The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1913-01-09
MITCHELL CORN SHOW
in SESSION OF WEEK;
DISPLAYS and TALKS
Outlook Indicates Record At
tendance and More Than Us
ual Interest.

Mitchell, 8. ID, Jan. sy--.The sixth an
nual session OF the South Dakota Corn
and Grain Growers association win be
held I'm this city during the week COM
mencing January 10 and continue
throughout the week. President II. II.
Dawes, OF Fulton, and Secretary
Hume, or Br0okings Agricultural coli
lege, are both OF the opinion that the
corn show and the corn school are
going 10 exceed any previous meeting
OF the association. Secretary Hume
has Travelled widely over the state and
he gives It as his opinion that the
corn, wherever he has been, fs at least
60 per cent better than last year, az
TO quality, and the quantity per acre
Is making a One showing With all this
the secretary believes that there Is
products at the show and that each
district will be well represented, and
n strong competition for the splendid
prizes which have been put up. Over
$500 In cash will be divided among the
winners and there are a number or
special prizes, including silver loving
cups, etc. ga. Twins 5a
Some especially strong speaking tall
ent has been secured n addresses
will be given each afternoon and eve
ming, while In the morning the time
win be devoted TO scoring the corn by
the members OF the school, for its
growing and other qualities. Among
the speakers are Dean Perisho. OF the
state university, who speaks Monday
evening on civic Life and Conserva-
ton" Tuesday afternoon, 'Some New
Ideas on Corn Testing" Professor
Hughes, Iowa State college. South
Dakota Soil Problems, " J. q. Hutton,
fBrookings Agricultural college. In the
evening DIR. w. G.. Seaman, president
of Dakota Wesleyan university, and
EGoveror Byrne will give addresses.
Wednesday Afternoon-@"How We Get
Good Roads and How We Keep Them"
u. w. Parmley, Ipswich. ""The Country
School and the Country Child" State
superintendent Lawrence. Wednesday
evening, "A Great State Farm,p Dr..
=. g. Mead, state hospital, Yankton.
President Slagle, OF Brookings college,
will also give an address. D.
Thursday Afternoon-Address, How
We Grow Corn In North Dakota O.
ID. Center, superintendent OF Better
Farming association, Grand Forks, N.
%. How Our Insect Enemies Get In
Their Work and How We Defeat
cultural college. Thursday evening.
.The Agricultural College as a Public
Service institution" Dean Eugene
Davenport. college of agriculture,
University OF Illinois. X
Friday Afternoon--"How II Raise Al
6falfa in South Dakota" III. III. Stoner,
superintendent South Dakota Farm
erR' institute. "Alfalfa," Alfred Wenz.
Bath. Friday evening, Farming as a
Business" 8. ID. Van Benthuysen, Da-
kota Wesleyan; Farming in Mis-
souri," Prof. s. M. Jordan, Sedalia,
Mo. Announcement of the winners of
the premiums will he made.
Prof, o. ID. Center, OF Grand Forks,
N. d. has been secured to score tie
corn from the three districts, and he is
recognized as an exceptional expert In
this line Of work, Two years ago Pro-
fessor Center made the announcement
after scoring the corr that South Da-
,kota produced better corn than any
thing that he scored in the state OF
Illinois. ~, I.
The state is divided into three dis
tricts and each will have an exhibit
so that the corn from the older dis
tricts will not be in competitor with
the newer corn districts, and each will
be given the opportunity TO make a
full display. The exhibits win include,
aside from corn, wheat, oats, barley,
max, alfalfa, clover and timothy.
South Dakota this year has made
a fine showing in the corn producing
business and the displays will break
all records.