Posted by Jal-sd on June 03, 2020 at 09:33:35 from (142.0.9.52):
In Reply to: Re: Manual hay baler posted by DoubleO7 on June 03, 2020 at 08:39:49:
Rapid City, SD was originally called Hay Camp because the flats just East of what's now Rapid City was a major hay growing area for the livestock (oxen, mules, horses, etc) the Homestake Mine @ Lead needed to work the mine. Rapid Creek was used to irrigate the area. In the 1890's an irrigation district was formed. The district constructed Deerfield Dam to provide year around water flow in Rapid Creek to keep the hay growing. As the need for animal power reduced the need for hay became less, other crops were and are still grown in this area. Deerfield Dam is considered to be a major recreational attraction in the Black Hills. It's original use is more or less forgotten. That use (irrigation) is still there, however. In a dry year, there is a lot of complaining when the lake is dawn down in late summer and all the boat ramps are high and dry.
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