The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1921-03-25
ADVICE FOR FARMERS
0xP9NTo FROM STATE COLLEGE
70 DISCUSS PROBLEMS IN
SHORT COURSE

Farmers in those counties which
are without farm bureaus will be
etven an opportunity this spring to
have some Of their problems solved
By experts from the extension depart
mont OF state college. A series Of
short courses 10 being arranged to BE-
held In such counties under the pro-
visions Of the Smith-Lever act Of con-
gress. Such subjects as insect pests,
animal diseases, farm accounting.
marketing and farm crops are to be
taken up in these courses. Women
OF the county also viii be taken care
OF in courses in sewing, and various
phases OF food and its proper prep
aratton for table use. The first OF
such schools to be announced Is to be
held in Lincoln county March Is and
closing March Is.
The revolver with which it 10
claimed Jack Mccall shot and killed
wild Bill" Hickock at Deadwood in
August, 1875. for which crime Mccall
was tried and hanged in Yankton in
1877, is being exhibited in the window
Of the Gross Hardware company BY
T. J. Welby, with an accompanying
affidavit declaring it to be the bona
fide' article. Welby was the deputy
sheriff and jailer OF Yankton county
at tho time Ed Edgerton wal clerk
OF courts when the gun came into his
possession. Welby says that the gun,
now badly rusted, was placed in evi-
denco At the trial and he acquired It
from the county file. ! He plans to
turn 1t over to the state to be placed
In tho state historical museum at
Pierre.
Having failed twice to sell its bond
issue OF 5000, 600, the Mitchell school
board has called another election for
the purpose OF obtaining the permits
sion Of the voters to increase the in
terest or the bonds. The original
issue carried only s per cent. and
twice the board has called for bids.
Each tive = '~',ed ~ receive a str~le
offer. The ballot will ask for . 6 per
cent limit w.t. peruilssloA % sell .Ae
bonds to the highest bidder. Two new
school houses will be erected IL the
bond issue is finally sold.
Tractor short courses will attract
many farmers to State college during
the next month. These courses held
under the direction Of the tractor and
auto-mechanics department Of the col
lege, cooperating with the various
tractor and machinery companies on
cerned, are most popular and much In.
terest has been shown in past years.
No tuition is charged and anyone in
terested is invited.
The potato growers Of this territory
who annually ship many carloads Of
potatoes to eastern markets, have per-
fected an organization and plan erect
ing . mamoth potato warehouse in
Hayti to facilitate the marketing and
shipment of their product. Steps have
been taken for the proper garding
and handling Of the product, which
annually Is becoming Of greater pro-
portions.
Mitchell voters voted to give the
school board permission to increase
the rate OF interest on $500, 900 worth
Of school bonds, authorized last year,
to S per cent. As originally passed
the Issue bore only 5 per cent. Twice
the board tried to dispose of the bonds
1t that figure, but failed. Then It
called for the new election.
BY the introduction OF cane as a
forage crop the Stanley county farm
bureau has added more than 5000, 900
= year to the value OF farm products
In the county-or more than 30 times
the cost OF maintaining the farm bur.
eau and the county agent. !.
Members of the Women's auxiliary
Of the local American Legion post
have inaugurated movement to have q
memorial erected In honor Of the
young men from Moody county who
served the country during the world
war.
South Dakota wool growers in ses-
sion in Huron, adopted resolutions
which among other things fixed the
payment Of 10 cents per head as the
maximum price for shearing, and $50
per month for sheep herders employed
on sheep ranches.
Local papers in the southern part
Of the state west Of the river report
number Of cases OF missing livestock