Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1917-05-03
ADVICE TO FARMERS
IMPORTANT FATcs TO BE RE-
MEMBERED BY SOUTH DA-
kOTA FARMERS.
GOSSIP OF THE STATE HOUSE
A Review Of the Work Of the State
Government at the Capitol and
at the Various State
Institutions.
PIERRE

ln8tlIuIlonSs
Pierre
The State Agricultural college has
issued the following:
Plant corn and much of it. Plant 1t
clean in check rows and keep it clean.
Corn has the highest average food
value of any American cereal for peo-
pie, hogs and cavalry horses.
Plant potatoes early and late. They
provide starch and energy for citizens
and soldiery. Seed is scarce-cut
seed pieces small.
Sow alfalfa and sweet clover as
hay for army horses, hay for cattle and
and nitrogen for crops. Feed the soil
so it will keep on feeding you.
Mobilize the waste rough feeds so
that the COW may convert them into
human food.
Don't waste corn fodder. AS silage,
it supplies the best feed for milk and
butter production.
Enough corn fodder is wasted in
this state each year to feed a million
and half more cows.
Plan on winter dairying to simplify
the labor problem and produce the
most concentrated and we'll balanced
food at time when it is sorely
needed.
Enough labor is wasted during the
winter months in this state to equal
an army Of 100000 ablest workers.
Plan on full pig crop. Wean the
Ill c~1l ~lkS
zens need bacon.
Sanitation is cheaper than vaccina-
tion as preventive of hog cholera.
Disease germs love filth. Sunlight
destroys germs.
Compound cresol, seven tablespoon
fuls per gallon Of water. is an eff
cient disinfectant about the stable.
Provide young calves and pigs with
dry beds and protect them from cold
draughts.
An Improbable animal Is a poorer
property than dead one.
Give the broody hen a job with a
nest of fertile eggs.
A spoiled egg deprives somebody of
a good breakfast.
Every home a canning factory. Can
what you can't eat.
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Plan for Boys Week.
Several hundred boys from ten or
twelve counties will camp at State
college during boys week, June rs to
80. The counties to be represented
are those under county agent organi-
cation. The parties from Lymon,
Stanley and Hughes counties expect
to combine and make the trip on
horseback The college faculty is
making plans to give the boys much
helpful demonstration instruction as
we'll as a general good time. In the
afternoons, tours Of inspection of the
various departments will be held. The
latter part of each afternoon will be
devoted to games and recreation un-
der the directions Of a playground spe-
ctalist. The evenings will be given
to musical and other entertainment Of
Unconstitutional nature.
Collecting Information.
In cooperation with the Intercolle.
giate Intelligence Bureau the Univer-
sity of South Dakota is endeavoring
to collect information about its alumni
that will be Of service to the federal
government should it become neces-
sary to call for citizens who have spe-
cial qualifications or special training.
Similar information has been collect.
ed concerning the alumni of eastern
colleges and universities. A circular
letter has been sent to all alumni with
a list Of questions which will supply
information that should prove valua-
BILE II the university is called on by
tfa federal government.
Urged to Protect Herds.
The state live stock board has is-
sued bulletin calling upon the farm.
ers of tn, state to retain their breed
ing cows and heifers and not to put
them upth the market for slaughter
ing purposes. The board also asks
that the slaughter of baby beef be
discontinued and that greater effort
be made to raise and more carefully
feed forage both for the present and
future beef supply Of the country.
May Loan to Non.Residents.
Some county officials have APPARENT.
" conceived the idea that 1t is not
proper to make school fund loan to
nonresident of the county. On in.
quiry of the state land department on
this question 1t is held that so long as
the property to be mortgaged is with.
in the county, and is proper security
for the loan asked the matter of resi-.
dence Of the applicant has nothing
whatever to do with the loan.