Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1913-07-18
A. e. Manson sells Quality
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being urged by the Bureau Of Educa-
tion at Washington to emphasize the
need for industrial teachers. The
following letter was from the Com
recently received by President Slagle
missioner of Education:
There is a constant and rapidly in
%creasingly demand for teachers of
agriculture, domestic science, and
industries and trades in the high
schools in all parts of the country.
The demand is greater for teachers of
one subject in one part of the country
and for another subject In other
parts. But apparently the supply is
not equal to the demand in any sec
tion. For this reason many schools
undertake to have work in these SUBJ
jects done by teachers who are not
prepared, and the results are far from
satisfactory. Teachers for these sub
jects should be prepared in the CO.
lleges Of agriculture and mechanic
arts. Most of the normal school can
not do this work so well. They may
give the methods but, as a rule, Jhey
can not give the substance, which,
after all, is much more important
than method"
1t might be added that South OAK
ota has probobly furnished more
agricultural experts for teaching and
federal and state scientific work than
any other State in the Union in pro-
portion to population. Practically all
agricultural graduates are engaged in
some form Of farm work, either on
the soil itself, or showing others the
way. By the Agricultural Editor,
State College.
PIT SILOS IN SOUTH DAKOTA
The South Dakota Regents of
Education have authorized 500 with
which to erect several underground
tOr pit silos In representative parts Of
the State Of South Dakota. These
underground silos are to be erected In
respect to the amount Of rainfall and
In respect to the kind Of subsoil.
sit Is a we'll established fact" says
Professor G. Larsen, that silos are the
cheapest con~servers of feeds for dairy
cattle and young stock. The various
kinds of silos placed on top of the
ground require a considerable outlay
OF money. Many farmers, especially
the new settlers In the western part
Of the State have not the 9 with
which to build a silo nor possess the
machinery for filling 1t. Realizing the
great Importance of silos and silage
to the State of South Dakota, it was
thot that the pit or underground
silo would preserve the silage just as
we'll as those erected on the top Of
the ground.
"Pit silos are comparatively cheap.
Nearly all the cost of building such
silos is represented in the cost of
common labor. It is the intention to
dig the hole or pit about Is feet deep
and make it about 16 or 20 feet In
diameter, then plaster the inside
with two coats Of cement.
1.-THE advantages of such a silo are:
~ that 1t is cheap, ~ such a silo
will not freeze in the winter, t3) such
q silo will not blow down.
"The disadvantages are that: ~
more labor is required to get the sill
age, ~ there is some danger of car
bonic acid gas accommodating near the
bottom of the pit. For this latter
reason the experimental silos have
not been dug deeper than Is feet.
"The money authorized for these
silos is from federal funds. This is the
tirst time that experiments have been
conducted with pit silos. There are
however, q few underground silos
scattered over the semi-arid portions
of the United States"
II these pit silos are q success, then
every farmer or rancher can have
several Of them as there Is no cost re-
presented except labor, and they can
be filled during q good crop season.
Then during seasons Of short crops
this silage can be fed TO the cattle. II
such conditions had prevailed q year
or two ago it would not have been
necessary to ship stock out Of the
Yves tern part OF the State.
By the Agricultural Editor.
NEEfEsNt SrrgHHE