The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1912-01-18

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Breeders Association, South Dakota
Corn ard Grain Growers Association,
Soutl. Dakota Poultry Association,
South Dakota horticultural Society,
and such other societies and organ
izations rs would naturally affiliate
with the four named that this join
meeting be beld in January and eS-
tend over the period oi one week. to
be known as Farmers Week; ami
that the program provide Tor both
joint and separate sessions % the
seycra! organizations.
RESOLVED, further, that the pre-
idcnt be authorized 10 appoint u coz
ference committee TO confer WITT a
similar committee from each OF t'e
o{lor organizations and to report 10
the Executive committee OF this or
ganization, the latter committee 20
! use It's discretion and haVe ipll poHer
to ACT on this matter.
1t is the intention to baye this
O. EdlEC DIOlOSttlDti ~ ~ iifNu pE'piH ~
other associations at their annual
meetings to he held this month, and
IL the same favorable action Is taken.
the executive committee OF each as
ISOLATION will have q Joint meeting
and arrange for the location for thc
meetings next year.
u-,.I.l - So,,,l n.I-At, C.r,,
There was Il splendid audience out
for the night session 10 near the corn
talk by II. a. Winter, OF Wenona, III,
vito is also Judging the corn IN the
exhibit. Mr.. Winter Is Il thorough
corn man. and BY the time that he
had completed his splendid addres
all agreed that he had given much
food tor reflection. He suggested the
idea at the outset OF raising corn to
see that the ground was as near right
as possible, for he held thai this was
the foundation Of the corn crop. His
second thought was to select cOIn
that was adapted to tho locality, and
to build 1t up continually year after
year until it becomes just about right
and the most profitable to raise. The
time of maturity he emphasized as
an important factor. and likewise the
natter of breeding.
Susceptible to Breeding.
: Corn, he declared. Was us susrcp-
.ible to breeding as livestock. To
demonstrate the matter of seed selec-
tion Mr.. Winter made the following
suggestion, whoch has come within
: his range OF experience and was test
ed out thoroughly at the experiment
farm at Jrbann. Ill. From d field OF
corn was selected the ears for seed.
7 These ears were taken from the high
! est OH the stalk and also the lowest
: on the stalk. The following spring
I they planted the corn IN individual
G lows, that is the highest in II row
t and alternated with the lowest III the
I lext row. the reason being TO ecurt
Il II Uniform condition. When the corr
! rev dlu iIdtulCC LficS WIN LttG "
e the height of the stalk the ear grew
/ IN, the time OF maturity, and The
I yield. Al husking time they gather
= cd the ears from the highest ant
Il lowest stalks for rcplapting anothei
S year. and this sfstem was followed fol-
II period of eight years. NJ the enc
c OF the seventh Year the average
e height from the ground TO the ca
on he.higlest stalks Was 60 inches
while on the lowest stalk the average
d height from tho ground to the "a
y was % inches, making Il d~ifferenc,
OF "a inches in the development o
Il the stalk.
y Lower Stalks Excel Heaviest.
. They We're careful to have the sam
!, number Of stalks ID oacu row Of tn
high and low in each row. and tn