The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1918-01-18
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This Is the substance Oh 8 reSOlutIOn
| passed by the farmers attending the
farm and home course at State col
| lege. The State Council OF Defense
is urged to convey this message to ne
federal government in view Of the great
need Of intelligent farm labor AZ a
| means Of greater food production in
South Dakota. It was also resolved mat
the members Of the course pledge
themselves. individually and cQllec-
lively. diligently to conserve food, es-
| pecially sugar, meat, butter and wheat
products. It 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 q 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
jill COuI6 &C q 6lCdtCf Imam @hy VAS"
ceding year.
A special feature of the sessions was
an address OF Modern Rural Schools
| by Prof. A. p. Hollis OF the North Da-
kota agricultural college.
F. O.. Simondson, deputy market
| commissioner of South Dakota, de
scribed 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.
DR.. f. c. Perisho. president OF State
college, paid a glowing tribute to the
farmer as a patriot. He asserted that
the patriotic farmer is a 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 800 million bushels. The surplus
Of our last harvest was less than 100
million bushels of wheat. I'VE 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 zone may
suffer. A hungry people in a land OF
plenty will never be the most patriotic
nation"
Ruling on Meatless Days.
Wheatless day should be observed
throughout the entire day and not
only until S o'clock in the evening.
The same is true OF meatless Tuesnay,
says C. N. Herried. Federal Food Al
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 q
wrong idea altogether, as the Food
Administration desires the observance
of the entire day OF t%wenty-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 well that your in
~stitution does work of college grade,
and that any certificates you ma send
US will be equivalent to those coming
AiOAA g SoAA16S. oAGA ACIlIAlSdlCS W.
always accept without question"
Has Large Enrolment.
The work of the winter term at the
Northern Normal and Industrial School
began January / with q good enroll
ment in all departments. The school
calendar has been changed, beginning
with this term, the winter aud spring
terms being shortened while the reci-
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 oa
those who desire to remain In school.
The regular summe terms will be held
% usual.
Corn and Grain Show.
A beautiful silk banner will be pre-
sented by the South Dakota Corn and