The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1918-01-03
MORE HOGS; SLOGAN
FOUR FARMERS NOW DIRECTING
UNITED STATES EXTENSION
WORK.
GOSSIP OF THE STATE HOUSE
Government at the Capitol and
at the Various State
institutions.
Pierre.


Pierre
Brookings.-Four practical South
Dakota farmers are now in the field
directing the government extension
campaign for a 10 per cen increased
pork production in this state. They
are Joe Hill. leader. of Alexandria.
Matt Ginsbach, of Hartford; g. w.
Stanley, of BOLTON. and A. l.. Haynes,
Of Scotland. Mr.. Ginsbach will work
in Lincoln and Union counties and
the eastern half of McCook; Mr.. STAN
ley in western McCook and Turner
and Clay counties while Mr.. Haynes
will cover Charles Mix, Bon Homme
and Hutchinson counties. Counties
not represented through special work
ers will receive help by calling on
the State college extension force. Mr..
Hill Is working through all other ex-
tension forces for one great drive.
Fourteen county agricultural agents
are active in their various counties.
Four emergency food agents are IN the
field to be followed by many more as
fast az men are secured and appoint
ments made.
The government idea to produce 10
per cent more pigs next spring may
be met by breeding now 10 per cent
more sows On Dakota farms, according
to G.. 4. Morrison. extension specialist
in live stock. This Is a proposition
that should appeal to every patriotic
swine breeder. II will be profitable
as well, says Mr.. Morrison, because
the government method of licensing
packing plants and control Of buying
and selling for officials needs at home
and abroad insures a fair profit to the
producer.
Care of Seed Corn.
IL corn is not thoroughly mature
when the first freeze arrives It is not
likely to make good seed. according
to Manley Champlin, assistant agron-
omist at State college. The reason
Is that the moisture in the corr freezes
and expands. chilling and r~upturing
the cellular tissue in and around the
ccrn germ. However, even in as Sc
we're season as 1915, 1t Was possible
Of the ears by individual, ear test
ing. Some ears, for one reason or an
other, are able to withstand the effects
of hard freezing. Some may be fair
ly dry, others may be we'll blanketed
or protected by their husks, while the
germs of others may be ~esneeials
we'll protected from moisture by
means Of a thick germ wall. The
germ walls in corn are well supplied
with oil which acts as a water proof.
ing for the germ. In 1913 the agron-
omy department of the State college
made a test to compare the germinat.
ing qualities of early selected seed
corn against that selected late. Out
of 400 ears which were picked out
about September 10, 312 or rs per cent,
grew. Out Of the same number of
ears picked October 10, 24S, or 81 per
cent, grew. The gain due to early
picking was GA ears per 400 ears test.
ed. OF 16 per cent. 1t is more than
likely that many OF the seed corn
difficulties which may exist in certain
sections of the state can be overcome
by individual ear testing.
are Of Dry Cow.
1t is poor economy to neglect the
dry cows, says Prof. G. Larsen, of
Sta college. A cow that is dry and
will moi freshen until the latter part
of the winter Or toward spring will
get along reasonably well at present
with good rough feeds and no grain,
but a dry COW that will freshen within
a month or two must have some grain
in addition to the roughage. 1t is a
serious mistake to allow q cow ready
to freshen in a month to get poor in
flesh Such a COW will weaken and may
ever become q physical wreck. A
COW in such poor physical condition
cannot possibly develop and give birth
to the best kind Of calf. The COW
- a mother and though she is giving
no milk must not be neglected.
New Banks in Dakota.
Two new banks have been author
lied by the state banking board, one
bein the Commercial State bank of
Crow Lake. with a capital Of SIS, 600.
President, r. j. Harrison; vice presi-
dent, K. II. Miller: cashier, j. C. Wood.
For the Guaranty State bank OF Rec
Heights, capital $4,000, President v.
c. Donesteel: vice president, F.. B.
Stiles; cashier, L. M. Meigs.
Will Meet in 1~rookines.
The South Dakota Holstein-Friesian
association will hold its annual meet
ing in Bookings January / at the city
hall.
Hotel Committee Chosen.
Seven OF South Dakota's most prom
inent hotel owners and managers
have been appointed members Of the
committee On hotels Of the Federal
food administration for South Dakota
by C. N. Herreid. federal food admin
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