The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1916-01-28
GET SEED CORN now
EXPERT GIVES ADVICE TO THE
SOUTH DAKOTA FARM.
ERs.
From the Capital City, the Various
State Institutions and from
Many Different Parts Of
the Sunshine State.

many inherent SaTtS OF
the Sunshine State.
Western Newspaper Union News serucA
Pierre.-South Dakota farmers
should be laying in a supply of good
seed corn now, urges Agronomist A..
N. Hume, Of State college at Brook
ings. Further" says he, "they should
make sure that 1t is good, viable seed
by termination test.
LET every cor grower and farmer
mark 1t we'll that wise buyers have
been and are constantly buying up the
seed corn supplies from South Dakota.
A considerable amount Of 1t is ap-
parently going outside the state. There
Is absolutely no objection to that, pro-
viding South Dakota gets money
ing every grower in the state has seed
corn enough for himself. If farmers
do not have 1t they should buy 1t, per-
haps from neighbors and perhaps from
some seed firm within the state"
Endowment Campaign.
The success of the Yankton college
endowment campaign. the closing date
Of which was January !, has been In
a manner deferred as a Result Of James
]. Hills decision that the report of
the campaign, as submitted a few days
ago by President Warren, shows too
large a proportion Of contributions in
the form Of pledges not yet fully col
lected and not enough cash. He gives
the college six months time for gath
ering in unpaid pledges AS a matter
of fact Just about 800, 900 has been
paid into the fund in cash. and q little
over that amount is in pledges. The
college on January ! felt practically
confident that the campaign was won.
President Warren on his final trip east
had secured a few good sized gifts as
well as miscellaneous smaller ones in
the emergency Of the closing days: a
number OF further gifts had come from
friends in South Dakota and the west,
and forty business men Of Yankton,
on top Of very generous contributions
earlier in the campaign, had put up a
guarantee to v the last $4,000. BY
means Of this response from various
sources during the closing days Of the
campaign the 100000 goal line was
crossed by January I, with q little to
spare, and all that remained was to Sc
cure from Mr.. Hill the acceptance Of
the showing. Mr.. Hills decision that
the further effort must be undertaken
at ono of converting into cash these
endowment notes was q surprise, and
the college faces a really difficult task
In soliciting from It's friends the pay
ment OF these pledges at an earlier
date than that specified. A large pro-
portion Of them are made on the an
nual payment plan, running for terms
Of three and five years, on which only
the second payment ome due next
July. Nevertheless, 1t is necessary for
the college to conform to Mr.. Hills
condition in order to secure his prom
Used $4,000 gift. Report Of the situa-
ton has been sen. to donors. and the
work will be begun at once, trusting
that there will be a general desire to
do the utmost under the necessity
which has arisen.
Sheriff Was Thrifty.
A mileage fee OF $12 for collection
OF 81 of delinquent poll tax, is the
complaint of a resident Of Beres,ord
which brought an inquiry to the state
legal department as to the rights of
the sheriff in such collections. 1t If
alleged by the residents Of Beresford
that the sheriff OF Union county came
up from the county seat at Elk Point,
a distance of about thirty miles, and
made a "round up" OF delinquent per-
sonal property taxes in that town, and
that he charged the full mileage fec
of 20 cents q mile against each and ev-
cry delinquent from whom he made Q
collection. and there is a grand roar
from that part of the county. The
man who had to pay the $12 when
the only tax against him was a poll
tax was probably the worst hit in COM
parfson, but each was called upon to
pay the same sum. The holding Of the
state law department is that the sher.
III was entitled to mileage to and from
Elk Point and no more on such q
roundup collection, and was not en-.
titled to multiple collection Of fees.
Societies Organized.
The Star Oratorical and Debating
society has been organized by students
Of the Northern Normal at Aberdeen
interested in forensics. This organize
ton will promote interscholastic de-
bates. d~eclamatory and oratorical con.
tests. Young men coming from farm
homes to take work at the Northern
Normal have organized the Agricul-
tural club at which they discuss farm
topics and enjoy good times together.
Luther M. C~leninger is president Of
the club.