Mexico weekly ledger., 1911-03-23

She may not have the graceful
lines Of Venus de Milo. the seduct-
i~yeness of a DEBarry. or the beauty
* n Helen f Troy but Misslom
chhS Josephne has the drawing
qualities Of a Melba or a Caruso.
yet she cannot sing a NOTE. When
she visited Mexico "Wednesday on
tho state Agricultural Special over
the Wabash, she was greeted by an
Immense fhrong.
Now, there's nothing so very re-
markabla about Josephne-that Is. SO
far as The inexperienced eye can Tell.
But that very valuable COW has a
record Of giving 5ust five times as
much milk as the average farm COW.
And any COW that gMes five times as
much milk as the average COW Is
worth just FIVE times as much 10 the
farmer and then some.
That's why. when the Educational
Train Of the Agricultural College OF
the University Of Missouri PASSED
through Mexico Wednesday carrying
the message OF scientific farming TO
The turner's back door, It was met
by hundreds Of farmers. The farm-
ers, many Of them. at beast, drove
ten and fifteen miles to meet the
train, to see Josephine. They
stayed to hear Of proper soil culture.
crop rotation. corn growing, the sci
enttftc car Of orchards. They drove
back home with new ideas abuut
farmng-meas which meant dollars
and cents 10 them.
1T the farmer can't come TO the
agricultural college, then carry the
teachings Of the college TO the farm
err"
By actual count over fifteen hun
dred people visited the special train
here Wednesday. The Mcmillan stu
dent, headed by the band, and the
grade school pupils enlarged a crowd
made up Of our townspeople and
farmers. WelkviIbe gave a crowd Of
1000 and Montgomery City, 1900.
The schools Of scientific farming
adopted that Mahomek and the moun
tain policy toward the farmers Of the
Middle West sevegai years ago. 1t is
becoming a more important factor in
the education OF a stale every year
because Of the increasing interest
and attendance Of the farmers. As
Prof. S. NJ. Jordan, the Missouri
corn man." said: Missouri IS wax
ing up to progressive methods in
farming as perhaps no other state he.
done"
The Farmers Special" consisted
Of SIX coaches, two for exhibits of
blooded live stock, two for exhibits
blooded live stock, two for lee
ture cars. The speakers slept and
ale In the others so no time need be
lost on the trip.
a shrin blast Of the locomotives
whistle announced the arriyal Of the
special. But It wasn't needed. The
teams were lined around the station
as Y ON a market day. The moment
the train stopped, the farmers climb.
ed aboard and flied The coaches.
Soon IN one coach q lecture was IN
progress on corn growing; in anoth-
er on the care Of live stock. When
az the chairs in the coaches were
filled additional lectures were given
on the station platforms, while IN the
waiting room other lectures were adj
dressed to the children
Another blast Of the whistIe. The
crowd hurried into the two exhibit
coaches. view the blooded live stock
from the Holland Farm near Spring.
Held and the College Farm al Colum.
bia as wen IS the famed Josephine.
Then with the farmers standing ait
The windows Of the coaches asking
one last question the train pulled on
10 the next stop.
NO matter how large a bank &c
count Q had. II you kept checking
and checking on it. It would run out
eventually. wouldn't it,"
Every time Prof. C. B. Hutchinson
propounded that question to the farm.
ers Wednesday, they wouM nod their
heads in assent. 1t was such a sim
pie question they couldn't quite see
the necessity Of his asking it.
Well. then. II you keep drawing
checks on the fertility Of your soil
by wasteful farming. no matter how
rich It may be, It will run out event
ually, won't ~"