The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-10-11
COUNTY AGENTS
THEIR EFFICIENCY Is APPARENT
THROUGHOUT THE STATE.

Brookings, Oct. IL. - Special:
South Dakota county agents have
more than made good this year in
both regular and emergency work.
The labor situation this fall was ex-
eeptionally we'll handled in counties
employing agents. Animal disease
control, control of grasshopper pest
and food conservation measures have
all been items of special interest and
help. The following facts CLEANED
from a recent monthly report of l. b..
Johnson, state leader, indicate the
wide field for county agent activities:
Il. c. Bird, of Douglas county. was
instrumental in securing the arrest
and conviction of a farmer who re-
fused to dispose of hog cholera car
easses-2f dead hogs being found in
one field. This legal action was
heartily approved by farming neigh
bors. The county agent has data
showing that 1t costs Douglas county
farmers an average of $23.15 to pro-
duce an acre of wheat averaging 30
bushels to the acre.
Harry Killing. Jerauld county, has
been active against the grasshopper
pest. One farmer caught Is bushels
of hoppers with a hopper catching
machine. and two different corn
fields, totaling 100 acres, were saved
from hoppers by poison bait.
The Beadle county canning contest
was SUCCESSFULLY engineered by County
Agent o. =. Drake-the winning club
having canned nearly 1000 quarts.
The winners served at the annual
county banquet during state fair
week at Huron.
Investigations by Agent A. r.
Vile, Kingsbury county, show that ii
costs the farmers $3.50 an acre to
produce wheat averaging IL bushels.
Animal disease prevention. especially
by sanitation, has been the largest
item in the fall work.
The dairy farmers neal Redfield
plan a big meeting this month, when
they will take steps to have their
herds tested for tuberculosis, either
by the live stock sanitary board or
by a local qualified veterinarian.
County Agent E. w. Hall states that
his office was instrumental in plac-
ing 1000 laborers in Sphinx county's
harvest fields.
Haakon county needs good veter-
inarians, appeals Agent Leon Ander-
son., who states that too much of his
time is occupied with animal disease
control, in view of the many other
problems before his office. Vey Val
entine, agent for Stanley county, re-
ports a series of helpful meeting with
farmers clubs. Canning demonstra-
tions have also created interest in
food conservation. w. w. Under
wood, Hughes county, has been busy
handling outbreaks of anthrax and
other contagious diseases. His coun
ty also sent a canning team to the
state fair.
Fall River county farmers are be-
ginning to dig pit silos, according to
Ralph K. Johnston. A Holstein calf
growing club also promises much ed
u"cational value. The labor problem
in Codington county has been ham
died successfully through the office
of Agent A. w. Palm-as many as
lao calls per day for help being taken
care of. The agent is being assisted
by an emergency food demonstrators,
Harmon Kopperud.
Two new county agents are now in
the field. A. j. Dexter for Clark
county and w. F. Kumlien, for Law
renee county. Both men are gradu-
ates of the University of Wisconsin
and are experienced farmers.