The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1917-02-01

be put into the silo, adding water, and
thus making an excellent feed which
Is much more nutritious than the dry
stalks. We are now teaching in our
dairy department. almost 400 young
men a year the latest and best meth
obs of dairy ~husbandry. In addition to
this the department writes thousands
OF letters every year in reply to in
qulries received from farmers and
business men of the state concerning
the dairy industry.
The agronomy department of the
State College is doing excellent work
for the crop and livestock interests of
South Dakota. Bulletin las will show
the work that has been done to deter
mine the kinds Of crops to grow on
our various soils. This department is
testing yearly more than 500 samples
of seed for vitality and purity. The
departments bulletin $50 is devoted to
potato culture, showing among other
things, that it does not pay to plant
Is devoted TO the percent of protein in
corn. Bulletin ISL explains how sweet
clover is a valuable crop for South Da-
kota. Bulletin 1853 deals with the var
ious classification of alfalfa. One of
the departments most recent bulletins
is No. 1863, dealing with the successful
growing of fax as a South Dakota
crop. In addition to these bulletins
the department each year al
least 5000 letters of inquiry from the
farmers of the state.
Our veterinary department under
the direction of DR.. c. c. Lipp is doing
three distinct lines Of work: teaching,
the diagnostic examination of diseas-
ed tissues, and the production of
serum for diseased animals. Much
emphasis should be placed upon the
examination of diseased animals. DR..
Lipp states that the college is now re-
ceiving an average of two specimens
of diseased animal tissue to be e
amined by his department daily. The
demand in the state for curing and
that there should be established at
once at the State College a state ami
nal health laboratory. Our serum
plant should be increased to produce
the necessary treatments for black
leg, anthrax, contagious abortion, dis
temper and any other animal diseases
proving so disastrous to the livestock
industry of the state.
Our animal husbandry department
for many years under the direction of
Prof. James w. Wilson is carrying on
two extensive lines of work: Cd
breeds of stock, (2) feeding of stock.
In beef cattle we are emphasizing
Shorthorns, Herefords and Aberdeen
Angus. We hope soOn to add to these
the Galloway. Prof. Wilson is making
an effort to establish a South Dakota
type, especially in the Aberdeen An
gus breed. This will be done by per
petuating the chief characteristics ol
Black Poe, the champion Aberdeen
Angus bull at the International Live
stock show, sold by the State College
"a fnuy ,o,nnthC nnn NAfn wv IN a wa q
number Of sons and daughters in oul
stock barn Of this famous bull. The
young men who come to State College
hPve an opportunity to personally ex
anime all the leading breeds of hogs
both lard and bacon types. Special
mention should be made of our sheep
We are now establishing a new breed
of sheep by crossing our Siberian fat
rump sheep with such well known
breeds as ~Southdown, O~xforddown
Shropshire, Hampshire and Merior
ewes These cross breds lambs are
larger and stronger than the Ameri
can lamb. They have finer fleece, the
wool selling at five cents a pound more
than any other wool we produce. They
are also excellent meat. The depart
ment has specialized in the feeding
of cattle, pigs, hogs, lambs, and sheep
A number of excellent bulletins have
been written under these heads, all o
which are for free distribution at thu
college. A number Of these bulletin!
are now being used as regular text
books by various agricultural college,
and schools. Among the most notet
of feeding experiments are bulletin
163 and 165 on the feeding Of silage t.
lambs and bulletin $50 OF f~attenin,
steers with corn silage.
All the departments of the State Col
lege, touching the crop and livestocl
interests of the state, are eager t
serve in every possible way the farm
ers Of South Dakota.
"SEE NAPLES ANO DIE"