The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1913-07-25
How to Prepare a Country Ex.
hibit
BY J. r. SARvIS,
Instructor in Botany, State College,
Bookings, S. D.

you may undertake. Every county
cannot win first place, but every
county can prepare and show a repre-
sentative exhibit at the state fair. A
good county exhibit helps to make the
state fair a success. When you help
TO do this you help to Loost for South
Dakota.
The rules governing exhibits will be
found in the premium list of the state
lair. Read these carefully and pre-.
pare your exhibit to meet the require
ments of the rules. Remember that
each article mentioned tn the list
must be labeled with it's variety name.
Yellow dent corn would not be suffl-
Gent. 1t must be MINI. Is yellow
dent, OF whatever the variety happens
TO be. In naming varieties it is neces-
sary that t~heexhibitor know the va
riety name. This he can usually OBJ
tain from the grower.
In tying up t~hesheaves, either string
or wire may be used. Wire is the bet
ter, as it can be easily frightened after
the bundle dries. Ordinary stove pipe
wire may be used. Make the bundles
large enough to conform with the
rules. When a bundle is tied hang it
up by the butt end to dry. Hang the
bundles in a building which has plenty
all the sheaves prepared before you
get to Huron, as all your time will be
needed to install the exhibit.
will discuss briefly each of the diff
ferent classes as they occur in the
premium list:
Ter ears OF each variety are re
cuired. Select ten ears that are as
near alike al possible, so as to make
the sample uniform. Be ure that
each variety is pure.
Threshed Grains.
TWenty-fOur varieties OF threshed
grains are required. These may be
shown in fruit jars or in special show
bottles. which may be obtained
through your local druggist. Have
each sample pure. Remove all chaff,
dirt and weed seeds possible with the
tanning mill. Blow out all light and
inferior grain. 1t ma be necessary to
hand pick some varieties. The label
may be placed inside or outside the
Jar. BE sure to have tWo-quart jars.
Seeds of Grasses and Forage Plants.
Fifteen varieties of seeds are re
CURED. Pint jars are required for
these. The same rule III regard to dirt,
etc. will apply to these as in the case
OF the threshed grains.
Cultivated Grasses and Forage Plants.
Timothy, bronze grass, redtop, alfal-
ia, millets, etc. will come in this class.
Only the dead leaves on the bottom
OF the stem should be removed. Alfal-,
IA, clover, etc, should be obtained
when they are in full bloom. limo
redtop. etc, when the plants have
just finished blooming.
Grain In Sheaf.
These must be the same varieties
chat are shown In the jars. They
should be obtained from the field two
or three DAYS before the grain is ready
cut. They may be taken from the
but they are much better when
obtained before the grain is cut. Re-
move all the leaves from the straw
before the bundle is tied up. Be sure
to have enough grain to make a bun
die of the required size.
Vegetables.
Select specimens Of each variety so
that they will make a uniform sample. |
DO not have one large and two small
Deets; have three medium sized ones
1t is not necessary to show
my greater quantity OF each variety
than the premium list states.
Wild Grasses.
Wild grasses should be put up when
he plant has just past blooming. Be
sure to secure specimens which have
1eads. Remove only the dead leaves
! THE bottom OF the stalk. Wild
grasses give the exhibitors more
.rouble than any other class. This is
because very few people know the wild
Sedges are often confused
grasses. The Judge cannot give
lie GNIlIUIIOI GIculL I'LL StdSCs. o1d6CS
grasses belong to different fami-
of plants, although closely relat.
ID. A sedge usually has a three-cor-
lered solid stem, and a closed leaf
heath. A grass has a round, hollow
team, and a split leaf sheath. Grasses
hat are considered weeds will not ap-
,ly.
The best thing for the exhibitor to
10 is to wrap up a number of the
,rasses and send them by mail to the
Botanical department OF the South Da.
,ota State college, at Bookings. They
viii name the grasses free Of charge.
t is necessary to send only three or
our heads OF each grass. Number
specimen and the name CORE
bonding with the number will be re-
urned.
Potatoes.
SAlect potatoes OF uniform size. that
Ire smooth and free from scab.
Taste and Display.
Under this head each exhibitor must
80 his own Judgment. Arrange the