The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1909-10-14
CORN
EXPOSITION
WILL BE HELD AT OMAHA NEXT
DECEMBER.
SOUTH DAKOTA EXHIBIT
WILL BE FULLY REPRESENTA-.
TIVE OF THIS GREAT STATE.

be held at Omaha December els.
This years exposition, it is predicted,
will be the largest and best ever held
by the association, and those in
charge of the South Dakota exhibit
expect to make an unusually fine show
ing for this state. Prof c. Willis
of the State college is one of the com.
mittee to prepare the South Dakota
corn for Omaha. George n. Kennard,
Fred Killing and other we'll known
corn growers of this vicinity will send
exhibits.
President Funk of the National as
sociation makes the following an
nouncement:
The time for the third National
Corn exposition is rapidly approach
ing, and as one travels from state to
state his attention is being constantly
called to the largest and most success
full harvest that this country-taken
as whole has ever produced corn,
hay, wheat, oats, barley alfalfa.
Much of this can be attributed, d.
rectly and indirectly, to the work of
those who are responsible for the
township, county, state and national
corn expostions for the "Betterment
of Agriculture"
1t is marvellous to think of the vast
army of men and boys, mothers and
daughters who are following today the
leadership of those who a few years
ago could almost be counted on ones
| fingers.
/ 1t is almost beyond comprehension
what this movement means to the
American people, and yet we are bare
ly beginning to- think about it. The
great majority are following without
thinking.
1t is the purpose of the National
Corn association to encourage the hold
ing of National Corn exposition, to-
gether with other grains and grasses,
as we'll AS educational features. And
to disseminate information in regard
to the best methods Of soil culture and
farm management for the growing of
farm crops.
Every farmer in the United States
hould become a member of the Nation
al Corn association. 1t is to your
interest, as a citizen of this greatest
agricultural country on the globe, to
encourage the study of how tO OBJ
tain more bushels per acre as well
so those that follow us may also live
Up to- the time of writing this article
twenty-four states have agreed to have
at the 1909 exposition a practical de-
monstration of the work that is be-
ing carried on at the various expert
ment stations. These are some of the
things that will be presented
Illinois will demonstrate the best
method, so far discovered, Of growing
grain under different treatments of
soil by applying to the soil that ele-
ment which by chemical analysis
shows that Illinois soils are most lack
ing for the production of a maximum
crop. Together with this exhibit will
be shown the various crop rotations,
also the breeding of corn for corn oil,
protein, starch and other chemical ele-
ments.
Ohio will present the results of ex-
perrin ents on the breeding of corn,
ear-to-row method, demonstrating the
| fact that one ear Of corn may have
greater inherent value than another
towards reproduction of larger yield.
Arkansas will show some interest
| ing work with rice; Montana will pre-
sent the latest up-to-date methods of
derful breeds of barley; Minnesota
and Kansas the breeding Of wheat;
Missouri will show the practical meth
od Of treating hogs for the preven,
tion Of hog cholera; Delaware and the
New England states will also be rep
resented.
National" in every sense Of the
word the 1908 and 1909 National Corn
expositions were located at Omaha,
because the citizens Of Omaha were
generous, liberal and patriotic in rec
ognizing the magnitude and scope Of
this educational movement.
| invite not only the American
farmer, but our Canadian and Mexi-
can brothers and the American citizen
in general to visit and study the
National Corn exposition at Omaha,
December 6-18, 1909.