The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1912-02-01
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CHICKEMS---STOCK
Il FINE LSPLA

The opening session Of the South
Dakota Improved Stock Breeders
Association was held Tuesday eve
ming in the court house, and by the
time the program was ready for
starting there We're at least 150
stockmen in the President
Babcock called the men to order and
introduced Mayor Hitchcock to give
the welcome address. The mayor
took occasion to speak with some
detiniteness on educational matters
as to what is beng accomplished in
the schools of the state for the
amount OF money that is being az
pended each year for educational
purposes. The mayor emphasized
the need for the training of boys in
the studies which will be of special
good to them in their work on the
farm. j. NJ. Erion made the response
to the address and spoke in an en-
tertaining way of the presence of the
stockmen in Mitchell.
An adjournment was taken for a
short time in order to give the mem
bers an opportunity to renew their
membership and for new men to
JolIi tIIC dGSOtIdllOu. u pISSlUSIll
and secretary were kept busy for
quite awhile n receiving the dues
and new members.
j. M. Erion presented a set of res
olution concerning the death of
John Buckstadt, who died recently.
The resolutions referred to the splen-
did characteristics OF the deceased as
a stockman and a man who had al
ways shown d deep interest in the
work of the association. The resolu-
tions were adopted unanimously.
Presidents .AGdress.
President Babcock spoke briefly
in making his annual address, and
said that it was gratifying to him to
see so many men present, when the
conditions We're not the best for
bringing u the usually large
crowds. In reference to the pres
nee of the stock at the pavilion Mr..
Babcock said that while it was not
the best that has been brought to
the sales, there was some excuse for
its poorer condition, owing to the
shortness of feed and the unusually
cold weather which has prevailed
for a month before the show open
ed. He believed, however. that it
was much better showing than what
a offered SOME six or eight years
ago when the show was young, and
he thought this showed evidence of
an improvement in the stock.
Mr.. Babcock brought up the mat
ter of the consolidation of the live
stock breeders with the other organ
izations in the state of a kindred ma
ture for holding the conventions at
the same period of the year. Mr..
Babcock believed that it would be a
fine thing to have all the interests
brought together at one time so
that all could be helped. He hoped
to see favorable action taken before
the adjournment of the convention.
Pasture for Hogs.
j. NJ. Downer, of Freeman, gave
: a short but interesting talk on Pas
ture for Hogs" which was largely
made up of his wv experience on
his farm. He said that the past
season has brought out the greatest
evidence of the necessity for a pas
| ture for hogs, and that had the farm
ers looked at this in years gone by
there would be a difference in the
bank account OF a great many. Mr..
Downer suggested the use OF; timo-
thy, clover. rye, or alfalfa and other
grains with which to start a hog
pasture, alternating in various years
from one to the other grains. He
said he had turned his hogs in
pasture of rye and let them feed on
it for a certain period and then cut
it and got a fairly good yield. He
| o., rcoctnJ. yho t,rpi,rp rf Tho hogs in,
to the pasture early in the spring
season, and be believed that this
would be found to be a good pre-
ventive against hog cholera, instead
of feeding the hogs on corn for sucl
a long period. Hogs that he hat
turned into the pasture in early
spring weighing 60 to 20 pounds
came out at the selling end of the
season weighing from 100 to 40
with very little corn added to theil
diet. Mr.. Downer declared That M
part of his farm ever paid him al
fine a dividend as did his hog pas
ture and re was not afraid to turf
over a good portion of the grount
to the hogs at that. He suggested
that the farmers living in the north
ern part of the state would be TIL
gamers if they would give more at
tention TO hog raising by the pasture
method of following up year afte.
year they would be the winners. Ii
the course of his remarks Mr.. Downel
referred to sweet clover as being /;
splendid feed for hogs and othe.
animals.
At the conclusion of his address
there was a general discussion of thu
sweet clover idea and a half dozel
men declared that they would no
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