The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1908-01-16
BRO0K|NdS COUNTY FARMERS GO TO SCHOOL

Mr.. Nashburn stated that the first
thing to be accomplished in the max
ing of a road was to get rid of the
grass and weeds along where the road
was to run. No road could be built
or kept in any kind of condition if it
was overrun with grass or weeds. For
ordinary purposes Mr.. Washburn
thought that a road twenty feet wide
would answer but it could of course
be built any width desired. The CEN
ter of the road should be staked out
and not more than one-half mile work
ed at time. With plow a furrow
should be run down each side of the
center, six feet away, and this furrow
should be thrown to the middle of the
road with grader. Then another
furrow should be run six feet further
out and the dirt thrown in as before.
The idea is to have the middle of the
road higher than the sides so that the
water will easily drain off, but it is
not necessary and a poor policy to
make it too high. Care should be
taken to dispose of the water that runs
off the road and drain it out of the
bitches.
Mr.. Washburn took occasion during
his talk to pay high compliment to
the King split-log drag, which ne de-
clared was the best machine ever con
structed for the purpose. He advocat-
ed its use to keep the road in shape
after it had been completed, and ad-
vised its use after rains, but not when
the ground is too muddy, He stated
that one of the principal. points in
keeping a road in shape was to keep
out the sod. Eevery alternate year the
road should be gone over with a
grader, and a disc could also be used
to advantage, but was not effective
where sword grass was growing. He
stated that a dirt road completed near
his home cost $S5 per mile to build
and with a King drag his Eeighbors
are keeping it in excellent shape
J. A. Nelson, manager of the Brooh
ing creamery, talked on the creamery
for the farmers as against the central
izers He urged upon the farmers the
cries, as the centralizers after they
had driven out the creameries would
be in complete control of the situation
and have the farmers at their mercy
A discussion upon the best feed for
dairy cows brought out a number of
opinions from different farmers, the
most of them favorng enslage. 1t
was proven that every ton of corn fod-
der placed in a sile was worth two
tons of dry fodder as milk producer,
and in the face of these facts it is
hard to see how the dairyman can
we'll be without this important adjunct
to his business.
Friday afternoons meeting was one
of the best of the institute, both in
attendance and interest displayed in
the lectures. There was a noticably
large turnout of ladies, attracted no
doubt by the two lectures given by
Miss Hoover. The program opened
with very charming musical by Mss
Nellie Kendall, which was we'll receiv-
ed by the audience.
DR.. r. l.. Slagle, president of the
m Ils
Slagle took for his subject the agricul-
tural colleges OF this country, and re-
viewed at length their origin, objects
and achievements. He made a strong
plea for the higher education of the
farmer boys, and said that as the
great bulk of this nations wealth lays
in the agricultural resources we need
a highly trained class of farmers to
make the most out of it, They must
understand the conserving of the soil,
as well as a larger production of grain,
and the work of the farm must be
developed into as much of science as
any other trade.
Dr. Slagle also urged the necessity
of developing the farmer boys by a
higher education into agricultural lead
ers, and called attention to the fact
the farms produce nearly all the great
men of the nation, but that the cities
take them away He closed by saying
that the farmers of America should
be the happiest and most independent
people on earth.
The next number was very inter
esting address on Training Our Girls
| for Home Makers by Miss Jessie
Hoover, preceptress of the new school
of agriculture at the college. Miss
Hoover is very interesting talker and
won her audience at the start. She
urged the necessity Of educating girls
for housewives and mothers, as well
| for school teachers, stenographers and
clerks, on the principle that everyone