Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1914-10-22
BY E. G. PERlsHo, President stat.
College.

The fact is farm work should not
be drudgery, and farm life is the best
OF opportunities. The boy on the
lar sAes,a cE3Ss-EA how big the
~ g e~EsAEussss really =. Let
IN nseT Ga % E. easeaF4tes the
corn he is helping to produce in this
country a yearly crop which would
sell for enough money to pay the cost
of digging four Panama canals. Show
him that he is mi of the producers
In the United States who is yearly
increasing the wealth of the nation
by almost $1,000 100000 Giyashim the
knowledge of the Importance Of his
work, and show him the nee OF do
ing it as 1t should be done, md you
will put a new thrill Of inspiration in
to his life, which will make him not
only pleased, but satisfied with his
farm life.
The farmer boy, as we'll as his
father, must be shown by actual
demonstration, not simply told:
|. That 1t is both easy and profit
able to test seed corn.
2. That well bred seed OF all kinds
is cheap. even at a high price.
3. That it pays to grow ear-pro-
ducing stalks in every hill.
4. That it is just as expensive to.
keep q poor colt as a good one.
5. That a scrub pig eats as much
as a finely bred me-.
s. That the growth of the hog or
steer will be greatly increased, at
less cost, If you feed them alfalfa and
clover instead of SO much corn and
bran.
Z. That it requires as much time
and effort to keep a 3h per cent but
ter fat COW as it does q 5h per cent
one One Is q loss, the other q great
profit to the farmer.
8. That more cows and silos, moro
hogs, corr and alfalfa, and less
wheat, barley and timothy, is the bet
ter farm policy.
9. That scientific feeding is a vital
part Of scientific farming. Some peo-
pie have now learned that the guam
tity and quality of the milk depends
upon the quantity and quality Of the
food eaten by the COW.
10. That there must be a scientific
rotation OF crops If yon would main
tain the fertility ofsthe soil.
IL. That alfalfa will not only en-
rich the soil, but It will, furnish the
cheapest food for horses, cattle, hogs
sheen and chickens.
IL. That the grain and all forage
crops should be fed on the farm, not
sold. Many do not know that every
horse or COW 81 the farm will add ap-
proximately $40 worth Of manure
q year to the enrichment of the fields.
If properly saved and used.
10. That nature has given to the
farmer a rich fertile soil and then
supplies, without cost, all the ele.
ments to produce a crop, with the ok
ception OF three little ingredients
nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium
Our state college not only maintain
a splendid equipment in mel and
cilities to teach and demonstrat
scientific farming and stock raising
horticulture, dairy product etc, in
a regular four years, courss ut 1t is
also offering to the farm boys, who
have been unable to 1t q high school
education, the exce ional opportu.
atty se come tt The college and take
what hcErn ~ ~ school of Agri.
4ultuso course. This course begins in
November. after the heavy fall work
on the farm lis done, and closes the
first Of April, In time for the young
man to get back on the farm for the
spring blowing and planting. The
young men and women taking this
short course have all the advantages
provided By the state wheno they go
to Brookings for their work. They
are not only welcome, but wesare All
proud of our school Of agriculture.
Animal study Pays, Says Wilson.
while secretary Of the stallion reg
istration board for South Dakota ]
was surprised to learn how little
some people know about p~edigrees
Ia few weeks at their Agricultural Col
lege would have put them right snd
many an innocent mistake would have
been avoided. During the School q
Horticulture, beginning NOV. r many
important things OF this nature WiI
Be- brought 10 the students attention
whichwiM be worth hundreds Of dol
lars to him In after life The yodns
man Of today can learn as much and