The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1908-08-13

Douglas. Brule, Charles, viz. Lyman
and stanley. also must be condemned
for they are generally of the same
character. as to quality OF SOIL, Il
average annual amount or rainfall
In view of the fact that Andrew r.
Ina virtually proclaimed to the World
that the state training school farm was
practically worthless and that the III,
mates were continually disappointed
I'm the growth Of crops, a Re" hgureS
as 10 what has been accomplished on
the farm will prove Of interest.
The training school farm consists or
Gi0 acres in one body where the build
ines are located, and one quarter sec
,ion two miles south Of the institution.
! The use of this quarter section IS eX-
hanged for the use of a quarter Sec
ton adjoining the school section, mus
Giving the training school a farm OF
500 acres.
The following is an extract from
Superintendent Young's report Tor the
biennial period ending June 80, l9oz'
| as unfinished in the reports or the state
Board of Charities and Corrections:
At the present writing July l0) the
farm crops are excellent and comprise
100 acres OF oats, 80 acres of barley,
10 acres of millet. 80 acres of corn
and 30 acres of sorghum for fodder.
The gardens comprise 16 acres and in
c]ude s acres of onions, and every va
iatv of garden vegetable grown in the
state. The gardens furnish the insti-
tuition an abundant supply Of fresh veg
-. o,,l ,-I bona 70 rAppiVp CON-
siderable in the way Of returns from
the, garden products sold. Our farm
crops are excellent this year and a
substantial profit will be realized from
the farm.
The following is an extract from the
report of the institution for the bien-
nial period ending June 80, 1904:
The farm crops have been good dur-
inc the past two seasons. The follow
ing is a statement of the farm produc-
lions during the season of 1903: Corn,
/ 1900 bushels; hay, % tons: Kaffir
corn fodder, 40 tons; millet hay, 40
tons: oats, 1917 bushels: rye, So
bushels; speltz, 2,057 bushels; sorg-
hum fodder, 30 tons.
The Garden products during the same
season were as follows: Sugar beets,
- tons: table beets, 80 bushels; car
riots. 300 bushels: sugar corn, 80 bush
els. cabbage. > tons; onions, 1900
bushels: potatoes. 500 bushels; peas,
"a bushels; tomatoes. 90 bushels; tur-
Intps. 10 bushels. A substantial profit
is realized each year from the farm.
The following is from the report of
the institution for the biennial period
ending June so, 1906:
Coed results have been obtained
from the farm during the past two
Years. the following is a statement of
the farm and garden production for
the season Of 1903: Corn. 1900 bush
els; hay 100 tons: oats, 1925 bushels:
speltz. 1881 bushels: barley, LOIS
bushels; sugar corn, 100 bushels; pota-
toes 600 bushels: onions, 500 bushels;
carrots, 200 bushels; table beets. 100
bushels; cabbage, 8 tons; turnips, 80
bushels: tomatoes, 30 bushels; peas,
80 bushels: cucumbers. 40 bushels:
satisfy. 30 bushels; string beans. 20
bushels: squashes, 800 bushels: par
snips, 90 bushels; canteloupe, 600.
The following is from the report of
the training school for the biennial
period ending June 80, 1904:
During the past year our dairy has
supplied the needs of this institution
and has also supplied the school for
deaf mutes with butter, and, in part,
supplied the p~enitentiary. Our butter
shipments during the past year have
amounted to $50 pounds per month. A
creamery has been fitted with modern
appliances, including two hand separa.
tors, butter workers, refrigerators, etc.
Instead of it being impossible Ito
raise varied crops" as charged by
Andrew E. Lee, the record made by the
tanning school farm during the years
since Mr.. Lee published his Islander
broadcast to the world, the above re
ports. taken, as stated. from the pub
lished reports of the State Board OF
Charities and Corrections, prove that
the farm is adapted to all sorts O.
agriculture.
And what is true of the training
school farm is also true of every farm
in Aurora, Jerauld. Buffalo, Sanborn
HYDE, Hand, Douglas. Brule, Charles
Mix, Lyman and Stanley counties.
When the voters of those counties
cast their ballots in November they
will have an opportunity to resent il
an effective manner the SANDER of the
man who again seeks to be elected tt
the office of governor of South Dakota