The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1909-02-04
STOCK SALE
FOR BR00K|NGS
South Dakota Stock Growers
Association
50 DECIDE At MITCHELL MEETING
Move Means Much to Brook
ingS

The BrookingS delegation to the an
nual meeting of the South Dakota Live
Stock Breeders association at Mitch
ell last week, returned home Friday
morning bringing the glad news that
the annual stock show of the associa.
ton had been changed from Mitchell
TO Brookings. All OF the Brookings
worked early and late for this result
but TO one man more than any one
other belongs the major credit for the
success of the undertaking. We refer
to r. l.. Squirting. Mr. Squirting is
member of the board of directors Of
the association. which alone had the
power to change the location Of the
stock show. and it was his work on
thlt committee in presenting the ad-
vantages of Brookngs as a location
hat moved the committee to make
the change.
Brookings is more than pleased to
have the opportunity of entertaining
this great association and we believe
the action of the committee in bring
ing the show to Brookings will never
be regretted. We have the finest stock
pavilion in the state and there are
many other good reasons why the show
should be held here. BrOOkings is
the home of the State college of agri
ture and is the center of the finest
stock raising section Of the state. it
boasts more breeders of fine stock than
any other county in South Dakota.
This years annual meeting at Mitch
ell was a great success in every way,
Jhere being an excellent attendance,
a good sale of stock and a good pro-
-ram of papers and addresses present
ed
The Mitchell Republican in its write
up of the show says:
Dr. A A. Brigham, of Brookings
agricultural college, was on the pro-
al am for an address on The Advance
i'm Poultry.' He covered wide
range of discussion before he finished
his interesting talk He paid a merited
tribute to the American hen which he
said had grown in productiveness from
500. .000, 600 in 1899 to 500, 100000 in
the past year according to figures given
out by Secretary Wilson of Washing
ton. Dr. brigham thought the figures
a little too high and placed his esti-
mate at $400. 100000 for the entire
country during the past year. DR..
brigham advocated the breeding of
pure bred chickens as the very best
kind to produce the goods. He
held that it did not cost any more to
raise Il good chicken than a poor
one. One eats just as much as the
other. and it was not a matter of
economy in either direction. Dr.
brigham believed that the chicken
indutry Oh the farm was strong
element in keeping the boy there,
and he urged the farmers to get the
boys interested first in the produc
ton of good poultry, and failing in
that to have the girls and mother
look after the little biddies. He spoke
of the raising of chickens in the
winter time, when many of the rails
ers of chickens find the hardest work
to keep the chickens alive and heal
thy. He offered some good sugges-
tions how to tell a good laying hen
when you see it-a point that many
chicken fanciers are deficient in.
DR.. Brigham took up the ques-
ton of the farmers grange, which
had been represented by representa-
tive of the grange a few evenings
before The grange, he said, was
simply for the purpose OF organic
ing the farmer on the same basis
that any other class of men are or
ganized-for the betterment of their
own condition, and to secure for
their produce prices that are COM
mensurate with the labor and CAPT.
tai used ON the farm.
Secretary Wilson made his annual
report and showed the association
to be in fine condition. The mem.
bership embraces over 800 nearly
100 being taken in at his session.
He reported balance of S135.22 in
the treasury.
This was followed by the election
Of officers, which resulted as follows:
PRESIDENT. M. Erion, Mitchell.
First vice president-Albert Hill,
Alexandria.
Second vice president-P. W. Peter
son, Vermillion.