The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1910-04-13
CROWDSOUT TOSEE
BETTER FARMING
SPECIAL
Train Attracted Great interest
at All Points
is VALUABLE OBJECT LESSON
Gives Chance to Learn How to I'M
prove Crops and Increase
Production

the joint auspices Of the Rutland rail
road company, the state agricultural
college and the state commissioner of
agriculture started yesterday at AL
burg on. four days tour over the
Rutland road and will end the four
days here Friday night
The idea is one started In the West
where it has been of great serice in
developing the agricultural resources
and Vermont is the 18th state to
adopt this plan TO carry agricultural
instruction to the farming popula-
ton and others interested. The
train used is furnished by the New
York Central road. 1t was used last
week on the Boston and Albany div
ision through Massachusetts and is
to go next week to central and nor
thern New York In similar work The
material In the cars for exhibition
and instruction is entirely different
In each state. That for the Vermont
trip was prepared and arranged I'M
der the direction OF Prof. J. L. Hills.
dean OF the Vermont Agricultural
College, o. L. Martin. commissioner
Of agriculture and A. f. Halves, state
forester
The stops made by the train yes
terday were at Alburg. Grand Isle.
Charlotte, Vergennes. New Haven
Junction. Bristol and Middlebury and
at every point practically the entire
farming population turned out to see
the exhibits and hear the short
talks.
The great lesson of the train is to
help land owners TO produce more
and better crops on their farms and
to get greater production for the
amount OF labor involved through u.s.
ing modern methods and taking ad-
vantage OF their opportunities. II
gives the farmers a chance to see
and ask questions OF experts in var
ious lines on all branches OF farm
work. dairying and forestry with no
expense save an hour or two Of time
The men In charge were astonished
at the attendance and interest
shown.
Each visitor to the cars is given
16 page pamphlet which contains
an outline of the lectures and any
other literature available. Each
speaker talks ten minutes, opportun-
! ity being given for three lectures in
each car at each stop. the rest OF the
time being given over to informal
discussion.
The lecturers with the train include
the following. all OF whom are ex-
Il L la ~ DlatuGa1I
state commissioner OF agriculture: A.
f. Halves. state forester: Prof. J. l..
Hills. dean OF the agricultural de-
partment OF the University: c. II.
Jones. chemist; r. NJ. Washburn, pro-
lessor OF dairy husbandry; NJ. b.
Cummings. professor OF horticulture:
]. W. Wellington, assistant; besides
y. Walker Mexican, ex-secretary
Maine board OF agriculture; T. l..
Kinney and f. S. Brigham. expires
idents Of Vermont Horticultural socl-
ETY..
The following Rutland railroad
men accompanied the train: George
Cassidy. general freight agent: ]. A.
I Proctor. travelling freight agent (;
Frank r. Roberts. travelling passen-
ger agent: S. X. Kramer. train mas
ter and J. d. Remington. special
agent New York Central. The train
Is In charge OF Conductor George NJ
Lee. engineer George Ryan and
Brakemen NJ. A. Hogan and l.. w
Foye. Several newspaper men also
accompanied the train.
The train comprises three coaches
and the dining and baggage cars one
car is devoted to horticulture and
forestry, one to crops and fertilizers
one to dalrying and one to dem
onsiration OF good and poor COW
and OF silos and feed stuffs. Every
thing Is arranged attractively anC
systematically upon long tables erect
ed on either side Of the aisle. Tn,
exhibits include the selections from
each department most likely to EN-
phasize the need and value OF IN,
highest type OF farming In the cal
devoted to forestry and hortlcultur,
are boxes of pine and other seed
llngs. samples OF wood and bark
photographs Illustrating the hes
methods OF planting and orcharding
demonstration OF packing apples
good and poor spraying. tree graft
ing and pruning. In the dairy ca
are photographs, pamphlets on feed
ing animals. samples OF feed stuffs
implements. etc. In the car given N
10 crops and fertillzing a collection o
fertilizer products. charts and pic
lures, showing soil composition ant
soil requirements and illustration
OF good and bad methods Of feedlnl
and cutivating soil.
The most interesting and perhap
the most practical exhibit that goe
with the train II In the baggage ca
two cows from the Experiment
farm which are used to Illustrate IN
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