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The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1922-02-23

for the few? The money expended for
athletics might be we'll used to benefit
the entire school. Let us have a more
complete health program. The fifth
link in our chain is recreation. What
crimes are committed in the name of
recreation. What a mistaken idea our
young people have today Of a good
time. They have lost proper values
and it is the duty of both home and
school to correct these mistaken ideals.
Many parents have been trying to edu-
cate the children that home is a pleas
ant place and have tried to make it
SO with music, books and games-in
fact anything in which they found the
children interested-but they have
failed to hold the children as the
school program has become so crowded
that our children are called away from
home almost every night of the week.
This is detrimental to health. their
studies and in many cases their moral
character. All school affairs should
take place within daylight hours. If
social events do occur III the evening
connected with the school, both par
ents and teachers should be respons-
ible for the young people until they
are at home. The sixth link in the
chain which should bind our home
and school is purpose. If we could
only instill in the minds OF IL chill
dren today the purpose of life, and
Of education, that school days are a
means to an end, not the end itself,
a preparation for real living. not just
a joke, how much we would have ac-
COmplished. If we as parents n
teachers could make the children
realize that wasted time and oppor-
tunity do not return, that unreliable
youth with faulty foundation means
failure through life, how much we
would have done towards a start on
the right road to real education and
life. Where there is no vision the
people perish" Let us determine the
true vision and work for that end.
Mrs. Helen A. Raak.
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Real Estate Transfers

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FURNISHED by Albert Matsen. Abstracter.)
For week ending Feb. 10, 1922.
Margaret Bjorge to A. jobs Bjorge, s.
1874 #. lot 6 and w. 10 IT. of N. 60
# Of lot 6, block 1, Oyle's addition
to B~rookings. 81.
Ed II. Schulz to Charley Schulz, WIZ
SWH, 35-112-50. 81.
|. A. Herrick to r. u. Kretsinger, NJ
NEH and SEA NEA, 16-109-47. $12,-
600.
George Schlottmann to Leo Dye, ct.
al. S. 23 OF lots IL, 10 and IA, block
1, Browns first addition to Elkton.
81.
Andrew G.. Johnson to Solomon John
son, 81 NEH, 27-111-51. 81.
e. |. Briggs to Andrew Enger, SEH
9-11O-47. 800.
Clinton M. Stark to Arlington Outing
Club, lot l, Lake Poinsett Heights.
5000.
August Reinke to Emil Reinke, lot 8,
block /, Browns first addition tt
Elkton. 81.
Max j.. Drefke to Henry E. Benson,
NEA, 4-110-5O. $4,000.
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RAILROADS CAN CUT RATES

The South Dakota farm bureau fed
GRAFTON has just received word that
its national office appeared before
the interstate commerce commission
in Washington and introduced in evil
dence the only general financial analy-
sis on behalf Of any group Of shippers
in the general rate case.
The farm bureau, through its coun-
sci, Clifford Thorne, showed that the
average receipts On every ton hauled
a mile by American railroads last
year was greater than for any year in
the past 40 years. Much has been
said about railroads being favored to
get their money by the sale of bonds
instead Of by the sale Of stock in re
cent years. Mr.. Thorne has made an
analysis Of all the securities outstand
ing in the hands Of the public during
the past 80 years, and finds that for
the last year in which financial re
ports are given the percentage of
total funded debt to stock Outstand-
ing in the hands of the public was less
than for the year 1905, and one-tenth
OF one per cent more than in 1904.
This proves that the ratio Of bonds
outstanding to stock outstanding is
no greater than is was Il years ago.
The report Of the American farm
bureau says: Much has been said
about the railroads failing to keep
up their facilities Of recent years. We
have been told about the increase In
number Of engines and cars not being
sufficient. While it is true that in
1920 (the latest year available) there
were approximately only IS per cent
more engines in number than in 1908,
Mr.. Thorne finds that the tractive
power had increased 661 per cent.
While the total number Of cars in
1920 exceeded those in 1903 by only
- per cent, the capacity Of the cars
in 1920 was 81 per cent greater than
in 1908. In other words, these state
ments about increased facilities ignore
the larger size OF the cars and en-
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velopment Needed; Expert Farming
cation.
At the close of his address, Presi-
dent Harding, and his party at once
left the room and audience again stood
and loudly ~applauded. From this ad-
dress it is evident hat tne president
is war; Of the condition of the pro-
blems that confront farmers.
Under the sUbhead in the President )
address, Farmer Must Help Himself"
| quote as follows: 1T cannot be too
be ready to help himself. This confe--
ence would do most lasting good if il
would find ways to impress the great
mass of farmers to avail themselves
of the best methods. By this | mean
that in the last analysis legislation
can do little more thar give the farmer
the chance to organize and help him
self.
Take cooperative marketing, Amer
lean farmers are asking, and it should
be possible to afford ample provision
of law under which they may carry on
in cooperative fashion those business
operations which lend themselves to
the method, and which thus handled
would bring advantage to both the
farmer and his consuming public. In
countries where the facilities and OPP
portunities have been afforded such
cooperative organizations have been
carried to the highest usefulness and
are recognized as aiding both farmer
and consumer. They make the farm
ers' selling price higher and the con
sumers' buying price lower
Surely great good will come from
this conference. In this case evident
ly the conference has some influence
in the hurrying the marketing bill
through. Secretary Wallace in his
forceful style made a short address on
the purpose of the conference. He ex-
planned why others than farmers had
been asked to take part, and made II
clear that many other industries de-
pending directly or indirectly on the
yield from the soil could not continue
their activities unless the farmer pros
pered. He assured the delegates that
the scientists of the department Of
agriculture were ready to furnish eX-
pert assistance at all times and the
only thing necessary was to let him
know. His great desire was to secure
as complete reports on the different
phases of agricultural conditions as
possible.
His remarks were received with the
greatest of enthusiasm. Secretary
Wallace then introduced Hon. Sydney
Anderson, chairman Of the joint o
%gressional commission on agricultural
inquiry, who had been selected as per-
manent chairman of the conference.
Mr.. Anderson delivered a very able ad-
dress on, agricultural Prices and the
Present Situation He showed that
he possessed knowledge of the present
condition of the farmer. He showed
wonderful ability as a presiding officer
and was fair at all times.
Following this come the address on
the present agricultural situation and
suggested remedies from leading men
in the regions as follows: The north
ern states, the cotton belt, the corn
belt, the wheat regions, the range
country. Then 10 minute discussions
or the effect Of the agricultural de-
preston on other industries as fol-
lows: The implement industry, the
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1922-02-23
LOSS OF KENYON WON'T HALT
ONWARD MARCH OF FARM BLOC
United States Senator
Arthur Capper says
farmer will soon be made
efficient salesman with
the legal right to market
his products collectively.
By Arthur Capper

