The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1917-11-02

and elevator operators
in the spring wheat belt EAST of the
Rocky mountains must send a sample
of grain which they wish to hold for
seed purposes to- the laboratory OF
seed seed stocks committee. Mime.
apolis, addressing w. L. Oswald. 800
Flour Exchange.
Live stock Increases.
In connection with the second an.
nual Hereford banquet" at Aberdeen,
to Hereford cattle raisers OF the Da.
kotas. some interesting statistics rel.
alive to the increase in the live stock
industry in the Dakotas, Wyoming
and Montana were given. According
to these figures diversified farming Is
rapidly supplanting the old practice
OF devoting most Of the farming areas
of the northwest exclusively to wheat
raising. In 1915, according to state
and government statistics, the value OF
the farm crops produced in the four
states vas $412, 692. 900, while the live
stock in the same states was valued
at $445, sos, 0O0. this being the frst
year that live stock values surpassed
those Of other farm products. At
the beginning Of the present year the
value Of the live. stock had increased
to 1868. 787. 900. while the number q
cattle In the four states had increased
by 1000 over the number In 1910.
There are also 81, 800 more hogs IN
the four states than In 1910. While
thousands of horses have been sold to
the government for war purposes.
from the Dakotas. Wyoming and Mon
tant, 1t is still estimated that most
Of the good draft horses still remain
in the four states.
Students Win sweepstakes.
South Dakota State college student
in Judging dairy products at the Ma
tional Dairy show in Columbus. Ohio.
in competition with thirteen leading
agricultural colleges OF the country.
Arthur Miller OF Madison, s. D., won
first in judging dairy products with
AlluuI xOlIlRh1AAO III DIOOhlLl6S lIVA,
F. v. Layson taking fifth and the team
sixth place in judging cattle. Mis-
souri, university captured sweepstakes
in judging dairy cattle. Howard Hew-
lit OF Arlington was alternate mem
Der of the team. Prof. G.. Larsen.
head OF the college dairy husbandry
department. was in charge.
Twenty-three alumni and former
students Of state college who COM
pleted the required college military
training may join the third officers
training camp to be held January 5
to April 5. Applications for admission
to this camp should be sent before No
vember 10 to Col. William C. Lassi.
ter, commandant at State college.
The object Of the third training camp
is to prepare officers to fll vacancies
that may occur in the regular army.
State college is the only institution in
South Dakota thus honored, accord.
ing to notice just received from the
adjutant general Of the war depart.
ment in Washington.
Weeds along prairie roads may
cause snow blockades. Prof. ]. @.
Hutton OF the state college agronomy
department suggests that road super
visors. farmers and all others who are
interested In good roads, should see
to It that weeds along the r0adsides
are burned or cut down and thus re.
move q cause for snowdrifts. Another
ID that the spread Of weeds
into adjoining fields will be prevent
ed. There Is no doubt" says Pro-
fessor Hutton, that weeds are the big.
gest enemy Of South Dakota farmers,
and anything that car be done to pre-.
vent their spread should not be neg.
lected."
state sheriff Shanks ID looking into
the matter Of violations Of the auto
license law, and IL sending GU
1 letter 70 I'll county sheri6s OF the
state asking them to look after en-.
While . number Of private
owners 81 autos are neglecting 70 take
ont licenses. dealers r using autos
With dealers numbers for private use.
ana evaAfns the payment Of the regu-
lar license Tee. % long - this fee
eoes practically I'll into the highway
funds Of the counties In which the
auto licenses II taken out, It II be.
lieved that I'll should pay their share,
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