The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1918-02-01
GRADING POTATOES
PUBLIC WILL NOT BUY INFERIOR
QUALITY PRODUCT At
HIGH PRICES.
From the Capital City, the Various
State Institutions and from
Many Different Parts Of
the sunshine state.

| Pierre
Potatoes should be graded before
placing them on the market, urges
the South Dakota food administrator
at Aberdeen, who authorizes the fol
lowing statement:
American people in 1917 produced
the largest crop Of potatoes on rec
ord, but unfortunately the quality is
not equal to the quantity.
Many of these potatoes are still
held by growers who are confronted
with the problem Of moving them
before the next crop comes in. The
food administration is interested in
this problem because it wants these
potatoes in order to save wheat and
other foods that can be shipped.
In order that poor stock may not
be fofsted on the people at high prices
the food administration and the state
bureau Of markets are urging the
grading of potatoes before they are
placed on the market.
Unless potatoes are SO graded that
the consumers are protected from an
influx Of frostbitten, injured, diseased,
and small, deformed stock. they will
rebel IS they did ten years ago when
an attempt was made to force a crop
Of inferior apples through the mar
kets at high prices. Use Of apples al
most ceased. Apple growers and
handlers lost millions of dollars. and
thousands OF bushels Of fairly good
apples we're never consumed.
Uncle Sam Needs Help.
Uncle Sam needs blacksmiths. car
penters, plumbers, machinists. c!ectri-
clans. telegraphers. accountants, ste
n%ographers and bakers during the per.
iOd Of the war. and to meet this need
has called on all state universities in
America to report the probable num-
Der OF men the institution can train
in each Of these trades, the length Of
time necessary to train them, and the
facilities for the work. By running
extra shifts in shops and class room
the University OF South Dakota can
train about 100 men. Special work
in telegraphy IL already being given.
The department OF economics can
train stenographers and accountants.
The home economics department re-
ported on the training OF bakers. All
the other special training courses
would be in the College OF Engineer.
ing.
College Stock Wins Prizes.
State college won first. second.
third and fourth prizes on Aberdeen
Angus cattle in the recent state inn
proved live stock show at Mitchell.
Polo Boy. winner OF first place, a son
OF the famous Black Poe, was auc
toned to ]. r. Spiers, OF Rec Heights
for $1,000, the largest amount ever
paid for an Angus bull at the state
sale. Judge Kennedy said at Mitchell
that Polo Boy is the best bull of his
breed in the United States. Other
sons OF Black Poe were also sold to
South Dakota buyers. Prot. J. w. Wi.
son. head OF the animal husbandry
department at State college. believes
the institution performs a real serv.
Ice for the state in thus distributing
lass breeding stock among the
farmers.
Shorten Second Semester.
For the nrst time the University
OF South Dakota will enroll all stu
dents who expect to enter the second
semester during examination week In
stead OF during the two days follow
ing the end of examination. This
plan saves two days Of the second &c
mester. Enrolment will be handled
by the deans OF the various colleges
and by thus e%xpediting this work It
will be possible to cut the length of
the second semester. The second &C.
mester will come to an end. SC far as
class work is concerned, on May IL.
All holidays ordinarily given during
the second semester. including Wash
ington's birthday and the Easter re-
cess, will be eliminated.
Farmers Overcome Anthrax.
The farmers of Haakon county
cleaned up an outbreak Of anthrax
protecting Eats cattle at q cost OF
less than Is cents . head. including
vaccination, isolation Of affected AMI
mails and . general cleanup. BY burn.
Ing all carcasses. Leon Anderson
county agent. enlisted the help OF the
state live stock sanitary board. the
extension specialist and the head OF
the state college animal health lab
oratory. The cooperative plan or &C.
tion called for farmer committees
with = foreman to isolate infected ami.
mails, to burn dead cattle. to secure
veterinarians and necessary materials
and to keep night watch . the unin-
fected animals.
TO Develop indian Lands.
Senator Edwin s. johnson. Of South
Dakota, has introduced . bill LOOKING
70 the development Of unused Indian
lands in South Dakota. He proposed
An appropriation Of 81. 900 TOR thi
purpose. He would use mot to exceed
$500. 900 for the development OF waite,
power to make irrigation possible. I'm