The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1913-11-13
Corn Growers, Stock
Breeders and Poul-
trymen.
JANUARY 27 TO 81
Speakers of National Reputa.
ton Will Address the
Meetings.

culture and it's allied branches will
gather in Mitchell, January 81 to 81,
inclusive, in what will be M of the
greatest series oil meetings ever held
in the interest of the states chief in
dustry. 1t is estimated that many hun
dreds OF men and women will be in
the city for the meeting of the five
days.
The occasion will be the simultan-
eous sessions of the corn show and
school of the South Dakota Corn and
Grain Growers association, meetings
and sales of the Live Stock Breeders
association and the show and meeting
of the South Dakota Poultry associa-
alton. The program of the grain
growers, announced today, includes
seceral features of interest to all
three bodies.
Prominent Speakers Due.
OF especial interest to the people
of Mitchell and the whole state is
the number of speakers of national
and international reputation who
have been secured for the meetings.
The talent is all recognized as auth
GRITTY in the agricultural world and
their efforts should mark no little inn
petus to the principal business of
South Dakota.
Chief among the speakers is prob
ably Prof. G. G. Hopkins, agronomist
of the university of Illinois and the
big man" on soils in the United Stat
es. Prof Hopkins will speak on Thurs
| dow nyo,,tr~ 90 Coa~.J
perhaps is Prof. N. L. Hanson of the
South Dakota State college, EMISSION
airy" of the United States department
of agriculture to Siberia in the dis.
covery of grains and grasses adapted
, to h hardy parts of this country.
!, Sam Jordan of Missouri, one of the
big cards OF the 1912 program, will
be in Mitchell again for the January
meeting. H. j.. Hughes of Minneapolis
, editor of the Farm, Stock & Home
and II of the leading agricultural
writer's of the country, will be q
: speaker. j. G. Mcdowell in charge OF
| the northern central states for the
I department of agriculture, will come
/, TO Mitchell from Washington. Prof
! III. ID. Hughes, agronomist of the
Iowa state college at Ames, will ac1
:. as judge of the corn show and SPEAK
at several of the meetings.
a Gov. Byrne Scheduled.
, Prominent 'laymen' in South Da.
$ kota affairs also have been schedul
t ed for addresses during the meeting
These will include Governor Franz
M. Byrne, r. l.. Slagle, president o
: the South Dakota state college a
S Brookings, and A. f. Hitchcock
mayor of Mitchell and president O
y the state board of regents.
The money prizes which have beer
hung up for competition in the var
{ ious classes OF the show will aggre
:, gate 500. This does not include thu
many valuable trophies and cups ant
farm implements which are offered
Interest will of course center in thu
grand sweepstakes cup offered by TIL,
Dakota Improved Seed company fol
the highest scoring ten ears of corr
J 1t must be won by the same person
ten years before it becomes his per
sonal property. 1t has already beer
= in competition for three years. Thu
company also has valuable silver cup
for the winner for the best single cal
and the champion in the boys class.
Program.
The program for the five DAVIS fol.
lows:
Tuesday, January 27.-9:O0 a. m,
Inspection of exhibits. Corn score
card studies. Round table: ''What
Have l Done,' led by A. N. Hume
agronomist South Dakota state col
lege. 100 p. m. Lecture How TIC
Get a Corn Crop and What to Dc
With It," Jacob Wickre, Langford, S
ID. Lecture, s%teroptican views, Prof
]. G. Hutton, South Dakota expert
ment station. Suggestions for exhibit
at National Corn Show, NJ. Champ.
lin. 1870 p. M. Address by Presiden,
H %. Dawes, Fulton, S. d. Address
Preparation of Foods" Miss Tough
| professor of home economics, South
Dakota state college. Reading, "Oul
Homes, What We Make Them anc
7 How" Mrs. Eva R. Robinson, univer.
5 sity of South Dakota.
! Wednesday, January %. 900 a. m
; Corn school. led by Marley Champ
lin instructor of corn and grair
school and John E. Larson, Spinl
: county. 1890 a. m. 1.-The South Da
kota Experiment Association" C. M
! karlstad, Dempster, S. ID. HOO a
: m. Address. Corn and Small Grair
in South Dakota" Andrew Palm,
%Codington county. S, ID. 1870 p. IN
Union meeting with Live Stock Breed
: ers' association and Poultry Breeders
= Sale of hogs. Combination breeders
sale in live stock pavilion. 1880 p
m. Union meeting of corn and grair
growers, live stock breeders ant
~poultrymen. Music. Address, "Shal
. Souts Dakota Educate Her Citizens
A. E. Hitchcock, mayor of Mitchell
and president state board of regents
Address, How to FARM Show
: YOU" Sam Jordan, of Missouri.
Thursday. January %, 800 u. IN
! Corn school. led by NJ. Champlin ant
! Andrew Palm, Codington county. II
r a. m. address. Some things to Lear
sAbOut BETTER Earminy Good pn+o.