Smyrna times., 1911-11-22
SMYRNA FARMERS GIVE A
WELCOME TO FARM TRAIN
"IINESS TRAIN EXHIBIT AND
ATTEND THE INSTITUTE
Four Interesting Lectures We're civen
And Much Good Advice Was Hand
ed Out BY Able Speakers

Farmers of Smyrna Clayton and
vicinity gave q cordial welcome to
the Farmers train Monday evening
and attended with interest the in
stltute held at the Smyrna Opera
House. There was a goodly attend
ance despite the threatening even
ing. The special train was a little
late in arriving and the exhibit was
not as well patronized as if miob+
have been. The showing of apples
graln' etc., very was very fine
Secretary Wesley Webb of the State
Board of Agriculture, has this in
charge and took special pleasure in
showing 1t. The exercises at the
Opera House were much enioved
There were four addresses. One nm
"Cantaloupes, one on "Swine ),
one on Corn Growing and the
last on "Folks." The first tbroe
were delivered by Maryland speakers
and the closing address by Prof.
HAYWARD, of Delaware College. who
drew special emphasis on the social
lie OF the farmers, their schools
and churches. During the evening
Shapley orchestra of three pieces
rendered music. The special train
and speakers left the next MORNING
at about eight o'cock for their tour
down the State. All along the line
from Porter's down to this point |
farmers took advantage of the |
opportunity of increasing their agri-
cultural knowledge by turning out
to hear the lectures given by farm
ing experts in connection with the
six-day tour of the Maryland. Della
ware, Virginia, peninsula arranged
by the Maryland and Delaware
State Agricultural Colleges and the
pennsylvania Railroad Company.
The special train in which most of
the talks are being given is compos-
ed OF two coaches and an exhibit
car in charge of the lecturers who
are DR.. Richard S. Hill, director of
the Farmers Institute, College
Park, Nd, and Prof. Wesley Webb.
secretary of the Board of Agricul-
ture, Dover. Twenty-Five lectures
were delivered on Monday on various
subjects including, "Alfalfa, bv
Dr.. T. R. Hill; "Apples and To-
natoes," by Prof. C. A. McCue of
the Delaware State College,"
Marketing Apples and Peaches"
oy E. l. Oswald, of Chewsville. s
Md, and Necessity and Import
ance of Good Seeds by Oscar +
Collies, of Easton. Md. 1t was the s
irst time an agricultural train had
'een operated over this section of '
he Pennsylvania system, and the t
armers who drove up to the differ ?
mt stations in carriages and auto J
nooies and heard scientific farming
reached by persons who in many t
ases have made it a life study. 8
vent away hoping that the railroad '
nd State colleges will continue ;
heir cooperation by running more n
olleges on wheels throughout their n
erritOry. From Smyrna, the special t
lsited Marydel, Greensboro, Cor a
ova, st. Michaels, Bethlehem, C
iiwood and Salisbury. The Pennsyl- u
ania Railroads representatives on +
ne train include E. r. John, super i
ltendent; C. E. Kingston, division L
reight agent; W. T. Carter, SUPER 5.
isOr of agents; F. T. White, assist. d
Mt train master of the Delaware I
vision; H. S. Lippincott, director j.
agricultural development and =
. F. Latow, publicity department, y
Philadelphia. m