The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1911-01-19
state to produce such corn ard other
grains as are here exhibited.

The farmers Of the state ale to be
complimented on their support and
loyalty to this splendid orgaiization.
for it augurs well for the e~fiure OF
any state when her farmers combine
in associations of this sort to promote
the production of better grams, in
larger quantity. There can be but
one outcome to meetings d this
kind, and to exhibitions of tis ma
ture-for by concerted act9n-by
co-operation-South Dakota isbound
to take a place far in advate of
where she now stands. You now
stand fourth in the producti'n of
wheat, fifth in production d corn.
fifth in production of oats am third
in production of barley, whn COM
pared with the other North Central
states west Of the Mississippi river.
The ultimate outcome of every move
ment of this sort wherever inaugu-
rater has been increased production
of better quality grain. It seems
specially fitting, therefore, that we
should discuss this evening at this
Injecting of your association, Dme of
the factors that make for bette corn.
The corn plant is the result sf sew
eral natural forces working inJgreat-
er or less harmony. AS the harmony
Of these forces increase, or yields
become larger and our ppducts Of
better quality-as these frees di-
verge the opposite effectis quickly
noticed.
1t is our business thents farmers,
and our duty as farmers pf the best
grade and highest type, } do all in
our power to cause thel natural
forces to work in a comjete unison
and in as great harmonyls possible.
The fact that have aid it was
our duty as the best typ iof farmers
to exert our efforts towsd the con-
troll and direction of t. natural
forces that go to produ corn may
with some have little ono signifi-
cance since ali of us who'll the soil, |
have as yet failed to rlize that !
our vocation is one seco1 to none in
the whole list of professis in which
men are engaged. The are but
four occupations that actually
productive yocations al of these
four farming stands s&ar in the
lead that 1t has no riY Instead,
therefore, of thinking QUOT as men
tal and low, instead Of lieving that
amy fool who cannot hcceed in
some other business canF farmer
we should feel and act to the full
measure of our station a of our i'm
portance. Unless we ready to
feel that we have sohn duty to
perform in our work ih the soil,
in our work of feeding increasing
millions of the earth, vshould quit
our attempts at farminind go into
into some enterprises tA will allow
our station to be occud by those ,
who realize to the full } obligation ,
that they have assumed
There may have beei time when /,
1t was possible for nj after fall
ing to make good in sfal lines Of
work he may have tri9ut, to take
a piece Of land and 4lop into a
high class farmer. question
strongly however, whet there ever i
was such a time. and know for t
certainty that If there be was that c
time has long since pas. t
Today to be the besFmer, to be 9
the sort Of farmer would and c
must be, we must feelEt our occu- l
patton is on a par and q above and
beyond any of the othoccupations !,
or SO called learned Rssions. b
Farming is a seri business, r
Concluded on 10 8. b