River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1911-08-31
The u. of w. at
the State Fair

Agriculture and Agricultural Exper-
mental station of the University of
Wisconsin. has requisitioned the en-
tire building formerly occupied by
the dairy department of the State
Fair. for the exhibits to be made
this wear under the direction of the
University Agricultural college. Pro-
lessor K. L. Hatch has been appoint
ed chairman of the State Fair COM
mittee and work has already start
ed at the College of Agriculture
for the installation of a score or
more of model exhibits which will
be made. The University exhibition
will be q. collective affair, and all the
departments of the institution WIZ
be represented. Work on remodel
ing the building for the use OF the
| University will begin in few days.
The dairy department will occupy
| three booths and will show the va
rious tests used at this station and
| throughout the state in the manufac-
| ture and control of the various dairy
| products. Among these may be men
toned the Babcock test, the Hart
casein test, the Wisconsin high pres
sure oven test, the Harrington Aka
| line tablet test, the sediment test, the
| Gerber fermentation test and the
relative losses in Dreaming by the
gravity dilution and centrifugal pro-
cesses of separation.
Closely related to this will be the
| department of bacteriology, which
will show the influence of proper and
| improper care of milk, the results OF
cleanliness compared to filthiness IN
| the handling and care of milk, the
effect of proper care upon the quail
| lty of butter and cheese produced,
and various other items in connection
with the bacterial diseases OF AMI
mails, together with exhibits of tu-
| berculosis tissues and affective parts.
| w. H. Wright of the department OF
| bacteriology, will have charge or this
exhibit, which will occupy two
booths
Professors VOL and Hart of the
department of chemistry, will occu-
by one booth with an exhibit Of feeds
and fertilizers sold in the state and
analysed at the station. In addition
to this, they will show the relative
value of the various feeds and fertl-
lizers by a comparison OF the analy-
SEES of same.
Professor Humphrey of the de-
partment of animal husbandry and
Professor Halpin of the poultry de-
partment will occupy one booth
filed with pictures, charts, maps and
other illustrative material showing
the work of this department, the or
ganization of breeders and COW test
ing associations and the distribution
of these over the state.
Professor Ocock of the department
of agricultural engineering will IL
lustrate the work of his department
and exhibit blue prints for farm
buildings that are being distributed
to farmers in the state. This exhibit
will occupy one booth adjoining a
booth to be given over to the U. S.
government forest products labora-
tory. The forest products exhibit
will show the comparison of creosot-
ed and non-treated fence posts, paper
made from jack pines, alcohol and
volatile oils distilled from Wisconsin
wood and various other wood prod
ucts of interest to fair visitors.
The soils department will occupy
two booths and will show the ferti-
lizer needs of various types of Wis
consin soils, the work of the soils
survey and the drainage service and
various other lines of work in this
department. The exhibits will be in
direct charge of w. w. Weir.
The horticultural department will
occupy considerable space with its
exhibits of fruits, vegetables and
| flowers grown at the station and
methods of controlling horticultural
pests. Professor J. G. Moore, head
Of the horticultural department, will
| be in personal charge of this exhibit
Professors Jones and Sanders of
| the department of plant pathology
| and economic etymology will occu-
py one booth filed with collection
| Of various insects and plant diseases
which afflict our crops and orchards.
| They will also show the best methods
of holding these pests in check.
Professors Taylor and Otis will
| have charge of the exhibit of agr1-
cultural economics and farm manage
ment, which will consist of charts,
maps and pictures showing the dis
tribution of population in the state,
areas devoted to various special
phases of agriculture fluctuations in
| the market price of agricultural
products and a mass of other data
| of interest to the student of eco
| nomics.
The department Of agronomy will
occupy three booths and exhibit
grains and grasses of high breeding
and large yielding power grown at
| the station. This will be combined
exhibit of the Wisconsin Experiment
association and the department of ag-
riculture, and will be in charge of
Professor A. L. Stone of that depart
| ment.
Neither will the ladies be omitted
| in representation in this exhibition
since the department of home eco
nomics will be adequately represent
| ed by an exhibit in charge of Miss
Christmas Kelly of Milwaukee.
A portion of the building has been
set aside for reception and reunion
purposes to be used by the old stu
dents and friends of the college. A
booth has been provided from which
all the agricultural publications will
| be distributed.