Trench Silos Praised For Low Cost And Easy Upkeep
Beadle county farmer William Sterwald near Turer advocates trench silos as the lowest cost option with minimal upkeep. He describes constructing a 16 by 50 feet trench 10 feet deep, stacking dirt at the sides, filling by loading corn on wagons through the rear, and topping with straw to prevent decay.
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William Sterwald
Turer
Beadle County
Sterward
Sterwald
Jay Salisbury
Kiwanis Dairy Cin
Wessington Girls Fix New 4 H Clothing Club Program
Wessington April 1 The 4 H clothing club led by president Doris Dempster has secured a new leader Mrs. Gast and set regular meeting dates. The group plans frequent meetings to push forward work that had been postponed.
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Wessington
Doris Dempster
Gast
Daris Dempster
Hitchcock Girls Learn Smocking Art Club Notes
Hitchcock April reports Mrs L Borah’s clothing club meeting covered color harmony and fast colors. Girls enter third year work and learn smocking while making dresses. Clara Westby notes the group gains valuable experience.
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Hitchcock
Jolly Dozen 4-H Club Finishes Clothing Projects
Broadland reports the Jily Dozen 4-H clothing club has completed all red projects on schedule. Members will attend road meetings and carry out wealth program tasks. The group plans a club picnic when weather permits. Genev a Mouck notes the changes.
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Jolly Dozen
Broadland
Jily Dozen 4-H Clothing Club
Jolly de
Geneva
Spring Work On In the Carthage Region
Farmers in Carthage and vicinity finish spring field work with harrowing and plowing nearly done. Sown crops show promise as prospects for increased revenue and yields per acre. Corn thrives with more tiling while hog and cattle feeding boosts demand, notes Helen Olson of Carthage, South Dakota.
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Carthage
Carthagh
Edmesk
Safety First Play Brings Funds for Howard Group
The 4-H club staged the play Safety First to raise funds for tours and camps. After a large audience approved the production, organizers plan to perform annually, funding transportation to camps and short courses this year despite poor roads and harsh winter weather. Wayne Bomsey reports.
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Howard
Safety First
Program Calls for Low Shoes in 4-H Girls
Wellington reports a health program in girls 4-H clubs mandating low heeled shoes. Many members prefer high heels for style, but low heels distribute weight to the arch and support healthy feet. The guideline emphasizes health and properly fitted shoes for the wearers.
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Wellington
Mee Engelman
Club Meets Even If Work Is Not Started
Wellington April 13 The Merry Makers canning club led by Mrs. Mabel Crossman continues regular meetings with no canning yet as they study various canning methods. The group plans to be ready when the season opens, and members prepare their own lunches. lorena bothwell
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Wellington
Merry Makers Canning Club
Mabel Crossman
Lorena Bothwell
Progressives Seek Health Aid by 4-H Clothing Club
Clyde's Progressive 4-H clothing club of Huron aims to benefit members through the 4-H health program. They report monthly Farmers' Talon meetings featuring entertainment programs led by Florence Gorangon.
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Clyde
Work Of Others Is Basis For 4H Club
Turton April 13 4 H club moves form after county agent James Satistury advised. Members recruited and work started to secure girls for the club project. A local banker loaned funds and seven Poland China hogs were bought in Redfield. Though in fancy, high expectations rest on the group led by Lambert.
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Turton
James Satistury
Proj A
Redfield
Lambert
Girls Invite Mothers To Attend Club Meets
Mellette April 13 Mothers Trelpers 4 H club has 16 members. Each meeting adds a new phase of work that is interesting and helpful. They meet the first Tuesday each month and invite mothers to learn how to be real hostesses. Nila Kaiser reports.
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Mellette
Clu
Nila Kaiser
Song Service Interesting for Futchcock Girls
In Hitchcock on April 13 Mrs. K. C. Anderson's clothing club held an informative meeting explaining the sewing machine as a vital tool. The group reported very interesting gang services at each club gathering led by Elizabeth Sallquist.
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Futchcock
Hitchcock
K. C. Anderson
Elizabeth Sallquist
Opportunity Beckons for 4-H Short Course Trips
The 1929 contest opens to 4-H members in Beadle Miner Olark Kingsbury Suink Faulk Hand Hyde Potter Sully Hughes Buffalo Jerauld Sanborn. Eligibility requires 13 by December 1529 and county story submissions. Winners chosen by Farm Club editor and Brookings judges based on yearly club achievement. Forty three trips to Brookings funded by Huron firms and individuals, with delegates per county limited to ten and equal male female selection.
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State College
Farm Club
Evening Huronite
State Club
Brookings
Thei
Twelve Girls Enlist in Happy Hustler Ranks
Howard April 13 Twelve girls join the Happy Hustlers Esther Robinson Dette Corking Phyllia Paulson Bernice Robinson Eveline Sechusen Alberta Besend Marquette Morrell Anna Alvey May Ellen Bradshaw Annett Lindbloom Loraine Cites Lucille Clites report the club's first projects sewing bags stitches darning stockings and pattern selection for future dresses
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Happy Hustler
Howard
Happy Hustlers
Esther Robinson
Dette Corking
Phyllia Paulson
Bernice Robinson
Eveline Sechusen
Alberta Besend
Marquette Morrell
Anna Alvey
May Ellen Bradshaw
Annett Lindbloom
Loraine Cites
Lucille Clites
Guessing contest uses South Dakota towns at 4-H meeting
Names of South Dakota towns and cities appeared in 23 answers in a guessing game during the 4-H club gathering at Elizabeth Gross home, reported by Marcia Nelson.
