Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1911-02-02
LITHIA MAN
H0N0RED
Fall River Delegation to Dry
Farming Congresses Home.
LARGE ATTENDANCE
Mark Rich Elected Vice Pre,i
dent Of State Associations
Alfalfa Growers Organize.

Alfalfa Growers Organize.
Fall River county sent q good sized
delegation to Pierre last week, to at
tend the Conservation and Dry Farm
ing Congresses. The delegation was
made up of the following gentlemen,
all boosters and with practical know
ledge Of the conditions as they exist in
this end OF the state: Mark Rich,
Gus Engelbert, Lithia; Harry Goddard,
Fred Dale, Edgemont; R. F. brennan,
Ardmore; A. G. Powers, Oelrichs; DIR.
F. b. Walker, Hot Springs.
Most of these gentlemen returned
Saturday night and report an extra
good meeting, over fourteen hundred
being registered. Mark Rich. whose
reputation as an alfalfa exponent and
practical dry farmer, took an active
part and made several speeches before
the meeting along these lines, that
brought forth many favorable com.
ments. In recognition of his ability
he was elected vice president of the
state organization. Following are the
officers and executive committee elect.
ed: Dean r. O. Perisho, president;
one of the faculty. state university,
Vermillion; Mark G. Rich, vice pres
ident, alfalfa exponent, Lithia; Doane
Robinson, secretary and treasurer,
state historian, Pierre; George H.
Whiting, president, good roads league.
CLAY county; Prof. N. E. Hansen, agri.
cultural college, Brookings; Frank
Gardner, practical dry farmer, Sturgis.
Mr.. Rich is also responsible for the
organization of what is to be known as
the Western South Dakota Alfalfa
Seed Growers Association. and de.
livered very able address before the
congresses on the need Of such an or
ganization, with the result that the
preliminary steps have been taken.
Its object will be to procure a ware
house for the storing of seed, and ar
range for its distribution by a COM
petent man, thus eliminating the
danger of farmers procuring adulter.
ated seed and besides furnishing it to
them at q lower cost than they are now
paying, and still get for the raiser
from one fourth to one third more
money for his seed than he is now get.
ting.
The following committee on con-
stitution and organization was select
ed, and, as Rapid City was decided on
as distributing point, the first meeting
will be held there some time in the
near future: Mark Rich, chairman,
Lithia; Charles Ham, Piedmont, Butte
county; F. w. Gardner, Sturgis, Meade
county; DR.. F. E. Walker, Hot Springs,
Fall River county; Chas. Conger, Buff
alo Gap, Custer and Fall River coun.
ties; F. w. Putnam, Fielder, Hughes
county; M. P. Beebe, Ipswich, Ed,
monds county; W. E. Q. Mccain. Rap
i'd City, Pennington county; g. R. Ma
lone, Presho, Lyman county; Ralph
Johnston, Quinn, Stanley county.
Mr.. Rich's address on the subject
"Alfalfa," we give in full as many val
liable and practical points are brought
out that ought to be of interest to ev.
cry farmer in this section. In address.
sing the congresses Mr.. Rich said:
"Mr. Chairman, Members of the Con
gress, Ladies' and Gentlemen:
A person in order to make success
in raising alfalfa, should familiarize
himself with the habits of the plant
He should look into the conditions OF
his soil, the depth to water, whether
underlaid with hardpan or not. He
will then know how to proceed.
II your field is on high land would
advise you to farm it for three years al
least. My advice would be to plov
late in the fall, following every furrov
at least with subsoi!er, and 60 just as
deep as you can.
Let this ground lay rough unti
spring and then get on to it with {
harrow just as soon as possible and
keep this dragging mp about every two
} weeks until about May 10th. II 1t II
cloddy and weedy use your disc fire.
quently. 1 prefer sowing broadcas,
about 10 to II pounds per acre. ant
narrowing it at least twice.
) Do not under any Condition SOW II
with nurse crop. Many q field wa
, lost last year by using q nurse crop