The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-06-01
FARMING BOOSTED
ON SPECIAL
TRAIN
Northern Pacific Will Oper-
ate it Over the En-
tire State.

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Northern Pacific railroad in regard to
the farmers institute train. The rail-
road officials are doing everything in
their power to furnish the cars and
such other equipment as they have
which will make this the finest train
ever attempted.
The different departments at the
agricultural college will equip the
train. There will be nine exhibition
following departments: Live stock,
dairying. home economics, engineer
ing. poultry. chemistry. botany, agri-
culture, veterinary and horticulture,
The heads of the departments will he
in charge of their respective cars
Their assistants will also be along to
assist in the work.
President Worst and Professor Shep-
perd will also be on the train and
given.
The financing of the train is some
what of a complicated affair. as the
farmers institutes are without funds
BY the following plan, however, the
train is made possihle: The Northern
Pacific railroad will furnish the cars
and convey them owe their lines
the agricultural college will provide
the exhibits and lectures-the towns
VIII IlGlp pay inc IuIllllS cNllGIlStS
and the farmers institute to superin-
tend the train.
The train will stop at those towns
on the Northern Pacific railroad which
have paid their proportionate share of
the running expenses. The towns have
been very prompt in responding to
his call. so that the train will stop
at most of the towns on the Northern
Pacific lines.
Poultry.
A car will be devoted. to the poultry
exhibit. which will include a complete
poultry plant built on a fiat EAR. A
flock of chickens will inhabit the
plant, which will contain all the mod
ern ~conveniences that have been found
advantageous to the carrying on of a
successful poultry plant. There will
also De brooders, incubators and other
interesting exhibits.
Live Stock.
The live stock car will contain fine
types of draft horses. beef cattle,
dairy COWS and hogs and sheep. The
instruction will call attention to the
value of these different kinds of stock,
their feeding, care, etc.
Dairying.
The dairy exhibit will contain MANY
Of the latest appliances hat have
been found successful in the produce
ton of sanitary milk and at the least
expense. Silos will also he included
etc.
Veterinary.
The veterinary exhibit will include
those things which demonstrate how
to keep man and beast healthy and
bring out what to do and what not
to do. Special attention will be given
to contagious diseases.
.AgrOnOnly.
An agronomy exhibit will be pre-
pared by the agronomy department
and by the superintendent Of the DEM
onstration farm. 1t will give special
attention to, the rotation Of crops and
how to produce more wheat.
Plant Diseases and Pure Seed.
Their will be an exhibit to illus
trate the nature of plant diseases, how
to fight them and to prevent their
getting a foothold on the farm. Sew
eral exhibits will be made of seeds
showing the weeds. ETC., that are apt
to come in them.
Homo Economics.
An exhibit of home economics will
illustrate the carrying on Of the diff
ferent operations in the home as we'll
as planning and the equipping of the
home, dressmaking. millinery, cooking,
home sanitation, food preservation,
c~onveniences, etc.
Chemistry.
One car will contain exhibits of the
investigations carried on by the chem
subjects as food value and compost
ton of stock foods. fertility removed
by different crops, formation of soils.
alkali soils. flax poisoning. feeding
value of screenings. varieties of wheat
and -four made from them. exhibits
Of fake medicines. booze" medicines,
patent medicines. drugs. etc.
Horticulture.
Another car will show a complete
fruits and vegetables for North Da-
kota. This will give an opportunity Of
learning the best trees to plant. the
varieties of vegetables and how to
handle them. the kinds of fruit and
how to make them produce.
A Comprehensive Exhibit.
From this 1t Is plain that this train
Will be the most comprehensive which
has ever been attempted. as it covers
every phase of farm and home activi-
ties. The formation and exhibits will
be the most reliable. as those who
have prepared them are the best au-
in their respective lines.
Everybody ought to attend this train
and learn the magnitude Of the differ
things that are carried on by the
and his family, as we'll as to
get an idea Of the Immense amount of
investigation and knowledge there is
these subjects.
There will be six lectures given in
car at each town. so no n will
to take in all the lectures. but
by having a program. which can be
at your town. One can pick
those lectures in which he is most
and thus be able to get the
NOSE put OF these splendid exhihits