The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1914-01-29
STOCKMEN HOLD
SWINE SALE IN
STATE PAVILION
seventy-Four Register
ed Hogs Offered on
Block.
S. D. CORN STATE
Is supre me With 1t Declare:
Andrew Palm-Work of
Experiment Station.

Seventy-four porcine aristocrats
OF the Duroc Jersey, Poland China
Chester White and Hampshire line.
age, were offered on the auction
block OF the state sale pavilion this
afternoon, in the opening sale of
the Live Stock Breeders association
With many bidders on the ground. it
was expected that record prices would
be reached
Trains Gaming into Mitchell this
morning were packed to the vestibul-
cs with members of the three state
associations of stockmen, grain grow
crs and poultrymen, now holding
forth in the city. Today's crowd was
easily the largest that has been
known for the annual meetings. Many
OF these were attracted by the swine
sale in the state Pavilion.
The Forenoon Program.
The program for the morning was
offered at the Gale theatre, in the ses-
sion of the Corn and Grain Growers
association. All programs will be
combined for this evenings list of
events, which will be held at the
theatre; j. NJ. Erion, president of the
stockmen, will preside. Addresses on
hog cholera will be given by DE- W.
b. Niles, OF the United States depart
ment OF agriculture, DR.. c. G. Lipp
of Brookings, and G.. Ernest Wickens
OF Avon. Sam Jordan, of Missouri,
will give his famous address on How
To Farm--I Show You," and Regent
A. e. Hitchcock will speak on Shall
South Dakota Educate Her Citizens?"
Music will be furnished by the Elks
double quartet. The program will
start at Z o'clock.
Specialize on Corn.
'lf South Dakota farmers would
specialize on their corn and breed up
varieties especially adapted to their
own localities, the entire crop of the
state would be increased on an aver
age of five to eight bushels per acre, :"
said Manley Champlin, assistant ag
economist of the state college, at the
corn school this morning. There are
enough differences between counties
or even between sections in the same
corn in order to make it adapted to
peculiar local conditions. In such case
it might be well TO give the corn the
name OF the county, or section or
some name to distinguish it from
other varieties and thus enable other
farmers to buy seed intelligently.
Mr.. Chamlin further advocated the
idea that such corn would likely be
true and uniform in color and shape
and would therefore bring a unifor-
mly high price on the market. He
discussed at some length the various
carities of corn and corn types, using
for illustration the hundreds of sam
pies which were spread before the
class on the desks.
Andrew Palm, better farming
agent for Codington county, followed
with an adseess on Small Grain and
Corn in South Dakota" In substance
he said:
South Dakota has been and is a
great wheat state, but she is far
greater as a corn state. Corn grow
ing is important because cultivated
crop like corn is of utmost import
ance in a successful system or rota-
tion. This will clean up the land and
make possible the production of bet
ter crops of small grain.
1--WE will never conquer quacls
grass. Canada thistle, mustard, wild
oats, and other noXious weeds in
South Dakota until we go to growing
corn. Then, too, the farmers will
produce both better small grains and
corn. Kukanka wheat is the bes,
wheat we have for this state. Cod.
ington county is going to begin ar
attempt to lead the state in the pro
duction of this wheat, corn and Other
grains, and ii Codington tries she is
bound to succeed"
Experiment Association.
The other address before the grair
growers was given by C. NJ. karlstad
OF Dempster, on the aims and worl
of the South Dakota Experiment as
ate of the School of Agriculture o
association. He spoke in part a
follows:
THE class of 1912 of the Sohoo
of Agriculture decided that grad
uate association should be formed fo
the purpose of stimulating the pro
duction of pure seed in South Dakota
"As to the work thus far accom-
plished by the Experiment associa
ton, | might mention that in coop
GRAFTON with the agronomy depart
ment of the State College last yea
21O lots of alfalfas were distributed
throughout the state for compare
tive test. Forty lots of kaoliang hay
been sent out.
Including those who are tryin
ont harley sweet clover corn on,
mer, millett. oats, peas and SO
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