United States Senator from Kansas
The loss of Senator Kenyon in
his appointment to the Federal
bench Will IN no way stop the prog
reSs OF the Congressional program
sponsored by the Agricultural Bloc.
hat program IS going right on
and through.-impelled by some
thing so high and big and just that
beside IT the personality of leaders
and members alike Of the Bloc pale
INTO tnSignlhCance. We are all
mere instruments Of service to that
vast portion Of our population that
tbs The soil Dur names, like the
coIG"s of our ,:cs, count for nothing.
OW principles count for everything.
he question of cooperative mar
ketine. long kept a little Orphan
Annie standing outside on the door
step OF Congress, now occupies a
position Of honor in the mighty
Senate chamber With the Presi-
dent of the United States formally
and officially committed to it, and
with hitherto iron-barred Senate
doors giving way before it, it is
Just a matter of a short time before
it will be written into the law of the
land. The Volstead-C apper Bill will
cut the irons from the farmers
heels and permit him to go to mar
kct alongside his neighbor and in
comparative safety from the ban
dts who would way-lay him on the
road. The American farmer can
ncver be an efficient salesman of his
own products without the clear legal
right to market them collectively.
Other measures to which the So
called Farm Bloc has given its
sanction include the Capper-Tincher
anti-grain gambling bill. bills regu-
latlng cold storage and providing
for adequate control of the packing
industry, the Capper-F French truth
in fabrics bill. the bill that places
a representative Of agriculture on the
Federal Reserve Board and bills
creating more liberal banking
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HOME RESPONSIBILITY

In the discussion Of education for
our children 1t is impossible to ignore
the first great factor in that educa-
ton. the home.
Many of the first principles in edu-
cation are and should be taught in
the home and few of us as parents
realize the Importance of this fact.
| think it was Josh Billings who
said, IF YOU would bring up a child
in the way he should go, you must
go that way a few times yourself"
and he was right. In short we must
go before and set the example. Per
haps the reason we are having so much
trouble with our children today is
that we tried to send them one way
while we chose another for ourselves.
The results show the folly of such an
experiment.
In order to get the subject before
us in a more concise form | shall ask
YOU to draw with me a square. On
the first side of the square we shall
write the word home on the sec
ond side the word school," on the
third side the word church." and on
the fourth side the word State" In
the center Of the square we shall
write the words, Where there is no
vision the people perish" What is
our vision with regard to our children
in the home and school? AS we are
educating our children for complete
living we must take into consideration
the four sides of our square and as
parents and teachers we must have a
clear vision in order that we may
accomplish the end desired. Let us
return to the home side of our square.
The home is the foundation of our
established society-let us connect the
school side of the square as the school
is the foundation Of our future demo-
cracy. We will connect them with o
call obedience. The lack of ~obendience
in the average home today is really
shocking. Parental authority has be-
come a thing of the past. This has
led to a great degree of lawlessness
in our school, on the streets and in
fact in all public places. The teach
ers can hold the parents responsible
for their negligence in this first step
in education. The second link in our
chain we shall call respect. Respect
seems to be a quality almost lost to
our children today. No respect for
parents means no respect for teachers
or others around them. This condi-
ton is much to be deplored. Again
the home is responsible. The third
link we shall call extravaganza. Oh,
| what an e~XtraVagant waste OF time,
money, health, energy, language, in
fact everything which touches our
young life today and for this condi-
ton the home and school are equally
to blanca condition which needs
the thoughtful study of both parents
and teachers. The fourth link in our
chain we shall call health. We read
so much today about keeping fit SO
much can be accomplished in physi-
cal education and SO much Importance
is attached to physical fitness these
days that we cannot afford to neglect
such an important part of our chill
dren's education. The home and school
must work together on the business of
keeping our children well. Why do
we not have more physical training
for the entire school and less athletics
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1922-02-23
TELLS OF FARM CONFERENCE

