Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-10-03
ON THE HOG TRAIN
BREAKFAST BACON SPECIAL ON
THE ROCK ISLAND ATTRACTS
ATTENTION.
EIGHT LECTURERS ABOARD
TO TALK TO FARMERS
Included Are Two Domestic Science
Teachers-SpeciaI to Visit Central
Iowa Towns Tuesday and Wednes-
day-Thirty Minute Stops At All
Towns.

CeQar RAPIDS, OCT. "a tram tnat
will be of great interest to farmers
business men, housewives, students, in
fact everybody. will be the breakfast
bacon special which will make a long
stop in Cedar Rapids Tuesday. The
special is a hog train run by the Rock
Island for the purpose of educating the
farmer in the scientific method of
raising hogs. But not only the raising
Of hogs will be taught, for the proper
use, cooking and preparing of pork
products will be given special atten-
ton, and the exhibit will include every
edible and non-edible product secured
from the hog.
Great Hog Scarcity.
The great scarcity of hogs has been
for the past year the cause OF much
earnest discussion among agricultural
experts and the Rock Island railway
furnished the special to the Iowa Agri-
cultural College for the purpose of ed
ucating the farmer. At the six chief
packing centers in the United States
there was a shortage of over 100000
hogs last year. and during the first siz
months of this year the shortage was
100000 hogs.
The hog special is the first train Of
it's kind sent across a state, and it is
also the most magnificent agricultural
museum and college on wheels that
has been operated on any railroad.
hog producer it gets this first hog
special.
Eight Lecturers.
Tho train will he in CHARGE of Pro.
fessor Cottrell, agricultural expert for
the Rock Island, and will carry seven
experts from the Iowa State College at
Ames These eight experts will de-
liver the lectures
The methods of raising hogs that
will make profits much larger than
those usually secured will be made
plain in the lectures, and will be ill
Illustrated by exhibits of model hog
houses, yards. feeding appliances, and
feeds. Special attention will be given
to the prevention of losses from chol-
ero. and a bulletin on the proper way
of raising hogs will be given to each
man who enters the train.
Domestic Science Taught.
Two of the experts will be able do
mestic science teachers, and these will
deliver lectures that will appeal di-
rectly to the ladies'. Demonstrations
will be given on both the old and new
ways Of cooking and serving bacon,
ham, sausages. salt pork, and other
pork foods. The exhibit of every edi-
BILE and non edible product secured
from the hog will also greatly interest
the.aadies. Each lady will be given a
beautiful book of receipts for pork and
pork products.
Cars For Students.
Two cars will be devoted entirely for
the purpose of educating students and
children who attend schools. In these
cars will be some very interesting ex-
hibits, and two leading educators will
give the lectures. These two cars will
also contain photographs Of the various
cuts of pork as prepared both in this
country and in Europe.
Thirty Minute Stops.
At all the small stations, the train
will make thirty minute stops and lee
lures will be given al 1877 stations. Just
before arriving at Cedar Rapids, the
train will stop at Morse, Scion, and
Ely, and after leaving this city, the
first stop will be made at Palo.
The Schedule.
Following is the list of stations in