Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1910-07-29
IN SOUTH DAKOTA
Happenings Of a Week Through
out the State.
WILL MEET NEXT AT PIERRE
Dry Farming Congress Held at Rapid
City a Success in Every
Particular.

The first dry farming congress ever
held in South Dakota adjourned at
Rapid City to meet at Pierre on Nov.
Officers were elected as follows:
President, A. L. Chamberlain, Brock
ings; first vice president, Governor r.
S. Vessey, Pierre; second vice presi-
dent, w. r. Woods, Custer; third vice
president, A. j. Mccain, Rapid City;
fourth vice president, Professor {.
Willis, Bookings; secretary, J. l..
Soule, Rapid City; treasurer Mark c.
Rich, Hot Springs; executive com
mittee, Mrs. Florence Jeffries. Stanley
county; Fred Holcomb Pennington
county; M. Champlain, Hyde county;
Mark C. Rich, Fall River county; Pro
fessor c. Willis. Brookings county; J..
c Hadley, Lawrence county; Frank
Gardner. Meade county; Ed Stenger,
Custer county D. R Malone, Lyman
county.
The executive committee met in
the business club rooms and adopted
the form Of constitution suggested by
the international congress. One hun
dred and fifty delegates attended the
initial session President f. w. Mon
deli presided.
During the afternoon session Will
lam Soule presided Professor Lar
sen, talking on dairying, said the con-
servation of farm products was as I'M
portant as the conservation of the hui
man race because in reality it meant
the same thing. Without food which
the proper handling of the soil pro-
duced the race would be extinguished.
Professor Willis spoke on perma-
| nent agriculture, and advised the
proper planting and rotation of seed
| as well as the proper care of the soil
both before and after planting. He
advocated the proper selection of
seed, frequent blowing and was op-
posed to burning stubble which he
maintained enriched the soil
Mark G. Rich addressed the con-
vention on the successful culture of
alfalfa, and for over an hour answered
questions put to him by delegates on
the floor regarding the handling of
this important crop. Ill. !.
Title Of the Organization.
The exact title of the dry farming
organization is the Western South Da-
kota Dry Farming association.
Professor M. e. Carleton, cerealist
of the United States department Of
agriculture gave q brief talk on the
adoption of plants suited to conditions
under which they are to be grown.
Professor N. L. Hanson of the state
agricultural college traced the growth
of alfalfa from it's birthplace in South
ern Persia. The transplanting of
plants to habitated places needing a
| new form more adaptable to candi-
tons, Is not only fascinating work,
but also one of extreme value later, he
said. Ne e.
Professor Hanson repeated the story
OF his travels through the Siberian
wilderness in search of lands similar
to our own, that we might learn how
to grow the plants by knowing the
conditions under which they grow
wild. The limits In which alfalfa may
be grown has been extended to the
Arctic circle. He has sent South Da.
kota plums to Siberia. s3 Ss5
In answer to the questions asked
Professor Hanson as to proper kinds
lof fruit to use in the Black Hills. the
inquirers were referred to the books
OF the state horticultural society. The
sweet clover, while now relished by
| cattle, is an excellent indication Of
suitable soil for alfalfa. "a s4
Superintendent w. P. Snyder of the
North Platte experiment substitution
spoke on Scientific Farming versus
Haphazard Methods. =
N DIR. Storer or Highmore and Superin.
tendent Snyder Of North Dakota de
lixered naperH go
The address q DR.. Storer was q
mastery presentats Ton OF the conseryaa
ltion Of soil moisture graphically Illus
trating by several physical laws He
says the plant gets its moisture only
from the thin layer OF water which
coats the granmles Of anil. R Resolutions
Eof respect to President Taft and Con
gresham MoEdell we're passed. as
were also some fAvoring the appoint
ment Of weather men to each agricul-
tural school and endorsing Colorado
Springs for the 1911 meeting Of the
international congress- 5515ss.
| COMPANY VERY SUCCESSFUL