j. w. Wilson of State college gives
the following report of the national
agriculture conference, which he at
tended as a delegate.
The national agricultural conference
was held in Washington, ID. c., Jan.
% to q, 1922. There were 1876 dele
gates to the conference from all parts
of the United States. These dele
gates were selected by Secretary Wal
lace at the request of President Hard
ing to consider agricultural problems,
present and future. 1t was also de-
sired to have a representative audi
ence not only of actual farmers, but
of others engaged in closely allied in
duStrieS. There were members of
congress, presidents of agricultural
colleges, directors of agricultural ex-
pertinent stations, officers of farmers
organizations, state commissioners of
agriculture, representatives of bust
ness organizations that handle the
farmers products, and representatives
of the agricultural press. There were
also Is women delegates, II of which
were from the farm. This was prob
ably the greatest conference of the
kind ever assembled in this country.
With the space allotted for this re-
port it will be impossible for me to
go into detail so therefore my report
will be of a general nature.
Monday morning at 8 a. m, the dele
gates assembled in the large ball room
on the Eighth floor of the New Willard
hotel, a about one-half the size
of the new armOry at S. ID. S. G. This
room is arranged with a speakers
platform in the center of the east side
of the hall with chairs facing the
same. BY this arrangement the
speaker could be heard by the entire
audience.
To gain admission to this room at
this particular time it was necessary
for each person to have an official
badge of the conference. On every DC
casion when the president of the
United States is to appear, a high
degree of care is exercised for his pro-
lection.
When the delegates were comfort
ably seated, President Harding, his
body guard and Secretary of Agricul-
ture Wallace arrived by the south ell
trance and took seats on the platform.
On his approach the audience arose
and stood until he reached his seat
and was seated, which is customary or
occasions of this kind.
The Rev. James s. Montgomery,
chaplain Of the house of representa-
tives. opened the conference with
prayer. after which Secretary Wallace
in a few words introduced the pvcsi.
lent of the United States.
In a clear and distinct voice that
could be heard in all parts of the
large room, the president delivered
an address that would be acceptable
to the members of any farm orgar!za-
ton in the country. This address vas
s~ubheaded as follows Ser"i:e of
Farmers: Service of Farmers Affect
Whole Nation; Interest Is National;
Land Prize in War; Farmer Is Indi-
vidualist; Agriculture Needs Credit;
Farmers Are Underpaid as I.aborers;
Misconception on Finance; Industry
Vital; Cooperation Is Pas's NJ Plan;
Farmer Must Help Himself Farmer
Must Assume Responsibility; Farmer
Asks Equal Opportunity; Water De
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credit, particularly personal credit.
on crops and farm machinery, and
making such paper more easily dis
countable.
Much Of this legislation has been
passed and the remainder advanced
to a stage where passage, in the
not far distant future, may be fore
seen. The whole program Of SIM
pie justice to the farmer has gained
such momentum that nothing can
stop it.
Not that there must be any let-up
in the fight. With the departure
Of the Iowa Senator from the coun-
ellis and voting strength Of the Bloc.
its members must and will carry on
with increased vigor And anyone
that "a see in the loss Of Senator
Kenyon anything like the possibility
of the Farm Bloc disintegrating has
his spectacles covered with Wall
Street dust.
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If for no other reason, rotation should be
~practiced to clean your land from foul weeds. At
Fargo rotation culture alone. has raised wheat
yields 3A bushels per acre during the past eight
years: the use of from 9 to II tons of fresh stable
manure applied once in four years has returned a further
increase of IA bushels and supplementary treatment
with acid phosphate or steamed bone meal once in four
years. mas added still another bushel. This means that
wheat under a rotation culture, the soil treated with
manure and phosphate fertilizer. has yielded over 40 per
cent more than unmanured wheat land under continuous
culture.
The South Dakota Soils Department states that
phosphate properly used in rotation will increase tho
crop 80 per cent. In Minnesota the yield has been fire.
quently doubled by the use of phosphates.
Every good farmer is urged to Try out these
phosphate experiments to his own satisfaction. Your
county agent can give you the proper information.
PRIMO WHEAT CROP IMPROVEMENT ASSOCIATE
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turbed by word wide conditions fol-
lowing the world war.
James w. Wilson,
Director of agricultural experiment
station and professor of animal hus-
bandry. a delegate to conference
from South Dakota.
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Every farmer should know whether or not
phosphates will increase his yield. If his soil is
phosphate hungry. acid phosphate or treble super
phosphate will bring great returns. If you have
any doubt about it, you should get a ton or even
a single sack and apply it in a strip across your
field. carefully marking it on the fence or with
stakes so that you can compare the effects.
The good farmer who practices clean farming
so that he is fertlizing wheat instead of weeds. and pro-
vided that his wheat crop is not killed by rust. will always
reap a liberal reward. 1t will pay every man to try phos-
pilates intelligenhy in regions where the rainfall is ample.
However, he should know the requirements of his soil.
He can do this any year by the application OF test strip:
in aEy field which he can treat with phosphate and
manure. Generally it will prove highly profitable
although some soils will not be so responsive a: others.
Every farmer knows that he can grow sweet clover or
other legumes and make an extra profit.
Y 634 Security Building. Minneapolis
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Every farmer kno~s he oughs to ro'ae; he k"o"s that he ought to be care
full n selecting his seed; he knUs that he ought to treat it for smut; he knous
that he ought to pho his field in the fall; he knuos that he ought to put in his
marquis rheat early; he knous that he ought to groO Legumes such as CLOVER
NUect couer sy beans etc.; he knOs that he ought to add phOsphate; he
knous that he ought to prepared firm seed bed Nth loose dirt on top
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SPRING WHEAT GRO ASSOCIATION
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Conducted by the City Federation OF
Women's Organizations. Address all COM
munications to Chairman of the Forum, City.
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Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1922-04-14
DAIRY BARN FOR
HERD OF 20 COWS
Structure Planned to Keep AMI
mails Healthy and Productive.
WELL EQUIPPED MILK PLANT
Building Is So by 50 Feet and Houses
Animals and Their Feed-Sun-
light and Ventilation Pro-
vided For.
BY WILLIAM A. RADFoRD

