The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1911-12-28
THE CORN SHOW COMES
10 M|TCatLL JAN. ID
COIN ANE, GRAIN SHOW SEIZED.
ULED TO BE HELD JAN. 15 To
1D-sHORT COURSE TO BE
HELD ALSO.

Iii n little over two weeks the an
nual South Dakota Corn and Grain
Show will be held In this city, and
for five days this. together with live
stock, will be discussed by experts in
every possible shape and form. IL
Is to be Il great Institution for the
dissemination OF knowledge relative
10 the production of corn and grain
and the are and handling of live
stock.
President Dawes and Secretary
Hume assert that they are going to
have a splendid faculty to present
the various subjects during the week,
and that it will be money we'll cxpend-
ed by every farmer who possibly
attend. They assert further that
the money they e&pend in coming to
the corn show will bring them rich
returns In the Years to come, when
they are able to produce corn in larg-
-
or quantities from the same ground.
In connection with the corn show
the Commercial Club of this city has
arranged for n short course. which
will last through out the week. and
this will be a fine adjunct to the
bigger institution. The same men
Will H. ,,I;it-Al 10 r,A.,l l. ~ ii,. e jA> al
course and there Is no gainsaylng the
fact but what it Will be q great week
Of instruction. Domestic science and
the Judging of livestock will be n
part OF the short course, and two eX-
~ceptiona.ly capable people will be
here 10 conduct those departments.
Tho exhibition feature of the
corn show will be a fine thing, and
men from the three divisions of the
VIII have an opportunity to
compete with each other in their
own district. The exhibitors arc di-
vided into two classes. viz; the pro
iessional class, made up as follows:
~Seedsmcn: contract growers for
seedsmen; growers whose names arc
associated with certain types OF corn
in seed advertising; growers who adj
.vert.sc special types of corn outside
of local papers or farmers exchange
es; winners of grand sweepstakes II
year Il. the State Corn and Grain
Show; winners OF district sweep
for three Years ut the State
Corn and Grain Show.
The amateur class pertains to
those who do not appear In the pro-
fessional class BY this method OF
the same men cannot
come to tho slow each year, and
carry off the prizes and gives the 9TH
exhibitors an opportunity to dem
onstrate their ability to grow good
corn.
The following program has been
arranged for tho week. Tho short
program Will be announced
time later:
Monday Afternoon.
1880. One hour will be spent in
examination OF the corn ON exhibit,
followed by assignment CT places ut
work with corn for balance
Of the week, and opening lecture out
the work of the school for the
week, Prof. Hume.
Monday Evening.
Address of Welcome: Mayor of
Mitchell.
Response: II. L. Dawes. President
of Association.
Short Addresses by Members of the
Tuesday Morning.
1920. Organization and first les
son in corn Judging. All persons eN-
pecting to take the work in corn Jug
ing during the week, should be pres
ent for this session, aud register and
have a number assigned them at the
Tuesday Afternoon.
1880. Continuation of corn school
ing work conducted by Prof. Hume
of the State College of Agriculture.
$50. Address: Better Corn,
Prof. a. \. Hume, Agronomist, South
Dakota State College.
Tuesday Evening.
Music.
Address: Prof. o. D. Center, super
intendent Illinois Farmers Ins'i-
tutes.
Wednesday Morning.
/. 1880. cyContinpation in work OF