Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1903-03-13

spread attention.
''The formation of co operative socie
ties is to be the medium through whicl
the farmers hope to improve their con
dition.
'The idea is an old one, but never
before In America has it been put init
operation on 80 large q scale as tina
planned by the promoters Of the pres
ent movement.
"The construction and maintenance,
of co cooperative elevators is one of the
first steps proposed. ~
"One or two cooperative elevator
already exist in Kansas, and it is sale
have been operated for a long tim'
with results highly pleasing and profit
able to those interested in the enter
prise. 49,. r.. .... a.. - 's-
1.-THE saving of the middleman's pro
fits is the direct object sought.
"The plans call for corporation Of
the farmers of Nebraska, Kansas and
Oklahoma. .'
"The association expects to start
with thirty elevators in Kansas, fifteer
in Oklahoma and ten in Nebraska.
THE alliance will endeavor to make
terms with some one railroad to the
Gulf. which will get all the business.
It is hoped. in this way, the railroads
and eastern operators will be forced ia
terms" ~.- ..-.....
Now you see how our neighbors south
of US are going at it. If we had the
railway line that have mentioned we
could fall in line with them.
Gentlemen I will not take up any
more of your time. but this idea of
cheaper transportation to the markets
of the world has always been hobby
of mine .t...-.
On the part of the city of Canton, I
want to extend to you q hearty well
come, recognizing that the farmers in.
terests are our interest, and the farmers
success means our success, and the sue
cess of all will come through unity of
purpose and effort, and desire that the
individual as we'll as the town shall
prosper and reap due reward in this
glorious age go full of golden promise.
Again, gentlemen, extend to you .
hearty welcome to our city and thanks
for your attention.
GRAssES-BY A. J. WIMPLE.
The fact that the native grasses Of
our county are fast becoming matter
of history. brings US face to face with
necessity.
With the advent of the riding plow,
the graindrill, the horse corn planter,
the self binders. and the steam thrash.
ing machine, came the deisre Of the
land owner to plow and plant to corn,
wheat, oats, barley, rye, fax and millet
every acre Of tillable land he possessed,
and during the past few years Of semi.
1routh, the sloughs and dry lake beds
have been broken up by the plow and
planted to crops of grain Of various
kinds. ,.a.r
The result is that Lincoln county is
without pasture and meadow
lands at the present time. Many have
,own millet and hungarian for pasture
and hay, but this meets with but little
general satisfaction, for it involves the
extra expense Of plowing and seeding
the ground each year, and the feeding
quality OF this kind Of forage does not
meet with general approval.
Corn and sorgum have been sown
both in drills and broadcast and used
for pasture. and cut and cured for hay,
but the annual expense is even more
than with millet and results are not
for with these annual
plants they cease to produce forage
after the season of their maturing time
has passed.
To obtain permanent pasture and q
of the tame grasses is the
desire of many. Many have tried in q
small way and the grass has failed to
grow, others have spent large sums of
for grass seeds and got nothing
but Disappointment, while few have
made grand success and are realizing
all and even more than they had hoped
for. The success of the few is an in
centive for others to keep trying.
The object of this paper is to encour-
age and assist those that have failed,
and to help those that have not tried.
to succeed the first time they try. No
man succeeds in getting a large yield
Of grain. nor expects to, without first
preparation for it by putting
his field in the best possible shape to
receive and germinate the seed, he
plows deep and at the best season of
lhe year he fertalizes, he harrows the
ground many times, go as to get per-
feet seed bed, and then buys the most
machinery at great expence
70 deposit the seed in his carefully pre-.
pared field, and then selects the very
best seed grain that is to be had, and is
very careful to plant at the most favor
sble season of the year.
The foregoing recipe will meet all
The requirements of a successful grass
grower. The first requisite is to know
that seed is of a quality that is pure,
md will germina,e The second i'm
portant requirement is to prepare the