The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1916-01-06
OVER 200 PRESENT
At SHORT COURSE
MANY REGISTER DURING CLOSING
DAYS-SURPLUS LIVESTOCK
SALE DRAWS MANY
Nc CAFFREE TALKS Of FARMERS HERE
Said AgricuIturists of This County
Should Farm More Thoroughly and
Add Thousands Of Dollars

second annual Farm and Home Course
at State College, closing last Saturday.
Glass rooms in both home economies
and mems departments were generally
from all parts of South Dakota. In
view of the fact that farm short
courses are being held in every county
by the extension department. the slight
increase in attendance over last years
Farm and Home Course was not an
ticipated.
At the conferences practical adj
dresses were delivered by Hon. George
Carroll of Miller, Regent J.. w. Camp
bell of Huron, Hon. j. w. Parmley of
Ipswich, Hon. Charles McCaffree, COM
missioner of immigration, and Presi-
dent E. c.. Perisho.
The sale of surplus college livestock
on Friday afternoon was well attended.
Each Farmer Supports IL People
Every farmer has to feed twelve
people in this country, and in order to
do this better and more profitable the
farming operations must be more
efficient and business like" said
George Carroll, a prominent business
farmer of thirty-three years exper-
fence at Miller, S. d. He developed
the subject of corn especially, and its
relation to South Dakota agriculture in
a well balanced system of rotation. He
said, "Precede small grains with corn;
plant corr that will mature; do not
strive after big ears; do not plant too
thickly; and plant South Dakota seed
which has been tested"
Regent J. w. Campbell of Huron, an
authority on landscape gardening, en-
phasized the idea of improving the
farm home by planting permanent or
namental trees, shrubs, fruit trees,
small fruits and flowers. A beautiful
garden means more than dollars and
cents. The constant westward migra.
ton of farmers has about ceased, and
what farmers are now doing ana
should do more is identifying and inn
proving the homes they have. That is
the way to make the boys and girls
satisfied with farm life. Mr.. Campbell
asserted that all fruits needed for
home use can be grown successfully
in South Dakota.
Thorough Farming Needed
eff all the farmers of B%rookings
county had produced 80 bushels instead
of 8 bushels Of wheat per acre in 1914,
the increase would have provided an
auto for every farmer in the equity
and a Ford for the hired men," said
Commissioner of immigration Charles
McCaffree.
"Brookings county, according to the
statements of it's farmers given to the
census enumerators in 1914, grew 49,
545 acres which yielded "a bdshels per
acre. If it had yielded 80 bushels, that
is not a high mark, the farmers would
have had 1898, $4,000 for those new
porches, bath rooms, or buggies.
"They raised 76,O53 acres of oats
which yielded % bushels to the acre.
Thirty bushels of oats is not an impos-
sible crop average and that would have
brought additional pin money to the
amount of $144,462."
Mr.. McCaffree's lecture was illustrat-
ed with numerous views of South Da-
kota public buildings, town and farm
homes, farming operations, farm crops,
the western stock country, scenery,
good roads, Black Hills and Bad Land
views, and scenes around State Col
lege. He stated that the Farm and
Home Course was of great value as
shown by the liberal attendance, and
congratulated the college upon it's in.
creased collegiate attendance and the
service it renders to the state.
Value OF Good Roads Conceded
J. w. Parmley of Ipswich, president
of the Yellowstone Trail, lectured
upon good roads. In brief he stated
that he took it for granted that no
more measurement was necessary in
South Dakota to prove that we need
good roads. This is conceded. He
dwelt at length upon making roads that
can be easily and cheaply made almost
anywhere in the state, and the import.
ance of frequent use Of the drag upon
the highways. He showed views OF
road construction of various kinds, and
scenes along the Yellowstone Trail.