East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-03-21
RAMCHERS URGED TO
SEE FARMERS TRAIN
WILL BE OF EDUCATIONAL
VALUE TO EVERYONE
Chas. Hill, Organizer for Farmers
Educational Cooperative Union
Urge Attendance of all Country Peo-
ple-Seeds to be Distributed Gratis.

Every farmer in Umatilla county
and especially every member of the
farmers union, should make 1t point
to be in Pendleton or some other one
of the towns in the county on the oc-
caslon of the visit of the Farmers
Demonstration train next week." said
Charles Hill, secretary of the county
and state organizer for the national
union, this morning. THE aims Of
this Strain are exactly in accord with
the purposes and aims of the Farmers
Educational and Cooperative Union
and every farmer should take advan-
tage of this rare opportunity. l ex-
peet to accompany the train on its
tour through a part of eastern oregon
and will get all the good out of 1t that
i possibly can"
The train will be at Milton and
Freewater, Friday from S:45 a. m.
to 10:45 a. M; at Athena from 1890
to 2 D. m. Adams 2:10 to $3.50 p. M;
Pendleton 4 p. m. to $50 p. m. and
will also remain over night. Satur-
day the train will be at Pilot Rock
$3.50 a. m. to 1880 a. M; Echo, l2:So
to 2:15p. M; Stanfield, 2:25 p. m.
to $3.50 p. M. and Hermiston, 4.lo
p. m. to $50 D. m.
Electric Lighted Train.
Electric lighting of the entire train
is now planned by the officers OF the
read. This feature will be added not
only to give better light on the ex-
hibits in the baggage-cars, but as
demonstration of what can be accom-
plished with small gasoline engines in
running farm machinery and furnish
ing lights cheAply for houses, barns
and other buildings.
Free distribution of seeds is also
planned, arrangements for the supply
having been made yesterday, and as
still another feature of the train II Is
announced that the dairy exhibit win
be equipped with a milking machine,
the operation OF which will be shown
in the milking Of the two dairy cows
that will be carried on the train.
Space Not TO Be Sold.
The o. r. G. n. officers, since the
announcement concerning the train
was made, have been besieged by im-
plement and machinery dealers who
are willing to pay high prices for ex-
hibit space on the train. The COM
pany, however has decided to eliml-
nate all space advertising, and par
ticular makes of machines or imple-
ments will not be recommended. Most
of the farm machinery utilized VIII
be supplied by the oregon Agricul-
tural College and although the ma
chinery will carry the names of the
makers this is unavoidable. All Of
fers for advertising space have been
refused.
Distribution OF seed will be made
among specially selected farmers. 1t
would be impossible for the train to
carry seed for distribution to every
farmer who will attend the demonstra-
ton. and the desire is to place 1t In
the hands of men who II is known
will make an effort to utilize the seed
in the manner recommended by the
Agricultural College experts accom-
panying the train. With this end In
view the commercial and farmers or
ganizations in the communities to be
visited are to be asked to recon-
mend men who will give the seeds
the best test possible.
Seed Tests Desired.
The seeds distributed will include
Canadian field peas, Minnesota corn
and Montana alfalfa. The corn will
be distributed at each station along
the route. The peas will be given
out in the grain growing districts
where peas are commended for ro-
tation with wheat as forage crops and
for returning vital elements to the
soil. The alfalfa seed will be dis
tributed where the soil and climate
are deemed adaptable, but will not
be given out where the alfalfa is now
grown successfully. A dry-farmed
alfalfa is recommended strongly in
some districts where no attempt Is
now made to grow 1t and the effo~t
will be to introduce an acclimated
seed into such localities. The other
seeds have been selected with the idea
of securing what will grow success
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