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South Dakota
Elizabeth Gross
Marcia Nelson
Huron Club Enters National Contest
Mrs Yahne's second year clothing club of Huron reports that they have entered the Borden fabric dress making contest. The best dress in each club will be sent to the national contest in New York City. All the girls show strong interest in this event.
Girl Sewers Call On Cavour Women
In Cavour on April 12 Mrs. Ciladys Eckman leads a 4 H clothing club sequence of demonstrations. Girls meet after school for half an hour of sewing and present ideas on various clothing topics to visiting town women. Ruth Blacketer cites the sessions as practical demonstrations.
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Cavour
Ciladys Eckman
Ruth Blacketer
Jolly Girls Club Work Shines at County Fair
Lys Stewart writes from Gettysburg about 4-H club activities including booth preparation for the county fair. The Jolly Girls club won first prize for appearance with their "Christmas Gifts" booth, while other women’s booths also impressed visitors with attractive displays.
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Gettysburg
Jolly Girls Club
Cladlys Stewart
Mer ry Makers club finishes sewing bags and stockings
Wellington April 13 The Merry Makers club led by Mrs Edward Stehbar reports thirteen members. They finished sewing bags and stockings. The group says 4 H club work is a fine girl’s activity and plans more meetings when school resumes, noted Margaret Stubls.
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Wellington
Merry Makers Club
Edward Stehba
Margaret Stubls
Sunbeam Club Teaches Sewing Machine Use in Meeting
In ST LAWRENCE on April 13 the Sunbeam clothing club discussed sewing machine operation and thread varieties. A member named Mabel Heinzerling demonstrated cutting out a nightgown pattern.
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Sunbeam
ST. Lawrence
Sunbeam Clothing Club
Mabel Heinzerling
Organize Jerauld Club With 19 Boys
A new boys 4-H club with nineteen members has been organized in Jerauld county at Essington Springs. Projects include baby beef sow litter and baby pork. Mr E Vessey of Wessington Springs chosen as club leader. They plan to show entries at the State Fair this year and attend a camp and tour.
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Jerauld
Essington Springs
Jerauld County
E. Vessey
Wessington Springs
Isshosen
Sewing club completes general judging of bags in Lan ceoln township
A Needles and Pins club in Lan ceoln township held a recent meeting to judge the sewing bags made by its girls. Miss Margaret Conklin demonstrated button hole methods and darning stockings, with Marcia Nelson participating in the demonstration.
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Onda Ulth Gnida
Needles and Pins Club
Lanceoln Township
Margaret Conklin
Marcia Nelson
Preventing Chick Diseases Advised Says Millard Poultry
Millard April 1. Millard Poultry notes preventing sickness is easier than curing once it starts. Irvin Wik reports young chicks eat little during first 36 to 72 hours and must not be chilled or overfed. Ensure sunshine, clean hous e, and twice weekly cleaning. He advises gradual feeding changes and self feeders after two weeks to reach four weeks.
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Millard
Millard Poultry
Irvin
Benefits From Dairy 4-H Club
In Gettysburg on April 13, Haven Dairy club members learn dairy club work broadens views in dairy raising. Sixteen members hold purebred calves, the first purebred dairy calf club in central South Dakota. Local leader Pp J Hackt of Farmers and Merchants Bank guides stock purchases with a three year note, spurring exploration of silos mail order cow testing and purebred stock to improve area herds. Haven Dairy Club boosts local dairy activity and supports Warmers Cream Shipping association.
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Gettysburg
The
Haven Dairy Club
South Dakota
Pp. J. Hackt
Farmers and Merchants Bank i
Ant
Haven Dairy Oulf
Hoven
Hove
Haven
Walworth
Potter Counties
Altert Gross
Busy Bees Meet At Tollefson's Today
Hitchcock April 13. At the April meeting of the Busy Bee clothing club held today at Jo Ann Tollefson’s home each girl planned to display a finished undergarment. The March gathering was Mae Hart’s home with eleven members present for demonstrations and textile book work. Singing provided entertainment and lunch was served by Mrs Rolland Hart and Rose Walton.
Pioneering 4-H Pig Club Efforts In Gettysburg
Elliot Hollister recalls joining the Sow Litter 4-H Club in Gettysburg. He describes challenges finding Chester White pigs, sourcing gilt stock from J Derenthal’s herd at Wykoff Minnesota, and records a six pig litter from a nine pig farrow with six surviving. Prices totaled $129.45 for sows and boars, with six acres of alfalfa for pasture and plans to buy additional feed. He reflects on pigs as a key farm animal shaping future farming success.
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Gettysburg
Chester
J. Derenthal
Wykoff, Minn
Elliot Hollister
Ten Wolsey Girls Join Vernon Busy Bees Club
Ten Wolsey girls received their first club experience when they met the Vernon Busy Bees Sewing club. Officers elected included Alice McBride president Marion Mann vice president and Clara Schamber secretary treasurer Mrs N E Warther chosen leader Aliça McBride.
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Wolsey
Vernon Busy Fees
Alice McBride
Marion Mann
Clara Schamber
N. E. Warther
Ali¢a McBride
Advance Progress Noted In Letcher Region
Under the direction of E. E. Thompson and Lewis Jones the boys' club work advances in the Letcher district with a sow litter and poultry club already formed totaling twenty one members. Plans for a dairy calf club are under way and a club show is planned later this year at Letcher. Members aim to attend club camp and show at the State Fair.
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Letcher
E. E. Thompson
Lewis Jones
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