The Holbrook news., 1912-11-29
DEMONSTRATION TRAIN
HERE WEDNESDAY

| Ian AhS, POuOlJ1 hOS oIlO
sheep raising, grass growing,
etc.. demonstrations given by
the State University and the
Santa Fe railroad, who furnished
free entirely the use of cars and
transportation.
Farmers along the line in Ari-
zona, covered by the Santa Fe.
are being placed in possession of
much valuable information abbut
dairying. sheep, hog and poultry
raising and farming in general
through the influence of the
Santa Fe demonstration train that
is now touring the state. The
train is designed. primarily to
educate the farmers into better
methods of farming and that
larger returns may be realized.
The exhibits are well arranged
and are such as to attract at
tention anywhere. They are Sc
lected and arranged with an edu-
cational end in view. To teach
the farmer is the object with
which the train is operated.
The lecturers are men who
have had a large and proven ex-
perience in their line. These
men can speak to the farmers
with a knowledge that is gained
only through experience, and
thus inspire more confidence.
The coming of the train is al
ways advertised in advance and
there is always a large crowd of
farmers, their wives and child
reu in attendance at the train
and lectures, all eagar to learn
how to make their chickens, hogs
and dairy cows, etc., net them
more profits with no greater
investment of time and money.
The exhibits of the different
cars are well arranged and show
the live stock and other things
to advantage. There is two cars
carrying material arranged to
teach the. benefits and needs of
more skillful farming.
At Holbrook they gave a lee
ture from IL to II a. m. on I'm
provement of Dairy Herds" by
Frof. R. w. Clothier.
At 1:30 p. m. lecture as fol-
lows:
1. Dry Farming Methods,E
Prof. A. M. Ormie.
2 "Deciduous Fruit Pests"
DR.. A. w. Morrill, Music.
2. "Sanitara Methods of hand
ling Dairy Herd" Prof. R. w.
Clothier.
4. Relation of Transporta-
to the Farmer. Prof. ]. D. Tin
sley, Agricultural Demonstrator
for the A. T. & S. F. Ry., N. |
Mex.
5. Pump Irrigation" Prof.
G.. E. P. Smithr
Music.
And at 7:3O p. m. in the court
house at which OWE E. Over
man, Inspector of Horticulture
and Agriculture for Apache coun-l
ty, st. Johns, acted as Chair
man. The following subjects
were lectured on:
1. Agriculture, its growth as
a science, and place in our Edu-
cational Institutions, Chairman
OWE E. Overman.
g Improvement OF Fart h |
Roads Illustrated, Prof. G. E. P.
Smith.
8. Observation or Prescott
Experiment Station, Superin-
tendent Bates.
4. University of Arb iona. il |
lustrated, Prol. G. F. Willis.
5. The Grain Larghams, Prof. |
]. D. Twidsley.
The train carries z people:
Prof's A. M. McOmie, who is
in charge of the train; A. w.
Morrill,, state entomologist; G. E.
Smith, irrigation engineer; G. F.
Willis, mining engineer; ]. D.
Tinsley, agricultural demonstra-
tor for the Santa Fe; l.. L. Bates
foreman at Prescott; Mr.. Lind
ley, dry farm student and assist
ant. Prof. R. W. Clothier Prof.
of Agriculture in state college
and who has been in charge of
building up the college up to ten
days ago when Prof. R. H.
Forbes assumed the position.
The State has demonstration
farm at the State University at
Phoenix, 80 acres. A large range
at Tucson, some 1000 acres. At
Yuma, a truck gardening and ex-
pertinent station. The plan is
to distribute the work in differ
ent localities where most needed
to meet climatic conditions. !