The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1912-01-25
HORT|CU[TUR|STS
IN GREAT MEETING
SOUTH DAKOTA SOCIETY HOLDS
A FINE SESSION AT THE
STATE COLLEGE
PROF. HANSEN REFLECTED SECRETARY
State College Receives Much Praise at
the Hands of Visitors-Annual
Banquet a Nice Affair

The South Dakota State Horticul-
tural Society concluded it's annual
meeting at the college on Thursday
and most of the visiting delegates re-
turned to their homes Thursday even
ing and Friday NIX ming. The meet
ing was one of the best in the sOciety's
history, in attendance and in point of
interest and enthusiasm, and the dele
gates were so we'll pleased with
Brookings that a great many of them
suggested that this city be made the
permanent place Of meeting. The To-
cation of the college here, with its
magnificent equipment, gives Brook
ings an advantage over any other
city in the state as a meeting place,
and if the executive committee in
whose hands the matter was left,
sees fit the 1913 meeting will be held
here.
The following officers were elected
for the coming year: President, A.
w. Kruegar, Groton; vice-president,
John Murray, Spearfsh; secretary,
Prof. N. E. Hansen, Bookings; trea-
surer, A. J. Glidden, Hitchcock; libra
rian, E. D. Cowles, Vermillion.
The Society honored itself by re-
electing Prof. Hansen as secretary.
Prof. Hansen has served the Society
in this capacity for the past fifteen
years and its present strength and
standing is due in a large measure
to his faithful labors.
A great deal of interest was shown
by the visitors in the work being car
ried on in experimentation by Prof
Hansen, especially in the Russian and
Siberian alfalfas which have already
won success in many parts OF the
state. Prof Hansen was called upon
frequently to tell of these alfalfas and
his talks always attracted an inter
ested audience. The professor showed
one alfalfa plant that carried twenty
five thousand seeds, and some plants
have as high as fortyone thousand
seeds. At this rate per plant the
yield would be eighteen bushels per
acre, worth 5000 at the present price,
Prof. Hansen is the governments
Scout on the Skirmish Line" in the
quest of new alfalfas, doing original
work only, and his labors have al
ready been crowned with success.
The annual banquet on Wednesday
evening was a splendid affair, an
event that is always looked forward
to be the members of the Society. The
horticulturists are hard working peo'
pie, but one evening in the year the
lid is off" and they have an especially
good time. 1t was a great credit to
the students Of the home economics
department of the college, which serv'
ed it, and Miss Mary Tough, head OF
this department was made an honor
airy member of the Society. The un-
usual abundance of flowers was quite
suitable, since it was a banquet for
horticulturists. Splendid music was
rendered by Prof. Christensen's or.
chestra. The menu included "a Study
in Gastronomic Pomology," which
meant the sampling Of several Of the
new fruits originated by Prof. Hansen
at the State college by combining
Japanese plums and Chinese apricots
with the native plum and Sioux In
dian sand cherries.
The toast master was A. j. Philips
of Wisconsin, who Is a man seventy
eight years old, with a very sue,
cessful experience in o~rcharding, but
of late years he has done much in
the way of lecturing at various state
societies, telling the younger genera
tons how to win success in apple
growing. His friends declare that the
unusual nedltn Ol HimScii anu nS
large family is due to the amount OF
apples which they have used in the
household. Mr.. Philips also addressed
the students of the college Thursday
morning, which was greatly a%ppreciat-
ed by them.
C. L. Bartholomew, better known as
Bart" to the readers Of the Mime
apolis Journal, entertained the audi
ence with a chalk talk on "simplifed
cartooning," in which he brought out
the principles OF the art. The chalk
talk was much enjoyed by his audi
ence, although If any Of them tried to
emulate his example they probably