The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1910-06-24
DEMONSTRATION TRAIN
MONDAY MORNING
Fourth Sent Out by Washington
State College.
Seven Cars Filled With Everything
to Demonstrate Work in Hand--
Interesting Addresses by College
Professors Milking Machine.

The farmers demonstration train from
the Washington State College at Pull
Colfax Monday morning on time to the
minute-9 30-and remained till noon.
The train consisted OF seven cars, and
was probably the most complete dem
anstration train ever sent out from
Pullman. Fully 175 people we're pres
ent to greet the train. 1t was in charge
of the following railway officials: A. A.
Morse, special representative lin charge
of train); A. MacCorquodaIe, district
freight agent; II. C. Oliver, travelling
freight agent; Robert Burns, district
freight and passenger agent, Walla
Walla; Arthur Reschke, stenographer;
@. w. Clark, official photographer.
State College men who accompanied
the train were: r. W. Thatcher, direct
or and head of department of agricul-
ture; W. W. Thornber, professor of hor-
ticulture; A. l.. Melander, professor of
entomology; W. T. Mcdonald, animal
husbandman; C. c. Thorn, soil ply sicist;
r. G. Ashby, assistant superintendent OF
farmers Institutes; II. w. Sparks, super
visor Of demonstration farms; ii. Z.
Wilcox, dairy instructor; Byron Hunter,
agrostoIogist, u S ID. A; J L. Ashlock,
private secretary to President Bryan.
Then short addresses we're delivered
in the open from fiat car, which we're
listened to with interest by those as
sembled. Professor Thatcher spoke on
soils, Professor Thornber on cover crops
and Professor Mcdonald on the marked
Improvement Of the live stock of the
country.
After the addresses all were invited to
enter the care, where the people saw
scores Of things for the hetterment Of
the farm as well as to learn lessons for
the government OF the farm
What the Cars Contained.
Car 1, Live Stock-Dairy VS. beef type
cows; good and poor pigs from same
litter; sheep of different breeds.
Car ?, Live Stock and Orchard Man
agement-M Milking machine; proper and
improper orchard pruning; power spray
er with best appliances.
Car 3, Soil Tilage-Orchard and till
age implements; fat furrow vs. inclined
furrow plowe; discs for different pur-
poses; summer tillaGe implements.
Car 4, Dairying and Farm Mechanics
Apparatus for home dairying; testing
milk; farm electric light plant.
Car 3, Orchard anagement-Exhibits
of orchard pests; methods of combating
pests; budding and grating in oper-
alton; right and wrong ways to prune
trees; packing fruit; exhibits Of orchard
products; horticultural literature.
Car 6, Soils, Seeds, Grains and Grasses
Effect OF soil mulch on loss Of water;
effect of graded seed on termination and
vigor; foul vs. clean seed; common weed
seeds; home testing OF milling quality of
wheat; koelner's scientific -four testing
apparatus; grasses adapted to Eastern
Washington; experiment stations hy-
brid wheatp; improved varieties of
wheat, oats and barley; the use OF con-
crete on the farm; preservation Of fence
posts; agricultural bulletins and papers
The seventh car was used for living
and sleeping purposes.
Special Mention.
T., r,0;,r tbror,rL tbo +-o;- +bo-o ,ros
seen enough TO write about to fill vol
ume Probably the one thing that at.
tracted most attention, because OF its
novelty and recent introduction, was
the milking machine. 1t was the Hazel-
wood machine. Jersey COW was led
out from the cattle car, placed in a pat
ent stanchion recently introduced, and
was MIXED almost in jiffy. A gasoline
engine is required for power, the process
being suction through rubber tubes,
these fastened to cups which inclose the
teats, the milk passing from other tubes
into a tin receiver. The milking ma
chine is in keeping with other mechanical
wonders of this day and generation, and
no doubt will be in general use in all
large dairies in the near future.
Another interesting demonstration
was an apparatus for showing moisture
saved by soil mulch OF different depths.
Mulch 2A inches deep saves 50 per cent
more water than no mulch Deeper
mulch than these caves no more mois,
= I
loss of moisture down to that of no
mulch at ALL Each half-inch deeper, up
to 2h inches, saves 10 per cent more
moisture This is something for farmers
can be overdone as well as not doing
enough.