The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1909-02-04
ORA. w. Chase's
Kidney and
Liver Pills
OF INTEREST TO FARMERS.
Spedden & Paige, Druggists

Agriculture. horticulture and kindred
subjects of interest to the farmer will
occupy more than fifty per cent of
the entire exhibit space at the Alaska
YukCn-Pacifc exposition, to be held at
Seattle during the summer of 1909.
the agricultural building every section
of the country that has its own build
ing will make Il feature of its show
OF farm products, the transportation
building will be used to exhibit the
latest development in the manufacture
er OF farm machinery and the United
States government, through the de-
partment of agriculture, will give a
comprehensive display that will be OF
interest to every farmer, stockman,
horticulturist, poultryman and dairy
man.
In the bureau of animal industry
the exhibit will consist Of photographs
transparencies. models in cases show
ing pathological geological specimens;
chemical examination OF meat for adul-
~terants and ~preservatives; methods of
dipping cattle and sheep for scab;
INSPECTION of meats. importation and
e. Ortation OF live stock; dairy pro-
duct; utensils used in d%airies; prepar-
alton Of tubcrculin and mallein used
in testing horses and cattle for tubcr-
culosis and CHAMBERS; dips and disin-
fectants; experiments in animal breed
ing and feeding of farm animals.
The exhibit of the bureau of plant
industry will illustrate some of the
more important lines Of investigation
that are being carried on. There will
be photographs, transparencies, charts
and cases containing exhibits showing
forage crop investigation; commercial
fiber and paper making materials;
plants imported from foreign coun-
tries; the development and improve
ment of cereals; results of improve
ment of corn by breeding and selec-
ton; grain standardization, plans for
farm management; methods and
progress in sugar beet culture and
manufacture of beet sugar; models
showing methods of storage. handling
and shipping fruit: samples illustrat-
tory showing manner in which seeds
are tested for termination and purity,
In each of these departments the eN.
hibits will be the subject of illustrated
lectures by government experts.
The principal exhibit to be made by
the state Of Washington which will
be of interest to farmers and dairy,
men is a model creamery, which will
be operated under the direction of the
state pure food and dairy department
This dairy will be model in every res
pect and will show the best methods Of
handling butter, milk and cream and
the most approved sanitary methods
of handling the barns, cattle and milk
houses.
The United States government ant
the state of Washington will cooperate
in the exhibit of good roads and the
best methods of road construction
which is of great Importance to the
farming interests in every section O
the country. The exhibits will be com
posed of photographs, transparencio!
and cases containing specimens O
every material known in road build
ing; two or three of the latest ma
chimes for testing the physical prop
critics of road materials; a workins
model showing the various stages o
construction of every class of improved
road, with working models of roaC
machinery.
The exposition stock show will bt
one of the largest ever held in the
United States. The best known breed
ers of the United States and Canad;
have already made application fol
space in the stock yards. One hun
dred thousand dollars has been appro
priated for premiums in this depart
ment.
On January first the construction
of the exposition buildings and ground:
was more than ninety per CEN com
plete and when the gates are formal
~ opened to the public every detail
of the big fair will be complete, ever!
building will be finished, all Of the
exhibits placed and the debris of the
construction removed from tn,
grounds.