The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1908-01-24
s1ocK SHOW NEXT WEEK
Stock and Poultry Fanciers Will Hold
Full Sway in Mitchell Nearly
All Week.

For & 9 fifth annual convention of
the 5 III DAKOTA Improved Live
Stock Association, which will as
semble in this city on Tuesday even
Ing of next week. the officials nave
prepare a program that will doubt
less meet the approval of the live
stock men of the staff, WHO viii be
here in lar4e numbers. With the
business sessions and the sale of
cattle and swine the convention will
last until Thursday evening. The
sale of the thoroughbred stock is q
very Important feature of the con-
ventlen, and with the institution
OF the sales the stock OH the farms
OF this state has reached a much
hlgle. state of perfection.
AT he opening session, Mayor
Branson will deliver the address OF
welcome, and the response will be
mace hy p. w. Peterson, of Yer
million. j. M. Erion, the president,
will maze mis- annual report, and
Secretary Wilson, of Brookinus, will
follow With his report. p. f. Week
hem, OF Alexandria, will present a
paper on "The Cattle Industry
Twenty Years Ago and Now"
Wednesday morning, beginning at
10 O'clock, papers will be presented
as follows. "The Care of the Sow
and Litter, ''-by P. e. Murphy, of
Oldham, and discussed 10y j. NJ.
Downer, of Freeman; The "Rela-
ticn OF Bovine to Human Tuber-
culosis," by DR.. e. L. Moore, of
Brookings. 1.-The Making of Good
Roads" by j. L. Dunmire, of Scot
land.
Wednesday evening will be a brief
session, when e. L. Squirting, of
Brookings, will speak on "Sheep
from Range to Market" "The Val
ue of Corn Fodder" by Mont. Nc
Allister, of Geddes. The rest of the
evening will be devoted to a smoker
rendered by the Commercial club.
Thursday morning. which session
will be held in the pavilion. the
following papers will be presented :
"Relation Of Farmers Institutes to
the Farmer" A. e. Chamberlain,
of B%rooklngs. "The Draft Horse"
ClluAtrated) by Prof. James e. Will
son. of Brookings.
Thursday evening the stockmen
will be addressed by DR.. A. A. Brig
ham, of Brookings, on "Manage-
ment of Poultry" The closing adj
dress will be by Dr.. a. d. Melvin,
chief OF Bureau of Animal Industry,
Of Washington, who will speak on
"Wbat the Government is doing for
The Breeders Of Live Stock" With
the election of officers the conven-
ton will adjourn.
An exceptionally fine list of stock
has been secured for the sale, and it
has TO pass through a close examina
tion Of judges before it is finally ac-
cepted. The swine sale Will be held
at ! 80 O'Clock on Wednesday at the
sale PAVILION, and there will be IS
head Of registered hogs offered. The
cattle sale will be held Thursday
afternoon when 60 cows and BULLS
will be put on the block. This stock
is ali South Dakota production.
Duling the entire week the South
Dakota Poultry Association will
hold its annual show in the city hall
building, and this has come TO be
tue most important chicken show
OUTSIDE of the twin cities in the
north vest. Secretary Scallin is al.
ready receiving entries for the show
and tile exhibit promises to be the
largest in the history of the associa-
ticn. y competent judge has been Sc
cured TO score the birds.