The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1909-02-04
ERIoH AND WILSON
These Officials Were Reelected Off.
GERS of Stockmen Association for
Seventh Time.

The closing session of the South
Dakota Live Stock Breeders Associa-
ton was held at the court house
Thursday evening. The heavy wind
storm Which came up late in the
afternoon and increased with greater
velocity toward nightfall did not have
any effect, percel tibly, on the size
OF the audience of breeders, for the
court house room was practically fill
ed with an interested lot of men.
George A. Silsby, OF this city, was
presented to the convention for an
address OF a general character. in
which he mixed some pleasantries,
told some of the stories that go to
bring out the good nature of an in
%dividual, and discussed some ques-
lions which the farmers and breeders
are directly interested. in. Mr.. Sils-
by's speech was received with hearty
appreciation by the stockmen and
they applauded him to the echo.
Hon. j.. w. Parmley, of Ipswich,
presented an address on the subject
of Good Roads," His paper was a
splendid exposition of the necessity
for good roads, and the fact was
shown that South Dakota could pro-
duce the best roads in the world,
only they had to be handled by men
who We're more or less expert in
the business. he suggested a few
things to the automobile drivers
which found much favor with the
person who does not drive an auto
mobile. Elsewhere is published the
address of Mr.. Parmley in full. and
we would advise a careful reading
of the same. Good roads throughout
the state is receiving the attention
from every quarter. and movements
are being started everywhere look
ing to having judicious work done
on the roads instead of the haphaz-
ard way of the past.
Prof. A. A. Brigham, of Brookings
agricultural college, was on the pro-
gram for an address on THE Advance
in Poultry. He covered a wide
range of discussion before he finish
ed his interesting talk. He paid a
merited tribute to the American hen
which he said had grown in pro-
ductiveness from $500, 100000 in
1899 to $70O,000,0 900 in the past
year according to the figures given
out by Secretary Wilson, of Wash
ington. Prof. Brigham thought the
figures a little too high and plac-
ed his estimate at $4OO,O0O,-
600 for the entire country dur
ing the past year. Professor
Brigham advocated the breeding of
pure bred chickens as the very best
kind to produce the goods. He
held that it did not cost any more to
raise a good chicken than a poor
one. One eats just as much as the
other, and it was not a matter of
economy in either direction. Prof.
Brigham believed that the chicken
industry on the farm was a strong
element in keeping the boy there,
and he urged the farmers to get the
boys Interested first in the produc-
ton of good poultry, and failing in
that to have the girls and mother
look after the little biddies. He spoke
of the raising of chickens in the
winter time, when many of the rails
ers of chickens find the hardest work
to keep the chickens alive and heal
thy. He offered some good sugges-
tions how to tell a good laying hen
W1Cu yOu SCS Ia pO1uI IudL lldLly
chicken fanciers are deficient.
Prof. Brigham took up the ques-
ton of the farmers grange, which
had been presented by a representa-
tive of the grange a few evenings
before. The grange, he said, vas
simply for the purpose of organic
ing the farmer on the same basis
that any other class of men are or
ganized-for the betterment of their
own condition, and to secure for
their produce prices that are COM
m%ensurate with the labor and capt.
tai used on the farm.
Prof. Brigham fiished his address
by a strong endorsement of the good
roads paper presented by Mr.. Parm-
ley, and urged the putting into eX-
ecution the suggestions made in the
paper.
Secretary Wilson made his annual
report and showed the association
to be in fine condition. The mem
bershiS emi farsa over 800, nearly
100 being taken in at this session.
He reported a balance of $135.22 in
the treasury.
p. +. Wickham presented the re-
port of the committee on resolutions,
which are printed in full elsewhere
in The Republican.
w. S. Hill, OF Alexandria, asked
the indulgence of the convention for
a few moments, stating that he was
a representative of tie State Board
of Agriculture, and that he wanted
to thank the association for the re
f%erences made to the state fair in
the resolutions. Mr.. Hill said he
wanted to urge on the members and