The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1912-03-07
BETTER FARMING
AND GOOD ROADS
Talked by Good Speakers at
Institute

The farmers institute and good
roads meeting held here Friday and
Saturday was fairly we'll attended.
considering the band weather of the
second day. Both afternoon and
evening meetings were held in the
opera house. under the manage
ment of the City Commercial Club,
and presided over by H. W. Wood
ruff. The outside speakers present
were DR.. Stoner. Superintendent of
Institute work, Hon. E. c. lsseu-
huth. of Redfeld, author of the
good roads law, Prof Solberg of
Bookings. and Engineer E. K.
Mather, of Mitchell,
The audience was welcomed by
Harlan Bushfeld, president. on be-
half of the Miller Commercial
Club, and Mayor Christ on be-
half of the city. Mrs S. V, Christ
read a paper on good roads and
child welfare. Music was furnished
by the Miller orchestra.
DR.. Stoner gave a splendid talk
upon the necessity and benefits Of
conserving moisture. One Of his
statements in particular being Of
much value. He informed his very
full house of farmers that actual
experiments at the agricultural
farms proved stubble fields should be
gone over with a disk Immediately
after grain is cut, because the
stubble field with standing gram
stalks rejecting the suns rays,
creates great evaporation and draws
an excessive amount of moisture
out of the cultivated ground. He
says TO go over the field with a disk.
attached to or following the binder,
will chop up the stubble and save a
large per cent of the moisture al
ready in the ground. This is one of
the simplest yet most important dis
coveries made in farming. The
doctor thinks IL inches of rainfall
properly taken care of by SOIL Gull
ture, will produce a good crop. If
he is correct. and we dare say he is.
with ali average rainfall of Is to Is
inches South Dakota's need is evil
IDENTIFY not more rainfall but better
farming.
Hon. E. G.. Issenhuth ably discuss
ed the new road law and made a
convincing argument for the better
ment of our common highways. He
is an enthusiast upon the subject,
and Sphinx county should keep him
in the legislature until time sug-
gests the necessary amendments for
his new law, as time does suggest
for all new lows.
Civil Engineer Mather, of Nit.
chell, talked upon the construction
of concrete bridges and culverts.
He also touched up the bridge COM
bine or trust alleged to be working
in this state, and stated that where
the concrete people had a chance
to bid, such competition consider
ably reduced prices On other bridges.
Prof. Solberg, of Brookings, talk
ed upon the interstate road from
Chicago to the Black Hills and
National Park. showing the road on
blue prints. This route passes thru
Bookings, Miller and Pierre. 1t
will be published in the Auto guide
book for 1912. The Prof. stated it
was his belief that a very few more
years of public interest in good
roads would cause the National gov
eminent to resume the construction
of public highways which was STOP
ped by the great civil war and the
building of transcontineDtal railway
lines.
Two or three silo agents were
here. with small models, of silos,
and the farmers manifested great
interest in their talk.
Prof. Larson. Of Bookings who
has made a study of the silo, wired
that he was sick and could not
come.