Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1910-06-16
BETTER FeRMlnG" TRAIN.
The Agricultural College Special Wis.
its Linton and Draws an Inter-
ested Crowd.

ter SIN on Tuesday evening. AT
seven the doors We're opened and
the people began to pour through
the cars. They came in from all
sides in wagons and buggies and
automobiles. The Linton Boys Band
was out to help welcome the train,
and altogether it was made very
pleasant for those who were on the
train. They remarked that the audi
ence. while not as large as in some
places. took very active interest in
the meeting, and that they were kept
busy answering questions and in cN-
planning the exhibits.
The following exhibits were on
the train
Car |. Farm machinery Prin-
clpally working machinery. stubblc.
disk, subsoil and sod plows, harrows
of several makes, cultivators, disks.
corn planters, potato planters. drills,
and fence exhibits. Lack of space
prevented more being brought.
Car 2 Horticulture. Contains
an exhibit of trees that are especial
ly adapted To this section, as birch,
elm, blackberry. bull pine. blue
spruce, ash. plum, apple and orna-
mental shrubs and plants. 1t is also
illustrated with photographs, and
literature is provided. Prof. Wal
dron is in charge. and is assisted by
Prof. McMeans. Another part of
the car, i'm charge of Mr.. c. f.. Nu-
gent. contained grain exhibit i'm
straw and loose grain and an exhibit
of grasses. These grain and grass
samples were furnished by w. c..
Gilbreath. North Dakota's able
Commissioner of Agriculture and
Labor.
Car 3 Animal Husbandry. Con-
tains model pig pen. with troughs,
pigs, and everything complete. An
other pen contains two sheep, two
lambs and feed-rack. AT the other
end of the car are stalls and stanch-
ions. A Jersey COW and short. horn
steer occupy them: the COW to illus
trate good dairy type and the steer
good beef. The work of the depart
ment is illustrated with numerous
photographs which decorate the
walls. Literature is also provided
for distribution. This exhibit is in
charge of Prof. Richards. with f.
Evenson assistant.
Car 4. Agronomy. This car con.
sists of materials illustrative of
diseases of farm crops. samples of
weed seeds and pressed specimens of
weeds common to the state. Micro
scopes are provided under which can
be seen rust spores and other of the
plant diseases that are too minute to
be seen with the naked eye. Sam
piles of flax are shown. Flax fiber
from North Dakota and also from
Russia are placed side by side. show
ing that the North Dakota article is
superior. A sample of hemp and
fiber made from it shows that this is
of a fine quality and that the state
is we'll adapted to the growing of
this crop. 1t is also weed-killer in
that it makes a very rapid and rank
growth. There is one exhibit to IL
lustrate the root-rot of wheat, but
lately discovered. This part of the
exhibit is under the direction of
Prof. Bolley, assisted by MIR. Ste
vens. There is also an exhibit in this
car of clover. alfalfa and peas, show
ing the nodues on the roots. The
specimens are preserved in liquid
which keep the roots in natural COR
dition. There is also a germinator
here for testing each ear of corr
separately. 1t has capacity of one
hundred ears. Five kernels are ta-
ken from each ear and planted in q
two-inch square The corn was
planted before the train started and
is now up several inches. There is
also rack for drying corn. Several
varieties of corn are exhibited. Dia.
grams of farms complete this exhib-
lit. 1t is in charge of Profs. Randlett
and Doneghue.
Car 5. Poultry and Dairying.
The poultry exhibit consists of q
model poultry house, incubator, mod
ell nests. trap nests. drinking foun-
tain, self-feeders, brooders, and the
|other appliances used by poultry
men. Mr.. Dynes is in charge of this
The dairy exhibit consists of milk
ing machine, separators. testers
can washer. milk-pails, cooler-tank,
samplers, milk scales, models of 81
los, and several other articles of inn
portance to the dairymen. Prof
Martin is in charge.
! Car s. Home Economics. Mis-.
Hoover in charge, assisted by Mrs
Campbell. Designs and dresses made
by the students are on exhibition
They give good idea of the worl
1 that is being done in this line. Ii