The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1914-08-27
MAMMOTH AGRICULTURAL EXHIBITS
AT THE STATE FAIR

nj lllu U1Alu 1AlN
By the State College Of Agriculture.
The State College OF Agriculture
and Mechanic Arts will Guido all
previous efforts by taking an enor.
nous educational agricultural dis
play to the State Fair at Huron,
Sept. IA to 1S. Nine departments
will be represented :-Agronomy
(soils and crops,) Dairy, Animal
Husbandry, Veterinary, Botany,
Entomology, Secondary School Of
Agriculture, Horticulture and
Boys and Girl Clubs.
The exhibit OF the agronomy de
partment will emphasize the value
of various legumes on South Da-
kota farms. The display will in
clude specimens of all alfalfas un-
der test, red clovers, white and
yellow sweet %clove1s, soy beans,
Canadian peas, vetch and common
beans. By planting legumes the
nitrogen in the air is returned to
the soil. These and other valu-
able features will be explained by
the demonstrators in charge OF
the display.
The Veterinary department will
show by photographs and enlarge.
ments the process of hog cholera
serum manufacture and testing.
Syripges and outfits necessary for
vaccination will be explained, anu
circulars on the prevention of chol-
era will be distributed.
The Dairy department of the
/ College will operate a Model
! Creamery, and will sell the result
ing butter and milk products.
Milking machines and all kinds of
'1airy utensils will be in daily op-
Grafton. The Dairy husbandry de-.
partment of the State College will
have men to superintend the manu-
facture of butter. This year the
exhibit from the State College
dairy department will pertain
chiefly to handling of cream on the
/ farm and the manufacture of but.
ter.
Weeds. weeds, weeds, will be
displayed by the Botany depart
ment with suggestions for eradica.
/ ton. This department will also
have q complete exhibit of plant
diseases, with special reference to
those that attack grain crops, po-
%tatoes and orchards with life his
tories and methods of control.
The Horticultural department
will show the progressive results Of
breeding native with cultivated
fruits. The fruit exhibit will also
INCLUDE Ornamental trees and shrubs
hardy roses and the breeding Of
hardy blight proof apples and
pears.
The department of Animal Hus-
& #
bandry will occupy the north half
of the Stock Judging Pavilion with
displays of sheep, hogs and eight
head of fine Aberdeen Angus cattle
raised on the College Farm at
Brookings. The Siberian fat rump-
ed sheep will be exhibited.
One hundred specimen cases of
insect pests of South Dakota f4ld
crops and orchards will be exhibit
ed by the entomology department.
A bee hive will be on display
which has been ravaged by the
bee moths. An attendant will ex
plain the exhibit.
The Secondary School of Agri-
culture will exhibit work done
by girls and boys in carpen terry
forge, shop and domestic science,
including frames of barns, hog
houses, corn cribs, Welding and re-
pairing iron work, tools, dresses,
shirt waists, hats and other wear
Ing apparel, needle work and home
craft work.
The Superintendent of Boys
and Girls Clubs will also exhibit
canned peas, corn and tomatoes
done by the modern method of
- Ks- I-WL&aErMAIE