Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1914-10-30
MORE WINTER EGGS
STATE COLLEGE TELLS HOW TO
GET THEM IN COLD
WEATHER.
OTHER ITEMS OF INTEREST
From the Capital City, the Various
State institutions and from
Many Different Parts of
the Sunshine State.

Western Newspaper Union News Service.
Brookings.-If 0 want your hens
to lay eggs in winter, two things are
necessary; Initiate spring conditions
in nature, as closely as possible, with
food and environment, and get the
birds away from hereditary tenden.
cy of |, ying only in spring by breed.
ing and selection. This suggestion
is made to poultry breeders by Wilson
Cramer. the new instructor in poultry
culture at the South Dakota State
college. He adds further:
"Do not exps It large winter egg re-
turns from last years hens. A hen
goes into mott late n summer and fall,
and ceases to lay while growing plum
age. Therefore, old hens rarely pro-
duca many eggs during the months
o. November, December and January.
It is from ppullets, then, that winter
eggs should be expected. In order
for them to fulfill this expectation,
early Matching is necessary. Pullets
should hegin to lay in November. and
If given the proper care will continue
to lay all winter.
TN giving his care it is well to re-
member that anything that adds to
their comfort and contentment is con-
ducive to egg production. The laying
hen must be provided with comfort
able, sanitary quarters and must nave
an abundant supply of nutritious, PAL
atable food. The 6 represents part
of the life cycle of the hen. In the
wild state this life went on only for a
short time in the spring and early sum-
mer, it's purpose being simply the
p~erpetuation of the race. Thus it may
be easily seen that winter egg laying
is contrary to the customs ond pur-
poses of nature. For this reason the
hen keepers most difficult problem
is to induce the hen to lay at all
times during the year."
viii Aid Christmas Ship Project.
Sioux Falls.-Florence Fox, of Sioux
Falls, who is in charge or the CHRIST
mas shin contributions from South Da-
kota. desires to raise 1000 in addition
to the toys and clothing originally
asked for, and in Sioux Falls and 9TH
er cities, local talent entertainment
ana OCleI lncdnS Vi OSuhih5 NA
are being resorted to. They expect
to raise $500 of the $1,000 in Sioux
Falls. AS this ship is a Worldwide
charity it is DESTROYS that each state
do as much as possible toward loading
it with presents and good cheer. The
ship will sail in the early part of No
vember, not later han November 3,
and those who have any toys or pres
ents to furnish should communicate
with Miss Fox at once, or ship the Of
ferings direct, without preliminary
correspondence.
Large Crowds on Hand.
Deadwood.-Even an all day drench-
ing rain did not dampen the ardor of
the delegates to the South Dakota
Educational association in annual
convention here, and the general ses-
sions and departmental programs were
carried u entire with a heavy at
tendance. Aberdeen was unanimously
chosen for the next meeting place, and
in the election of officers the presi-
dency furnished the only contest. DR..
w. F. Jones, of Vermillion, was elect
ed. Mrs. Russell Warren, of Spearfish,
was made recording secretary; A. FL.
Seymour, of Aberdeen, corresponding
secretary, and ]. V. Murphy, of Platte,
was reelected treasurer.
Debate on Wages.
Mitchell.-The proposition for de-
bate next March by the South Dakota
intercollegiate Debating league has
just been chosen. 1t is: Resolved,
that the several states should adopt
laws ~embodying the principle. of the
minimum wage" The league, which
was only recently formed, is composed
Of Dakota Wesleyan, Huron ard Yank-
ton colleges. Each school will have
two teams, an affirmative and mega
tive. All the debates will occur the
evening of the first Friday in March.
Wesleyan will have the negative
against Huron and the affirmative
against Yankton.
Bookings Is Prosperous.
Brookings.-This has been a pros
porous season in the building line in
Brookings. Twenty-six dwelling
houses have been constructed during
the season, at an aggregate cost of
sos, 400. Farm dwellings, to the value
Of more than 500. 900 also have been
constructed In the territory inmedi-
ately tributary to Brookings. The
public and s%emi-public improvements
made during the year will aggregate
about $4,000.
Hog Cholera Campaign
Pierre.-In the work Of combating
hog cholera extension in South Da-
kota, the state live stock commission
has arranged for the holding of two
schools of instruction in the handling
of serum and virus, n of these
schools to be held at Aberdeen the
last week in October, INT the other
at Madison the first week in Norem.
Der. The schools held earlier in the
season were well attended, and the re-
suits from the movement have been