The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1914-02-18
GROWING IN INTEREST
Farmers Short Course in Full
Swing and Attendance
Increasing.

The farmers short course school in
agriculture is growing in interest and
the attendance at lectures is in
creasing every day, The proposition
is new for this county, in fact is be.
ing tried out as an experiment, and
it takes time to get farmers and
others interested, in line But as the
school progresses interest increases and
the remaining days of the school will
be- full of enthusiasm. The lectures
yesterday were we'll attended in all
department. The stock Judging dem
onstrations at the Madison garage
from 4 to $50 p. III. are full of in
terest and ii is an interesting place to
GO. Seats have been provided suf
fcient to accommodate two or three
hundred and these are filled at each
demonstration. The ladies are becom
ing more and more interested in the
domestic economics department at the
court house, where Miss Kellar de
liyers a lecture each afternoon.
There are no evening sessions of the
school, and as a matter of recreation
the local committee has provided a
series of entertainments at the opera
house, each evening, and these seem
to be making a hit. Last evening
the opera house was packed TO its
capacity and beyond. The entertain
ment was under the auspices of the
State Normal school, and in addition
to music and recitation State Normal
aud High school Debating teams de-
bated the question of equal suffrage.
The high school students which took
the afirmstiv We side of the debate won
| the decision by a close margin, the
qualification of superior delivery on
their part being the principal win
ming factor. 1t was generally Iecog-
| nized that the arguments were about
equal, both sides showing good pre-
paration, but the highs were superior
in eloquence in presenting their cause.
| rhe teams were made up of Dale Os-
horn, Mabel Smith and Don May of
the High school, while c. r. Westaby,
Clsrice Anundson and Pearl Wardell
represented the normal.
Alfalfa growing was continued in
the lectures this forenoon at the opera
house, also soil fertility and dairy
cattle. The afternoon session included
lectures on soil bacteriology with
microscopic demonstration, grain sorg
huns and dairy cattle continued.
The entertainment at the opera house
this evening will consist of music by
the high school orchestra; music. Mr..
and Mrs. Jos. Henkiu; music, third
and fourth grade chorus; illustrated
lecture. American industry, by Prof
B. NJ. Lawrence of the State Normal
| school.
A place where a pleasant hour may
be spent is the upper floor of Madison
garage where the exhibits are on dis
play. The collection is large, corn be.
ing the most conspicuous, bat the dis
play of small grain is large and of fine
duality, besides there are vegetables
on exhibition. Here also liz the poul
try department, the display compris
ing chickens of many breeds, turkeys
geese and ducks, and they are all o
the handsomest individual specimens
The poultry department is steadil,
growiug and will not he at its heigh
until Friday when the entries close.
Tomorrow afternoon the boys corr
Judging contest will be held, and OF
Friday afternoon corn and small grain
will be judged and awards made. Th'
poultry department will rec i've atteu
tion after the grain Judging is dispcse'
of.
Altogether, the school is proving
grand success, and besides the enjoy
mept of it an immense amount O
valuable information for farmers an
others is being disseminated.