The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-02-10
TINE CARD FOR
GOOD SEED TRAIN.
PLANS COMPLETE FOR THE
SPRING TRIP.
Train Will Leave Minneapolis at 500
am. Feb. 20 Over the Hastings &
Dakota Division Of the Chicago, Mil
waukee & st. Paul-Plans for the
Education of Wheat Growers.

Arrangements were perfected today
st. Paul railway, cooperating with tho
Tri-State Grain Dealers association,
will run a special good -seed train from
Minneapolis thru Minnesota and. South
Dakota and into portion of North
Dakota. %,
The special will leave Minneapolis
at 1920 am. Monday, Feb. 90, over the
train will be Professor G.. B. Bull Of
the Minnesota experimental station,
Professor Boss of the state farm at
st. Anthony Park, Professor E. G. Chill
colt OF the department of agrononly Of
the South Dakota agricultural college
at Brookings, and A. w. Wheeler, bot
anist and entomologist of the South
Dakota college.
Alexander Stewart of the Monarch
Elevator company, Of Minneapolis, and
J. J.~Quinn, secretary of the Tri-Stato
GRAIN Dealers association, will also
make the trip, and it is expected that
a number Of other men interested in
the good-seed movement will join the
party after the start from Minneapolis.
Sixty towns will be visited, and at
every point a meeting Of forty-fivee min
utes' duration will be held. It is the
plan to have the meetings presided over
j to draw in farmers from every town
Eship,. that the discussion may. be con-
tinued after the departure of the .spe--
cial, the regular meeting being devoted
to short addresses by the experts &C
companying the train. These experts
will illustrate their talks by charts and
photographs showing actual results OF
experiments in the production of good
seed wheat varieties and the improve
ment Of species.
4 Comparisons of results at expert.
! ments stations, with results obtained
from practical work on the farms, will
be invited. A quantity of printed mat;
ter covering the subject of good seed
in all it's phases will be on hand fol
distribution.
The effect Of the visit: Of the special
will be to draw out information from
t every corner as to the quantity ano
8 quality Of seed wheat. on hand. AL
n sections will have opportunity to report
9 and any weak spot country tributary
$ to the line followed will be uncovered
4 The discovery Of lack Of seed in any
9 locality, or Of seed of quality deficient
y or even doubtful, will be a matter TO
8 agencies Of the state investigators, tn
Il association and the railroad, prompt re
9 lief will be Forthcoming. The itinerar,
8 is as follows:
d Monday, Feb. 2o-Glencoe, Hutchinso,
Bird Island, Granite Falls, Montevide
7. and Appleton, Mimi. .'.7
T.. Tuesday, Feb. 21.-Wheaton, Gracevill
Ortonville, Mimi; sisseton, Wilmot Mi
!, bank, S. D..
% Wednesday, Feb. 22.-sun1nit, Webste
+, Andover, Bcitton, S. D.: Cogswell, N.
+ Thursday, Feb. 23.-Edgeley, .Ellendal
10 N. D.. Frederick, Ipswich, Eureka, S. D
f7f0 n
= Friday, Feb. 24:-Bowdle, .Mellette, II
h lare, Wolsey, Woonsocket, Mitchell, 8. D
II, Saturday, Feb. 25-Pukwana Planki1
ton. Armour, Scotland, Yankton, s.. D.
Il Monday, Feb. 27-Platte,s Wagner, Tyl
dali, Marion Junction, Canton, Dell Raj
ids, SD. sl@hA - 2:~5
Tuesday, Feb. 2s-Bradley, Elrod, Br.
ant, Oldham, Madison, Howard. Egan, s, =
! "wednesday, March 1.-Pipestone, Edge
lton, Fulda, Okabena, Jackson, %FatrnlOn
;; 7Winrlebago, Wells, Mimi i:&''. ~ 81: = >
:. f. Saturday, March 2.-Mapleton, MAJ
4 EIlato, lie sueur, Lonsda1e;; -. Farningto
MIN. :: Returning, reaching Minheapol
d., 6:45 pm, Saturday, March g.. -, ~. :.