The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1910-02-17
GOOD WORDS FOR THE
PEOPLE OF BROoklNGS
The Hospitality Of the People OF ms
City is Highly Complimented
BY the ST. PauI Farmer.

The 81. Paul Farmer IN its write
up OF the recent stock breeder con-
vention in this city says:
When it comes to the matter OF en-
tertainment the citizens Of Brookings
have but few equals. Although the
hotel accommodations Of the town
were not of the best, the citizens did
their share OF the work n every
body was comfortably cared for. A
local minstrel show was organized
and the performance was free 10 al
attending st0ckmen. After the bust
ness session Of Thursday evening a
smoker and lunch was provided. This
war enjoyed most heartily by all in
attendance. The spirit OF western his
pitality was everywhere IN evidence
and the visitors departed feeling that
they had been well entertained by the
live citizens OF a most prosperous com-
munity.
The South Dakota Agricultural col
lege is no longer IN infant institution.
Owing to belated appropriations, its
growth has been rather slow, but none
the less certain. II was rather sur
prising to know that a number of the
breeders in attendance were seeing
the college for the first time. This
f. hardly as things should be. for
the leading breeders OF live stock in
any state should ne thoroughly famil-
ar with the agricultural college and
its work. Among the recent improve
meuts at the college are a new green
house, to be used largely for the pro-
pagation Of new forage plants and
fruits, and an up-todate dairy barn,
this latter being something that has
been lacking at [ G college farm for
several years. In attendance, as we'll
as in proportion and huildi' gs. the
college is showing a substantial
growth and, each year, is being
borught closer to the agricultural in
~terests OF the state. a nice collection
o. live stock, consisting OF a few spec
linens each Of the various different
leading breeds, is maintained at the
school for educational purposes as
well as for general use. The stock
tracted much favorable comment from
the visiting ~stockmen.
While at the college, the visitors
were favored with a short talk on the
possibility OF alfalfa improvement BY
Professor II. r.. Hansen. Professor
Hansen showed a number OF the spec
linens Of hardy alfalfas that he had
secured Oh his recent trip TO Asia and
Europe and stated his belief in the
possibility of growing an alfalfa that
would be a profitable forage plant IN
the coolest sections of the Northwest.
Experiments along this line will be
made, not only at the station at Brook.
ings, but at special outside stations
located in different parts Of the state.
The value Of such work would be al.
most beyond calculation if the expert
ments result as fayorably as Profess
sor Hansen Gems inclined to believe.
II man who is doing excellent
work toward the advancement of the
live stock industry in South Dakota
is Professor James w. Wilson, of
Bookings, AS director of the expert.
ment station, he Is working out a large
number of feeding and breeding prob
lens that are all OF particular value
to that locality. AS secretary of the
Live Stock Breeders association he has
worked long and hard for the inter
ests of the breeders. BY so doing he
has earned the solid friendship OF the
best farmers In the state and he can
be assured of their unqualified sup
port in his further efforts along this