The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1912-05-23
TO HELP FARMERS
RAISE MORE GRAIN
AGRICULTURAL EDUCATORS, or
THIS STATE ASK S.PPORT on
MINNEAPOLIS FOR H;sIvTEIi
DENELDpMINT

A meeting Of more or less impost-
ance to the farming interests of
South Dakota was held at Minnea-
polls carl in the week, when DIR.
Robert l.. Slanglo, head of the state
college at Brookings; A. T.. Hitch
cock OF Mitchell, member of the
state beard of regents; DR.. A, NJ.
Hume. Originator oil a plan of seed
corn testing which has since been
exploited in Iowa, Who is agronomist
at the state college of South Dakota,
and James Wilson. expert in charge
OF South Dakota experiment work,
went to that city for a conference
with several prominent members of
the Chamber of Commerce.
They wanted to sound the feeling
of Minneapolis towards their state
and their work, and to learn from A.
II. Rogers and =. l.. Howe directors
OF the North Dakota Better Farming
association, what that organization
is doing that might be done in South
Dakota.
James l.. McCaull, who has extern
sive elevator interests in South Da-
kota and f. o. Yeats. who is iden-
'IiNp MltI 81 company WnItI dISO
operates grain elevators in this state
were present as Chamber of Com
mcrce representatives, and all We're
the guests of A. Il. Chamberlain, de-
%velopment commissioner of the Great
Northern road.
1t is the ambition of these agricult-
ural officials to put into effect in
South Dakota some such %organiza-
ton as is maintained in North Da-
kota-that of getting in closer touch
with the falmer to impress on his
mind the fact that larger yields
than is now the case, should be OBJ
tanned from the fields. Mr.. McCaull,
who is largely interested in South
Dakota soil. stated that the one mis-
take being made in this state is that
the farmer was being directed to &C
to the agricultural college for his
information, when in fact the experts
must so to the farmer. DR.. hume
told of the experimental stations thai
we're in operation in this state, but
Or. S!agle admitted thai this state
did not have the extension Coulse ii
crs
iIe ANVIlh ihhptd I'Idt was cN-
planned wherein a number of five
and ten acre tracts of experimental.
farms were being conducted under
the direction OF one man and these
are demonstrating TO the North lDa.
kota farmers what their land ought
to develop under the proper methods
Of farming. MIR. McCaull stated that
lSouth Dakota farms, instead of RATS
ing from ten to twelve bushels oil
wheat per acre ought to be produc-
inE from eighteen to twenty-five.
AS Il result of the conference the
mo: al and financial support Of Min
peapolis WAS picdged to the South
! Dakota delegation if Il beneficial and
workable plan for the greater devel-
opment OF agriculture in the state is
evolved later. Mayor Hitchcock in.
formed the Minneapolis committee
that he believed there is a new i'm.
petus at work in the state. which will.
make its presence felt when the al.
lied o. ganizations of the farm. in
the way of the corn growers, stock
raisers, poultry fanciers and horti.
culturalists meet later in the year ant
form "A centralized body. Mr.. Hitch.
cock said that all the m mbers of the
party felt very much encouraged as
a result of their visit to Minneapolis
and are resting strong in the assur-
ance of Minneapolis to give whatever
aid was possible.