The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1904-08-05
The GRAIN DEALERS
Good Attendance and Several Fine
Addresses Were Glven-No
Evening Meeting,

AT $3.50 O'Clock Tuesday afternoon
the South Dakota meeting of the
Tri-State Grain Dealers Association
convened in this city in the rooms
of the Mitchell Club and over a hun
dred visitors and grain men were in
the hall. The meeting was called to
order by President Brenner, of Min
neapolis, with Secretary J. j. Quinn
at his post OF duty. The program was
opened with prayer by DR.. Thomas
Nicholson, aud the address of well
come was delivered by Mayor George
a. Silsbv, whose remarks found a
responsive chord in the hearts OF the
grain dealers. La the absence of j.
NJ. Doyle, of belmont, who was to
respond to the address. President
Btenner gave d very entertaining
talk in which lie spoke of the several
objects of the association, and what
it was trying to accomplish.
j.. L. McCaull, of Minneapolis, was
on the program for a paper on IRE
lations Of the Grain Dealer and the
Farmer" but he was unable to be
present and his paper was read by
Secretary Quinn. Some of the du-
ties which Mr.. McCaull believes
should be paramount with the grain
dealer in bis relation with the farm
er are given below:
sit should be and is the province
of the progressive grain dealer to Sc
cure for his customers prices based
upon the best markets CT the world
frelghts considered.
ut should be and is the duty of
the progressive grain dealer to fight
at all times for the lowest possible,
reasonable freight rates.
sit should be and is the duty Of
all progressive grain dealers to pro-
mote all rational efforts that have
for their ultimate purpose the in
crease of production per acre and the
general Improvement of the quality
of the grain produced.
sit should he and is the duty of
the progressive grain dealer to take
am active interest in all precinct,
county. state and national affairs.
The lodging of caucuse and cleo
tions is generally INDUCED in by the
individual who later curses the in
efficient OF rotten administration.
sit should be and is the duty Of
every progressive grain dealer to pro-
mote, by all reasonable efforts, IA
tonal education in all its branches.
cit should be and is unquestion-
ably the duty of every grain dealer
to promote to the utmost farmers
organizations and institutions which
have for their object crop and live
stock Improvement and the general
enhancing of the farmers condl-
tion."
Prof. e. G. Chilcott, of the Brook
ings agricultural college, gave a
splendid address on Improvement Of
Grain Crops" In the course Of his
remarks he gave a very interesting
account OF the methods employed IN
testing grain at the experiment sta
ton. He said that the soil was not
prepared to any greater extent than
what the average good farmer would
do. as seed under a high state of cul-
tivation would not bring the results
desired in the way Of instruction for
tanners who do not apply these
methods. He spoke of the develop
ment of macaroni wheat in this state
and how 1T is coming to be a very
profitable grain for the farmer. He
said it had been the experience of
the station in the Investigations of
the last year that macaroni wheat
will thrive better where there is less
rain fail, this having been shown to
be true in the tests made last year.
The professor spoke Of the method
OF wheat breeding where 1T is sought
to bring together two kinds of wheat
getting the good qualities and elm
mating the poorer.
Mr.. Chilcott said that he could
see very clearly how the grain deal
ers could be of assistance to the sta.
tion in getting the farmers to send
to the institution for the seed to in
sure something that is good and Will
produce better crops. lie referred
TO the smut in wheat, and thought
that no farmer ought to SOW this
grain until it had beer treated lol
smut. He said that forinaldyhydt
was the best process and was the
most successful. True, he said, there
vas some very poor formaldyhyde
shipped TO this country. and it was
of no benefit to the farmers. but he
said that if amy of the mixture
which was doubtful could he sent tC
the chemistry department of the
agricultural college it would be
analysed free Of charge. Before clos
ing Prof. Chilcott answered a mum
Der of questions that were presented
by the grain dealers.
President Brenner gave a brief tall
on macaroni wheat, referring to the