The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1915-08-26

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lamb. This year we will have not only
pure bred but a number of cross bred
lambs. From these cross bred lambs
he State College has begun the pro-
cess of establishing an entirely new
breed of sheep. We hope to give to
this new breed when the development
is done all the best qualities of our
American type as we'll as the special
features of the fat rumped.
College Belle Wayne's Daughter
Second. Professor Larsen will take
to the fair not only a big dairy ex-
hibit involving the features of an up.
to-date creamery but will also have a
number of dairy COWS representing the
various types. These will include
Guernseys, Jerseys, Ayreshires, and of
course. Holsteins, represented by the
College Belle Wayne series. College
Belle Wayne's daughter has just COM
pleted a sos day milk and butter test.
She produced almost 5000 pounds of
milk and abe ut 1000 pounds of butter.
This record Mot only insures the great
ness of the College Belle Wayne series
but gives to the people of South Da
kota another wonderful COW. This dis
tinguished daughter of a famous mo-
Their will also be at the fair.
DISPLAY of New Fruits
Third. Professor Hansen will be
there with some of his famous new
fruits comprising the leading varieties
that have been named as well as the
unnamed seedlings. The work with
ornamental trees, shrubs and flowers
will also be illustrated. For the bene-
fit of farmers and fruit growers practi-
cal demonstrations will be given daily
in the grating and budding Of fruit
trees; also in methods of p~ropagating
plants by layering, cuttings, and divis-
ion. The display will also show the
progress made in transplanting alfalfa
roots as a more certain method than
sowing of seed under certain condi-
tons.
Soil and Crop Demonstrations
Fourth. DR.. Hume along with the
soils and crops faculty will specially
emphasize an exhibit Of cereals. or
course, bundles of grains will be shown
illustrating the various kinds of small
grain hat have been tried in South
Dakota and especially the kinds that
have been most successful.
Although the principal feature of the
erhibit will be cereals, it will be com
plemented with specimens from the
Grass and Forage Crop Garden. There
will be not only specimens of these
leading varieties and those of second
airy Importance but also specimens of
the cereals affected by the most
troublesome kinds of crop diseases
such as the several kinds of rust and
smut and scab.
Fifth. DR.. Lipp, representing the
veterinary department will have on ex-
hibition charts and materials showing
the proper method of using hog chol-
era serum and the treatment of other
animal diseases.
Sixth. Prof. SEVERN, the state ento-
mologist, and head Of our entomology
department, will have a large collec-
ton of mounted specimens showing
the life history of the most destruc-
tive insects hat are playing such
havoc with our trees, grains and fruits.
Any one can easily ascertain the best
methods from Prof. SEVERN of exter-
minating these pests.
Seventh. Prof. Stivers, head of the
school of agriculture, will have a
series of exhibits showing what the
young men and women of the state
actually do when they come to the
State College and take the course in
the school of agriculture. The work
of the girls will be represented by diff
ferent kinds of plain and fancy sew
ing, simple aprons and house dresses,
as well as fancy dresses. There will
be an exhibition of the hand work in
the hape of c%hocheting and lace max
ing, leather work, basket weaving, etc.
Work done by the boys in the wood
and forge shops will be on display
and will include different kinds OF
joints and turning work. OF special
interest will be models of buildings
and barns that have been made by
the students. Iron work will include
specimens of drawing, bending, and