The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1910-12-22
TO THE FARMERS.
Special Train to Rural Communities
Lecture Staff of Agricultural Ex.
perts to Visit Every Important
Farming Center in the Fertile Gem
State.

Provided a special train through
the courtesy of D. E. Burley, general
passenger agent of the Oregon Short
Line railroad, and supported by
the University of Idaho, and. the
Agricultural college of Utah,
group of prominent agricultural ed
ucators will leave Salt Lake City
on Jan. 8, give lectures in every
city of Importance in northern
Utah, southern Idaho and return
Jan. 20 1t will be the mcst stupen-
deus undertaking ever ventured in
the agricultural lecture line in Utah
and Idaho; and as cars containing
modern appliances, prize live stock
and literature, will compose parts of
the train, the farmers Of the various
towns to be visited may expect a
treat during the brief hour and
half of each depot lecture.
The train will consist of two lee
ture coaches, two exhibit cars, a live
stock car, diner and a Pullman /;
and the men who will accompany it
are the following:
w. l.. Carlyle-Dean college of
agriculture Idaho University, judge
Of horses
E. D. Ball-Director ef eexperi-
tment stations at recent international
show, Chicago.
L. A. Merrill-Director state
farmer institute, Utah. Director dry
farming experiments.
f. T.. Farrell-Assistant director
farmers Institutes, Idaho. In charge
experiment stations southern Idaho.
J. 7. Caine III-Professor of Ami
nal husbaEdry, Utah Agricultural
college.
J. H. Frandsen-Prcfessor of dairy
ing, Idaho state university.
Ben Eldredge-President Of Utta1
State Dairymen's association.
o. G. MINES esota-Superin-
tendent State Farmers Institutes.
Stephen Boswell Foreman Nephi
experimental dry farm.
A specially in the lectures will be
made of dry farming and dairying as
may be judged from the contents Of
the cars; for instance, the dairy and
+, hog cars will contain: Separator-U.
S. and DeLaval, Empire and others
Dairy Utensils-Pails, strainers, etc
Hand Testers-Babcock, one power
tester. Samples of balanced rations
Stanchions; Stalls, etc. Portable
houses. Silos )2 models.) Charts
photographs, etc.
The dry farm exhibit era will con
tain the following: Alfalfa reaova
tor, Deere two-way plow, sub-soi
plow, grain exhibit from Nephi, sheat
and bottles, wheat plant and roots
photograph enlarged, Stewarts bres,C
exhibit, Boswell's sagebrush root. sol
in which roots grow, dry farm p.ta
toes exhibit. Hogenson's tubes capi
larity, soil mulch, etc.
The livestock car will contain prize
dairy and hog stock Several cite.
will be visited in a, day, in each CASE
the lectures beinggiven from the car'
Stops in Idaho will be made as fol
lows: Malad, 11a hours; Preston
Whitney, Franklin, Richmond, Day
; ton, hour; Garner, l hour; Oxford
l hour; Downey, l hohr; Bancroft,
l hour; Alexander, / hour; Sod;
Springs, l hour; Montpelier, evening
Pocatello, l hour; Blackfoot 2 hours
Shelley, l hour; Idaho Falls hours
! Rigby, 1 hour; ReXburg, hours
Sugar City, 2 hours; st. Anthony,
hours; Ashton, / hour; America
Falls, hours; Rupert, l hour; Hey
: burn / u hours; Burley 2 hours; Mi
ner, l hour; Murtaugh l hour; Har
sen 1 hour; Kimberly, l hour; Twi
:. Falls, evening; Filler, l hour; Buh
1 hour; return to Salt Lake
Some other Idaho towns will be Wis
tied, though as yet they have nc
= been placed on the itinerary