The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-05-12
Railroad News
Send OUT TRAIN
TO TEACH FARMERS
N. p. WILL START EIGHT CAR
BETTER FARMING SPECIAL 1"
JUNE HORTICULTURAL COL
LEGEs OF N. o., MONT. AND
WASH. WILL COOPERATE.

One OF the most comprehensive edu-
cational agricultural campaigns ever
attempted will be inaugurated by the
Northern Pacific June 6. lasting six
weeks, in North Dakota, Montana and
Washington. Arrangements have been
made to fit out a train consisting of
eight cars, called Better Farming
Special" which will be operated in
conjunction with the agricultural coll
leges of the three states, covering the
main lines and branches of the North
ern Pacific.
I. A. Hoverstad, superintendent OF
farmers Institutes of North Dakota,
and F. S. Cooley, superintendent of
farmers Institutes of Montana, were
in conference yesterday with Thomas
Cooper, assistant to the president of
the Northern Pacific, and completed
plans for the campaign.
Mr.. Hoverstad and Mr.. Cooley, to-
gether with r. w. Thatcher, director
of the state experiment station OF
Washington, will direct the work in
the different states. d. e. willard, de-
velopment agent of the Northern Pa
cific, formerly with the N. D. A. c., |
and representatives of the traffic de-
partment of the raiload company will |
also accompany the train. Members
Of the faculties of the different state
agricultural colleges and prominent
men Of each state will also go along. |
The train and all the transportation
expenses are to be furnished by the
Northern Pacific which is starting
out anew on an educational campaign
yUh 10 oal pIqIo
suits in the territory it traverses.
Farmers Institutes on Wheels.
The special will practically be
farmers institute on wheels, being
complete in every detail, but is nov
ell effort in the expanse of territory 1t
will cover.
There will be fat car on the train
containing, all the latest type of farm
machinery required for the operation
OF 160-acre farm. One car will be
devoted to horticulture, containing ALI
the different tools, implements and
machinery required in the cultivation
of a modern orchard.
Another car will be devoted to ami
NAL husbandry and wIil carry all kinds
or dairy appliances, a complete veter-
mary outfit and everything required
in connection with raising pigs and
poultry.
In another car will be carried live
stock for the purpose of illustrating |
the lectures that viii be given as to |
the most profitable breeds One car |
will contain seeds, showing the differ |
ent varieties, grades impurities, germ |
ination tests, rates of seeding and ey- |
erything else connected with the sub |
ject.
In addition there will be a baggage |
car, sleeping car, dining car and bust
ness cars for the use of the lecturers
"The train will be in charge of the |
superintendent of farmers institutes |
of each state" said Mr.. Cooper, "and |
will carry a complete corps of in |
structors. In fact the plan is to make
1t travelling farmers institute which /
can in a short space of time reach a |
much larger number of farmers than /
in any other way.
Itinerary of the Train.
1.-THE train will be two weeks in
North Dakota, making thirty three |
stops, beginning at Fargo on the east
and ending at Beach on the western
boundary of thes tate.
1.-THE train will then be taken in
charge by the Montana agricultural |
college, spending two weeks in that /
state, making three or four stops daily
and covering all of the points located
on the main line and branches of the |
Northern Pacific, enGing at Heron, |
near the western boundary of tba