The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1908-08-07

apted to the work of boys at the age
of the inmates.
1.-THE boys under instruction there
are human beings, with hopes and as
piratiOns. They take an interest in
thief rowth OF the crops, and to be dis.
appointed is we'll calculated to sour
them on the world. The effect is de-
moralizing.
.'If ibis institution had been located
ia a section of our state adapted to
all sorts of agriculture, VIII re failures
a e unusual, and provided with two
sections of land, it could have been
made almost self.sustaining. For
confirmation OF this statement l refer
you to the results obtained on the
penitentiary farm although on a much
smaller scale.
If the Plankinton institution could
be converted to some other state pur-
pose and the Reform School properly
locat d, . great industrial school,
capable of maintaining itself, could
be built up"
1t is a matter of history that the at
tempt of Andrew E Lee to rob Aur-
ora county and thst part of the state
of an institution which is doing q
grand work for the misguided and un-
fortunate young boys and young
girls of the state was a failnre. Even
in the face of the fact that time has
demonstrated beyond a doubt that the
SANDER of Andrew E. Lee on q con-
siderable part of The state was abso-
lutely without Justification, who can
say that if he vas again elected COVER
nor he would not once more SANDER q
rich part of the state and renew his
agitation for the removal of the train.
ing school to another part of South
Dakott?
What are the facts with reference TO
the productive qualities OF the train
ing school farm and the other farm
land in that part of the state?
SO good an authority as Col. S. E.
Young, a pioneer resident of Dakota
Territory and South Dakota, who
since September, 1901, has been sup
erintendent of the state training
school, says in this connection:
1.-The crops on the state farm here
have been uniformly good. During
my term of service since September,
1901, we have not had o crop failure
The state farm here, in fact, is q OF
the best and most productive farms in
the state
If the training school farm is to be
condemned, then one of the most pro-
ductive portions of South Dakota,
embracing the counties of Aurora,
Jerauld, Buffalo, Sanborn, Hyde,
Hand, Douglas, Brule, Charles Mix,
Lyman and Stanley, also must be
condemned, for they are generally of
the same character as to quality of
soil and average annual amount of
rainfall.
In view of the feet that Andrew E.
Lee virtually proclaimed to the world
that the state training school farm
was practically worthless and the in.
mates were CONTINUALLY dissappoint-
ed" in the growth of crops, a few fig
ures as to what has been accomplish.
ed on the farm will prove of interest.
The training school farm consists of
GAO acres 10 one body where the build
ings are located, and mi quarter
section two miles south of the ~institu.
ton. The use of this quarter section
10 exchange for the use of q quarter
section adjoining the school section,
thus giving the training school a
farm Of 500 acres.
Superintendent YOung's report for the
Ol00401 PCIlSsO Cuul0R uu0 ~. lCOS,
as published in the reports of the
tions:
At the present writing July 10) the
farm crops are excellent and comprise
so acres of millet, so acres of corn
and 80 acres OF sorghum for fodder.
The gardens comprise Is acres and
include g oOwos ~ nninns on1 ovowu
variety OF garden vegetable grown in
the state. The gardens furnish the
institution an abundant supply of
fresh vegetables, and We hope to re.
ceive considerable Ia the way of re-
turns from the garden products sold.
Our farm crops are excellent this year
and q substantial profit will be real.
ICED from the farm.
:, The following 10 an extract from the
report Of the institution for the bien-
nal period ending June 80, 1904:
The farm crops have been good
during the past two seasons. The
following is . statement of the farm
productions for the reason of 1908:
Corn, bushels 1900; hay, tons, Is:
Kafir corn fodder, tons 40; millet hay
tons 40; oats. bushels Loaf; rye, bush
els 812; speltz, bushels 2,067; sorghum
fodder, toms 20.
The garden products during the
same season were tho following: Su.
gar beets, tons Is; table beets, BUSH
els SO; carrots, bushels 800; sugar
corn, bushels So. cabbage, tons 2; on
ions, bushels 1900; potatoes. bushels
800; peas, bushels 20; tomatoes, bush.
els 20; turnips, bushels 40. A sub
etantisl profit lie reslized each year
from the farm.
The following Is from the report OF
the institution for the biennial period
ending June 30, 1905: !