The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1912-03-09
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF
DEMONSTRATION TRAIN.

The State University and Expert
ment Station demonstration train
started the journey Monday morning
which will take it over every rail
road of note in Louisiana and make
it possible for thousands Of farmers
to see what better farming methods
mean in the cultivation Of the soil
1t is what The True Democrat
calls an Ocular Course in Scientific
Farming and Hygienic Living. The
train consists Of ten coaches loaded
with object lessons in farming, do
nestle science and health, with an
able corps of lecturers to. explain
the exhibits in every car.
The train is made up Of the pro
vision car, loaned by the Illinois Cen
trail Railroad; dining car, loaned by
the Southern Pacific Road; a Kan
sas City Southern car, loaded with
farm implements and tools; the J.
Nj. Case car, on which is Case
field traction engine, and dynamo,
which will not only operate all OF
the machinery ON the Kansas City
car just ahead, but will furnish cleo
tricity for the entire train, and fur
nish the electric current for the NOV
ing picture show which will be Civ
en- at every night stop. The Boys
and Girls Corn Club train, largely
filled with corn exhibits from the
different boys clubs. This corn e1-
hibit, it is estimated by C. A. Rich
| ardson, has already been seen by
100000 people. 1t was used in the
| Chicago land show this winter There
will be a variety of exhibits on this
car, including cholera subjects, part
of the exhibit of the Live Stock
Sanitary Board.
i Different grasses and forage crops
7 will be shown. There will be two
exhibits Of alfalfa, one showing in
oculation to prevent diseased growth
at the roots, and the other the alfal-
t IA uninoculated. There will be ex-
hibits of Louisiana pecans, different
: diseases that attack the staple pro-
: ducts. There Will be views OF the
g Louisiana State University, and a
i section of the car devoted to the
y work of the Department OF Educa'
n ton, giving on boards vital facts
S about Louisiana's school system
views of school buildings, model
high school, sanitary closet, etc, The
). car occupied by the Boys Corn Clut
and grouped exhibits is furnished by
e the Great Northern Road.
'tl The next car is that OF the state
s experiment station, furnished by The
4 Rock Island Road and decorated b!
c. the experiment station staff. INT
re car is devoted to exhibits from The
field and forage crops. There ar
II a number of field views, of GROWING
C. crops, With the large number o
OF FORAGE crops are exhibits OF suga
a cane, trucking crops, soil tests wit
IL an outlay of demonstrations.
OF Next is the health car, furnlshe
e nv the Louisiana State Board
n Health, showing the result of conts
ne gious disease. This exhibit is a pal
m of DR.. Dowling's campaign for health
at There is one car with cattle frol
Oh the state experiment station. U
the front OF this car has been bui
oil a platform on which the cattle wi
'SS be driven while a lecture is mac
ne ON the different POINTS Of the Gov
al The next car has hogs and pouhr
me hOgS are lIOlH Ine oIdIo e"PN
hg iment station and the poultry large
me from a New. Orleans poultry yard
Tor The tenth car is a Pullman sleep
Ore which will be occupied by the le
re- turers and others making the triI
At every, step there will be ca
"e' ming demonstration. Sweet po
ion toes will be cooked and canned
SO the presence of the crowds. u
OIL proposed to make a two hours st
yes at every station Every night th'
al will be illustrated lectures and III
ted ing pictures shown from the tra1
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