Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1906-04-27
BETTER FARMING TRAIN
600 People Were at BrattIeboro
Station on Friday
stops Made at other Wlndham County
Towns-Men with the Train and the
Exhibits and Instructions.

stops Made at Other Wlndham County
Towns-Men with the Train and the
Exhibits and instructions.
The last days run Of the Better Farm
ing Special" which finished its tour OF
Massachusetts, New Hampshire and YER
mont last Friday was across Windham
county from Bellows Falls to South Yer
non. Seven stops were made, the number
visiting the cars being estimated at about
1900 divided by towns as follows: West
minister 150 East Putney 100, Putney 300,
Dummerston 100, Brattleboro 500 vernon
100 South Vernon $50.
AS the readers of The Phoenix doubtless
know the train has been run over the
lines of the Boston & Maine railroad in
the three states named. The scheme
originated with Herbert Myrick OF
the New England Homestead and his
suggestion was taken up and acted upon
favorably by President futile OF the Bos-
ton & Maine railroad and the presidents
of the agricultural colleges of the three
states. The Boston & Maine furnished the
train and the schools furnished the ex-
hibits and the speakers.
During the Vermont run, which began
at Wells River Monday, the 18th, Prof
j. l.. Hills. director of the state expert
ment station at Burlington, was in charge.
With him on the'last day were: Prof.
Ivan C. Weld of the New Hampshire col
lege of agriculture at Durham, Prof. VIII
liam Stuart ands Prof c. II. Jones OF the
Vermont experiment station, ]. F. Bond,
forest assistant of the forestry service
of the United States department of agri-
culture, Ernest Hitchcock of Pittsford,
state forestry commissioner, George Aitkin
of Woodstock, secretary of the state board
of agriculture. Dana Morse of Randolph,
president of the state dairymen's asso-
citation, Thaddeus l.. ---nney OF South
Hero, a former president of the state
horticultural society, and these student
assistants from the class of 1907 at the
University of Vermont: Carleton Cutler.
j. B. Abbott, and r. E. Vaughan. w. A.
Hunter of Worcester secretary OF the New
England cooperative milk producers asso-
citation, was on the train in the interests
of the association. The Homestead was
represented up to the last day by E. c.
Sevey, to whom was intrusted much OF
the details of preparation and the sue
cessful carrying out of the plans for the
trip. ]. c. Marquis represented the Home
stead during last Fridays trip. The only
newspaper man who made the entire trip
with the train was Mccoy of the Boston
Herald, a longtime worker on that paper.
The Boston & Maine railroad was repre-
scented by ]. S. English of its passenger
department From White River Junction
TO South Vernon, the railroad men In
charge were Conductor G. c. Hammond
Engineer Fred Hathaway, Fireman j. Cos
tello, Trainmen A G. Ferguson and A. c.
Pickett.
The train was made up Of three pas
<enger coaches and one combination car.
Along the sides of each car were steamers
with the following inscriptions: Better
Farming Special" Horticulture and In
sect Pests" Farm Corps and Fertilizers,
animal Husbandry and Dairy" The
combination car was used as a smoking
and lounging room by the "trippers" be-
fofi oil 11crh In
end there was an excellent exhibit OF
nursery and forestry stock About one
third Of each of the other cars was given
up to exhibits illustrative of the subjects
discussed in the talks, while the rest OF
the car served as the lecture room. I'm
mediaJely on the arrival OF the train al
a station, two ten-minute talks in each
car were given and then the visitors spent
the remaining time in viewing the eX-
hibits and discussing pet subjects with the
lecturers and with each other
On the arrival of the train at the Local
station, for example, Messrs. Bond and
Kinney spoke in car l, the first on the
work Of the national forestry service and
The latter on the proper marketing of the
apple crop; in car 2, Messrs. Morse and
Jones were the speakers; and in car
Messrs Hills and Aitken occupied the
time At Dummerston, Messrs. Stuart and
Kinney were the only speakers, the resi-
of the lecturers listening to trial spiel
by some of the students in the dairy car
At Vernon Prof. Stuart was left to dc
the talking, the other speakers escaping
TO one of the vacant cars, but at South
Vernon Everybody talked" and the triI
closed most satisfactorily, to the speakers
at least for they penned a glowing me-
mortal TO President Tutte for his part In
the undertaking The attendance on the
last day was not up to that of previous
days in Vermont and other states. II
seemed also as though the lecturers were
glad OF the approach of the last day OF
school"
a deal of interest was shown on Friday
an the work of Mr.. Bond, an assistant In
the forest service of the department OF
agriculture. His talks, as well as those
N Mr.. Hitchcock, the Vermont forestry
commissioner were of real value and
much enjoyed In conversation with
owners of woodland and Of lands suitable
for timber growing, he showed his
thorough knowledge of his speciality and
gave his listeners many points OF real
value He said that an application to the
department in relation TO any forestry
questions would receive prompt attention
and probably the sending of an expert
forester TO advise with the owner as to
the best methods to be followed. One
earnest young man at Vernon was looking
for the forestry expert and when intro
sluced to Mr.. Bond received some practical
advice in relation to his problem.
Senator George w. Pierce and Harry w
Spaulding OF the local committee met the
train here and accompanied 1T to South
Vernon.