The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1912-01-18
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mist aaTa :. bod! Of knowledge w.eh.
IL themselves. Now. that ma. 40.
mean that every man who farms vii
have all of this body Of knowledge,
but 1t does mean that many farmers
must have it, as many as possible.
Otherwise, our farmer citizenship IS
not intelligent on the given subject
OF alkali,"
Admitting all these things as true,
what are We going to do about il?
With the American farmer to know
q fault is to devise a remedy; TO
know q remedy il to put it into exc
cution. We have suffered the losses
of crop after crop and blamed ma
ture and natures God for il. Now
that We know how I o find out one
cause Of a crop failure We r con-
ironted with the TACT that it costs a
lot OF money to make soil examina-
tons. Illinois has begun q systemat-
3c Investigation OF the condition Of
the sol! CT the entire state. Sam
pies are taken from each tcl. acres
una aT4 analysed, records, charts and
maps are made showing the results
md suggestions noted for improve
ment and remedies required. AL
ready many counties have been eX-
amined and the work IS approved by
the entire state. Other states are
taking up the matter and it is believ-
ed the South Dakota can probably
begin this work at an early date. Az
appropriation of q few thousand dol
lars by our legislature would enable
the college at Brookings TO make a
beginning and II the results obtained
warranted it, other and larger
amounts would be forthcoming to
complete the investigation, This is
a matter OF statewide Importance
and should be thoroughly discussed
on its merits. A loss OF q crop from
preventable causes in any consideTa-
HE portion of the state is a state
wide calamity. A resolution on this
subject has been prepared and will
be handed TO the proper committee
and should 1t rome before this con
vention l bespeak for 1t Your most
careful consideration, Ii approved
by you 1t Will be sent, in due course
of time, to the legislature for its &C
ton which, IL favorable, vii, mean
that the work may be started.
The presidents remarks were fol-
lowed by an informal discussion Of
numerous topics as the men were
called from the audience. Rev. w.
NJ, MAR and w. S. Hill spoke inter
estingly on the drainage question and
the great benefits derived from the
land, the latter giving some expert
ences which have happened in Han
son county, where there Is much
drainage. Secretary Hume spoke on
the drainage question in & way, and
referred TO the soil tests which were
made In Hanson county last summer,
and explaining In detail, what was
discovered in that county, a full re-
port Of which appeared in this pa
pear at the time. President Dawes
and others spoke briefly concerning
the preparation OF seed corn and how
II ia to be handled in the early sea,
son in order Il dry the corn out az
soon as possible. Several experience
es were related in this connection
that will be valuable to those who
heard them.
President Dawes announced the
following committees:
Resolutions-E. l.. Bollard, E. P
Sand, o. W. Chassee.
Auditing--W, 5. Gardner,
Nominations-N, a. Nelson, A. j
Riggert, H. W, Hardin,
The first work done under the in
structors took place when the grass
class me at s o'colck, and from ther
until 1880 O'Clock II. a. Winter dis
cussed with the farmers alfalfa ant
other grasses, together with the fer
tjlity Of silos as applied to grasses
Prof. Winter. who arrived On Mon
day night, gave q number of eX
p%eriences he has had with alfalfa an;
his fund of Information vas OF vas
benefit 10 the farmers who CAV
close attention,
The corn school was. adjourned a
the regular hour, and the Il hun
dred men were sent to the stoc.
pavilion, where Prof. Evvard CAV
his first demonstration and lecture o:
animal husbandry. Mr.. Evyard ha
three Poland China hogs In the rim
and he gave an instructive and inter
iesting lecture on the best Joints c
the hog. In the course OF his re
marks Mr.. Evvard brought cut man
points by acutual demonstrate
which the farmers will ind use t
,ijher1 In their hog culture