The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1912-03-02
DEMONSTRATION TRAIN

nerary Of the Oulsiana State DE
monstratlon Train. operated under
tie JOINT auspices Of the l. 'nisiana
state University, the state Board
If Health, the State Department
Of Educatlou, the United States
Department Of Agriculture, and
he various railroads Of the state,
has been published ~ the metro
politan press.
Tie start viii he made from
Baton Rouge on next Monday,
March 4th. going into the Florida
| Parishes.
On Thursday, March 18th, the
train will stop at Loreauville,
Packs, Arnaudville and Port
Barre.
On Saturday, May 4'h, the
train will visit Morgan City, Pat
rrson, Franklin and Jeanerette
On Monday, May 9th, stops
will be made at Breanx Bridge, st.
Martinville aud New Iberia.
From here the train will 20 west
ward over the Iberia & Vermi-
lion X. Il.
The live stock exhibit on the
demonstration train this year will
oe the most complete in the histO
y Of this means Of placing object
lessons before the people Of the
districts Of the state. The sta
tons purchased from the owners
AT the state fair IN Shreveport last
year, the Champion Berkshire
Gilt, which, beside taking all
prizes ID her class, took all prizes
for being the best animal on The
grounds. This gilt IL 10 month.
old aud weighs 800 pounds ant
will be exhibited TO visitors to I'll.
train interested in hog raising
A comparative exhibit will b,
made Of full blooded Poland Chi
ma hogs, with half FLOODED hogs 81
the same class and with scrnl
hogs Of the same age and cOndi
ton SO as to illustrate the effect
Of blood and breeding ~ that ami
NAL. The feed record of these
hogs will be exhibited in cOnnec
ton with the comparison.
The train will carry a higl
grade steer, three years old
weighing l4OO lbs, which will b.
placed in comparison with til.
scrub steer for the illustration Of
the advantages of blood and
breeding in this class of ANNA
life.
The train will carry the Jersey
COW for all milk purposes will
record of production and feeding.
There will be two beef strains,
the Hereford and the Angus re-
presented, and also the Red Poll,
that combines both the beef
strain and the milk production.
Records will be shown how the
animal is fed and treated for the
milk production and fattened for
he beef purposes.
There will 10 shows ~ Angus
calf 5 months old and weighing
100 lbs. and a. lar." ~ ne aver
age scrub 2year old. b. se speci.
mems are not secured from north
EN- or western 81 ates, but the &C.
tnal product Of breeding and feed
ing at the experiments stations in
this state, and are fnir illuStra
tons Of what can be accomplished
It the same care ia given them by
the farmer az in the case If the
experiment station authorities.
Along with the animal exhibi,
will be shown the model dipping
vat now so popular IN som. sec
tons OF the state in the eradica
ton Of the cattle tick, the g,eat
est enemy to cattle in process Of
raising for any purpose. I'll.
miniature exhibit will show tn.
relative proportions Of the regnla
ton vat and all the cOnveniences
and safeguards that should attach
to THIS device TO insure cheap Op
Grafton aud no obnoxious effects
10 surrounding animal and vegeta
ble life.
Computation will be made by
the lecturers on the rain 10 prove
the wisdom Of scientific breeding
and feeding in stock OF all kinds
and its effect on the value Of the
animal to the producer ia dollars
and cents of additional market
value or better product for home
Consumption.