Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1914-03-06
c. B. 80. WILL SEND EXPERT
HERE TO ASSIST FARMERS.
MEETING MARCH 2lS1
WILL ARRANGE FOR EXPERIMENTS To
Be CONDUCTED ON SIX OR EIGHT
FARMS NEAR HOT SPRINGS.

To assist the farmers Of this section.
the O. B. & Q. R'y. has volunteered to
send their travelling sgriculturalist to
Hot Springs in the near future to con.
duct seriea Of experiments ON farms
near the city, the same o. has been
done on many farms In Nebraska and
Kansas the past few years with the
very best of results. II. w. Campbell,
OF Lincoln. the father of the famous
Campbell dry farming system, has
charge Of this work for the Burlington
and the idea of the company is to assist
as much 40 possible In the development
of the homestead country ss dsirying
and general farming district.
To give an idea of the work o. out
lined by Mr.. Campbell We give below q
copy of letters received from him by
the Agricultural Committee of the
Commercial Club. The Arst one of
recent date is in part % follows:
"About ton days ago We wrote. re.
garding the holding of q farmers meet
ing at your town fog the purpose of
discussing tillsge, general crop pro.
duotions and vsritiss of grain for hogs
and cattle.
We also refer to the fact that II agree
able to your people We would like to
arrange with four to six farmers near
your town to conduct experiments, the
same as was done with upwards to q
hundred of farmers scattered at various
points on the Burlington road In west
ern Nebraska and Kansas, last year,
large per cent of which were very
sucoessful. This matter, however, can
be discussed at the meeting and We do
not ask you to take on any obligations
regarding these experiments at this
time.
We have q number of interesting
replies from others and are anxious to
hear from you at your earliest oppor-
tunity 90 we can make up list of dates
on Jour line"
This letter was discussed by the Club
and reply to the effect that Hot
Springs stood ready and willing to fur.
nish q hall, to &C. out advertising
matter and to cooperate in any manner
they might suggest in arranging q
farmers meeting here. They were all
very enthusiastic about the matter.
Mr.. Csmpbells last letter is % follows:
I'VE will arrange your date for the
farmers meeting on Saturday, March
2lst.
We greatly appreciate your interest
in this work and will hope for large
interested crowd.
Mr.. LAmson, the O. B. & Q. sgricultur.
ist, will be with me and We will have
about fifty stereoptican views. each. to
illustrate lectures, and will require a
room that can bs dsrkened for this
purpose, IL we hold an afternoon meet
ing. We can hold either afternoon o,
evening meeting or both. An afternoon
meeting I think would be better at.
tended By the farmers. However, VIC
are very anxious that the business
men as we'll a. the farmers be present
for very much depends on the Interest
and enthusiaem of the business men q
to how the farmer takes hold.
Get the people out and We will insure
in interesting meeting.
The success of our cooperative worh
last year has greatly increased the In.
terest In the work for this year.
Wish you would do what you can te
line up six or eight farmers who vii
handle ten acres each under our direct
supervision. We will not require any
special tools nor will we expect exten
sive or expensive work."
Every farmer In the country shoult
plan to attend this meeting on Marcl
21st ss many valuable pointers can b,
gained from hearing Mr., Campbell and
Mr.. Lamson. The Club here expect.
to make this big day and ssid,
from the meeting will otherwise en-
tertsin the ranohers while In the city
WHIST PARTY.