East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-03-26
Big O. R. & N. and 0. A. G..
Special Visited by Many
Here Last Night.
PENDLETON ATTENDANCE is
2ND LARGEST DURING TRIP
Big Farming Demonstration Train
Reaches Hero Late and Many Are
Disappointed-650 People Pass
Through Cars-Exhibits Are Of
Much Value-Train Is In West End
OF County Today-Haines Leads in
Attendance.

Because of unavoidable delays the
big demonstration train of the .. h
& N which was scheduled to arrive
in Pendleton at o'clock yesterday
afternoon did not reach here until
$50, much to the disappointment OF
the large crowd which had gathered.
Owing to the lateness of the hour
the lectures were dispensed with, but
the cars were opened and $50 peo-
pie passed through during the eve
ming. All were greatly Impressed
with the demonstration made. The at
tendance was next to the largest OF
any point visited.
The train is without doubt the fin
est of its kind ever seen in the west
and il is doubtful II any of the east
ern roads have ever sent out a bet
ter one. There was something of IN
terest to every farmer in the country
and to most of them there were many
things of interest.
Fancy Stock Shown.
The stock car contained fancy stock
from the Oregon Agricultural college
farm, was equipped with stalls built
on hygienic principles and had exhib-
its Of modern apparatus used In barns
for the handling and cutting Of food,
disposition of manure, etc. Samples
of stock food were shown and their
use and merits explained by attend
ants. to all who were interested.
The flat car for the stock exhibit
had a space where the animals were
brought out and their good and bad
points explained, at all of the other
places visited on the ten-day tour
Poultry Exhibit Is Complete.
The poultry flat car contained a
model colony house, such as any far
mer could build with small OUTLAY
of money. 1t was portable and light,
easily moved from place to place or
turned so that the open front would
be in the direction desired at the diff
ferent seasons Of the year. The poul-
try house also showed the best meth
cd of arranging nests so as to guard
against insect pests and for protect
ing the health of the poultry. The
yard was properly equipped for feed
ing and a small flock of standard
bred Barred Plymouth Rock chickens
occupied the house and yard.
In the poultry baggage car, brood
ers and incubators were shown 1T
operation, pens of different kinds OF
high grade chickens, ducks, geese
turkeys and displays of poultry ma
chinery and implements The chick
en- was exhibited in all stages from
the egg to the dressed fowl. There
were also egg sorters, trap nests, bone
and grit cutters and other kinds OF
machinery.
Fruit Exhibit Provided.
In the horticulture car proper ano
improper methods OF packing frui
were illustrated, insect pests were
mounted in glass cases, there were
pruning exhibits, young trees, prop
erly and improperly pruned, budding
and grating were illustrated and th'
display of orchard and small frui
farming implements was complete.
In the agronomy car all the differ
ent phases OF dry farming were ex
planned by exhibits, and bulletins
The different plans of seed testing
were explained and illustrated ant
their value shown. The effect o.
moisture on different soils was showr
and also the proper and imprope
method of preparing the differen
kinds of soils for the reception of th'
seed. Samples of fertilizers were als'
carried and their merits and adapta
bility under specified conditions ex
planned.
In most Of the cars also scientific
farming methods were illustrated b,
charts and photographs.
Touring West End Today.
The train left at 1880 this morning