The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-02-15

planned under the active supervision
of Superintendent 3. e. Kaufman of
the North Dakota, farmers. Institutes
and Superintendent o. 9. Gregg Of the
Minnesota farmers Institutes The lee
lures. which will be given enroute will.
be delivered by these authorities on
graf nraising and experts whom they.
have selected to make the trip with
them. The lectures will be devoted
principally to the important questions
of the selection Of grain for seeds,
tests of seed grain. plant diseases
and methods of selecting pure seed
and arresting the development Of
smut and other dangers, to the grow
ing grain. The purpose of the trip of
the specila train is to broaden the
knowledge of the farmers on matters
Of the handling of seed grain and to
disseminate the latest and best scien-
tific information of methods of in
creasing the grain yield and guard
ing crops from diseases and parasitic
growths which cut down the returns
from the farmers labor.
On the trip over the Northern Paci-
fic lines in North Dakota the special
train will be in charge Of Superin-
tendent kaufman and representatives
of the railway. The other members
of the corps of lecturers and asst
ants are being selected and the party
will be confined to, the representa-
tives of the farmers institute. lectur-
ers and railway representatives handl-
ing the movement of the. train. The
special will consist of sleeping car
and coach and the latter will be used
for the lectures when halls and larger
meeting places are not available. The
lecture corps will give. practical de-
mohstrations of tests of seed grain
and will be prepared to. give those
who attend the lectures complete in
struction in simple methods which
may be. applied on the farm. for better
ing the quality Of the seed and i'm.
proving the character and yield of
the crop. Suitable apparatus and ex-
hibits via be supplied by the farmers
institutes of North Dakota and Mime
sofa and the lecturers will he provided
with samples of good and bad seed
grain for use in illustrating their
talks to the farmers.
$ Superintendent Kaufman will CO.
operate with Superintendent Gregg
during the trip of the special train
over Northern Pacific lines in Mime
sofa. Representatives of the two
states will Jointly handle the lectures
given on this portion of the seed
specials Journey.
Preparations for the trip of the
special train have been. in progress
for some weeks. Northern Pacific Of
ficials have entered heartily into the
plans originally suggested by Super
intendent Kaufman and have donated
the special train and crew to operate
it for the period to be covered by the
lectures. The railway takes no part
in the lectures themselves and these
arrangements have been outlined by
the officers of the farmers institutes
and state officials directly in touch
with practical agricultural problems.
Traffic officers of the Northern Paci-
fic believe that the lectures will be
very valuable to the farmers and that
the trip of the special train will re-
suit in a perceptible Improvement in
the quality of grain harvested next
year in the territory it will cover.
While the questions of selection and
tests of seed will be considered of
major Importance, the lectures and
demonstrations will cover wide
range of additional problems of grain
raising and farmers who attend the
lectures will benefit by practical IL
Illustrations and the explanation Of
simple methods Of combating the in
fluences which lower grain grades and
reduce the amount harvested.
The seed grain special will leave
Fargo, N. D., on the Journey through
North Dakota on March S, stopping
for lectures at Davenport, Leonard,
Sheldon, Lisbon, Engelvale, LaMoure,
and Edgely and remaining at the lat
ter point all night. On March 6 the
special will visit Alfred. Berlin, Dick
ey, Montpelier and Pingree. On
March Z it will leave Denhoff, stopping
at McCluskey, Goodrich, Bowdon, Sy-
keston; Barlow, New Rockford and
Rhodes. Oh March the train will
visit Maddox, Oberon, Minnewaukan,
Brinsmade. Leeds and Sanborn, and
on the following day, Darcy, Hanna
ford, Cooperstown, sBinford, McHenry
and Marion. On March 10 1t will visit
Litchville. kathryn, Lucca. Alice, EN-
bden and return to Fargo.
On Monday, March IL, the special
will leave Fargo for Glyndon, Hawley,
Lake Park. Detroit, Frazee, Perham,
Wadena and Henning, Mimi, stopping
the following day at Battle Lake, Fer
gus Falls, Foxhome, Breckenridge,
Wyndmere and Minor, and on March
IA the Journey will be completed with
stops at Gwinner and Cakes, N. D..
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