. Bulletin. Ethnology. 150 BUREAU OF AMERICAN ETHNOLOGY [Bull. 185. Figure 25.—Construction plan of the earthlodge at Crow-Flies-High Village according to a Hidatsa informant, Adlai Stevenson, or Bear-In-The-Water. lope Creek, about one-half mile to the south. This latter stream was known to the villagers as "; Although the fields were located at least one-half mile away from the village, the land in these places was preferred over the terrace lands where the cabins were built because the soil was softer and easier to work. Moreover, it was regarded as more productiv
. Bulletin. Ethnology. 150 BUREAU OF AMERICAN ETHNOLOGY [Bull. 185. Figure 25.—Construction plan of the earthlodge at Crow-Flies-High Village according to a Hidatsa informant, Adlai Stevenson, or Bear-In-The-Water. lope Creek, about one-half mile to the south. This latter stream was known to the villagers as "; Although the fields were located at least one-half mile away from the village, the land in these places was preferred over the terrace lands where the cabins were built because the soil was softer and easier to work. Moreover, it was regarded as more productive. Each family cultivated about one-half acre, with most of the work involved, including tlie clearing of the land, being done by the women. Ownership of the land was by families; clan membership did not enter into matters of tenure. Corn was planted in hills about 1 pace apart (approximately 18 inches). Five seeds per hill was regarded as the most desirable num- ber. Corn types included yellow, white flint or hard, yellow hard, and a type of corn with mixed kernels. Five different kinds of beans were grown—^yellow, black, white, red, and spotted. Frequently corn, beans, and squash were planted together as complementary crops. Certain modern plants, such as cucumbers and wheat were lacking in the gardens, but melons and pumpkins were grown.^ Work in the gardens was the task of women and girls, while that of hunting and fishing was for men. One fishtrap was located about one-half mile west of tlie village on the bank of the Missouri River, while another was to the east. The westernmost trap was owned by Coyote Necklace, while that on a point projecting into the river east of the village was owned by Iron Eyes. ''These farming data on Crow-Flles-Hlgh Village are entirely from informants. It may be compared with an earlier and more thorough work by Glibert L. Wilson (1917, pp. 58, 84). Here nine corn types were reported Instead of five. The beans, however, were listed the same
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