Mr.. William A. Radford viii answer
questions and give advice FREE OF
COST on all subjects pertaining to the
subject of building work on the farm, for
the readers of this paper. On account of
his wide experience as Editor, Author and
Manufacturer, he is, without doubt, the
highest authority on all these subjects.
Address all inquiries to William A. Rad
ford, No. 1927 Prairie avenue, Chicago.
Ill, and only inclose two-cent stamp for
reply.
The value of dairy herd has been
proven to many thousands of farmers
since the prices of grains have been
down. Cheap feed means cheap milk
production, and milk means a weekly
or monthly check from the creamery
or milk distributing companies in the
cities.
There are two essentials to profit
able dairying. The first is well-bred
animals, either pure-breds or grades.
1t costs little more to feed a pure-bred
than a scrub, while the milk produc-
ton is several times as great. 1t re-
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1922-04-14

set in two facing rows, 10 stalls in
each row. This method takes the
strong light out of the cows eyes, and
permits the sunshine to strike the gut
tiers. Sunshine helps to keep the stable
healthful, as it kills germs. Over both
the feed and litter alleys are carrier
tracks, which save labor when the feed
is being carried to the hangers and
the litter is being removed. The tracks
over the litter alleys run to the
manure pile, shown at the rear and
one side Of the barn.
Fresh air inlets are located at the
center of the stable ceilings, and are
connected with chutes that lead to the
openings that may be seen just above
the foundation wall in the picture
Inside, at the center of the building is
the foul air shaft that is connected
with the suction ventilator on the roof
Thus is the foul air sucked out of
the stable and replaced by fresh air,
which comes in SO that there is no
draft on the animals. The hangers
at the stall heads are continuous and
are built of concrete. They should
have slight pitch to drain at one
end, so that they may be hosed out
when cleaning is required. The stall
partitions are of steel, and are set into
the concrete when the floor is laid
The roof of the building is covered
with prepared roofing and the barn is
equipped with lightning rods, as all
farm buildings should be.
This is a completely equipped, we'll
planned milk producing factory, where
the cows will be comfortable and
highly productive, and where during
cold weather they will be warm anC
the feed they consume will go to make
milk rather than to keep them warm
1t is now approaching the time OF
the year when building operations in
the central and northern states can
be started. But before a farmer con