Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1905-07-28
FAR M ERS' INSTITUTE
Rain and Rush of Work Kept Many
Away, Hut 1t Was Valuable to
Those Present.

us duNofGlSou 10 0ullRlCeu Cuo farmers
as best they might upon various topics
uf interest to farmers. Unfortunately
it was rainy day and the many farm
ers who had planned upon attending
were kept away.
Conductor Greeley is one who en-
thuses all who hear him and every
phase of farm life is familiar to him,
and he always had something interest
ing and of value to say when he would
introduce speaker as we'll as when
following one.
Miss Christine Dahl conducted the
department of cooking and gave dem
onstrations at [. o. O. f. hall in the
/ forenoon. There were not many ladies
present owing to the rain, but those
present declare that it was we'll worth
wading through mud and water to
hear and see practical demonstrations
in cooking. Miss Dahl believes that
cooking is a matter of prime import
amee that nobody can do their best or
keep good health upon misarably cook
ed food. She explained what was best
to cook and how to cook it.
At the city hail Che men during the
forenoon were enlightened upon forage
crops by Prof Cole, who told of the
nutratiya properties i'll alfalfa, bronze
grass, spelt2 macaroni, and other "arjd
region" crops, and explained how they
were successfully grown. lis talk was
most valuable for ramchers of this por.
tion Of the state
F., Mr.. Greeley and Prof. Wheaton also
gave valuable suggestions upon the
subject.
lu the afternoon the general meeting
Was better attended, although the rain
had prevented raachers from dis.
tance getting ia,
l.. ii. Storgaard discussed live stock,
urging stockmen to breed the best of
whatever grade they might prefer-but
not to mix or breed cheap quality. Tie
thinks South Dakota the finest place
in the United States for breeding the
best grades, and as the conditions are
changing in this portion of the state
from the open range and vast herds to
closer parturage aud better breeds, ne
urged great care and interest in the
subject.
Prof. Wheaton discussed the dairy
COW, a subject in which he exhibited
thorough knowledge He gave most
detailed and explicit information as to
care of milk, making butter, etc.
Mrs Bertha Dahl Laws interested
all present with timely talk upon the
food question as of prime Importance
to good health, declaring that she had
no more use for "scrubs' in humanity
than in the beasts of the field, and that
| with proper care and proper food many
human scrubs might be avoided.
The evening meeting was not given
over to SO much detailed explanation
of modes and methods of farming. but
talks by few upon some general
features of farm life.
Prof. Cook, of the Spearfish Normal.
however, gave very valuable talk upon
fruit growing, telling of his experience
in the Black Hills with all kinds of
fruits. He has had twenty years ex-
perience' in the Hills, besides years of
his boyhood in Minnesota, and knows
more about fruit growing than he could
tell in one evening. For an hour, how
ever, he interested all who care any
thing about fruit growing. He told of
the small fruits that had proven sue
cess in the Hills. He had gathered
10000 quarts of small fruit-raspber-
ries, strawberries, currants, gooseber-
rles, etc.-from 9 acres of ground.
which brought about $4,000 in one year
He thinks that forty acres of irrigated
land, planted to cherries, plums and
apples, will yield $4,000 a year. But
this requires proper care and cultiva-.
ton of the right kind of fruits-such
as have proven success.
Mrs. Laws spoke upon the home
education of the girl for the duties of
life in home making. She criticised
the course of study of the public
schools, declaring that many essentials
were omitted along industrial lines
and that instead great many foolish
things were taught that in no way
prepared girls or boys for the real
duties of life; that our schools taught
and tried to finish the pupil ready for
the university rather than for the work
that confronted them when they en-
tered upon life's work, as large ma
jority do when they leave the public
school-that not large proportion
ever attend a university. Mrs. Laws is
an eloquent speaker and highly enter.
tanning and instructive.
i Mr.. Greeley was the last speaker and
for about thirty minutes he enthused