Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1914-09-04
ot Springs South Dakota Friday, September 4t 1914

be used to show the loss in nitrogen
from South Dakota farms In various
crops exported, which amounted to
$50. 0oo, 600 in 1912, q typical year. By
planting legumes the nitrogen in the
cir 10 returned to the soil. These and
other valuable features will be OK.
planned By the demonstrators in charge
Of the display.
The Veterinary department will show
by photographs and enlargements the
process Of hog cholera serum manu-
facture and testing. The vital organs
OF sick and we'll hogs will be shown for
comparison. Syringes and outfits
necessary for vaccination will be ex.
planned, and circulars on the preven.
tion Of cholera will be distributed.
The Dairy department of the college
will operate model creamery, and
will sell the resulting butter and milk
products. Milking machines and ell
kinds of dairy utensils will be in daily
operation. The Dairy Husbandry
department Of the State College will
have men to superintend the manu-
fscture Of butter. There will be men
to superintend the testing Of moisture
In the butter and salt In same, and the
percentage of butter fat. Demonstra-
tors will also show the causes Of
variation In the cream test. This year
the exhibit from the State College
Dairy department will pertain chiefly
to handling Of cream on the farm and
the manufacture of butter. In former
years the exhibits have pertained
largely to economical milk production
and the composition Of different COW
feeds, silo and silage, and bow to
balance different feeds.
Weeds, weeds, weeds,-will be display.
ed by the Botony department with
suggestions for eradication. This de.
partment will also have q complete
exhibit of plant diseases. with special
reference to those that attack grain
crops. potatoes and orchards with life
histories and methods of control
Pamphlets and bulletins will be dis.
tributed covering these exhibits.
The horticultural department will
show the progressive result of breeding
native with cultivated fruits, native
Dakota sand cherry, native Dakats
plum with Japanese plum and Chinese
apricot; tho work with Russian and 81
berian slfslfss including the machine
method Of transplanting alfalfa. TIE
fruit exhibit will also include orna
mental trees and shrubs, hardy roses
and the breeding Of hardy blight.prool
apples and pears.
The department Of Animal Husband
~ will OCCUPY the north half of ths
Stock Judging Pavilion with displayl
of sheep, hogs and eight head Of flnt
Aberdeen Angus cattle, raised on the
College Farm at Brookings. The 81
berian fat rumped sheep will be exhib
tied.
One hundred specimen cases Of in
sect pests of South Dakota field crop,
and orchards will be exhibited By tn,
entomology department.. A bee hiv,
will be on display which has beer
ravaged BY the bee moth. An attend
ant will explain the exhibit.
The Secondary School of Agricultur,
will exhibit work done BY boys ant
girls in carpentry. forge shop ant
domestic science, including frames o
barns, hog houses, corn cribs, weldinl
and repairing iron work. tools; dresses
shirt waists, hats and other wearing
apparel; needle and home craft work.
The superintendent Of boys an,
gfrls clubs will also exhibit canne,
peas, corn and tomatoes done BIZ tn
modern method Of steam pressure an,
as demonstrated by him before club
Of farm boys and girls.