Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1912-08-02
GATHER YOUR
FAIR EXHIBITS
NOW is THE Time TO SELECT
BEST SAMPLES.
ADVICE FOR THEIR CARE

FALL RIVER AND CUSTER COUNTY
FAIR DATES SEPTEMBER 24.25
26..STATE FAIR SEPT. 9.I3.
AS the dates for the Fall River and
Custer county fair draws near the
farmers in this section should begin to
think of the agricultural exhibit and
make their plans accordingly. This
section has been very fortunate this
year and reports from all over the two
counties are to the effect that q good
yield OF all kinds of grains. ETC., is a
certainty. The exhibits for the past
couple of years Notwithstanding the
drought have been exceptionally good
and this years exhibit should surpass
all previous ones. Let the outside
people know that crops and good ones
too can be and have been for some
years raised here.
This county is also planning on
sending big exhibit to the state fair.
Our fruit exhibit there heretofore has
caused much favorable mention. One
OF the best means of advertising any
section Is to show the people what act-
uslly has been done on the land. Re.
garding grains and forage exhibits the
following bulletin by the Better Farm.
ing Association has been issued on the
gathering and care of samples for OK.
hibitious and will be of interest at
this time:
"Great care should be exercised in
preparing sheaf exhibits of alfalfa,
clover and grasses. The leaves of the
foliage crops are easily damaged and
discolored. In selecting q show
sample, the most leafy types in the
field should be located. Then, when
the blossoms have appeared, go into
the field that has the best growth and
with q email hand sickle out of q
good sized sample as close to the
ground as possible. Both legumes
and grasses should be cut whep the
blossoms first appear. When cut at
this time more succulent forage is
secured.
"After the samples are cut, they
should be tied into loose bundles not
more than four or five inches in diane
ter and loosely wrapped in newspaper
or, better still, oheesecloth and hung
In dark place to cure. To retain
their color, forage crops must be cured
or dried in a dark place away from the
sun, with plenty OF air. The covering
of newspaper or cheesecloth will pre-.
vent the dust and flies from marring
the samples.
"Do not strip q single leaf or branch.
let from the stem, as it is essential in
showing the forage value to retain all
the leaves possible. Alfalfa, clover
timothy, bronze grass, rye grass, red
top, millet and other forage crops are
spoiled for exhibition purposes IL the
leaves are stripped off.
"Sheaf exhibits are prepared from
the small grains. The grain is out q
few days before it would be ready to
harvest with the binder. Go into the
field with sickle and from the best
portions of the standing grain out off
the amount necessary, cutting the
straw off straight at the ground 80 a.
to get the full length. II the grain is
out and tied with binder, q portion of
the length is lost in the stubble and
the strsws are broken by the band
which goes around the sheaf. Care
should be exercised in handling the
samples to see that the straw is not
broken.
"After the samples are gathered in
the field. they should be taken to the
or barn. where they should be
spread on boards or on the floor.
"ln the matter Of preparing threshed
samples Of grain for exhibition purpos-
es. great care should be exercised to
see that the grain is free from discol-
oration and free from foreign seeds. |
Perhaps the best way to select thresh.
I'd grain for exhibition purposes is to
90 through the field after harvest and |
pick out the bundles that are free
rom discoloration and that give every
Indication of large bright and we'll.
1lled kernel. These bundles should
% threshed separately and thoroughly
cleaned.
"The vegetables and root crops
'hould be carefully selected, washed
md. dried in shallow trays in cool
collars.
"The samples Of Gar corn should bs