SOUTH DAKOTA 



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SOUTH DAKOTA 



is the Cheyenne, dividing into the North Fork, 

 or Belle Fourche, and the South Fork, which 

 encircles the Black Hills. The extreme north- 

 east corner of the state is drained by the Min- 

 nesota River, through Big Stone Lake. 



This lake and Lake Traverse are long, nar- 

 row bodies of water forming part of the east- 

 ern .boundary with Minnesota. The eastern 

 prairies of South Dakota are dotted with many 

 ponds and small lakes. Sylvan Lake, in the 

 Black Hills, is a popular resort. The valleys 

 of the James and Missouri rivers are underlaid 



However, there are occasional blizzards, ac- 

 companied by high winds and severe cold. The 

 annual rainfall averages twenty inches. It is 

 heaviest during the summer months, and the 

 greatest amount falls in the eastern river val- 

 leys and the extreme north-central and north- 

 west parts of the state. 



Agriculture. South Dakota is an agricultural 

 state. The abundance of sunshine, the rich soil 

 and the plentiful rainfall of the eastern river 

 valleys are all favorable to the production of 

 large crops of wheat, and in the output of 



FARM 



THE 



Wheat 



Corn 



Oats 



Cattle sold 



Barley 



Swine sold 



Wild Hay 



Horses sold 



Flaxseed 



Eggs 



3utter 



Potatoes 



Ernmer, Spelt 



Tirnothy,Clover 



Poultry raised 



Swine slaughte' 



Zream 



Butter Fat 



fye 



SOUTH DAKOTA PRODUCTS CHART 



Figures Based on U.S. Government Reports 



Millions of Dollars Annually 

 5 10 15 ZO 2.5 30 



THE MINE 



Silver 

 Gold 

 THE FACTORY 



Automobiles 

 Brick, Tile 

 Carriages,Wagons 

 Marble, Stone work 

 fbundry.MachineShop 

 Artificial Stone 

 Manufactured Gas 

 Confectionery 

 Steam Laundries 

 Rai Iroad Cars repaired 

 Tobacco 

 Lumber,7imber 

 Bread etc. 

 Butter 

 Printing,Publishing 

 Flour, Grist 







with water which comes to the surface in hun- 

 dreds of artesian wells, there being over a thou- 

 sand of them east of the Missouri River. 



Climate. South Dakota is noted for its 

 cloudless skies, and no northern state has more 

 days of sunshine. The climate is dry and is 

 characterized by a wide variation in the an- 

 nual temperature. The average yearly tem- 

 perature is about 44, which is higher than 

 that of either Minnesota or New Hampshire, 

 in the same latitude. The coldest part of the 

 state is in the northeast, and the warmest re- 

 gion is in the southwest. The cold of the long 

 winters is not keenly felt because of the lack 

 of humidity. Snows are light and cattle graze 

 in the open prairies during most of the winter. 



spring wheat the state is surpassed only by 

 North Dakota and Minnesota. For several years 

 preceding 1917 South Dakota ranked fifth among 

 the states in the output of wheat. Other cereals 

 raised in large quantities include corn, oats 

 and barley. Quantities of flaxseed, hay and 

 vegetables, particularly potatoes, are grown, 

 and apples, plums and cherries are extensively 

 cultivated. Large herds and flocks graze in the 

 central and western prairies, and stock raising 

 and dairying are important industries. 



There are fringes of timber along the streams 

 and a few planted groves in the east, but the 

 only extensive forest area is in the Black Hills. 

 Here there is a forest reserve of 1,893 square 

 miles. Since 1913 a bounty has been provided 



