Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1918-01-17
Will Hold Earmers.

| This Is the substance OF resolution
passed by the farmers attending the
farm and home course at State col
lcge. The State Council of Defense
is urged to convey this message to the
federal government in view OF the great
need Of intelligent farm labor as
means of greater food production in
South Dakota. 1t was also resolved that
the members of the course pledge
themselves. individually and collcc.
lively. diligently to conserve food, es-
pecially sugar. meat, butter and wheat
products. II was also recommended
that the legislature OF South Dakota
should appropriate sufficient funds to
enable the agronomy department OF
the tate college and experiment station
to proceed with a systematic soil and
crop survey with a view to increased
crop yields and permanent farming
1t is further unanimously resolved to
pledge anew loyalty to the government
and to give every possible service to
enable the nation to secure a victory
and lasting peace. The attendance
from other counties at the farm and
home course was greater than any pre-
cedng year.
A special feature of the sessions was
an address on Modern Rural Schools"
by Prof. A. p Hollis of the North Da-
kota agricultural college.
II. O. Simondson, deputy market
commissioner of South Dakota. de-
scribcth the work of the commission
and reviewed its history. He stated
that the duties of the director of mar
kets are TO assist in the marketing of
farm products. to supply farmers and
others with information as to the mar
kets, to assist the public in adopting
efficient marketing methods and to ex.
change information with the United
States department OF markets. He
dwelt at length on the improvement
of the potato market this year the
subject of dockage by the grain buyer
and the soft corn situation. He as
serted that It is a patriotic duty to
preserve all the corn and that farmers
elevators and cooperative companies
should install dryers to preserve corn
which otherwise might be wasted.
DIR. Il. c. Perisho, president of State
college, paid a glowing tribute to the
farmer as a patriot. Gle asserted that
the patriotic farmer is necessity be-
cause of the enormous demand for in
creased production He said that
there must be a greater acreage of
spring wheat in order to make up for
the shortage OF winter wheat and the
increased demand for wheat to supply
the allies. The allies will need more
than 300 million bushels. The surplus
of our last harvest was less than 100
million bushels Of wheat 1--WE must
not only use every effort to produce
food for our soldiers and our allies"
he said, "but we must raise enough
also to feed the Amrican people who
remain at home, so that none may
suffer. A hungry people in land OF
plenty will never be the most patriotic
nation"
Ruling on MeatIess Days.
Wheatless day should be observed
throughout, the entire day and not
only until 6 o'clock in the evening.
The same is true of meatless Tuesnay.
says C. N. Herried. Federal Food Ad-
ministrator for South Dakota. Reports
have reached Mr.. Herried that certain
hotel and restaurant men observe
meatless and wheatless days up to 6
o'clock p. m. only, thinking that the
day ends at that time. This is
wrong idea altogether. as the Food
Administration desires the observance
of the entire day of twenty-four hours.
Gets RECOGNITION
For many years the Northern Normal
and Industrial School has been accred-
tied at the leading universities. A new
recognition of the work of the South
Dakota school comes from Worcester
Polytechnic Institute Worcester. Mass,
which says in a letter to President
Willis f. Johnson, "Our committee en-
certification of schools voted to grant
the certification privilege to your
school for the maximum period. three
years. We have no hesitation in doing
this. knowing full we'll that your in
stitution does work of college grade.
and that any certificates you may send
US will be equivalent to those coming
from a college. Such certificates we
always accept without question"
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Has Large enrolment.
The work of the winter term at the
Northern Normal and Industrial School
began January with a good enroll
ment in all departments. The school
calendar has been changed, beginning
with this term, the winter and spring
terms being shortened while the rec-
tation periods are heightened. so that
students may be released for farm
work early in the spring without any
educational loss. A special term will
be held from the middle OF April to
the first OF June for the benefit of
those who desire to remain in school,
The regular summer terms will be held
as usual.
Corn and Grain Show.
A beautiful silk banner will be pre-
scented by the South Dakota Corn and
Grain Growers association to the