The increased uses of automobiles, trucks and tractors in the last three or four years accounts for the decline in the number of horses.

A recent movement is to increase the number of dairy cattle in the county. This means new prosperity, for where the dairy cow goes there are fine houses and big farms and incidentally creameries and bank accounts. The record of one eastern bank is an increase of one million dollars due to dairy cows.

Also on the modern farm, especially where there is alfalfa, hogs are found. That Sioux county is coming into this is shown in a number of places, especially in the irrigated section in the Morrill community. Also Reverend Newlands of Glen recently has put in seme very fine stock.

Industry and Progress

Outside of agriculture, the industrial development is in its infancy. The general character of the county agriculture is ranching, except where irrigation is practical. This is but limited, except under the government irrigation canal, in the south part of the county, and here are the fertile fields of the Dutch flats, the Iowa flats, Sheep creek country and the Spottedtail region. Scattered spots have been irrigated on the Niobrara river. Snake creek, Hat creek and White river, and where irrigated are wonderful yields of alfalfa, potatoes, sugar beets and native hay. In the southwest corner are fine homes surrounded by groves, and orchards on nearly every eighty acres. In other parts of the county, the irrigated tract is usually an individual unit owned by one person for ranch or farm purposes. The co-