St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1906-04-04
The Better Farming Train.
En.,itute ON Wheels Coming 90 thi
Az section i'm Two Weeks.


=, Institute ON Wheels Coming to this
Al section i'm Tive Weeks.
Herbert Myrick, the enterprising edit
o- Of the New England Homestead at
cor;nefeld, has arranged with President
Trttle OF the Boston & Maine, to run a
sopcial train for the agricultural interests
II New England thoroughly equipped
with all that pertains to farm Lille. This
.ro;n starts from Mt. Hermon today
and will cover the states OF Vermont and
New Hampshire this month. The train
consists of three passenger cars and
continuation car. The combination car
viii be used as smoking and lounging
commitment for those who accompany
the train, while the passenger coaches
Nth seats removed and exhibits in place,
rpll each be used AS a room for display.
The exhibit will consist OF three divisions,
namely: Crop production, horticulture,
anmal husbandry and dairying. Lectur.
srs from the agricultural departments OF
the state colleges OF Maine, New Hamp-
shire. Vermont and Massachusetts, will
explain the exhibits. The exhibits will
he furnished by different Agricultural
colleges, Experiment Stations, Boards OF
Agriculture, ETC., and the Homestead"
will provide such exhibits as the latest
improved farming apparatus, animal
foods, plant foods and other material
which will serve as practical object les
SONS for demonstration purposes. The
Homes cad" will act as general director
Of the enterprise and as clearing house
for all parties inter ested. The Agricul-
,ural commissioners Of each state will be
represented on the committee in control.
Exhibits OF seeds, samples OF fine crops,
/ food Tor plants and animals, and plenty
of printed matter about better farming
utensils" will be on hand. Among the
features will be grating, maple sugar
utensils and crop of eight rows OF corn
on the ear, illustrating the results of ex.
periments with different fertilizers Tor
this crop. Forestry, which is an impor.
tant consideration, will receive atten-
ton. In the horticultural class, liberal
displays will be made by three Expert
ment Stations. The State Associations,
darymen, fruit growers, Oranges, etc,
I have furnished displays well worth wit.
Messing.
The three cars that are to contain the
+ exhibits Of the train arrived at the Mass
achusetts Agricultural College at Am
herst, Saturday, and the professors
there have been busy this week fitting
d the cars for their novel trip. The exhibits
4 from the other New England agricultur-
al colleges were shipped to Amherst to
\ be loaded there. The train comes into
d Vermont from Northern New Hampshire
4 the third week in April and these are the
8 dates for this section:
Monday, April 16. train will stop at
Wells River, Ryegate, McIndoes (include
meal stop, Passumpsic, St. Johnsbury,
4 St. Johnsbury Center lover night)
h Tuesday, April II, stops will be made
at Lyndon, Lyndonville, Sutton, (include
meal stop, Barton, Barton Landing,
Coventry, Newport lover night
Wednesday, April IS, stops will be
n made at Newbury, Bradford, Fairlee I'm.
cude meal stop), North Tbetiord, East
s. ThettOrd, Pompanoosuc, Norwich lover
night
1t is needless to urge every farmer in
this section TO visit this train and learn
from experts more about making farming
pay, AS Mr.. Myrick well says in his
artice describing the train:
THE brilliant success oil this first effort
of the kind in the history of New Eng
n land, means much for our six states. In
+ The first place, the object teachings and
E discussions conducted by the workers on
this special train, come to the farmers
just before planting time so that these
latest, newest, best and most practical
ideas can be put into immediate use by
farmers as lar as feasible.
u Secondly, all this work will promote
new lite new energy, and larger concep-
ton ofNew Eugland's possibilities, and
greater confidence in New England s
future. And this spirit, gradually per-
8 meating into every nook and corner OF
rural New England, will in time become
a mighty factor in insuring the larger
prosperity that future years have in store
for New England, provided only our
people show the cooperation necessary
to make the most Of our opportunities. v