Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-10-08
MUCH INTEREST
IN HOG TRA AIN
"BREAkFAsT BACON" SPECIAL ON
THE ROCK ISLAND WILL VISIT
oTTuMWA OCTOBER 12.
OTTUMNvANS ABOARD
!. P. spiinan ana W. 3. Ramssll De
liver Lectures to student -Domes-
tic Science VIII De Taught on
Cars.

Ottnmwa business men. housewives
farmers, in fact everybody willy be in
terested in the breakfast bacon" spec
ial on the Rock Island which will visit
Ottumwa. Wednesday, October IL for
a thirty minutes. stop. T. p. Spilman
and w. B. Ramsell OF Morrell Packing
company are lecturers on the train
and Ottumwa being the home OF the
greatest pork packing plant in the
west, great interest will be centered
here in the VISIT of the train.
The special is hog train run by the
Rock Island for the purpose of educa-
ing the farmer in the scientific method
of raising hogs. But not only the rails.
ing Of hogs will be taught, for the
proper use, cooking and preparing OF
pork products will be given special at
tention. and the exhibit will include
every edible and n0n-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 shortage of over 100000
hogs last year, and during the first six
months, Of this year the shortage W.;
100000 hogs.
The hog special is the nrst train OF
it's kind sent across . state, and it is
also the most magnificent agricultural
museum and college on wheels that
has been operated on any railroad.
Because Iowa is considered the best
hog producer it gets this first hog
special
Eight Lecturers.
The train is in charge OF Prof. Cot
trell, agricultural expert for the Rock
Island, and carries seven experts from
the Iowa State college at Ames. These
eight experts deliver the lectures.
The methodist Of raising hogs that
will make profits much larger than
those usually secured will be made
plain in the lectures, and will be IL
lustrated by exhibitions Of model hog
houses, yards, feeding appliances, and
feeds. Special attention will be given
to the prevention Of losses from chol-
era. and 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 are able domestic
science teachers. and they deliver lee
lures thatfwill appeal especially to the
ladies. Demonstrations are given on
both the. old and new ways Of cooking
and serving bacon. ham, sausages, salt
pork, and other pork foods The ex-
hibit Of every edible and nen-ebidle'
product secured from the hog will also
greatly interest the ladies. Each lady
will be given beautiful book, Of re-
ceipts for pork and pork products.
Cars tor Students.
Two cars are devoted entirely for
the purpose OF educating students and
children who attend schools. In these
cars are some very interesting ex-
hibits. and two leading educators will
give the lectures These two cars also
contain photographs OF the various
cuts OF pork as prepared both In this
country and in Europe: