The Kadoka press and Kadoka reporter. [volume] (Kadoka, S.D.) 1910-1923, 1913-10-31
PROF. HANSEN'S
GREAT WORK

]
I the state into a nationl prominence
/ in connection with an agricultural de-
velopmcnt. The press printed yes
terday an article in this months is
sue Of Tue American Review of Re-
views describing ct length the work
/ Of Prof n. T.. Hanson, "Amcric3' S
/ first plant explorer OF tle Asri-
( cultural College at BrCokings. Fhc
/ article has an intense interest Tor
/ South Dakotans since il extends the
gospel of alfalfa production which
Professor Hanson has preached for
SO many years The magazine
praises the South Dakota legislature
for appropriating a sum for Hanson $
use in exploring Siberia for a hardy
variety of the plant and refers to
the value of his quest as follows:
THE great Importance of the
movement lies in the tremendous
value Of alfalfa as forage for prac-
tically every kind Of live stock. Al
falfa grows luXuriantly, giving abun-
dant yields; il is rich in protein, it
is extremely palatable, it gathers nj
trogen abundantly, il renovates the
soil and provides better conditions
for succeeding crops, and il is long
lived. 1t has been the chief support
of great peoples in the region be-
tween the Indian Ocean and the Medi-
torranean, famous ror its herds since
long before the Christian era. By help
ing to restore the livestock industry
OF the western uplands it will direct
ly enchance the wealth of the West.
But live stock means improved soil
conditions, and these spell better
crops of different varieties Conse-
quently alfalfa means not only more
stock raising but more crop raising,
and greater general prosperity
wherever it can be grown. 1t has
been proved that the Russian and Si-
berian alfalfas can re grown on the
high and dry uplands. Hence the
effort to extend the alfalfa areas over
these regions, if successful, means
immensely increased prosperity. 1t
is little wonder the people of the mid
die Northwest are interested"
OF the explorer the Review of Re-
views says:
professor Hanson is the kind of
man who, having set himself a
task never lets go until the work is
finished. He is a quiet man, but
his mind teens with problems and
he talks readily enough with those
who show a genuine interest now and
clihch point. Thoroughly logical
he Is yet finely imaginative He
grasps facts quickly, correlates them,
and then draws original conclusions.
Along with all of this you find a keen
sense of humor and splendid
heartedness, an interest in the gem
eral welfare that is wholesome and
serious. Yet his devotion to his
work as applied to the needs of his
fellowbeings is altogether evident.
In other words you read in the man
an unfaltering conservation to ser
vice. He might make fortunes with
his stores of scientific knowledge
and his inventive genius in the field
of horticulture. Instead, he practic-
ally gives the use of these things for
is possessed of an unwavering will
that can be patient to the limit where
patience is needed and much re
quired OF it in such work as his
but that is fearless and facing new
issues and quick to sgrmount or to
cut through obstacles"
And of the service the state is
performing in behalf of the West the
writer says:
South Dakota has taken long
step towards the final demonstration
of what can be done with the Vests
high-and-dry lands by the use of al
falfas, and there are few familiar
with the work who doubt the out
come"
Men who lead as Hanson has DONE
intimately succeed. States or COM
munities which support big projects
as South Dakota has supported Han
sen, perform a service for the nation
and credit is not denied them.
| South Dakota took the lead in vast
enterprise-which will probably be
/ heard from in the future-when Pro-
/ fessor Hansen was commissioned by
( the legislature to improve the culti-
| vation of alfalfa.
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