The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1909-01-21
FARMERS
SCHOOL CLOSES
Five Days Institute Completed
Saturday Afternoon
STRONG PROGRAM WAS PRESENTED
PrlZeS Are Awarded in Corn
Contest and Corn Sold

OoiitOot dllu COTn Sold
The annual farmers institute closed
dturday AFTERNOON after a five days ses.
sion. This years session WAS bipbIv
successful in every particular. the at.
tendance being excellent. epecialIv IN.
"aru the end OF the week, and the
program was an entertaining and in.
structlVe one. A large number of farm.
ers joined the association. which has
the Institutes in charge.
Saturday afternoon at the close Of
the institute program. the awards were
made IN the corn contests. after which
the prize corn was disposed of to the
highest bidder, the proceeds going into
the institute fund. The corn contest
was very good. that is, what there was
OF IT, but there was no way near the
number of contestants there should
nave been. Two or three of the con.
testants received all of the premiums
ana this is not as it should be, but
the farmers alone are to blame.
In the boys contest the following
were the winners: Best single ear.
iirst prize 81, Geo. Kennard Jr.: sec
ond prize, So. Harry Kennard third
prize, II, Nj. Sanderson. Best ten ears.
ilrst prize 50, Geo Kennard. Jr.; Sec
ond prize So. James Revell, Jr.; third
prize, 81, Harry K2nnard. Best half
bushel first prize, corn cultivator. Geo
kcnnard, Jr.; second prize, watch. Gil.
bert Gilbertson; third prize, 81, II.
VI. SandersOn.
In the farmers contest, best half
bushel any variety, the following were
winners: First, G.. y. Kennard, S25
cash; second, II. NJ. Sanderson. rocking
chair, third, J. 3. Messerschmidt. glass
set
After the premi5ms were awarded
! the winning corn was disposed of at
/ auction and the proceeds were $4,000
! The purchasers are as follows: Best
single ear, John Ross, ST; second best
! 'ar Fred Killing, 30 cents. Best ten
! ;rs, first and second, J. A. Lander,
! SID each; third, James Revell. 81:
fourth. James Revell. 80 cents; fifth.
! Geo. Etting, 90 cents; sixth. Geo. Et-
ting, % cents. Best half bushel. first.
John Ross. $2.75; second Geo. Etting.
~; third. Geo. Etting. $lGO Best
ushel, first, Fred Killing, $50 second
G. X. Sanderson, $i.25; third, John
| .eisch, 50; fourth. f. c. Sheldon. S1.50:
fifth, John Reisch, $l75; sixth, Fred
! Mailey, 81.
superintendent Chamberlain insti-
tute cCTps is an unusually strong one
this year, and these aided by the men,
bers OF the college faculty, made the
program an unusually good one. On
Friday Miss Viola Olson contributed a
very pleasing recitation, which was
highly appreciated by the association.
Thursday mornings session was held
at the big stock barn at the college,
where very profitable time was spent.
In the afternoon there were three ex-
cellent addresses. DR.. Olive spoke ON
Bees in Agriculture; Frank Sherwin
on Potatoes As Commercial Crop."
nd II. l. Stearns on Good Roads"
Friday morning p ID. Ashburn gave
a talk on farm buildings and was fol.
lowed by w. ID. Mckee who talked
on hogs. In the afternoon dairying
was discussed by Prof. c. Larsen, and
corn by W. d. Mckee
Saturday morning II. G.. Skinner gave
a very good talk on horses. and was
followed by w. ID. Mckee with an ad-
dress on the virtues of the beef steer.
lr. Ashburn opened the afternoon meet
ing with an excellent talk on alfalfa.
In the afternoon there was a general
discussion on corn culture, including
the preparation Of the soil. seed bed
and the planting and cultivation. which
was led by Prof. C. Willis. agronomist
at the State college
The board of directors of the asso-
citation met Friday and elected the
present officers for the coming year.
They are as follows: President, Frank
Sherwin; vice-president. H. I. Stearns:
treasurer. f. c. Sheldon; secretary,
Geo. n. Kennard.
Already plans are under way to
make next years institute even better
and bigger than this one. and good
contests will be held. which will be
open to the farmer boys and their
fathers.