Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1913-11-21
AGRICULTURAL NEWS STATE
COLLEGE BROOXINGS
DAIRY TRAIN A SUCCESS

JAIN lhAIN n OtSEeo
The dairy. silO-alfaIfa train which
was run early this month by the
State College and the State Dairy
mems Association was a great success.
T~hirty-eiRht towns we're visited along
the Chicago & N~urtilwestern Rail say
covering II mileage II 97l Fl les. APP
prOximateiy ten Thousand people visit
ed the train and listened to the lee
lures One undred fifty lectures
and demonstrations were given or
dairying, alfalfa, siIOs and siIage and
the dairy cow. The milking machine,
College Belle Wayne, and other dis
plays on the exhibit car proved Of
great interest at all times.
The ucceSs OF this the first agri-
culture train may mean many more
such trains III the future. The North
western officials ran the train on
schedule time and did everything
possible to make the work Of the edu
Gators convenient and pleasant. That
the train has done a great amount OF
good goes without saying.
PROFESSOR HANSEN RETURNS FRoM
SIBERIA.
Prof. N. M. Hansen returned to
South Dakota last week from his ST.
berian trip, bringing back with him
$3.50 pounds OF hardy yellow lowered
alfalfa seed. This is the Medicago
El Irafa which hp rpPnIn nlnnHG for
western and upland use. This is by
far a larger amoun Of seed than he
had hopes Of securing.
He also brought back seed Of vari-
hardy forage plants, including: a
Siberian red clover which grew on an
eight-inch rainfall: a palatable erect
and red-stemmed sweet clover; Siberi-
an Bs~parsette, a legume; several new
vetches; a large white seeded millet;
a new Mongolian wheat; and Chez
grass, which vas found growing in
alkali and hot sands. Prof. Hansen
also brought along some hardy fruits
for experimental purposes, a new ST.
berian cherry, black currants and
goOseberrieS.
SIXTY DAY OATS.
A progressive farmer has asked the
State College if Sixty Day Oats are
all right for the southern part Of
| South Dakota. He also requested a
description of the berry. The reply
was sent by Prof. A. N. Hume, the
az economist, as follows;
Sixty Day Oats will apparently
give you the best results Of any oats
for South Dakota. AS you are doubt
less aware, the Sixty Day Dat is not
d very tall grower, nevertheless, it
grows tall enough to be cut nicely
with a binder.
The berry is inclined to be slender
and rather sharp pointed, but becomes
fairly plump in reasonably good seas
ons Sixty Day Oats, as a variety, is
a little of color so far as the color Of
grain is concerned. They are yellow
iSh white rather than pure white
| The market objects somewhat to the
color but that IS not a matter Of
great Importance where it is desired
to feed the grain. The advantage IN
Weld OF Sixty Day Dat makes it
most desirable for South Dakota as an
early variety"
AGRICULTURE TRAINING FOR
EVERYBODY.
The State College at Brookings Of
fers this year as usual various short
AGRICULTURAL aud industrial courses
for those who cannot leave their work
for more than a few weeks at a time
These courses with n exception
begin January 6, and include: agricul-
ture: a three months cream cry course
a five months traction engineering
course; a three mouths course in
home economics; automobile course
beginning May 25. A special short
course bulletin has been issued to de-
scribe the courses in detail. 1t may
be secured free from President E. l.,
Slagle.