Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1914-07-02
SOUTH DAKOTA AT
NATIONAL CORN SHOW
States Exhibit at Dallas, Tex.
Made Good impression.
CONTEST OPEN TO THE WORLD
By j.. G. HUTTON, South Dakota Eek.
pertinent Station.

1t is the fashion of the times to
hold corn contests and corn shows.
There is the corr contest in the dis
:rict school, in which the boys and
sometimes the girls participate.
When the corn is gathered and the
gives the pupils the opportunity to dis
play their produces and to compete
Tor prizes.
chen there is the local corn SHOW
geld under the auspices of the local
grange, some commercial club, or q
opportunity for farmers to compare
varieties of corn and to learn through
the experience of their neighbors.
II some localities a county corn
show draws exhibits from all oVer the
county, to be followed by the state
entries in statewide competition.
Finally the national corn show is
open to exhibitors from all parts of
the United States, and. in fact, from
all the world.
The national corn exposition is, OF
course, the greatest of all the corn
shows, because it includes practically
the whole world in it's scope. The eX-
hibitS are not limited to corn, but in
clude all kinds Of grain, hay and tex
tile crops. Some notion of the num-
Der OF exhibits may de derived from
| tho fact that I,noI1N * III rihhhp :. ,Grn
required for the prize winners at the
recent show in Dallas. 1t would be
more nearly correct to call the ma
tional corr show the national agri-
cultural exposition.
III addition TO the competitive eX-
hibits at Dallas there were extensive
e~ducatiOna! exhibits furnished BIZ the
experiment stations and agricultural
colleges OF The various states in the
Union. Methods OF Investigation and
the results were shown graphically,
each state exhibit giving definite in
formation concerning agricultural con-
ditions within that state and ilinstrat-
ing the practical methods OF crop, soil
and live stock Improvement.
The accompanying illustration shows
the South Dakota booth al Tie recent
national corn exposition at Dallas. In
the foreground are the corn exhibits
sent by South Dakota farmers, and
along the shelf in the BACKGROUND
may he seen the sacks of small grains
and various kinds Of seeds entered in
competition. The rear wall in the
booth is occupied by specimens Of the
various varieties Of wheat, oats and
barley grown in South Dakota. For
example, the large circle shows TWEEN.
ty-four varieties Of wheat, and the
chart in the center of this circle gives
the yields Of varieties best adapted to
South Dakota farms. On the left side
wall are sheaVes of the best small
grains grown in the state, while on
the right may be seen bundles Of i'm,
portant forage crops. On the left, in
the foreground, is a chart showing
the results Of soil fertility investiga
lions and the fact is emphasized that
phosphorus is the only element o
plant food which the farmer will ever
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his farm fertile, provided, Of course
that he raises enough alfalfa and clio
Yer on his farm. Other facts are shown
!. in the exhibit, but these will suffice
TO indicate its purpose.
The exhibits from other states hat
similar educational values, while tn
exhibits of the United States depart
ment Of agriculture covered thousand:
of square feet of floor space. illustrat
ing methods of investigation and TIN
results obtained. During the exposi
ton many noted agriculturists lee
tured on special problems. A keen
intelligent farmer spending some tim,
at the national corr exposition woult
appreciate the fact that the yer.
cream of agricultural science is Their
presented for his special benefit
There is no other place where 81
much information may be secured il
SO short a time and at 90 little eS
pense.
The possibility of this great agr!
cultural exposition being held in tn
Northwest in 1915 is a matter tina
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