The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-07-27

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The pure seed laboratory also has ali
exhibit showing samples OF seed as
found On the market and IL also lyas
an analyses which shows what weSds
they contain and how easy ii is 10 ket
seed and especially grass seed wIfh
foul seed In them. Exhibits OF gfNx
are also made showing the f,ber from
IL and fibers are also shown from corn
countries SO as to makesa con0nari&i,n
The diseases. that attack fax. what
potatoes, etc, are also shown ana rafY3
edies given for their eradication.
Another interesting exhibits - +,,i.
section Is alfalfa and clover grows An
SOILS from twenty-one OF the dlfferefft
demonstration farms. This was plant.
ed without incubation and shows ifo.y
n VIII grow In all OF these soils. "A
Dig exhibit OF corn Is made by the TX
tension Department, This is corn that
was grown by the school children ~
last years contest and comes iron, ali
parts of the state and shows nicels.
what can be done with this plant II Al
North Dakota. Il also gives a gooA
Idea Of the corn that can be Rrovlntit
the different sections.
The millinery exhibit Is ATTRACTING ID
great deal Of attention. II representa-
part OF the work that will be taken iIn
In the new course in millinery whichfik
to be given at the Agricultural car
lege. Two terms will be de yoted Ia
this work SO that the students IN thn
Home Economics Departm snt viii
learn how to produce the latest creA-
ton In hats themselves. A dressn,ak.
Ing exhibit is also attaching the att&nr
ton of the ladies. It shows the d,ffAra
ent stages of the work as given al the
Agricultural College. Some OF tlie
models are made from paper and afe
certainly very novel. This departu.Ah8
also has an exhibit OF food which iiii,ks
trates the food values, the foods hav-
ing been analysed and the watar.
starch, fat and protein are in difrereYit
bottles so~that one can see at IA glance
now much there is of each in the dlf-
rerent tubes An exhibit or the utArE
slls used In the home economics d.
partment Is also interesting, these be-
Ing the best of the most approved de-
signs. The fireless cooker and thesfsfe.
less baker are shown. These are 1ab6k
savers and also after the comfort i az
the home. Their effectiveness j. car,
hardly be realized until one, sees them
demonstrated, as they will actually
cook foods+if they are put in them Hot
without having any further heat abs
Piled There is also an exhibit Of ma
chanicaI !. appliances for the home IA
models OF steam heating plants, hot
water plants, electric door bells. elec-
trio lights, sections OF valves, spresstire
tanks and all the different appliances
thattca be maderuse of. The princi-
pies are plainly Illustrated . in these
models. They are also. used In giving |
the course in, Physics for the Home |
Economics students. +, There, lis also d |
telephone, telegraph apparatus and
wireless telegraph which attracts ia |
great deal of attention. 1T seems, al /
most uncannys to see person pressirik |
> lever in one part OF the room and to- |
see another lever in another part of /
the room actingyin unison without any
wire or anything else connecting them.
The college also. has six steerssw which,,
are In the State Came Commission exf |
nibtt; an exhibit OF. steers and hogs
which were exhibited at Grand FORKS /
asst week and took the silver cup 81
Tered for the best stock. Thereeis a1kd /
4 poultry exhibit This consists .6fs /
model poultry. houses, trap nests. feed9 /
ing appliances and the many things tfie /
poultrymen make use Of tAA Als
G.aW. Randlett is lin charge OF the /
exhibit Miss4Hoover and Mrs Camp |
bell are looking after the Home Ec6fis /
omics Department. Prof Keene and /
Mr.. Dolve after the Mechanical ne
partment Prof. Dynes with the poul-
try exhibit and Prof Martin hAs |
charge 1.-THE Dairy Cow Contest
This exhibit is attracting great |
deal Of attention. It is . very instruc- |
tive one and those in charge are kept |
busy answering questions as to how |
the different products have been pro-
duced and are anxious to. learn how
to get rid Of weeds, plant diseases and |
10 know more Of the different apple |
ances that can be made use OF in the
home to lessen the work and add to the
comfort =! tNTs 80.
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