more corn than spring-plowed fields. State college agronomists explain that fall plowing and shallow depths maximize seedbed drying and yield, with four inches proving optimal in long trials across State College and Highmore.
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Ovolga
Oscar “Dahl
Dahl
Clifford Franzke
State College
Franzke
State College Agronomist
State “College Experiment Station
Highmore
Britton Creamery Initiative Moves Forward
May 11 report from Britton describes a joint effort by the Britton commercial club and the Warmers Cooperative Produce association to open a local creamery. A charter was installed in the Equity building as the first step toward establishing the dairy venture.
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Creamery
Britton
Britton Commercial Club
Warmers Cooperative Produce Association
Equity
Farmers' Creamery Pays $80,000 for Butterfat in 1928
The Farmers' Creamery Company of Bikton paid patrons eighty thousand dollars for butterfat in 1928. The report notes substantial butter production and indicates the factory processed a large volume of cream and butter.
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Bikton
Farmers’ Creamery Company of
Baptist Churches to Send Delegates to District Confab
Rapid City May 11 Seven teen Black Hills Baptist churches plan to send delegates to a district meeting to be held in Warmingdale Tuesday and Wednesday. Principal speakers include Dr J Clyde Clark of Rapid City and Dr M D Eubank of Kansas City. Barnard creditors paid first dividend of 10 percent by state banking department reports.
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Rapid City
Black Hills
Warmingdale
Barnard
Picary
First State Bank
State Banking Department
JAVA HOGS SHIPPED BIG LOADS NET profit
Two carloads of hogs shipped by H. Seger and Sons of Java totaled 51 035 pounds and brought a net of 5 382 dollars. The report notes the shipment as a sizable market movement with the vehicles loaded for transport to destination markets.
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Java
H. Seger and Sons
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