Evening Republican, Volume 16, Number 35, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 9 February 1912 — A Profitable Crop of Alfalfa Raised Near Mitchell, S. Dak. [ARTICLE]

A Profitable Crop of Alfalfa Raised Near Mitchell, S. Dak.

From Frank Kenton, a former Jasper county man who Is now living near Mitchell, S. Dak., we have received a copy of the Mitchell Daily Republican of Jan. 31st, which tells of a wonderful success obtained by John Myers, near Mitchell, with alfalfa. Mr. Myers raised 20 acres of affalfa, which was put out some years ago by W. A. Wheeler, formerly of the South Dakota Agricultural College. Mr. Myers thrashedtmt the last alfalfa crop and marketed the seed in one load, although it weighed 5,931 pounds. For It he received the splendid sum of sl,oosi:3o, which is a little better than sso| per acre. Ttye paper shows thjt ibe/ten-year wheat average in that state is 12.6 bushels per acre and that had Mir. Myers raised wheat on that basis his crop would have been worth no more than $239.40. This argues strongly for alfalfa as a profitable crop for that section of South Dakota.