The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1919-03-27
REPORT Of FINE
ANNUAL MEETING
STATE EXPERIMENT AsSociA.
TON HOLDS ANNUAL EVENT
AT STATE COLLEGE
i.H. PALM Of WATERFOWL, PRESIDENT
Meeting Well Attended And Chanues
In Program And New Methods
Adopted Mean Progress

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seventh annual meeting of the expert
ment association was held at Stat,
College. About one-ffth of the mem
bers were present. Though the at
tendance was not large, it was repre-
sentative and much important bust
ness was cleared away.
The forenoon was devoted to visit
ing exhibits and renewing acquaint
ances. Exhibits of blacksmithing and
carpentry work done by School of Ag.
riculture students occupied the engi
neering building. The farm crops
laboratory in the agricultural hall
was devoted to a display of material
used by students in the study of farm
BPS and farm management. Crop
-Iemies as well as crops were dis
played. Rusts, smuts, scabs, blights,
weeds, ergot, stripe disease and other
things were shown as they manifest
themselves upon the crop. Many va.
rieties of wheat, oats, barley and corr
illustrated the good and the poor.
The homes Of the little bacteria that
work on the roots of alfalfa and sweet
clover, soy beans, etc., were displayed
in glass jars. In North Hall or the
old north building, as it is sometimes
called, the School Of Agriculture girls
displayed the results of their handi-
craft in cooking and sewing.
In the afternoon the business ses-
sion was called to order at 1880 by
Vice-president Lyman Merry of Min.
nehaha county. After the reading of
the minutes of last years meeting
committee reports were read and in
all cases unanimously adopted. I'M
portant amendments to the constitu.
ton were adopted, permitting associ-
ate members to hold office. discontinue
ing the granting Of honorary member
ships except by majority vote at the
annual meeting, establishing life men,
b~erships, transferring the duties of
the treasurer to the secretary's office,
disseminating the office of treasurer
and establishing the office of third
vice-president in its stead. 1t is
thought that these changes will facil-
itate business and add materially to
the effectiveness of the association.
A plan for seed registration was
adopted, giving authority to the exec
utive committee to work out the de-
tails. This plan will provide regis
~tratiOn parti6cotac 70 no pracopfaJ to
association members who are or may
become Originators of new varieties
of superior merit and select strains
of old varieties, upon submission Of
an affidavit giving the facts regarding
the alleged, improved strain. Affidavit
forms will be provided by the associ.
alton. The certificates will be of a
substantial character. This plan is
seed improvers and their products
and it is expected hat this plan will
be in full operation by June LIST.
A drive for membership will be
continued throughout the year A
thousand by 1920 is the slogan. This
ought not to be hard to achieve as
there are now 55 counties represented
among the associations 300 members.
A dozen more members to the coun-
ty would almost do it. Anyone can
join who can secur a recommends
ton from his banker or from some
one who is a member. Any member
has a right to recommend another for
membership. With a thousand mem
bers, the association will be a pow
agent for the production of bet
ter seeds and the distribution thereof.
In view Of the fact that most of
the neighboring states maintain we'll
supported seed laboratories and seed
services in order to en-
courage the producer of good seed and
protect the buyer by developing a
number Of sources where he can
secure approved seed OF the right va
for his conditions. the assOci-
voted unanimously TO work for
increased support for the seed labor
atory at the college, SO that it can
fully develop the work that it should
be able to do. It will then be posi-
not only to examine seeds for
and termination as it nov does,
but to inspect fields for pure seed
growers when crops are headed, cared
or in bloom as the case may be and
to inspect the seed in the bin or sack
when it is ready for shipment. This
will not only protect the buyer but
aid the seller materially in mar.
his seeds. Resolutions were
adopted expressing appreciation t the
administration and the legisla.
ture just closed, for the liberal sup
port and encouragement that they
have given the various phases of ag-
ricultural effort and farm business,
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