The Stanford interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1911-1912, 1912-03-22
FARM SPECIAL TO STOP
FOUR TIMES IN IINCoLW
Agricultural Department to Run
Special Train For Benefit Of
Farmers of the State.

The State Department of Agri-
culture is preparing to send out
special agricultural train over the
State to give the farmers Of the
state the benefit of lectures and de-
monstrations of scientific farming
by experts.
The farm special will consist Of
eight Gals. One will be devoted to
dairying, one to horticulture, one to
live stock and poultry, one to field
crops, one flat car for exhibition Of
the live stock, one for home encono-
mics twomen's work., and two living
coaches for the lecturers.
Various topics under the above
heads will be discussed by the best
authorities available. The train
will afford rare educational oppor-
tunities. Literature on various farm
topics will be given away.
No money or labor has been spar
ed to make this train literally
university on wheels"
Four stops are to be made by
this special in Lincoln county. 1t
will be in Stanford at three o'clock
March 30th, and remain here two
hours. Before coming here, howev-
er, it will stop up the road at Crab
Orchard being scheduled to arrive
there at IL 80 o'clock. and pro-
ceeding on here after the work there
is completed.
Waynesburg and Moreland will
also receive visits from the Farm
Special but not until April %, when
another section of the train will be
run. 1t will arrive at Waynesburg
at 9 o'clock on April 90, and at
Moreland at IL 80 o'clock the same
day, proceeding northward. A great
many farmers will undoubtedly be
present on all these occasions to
receive many helpful suggestions
about their daily work.
The train will be made up in the
following order: Car No. l will be
devoted to agronomy and will be in
charge of George Roberts. of the
Agricultural College and Joseph
Wing, the agricultural authority
from Ohio. The second car will be
in charge of Prof. Mathews, of the
Horticultural department of the col
lege. No. 8 will be the Domestic
Science car in charge of Miss
Knowles. Dean of Domestic Science
of the University of Iowa; Miss
Aubyn Chinn and Others. Car No. 4
will be the diner and No. 5 the Pull
man. No. 6 will be devoted to the
dairy business. Car No. z will be a
palace horse ear and will have as
representative of the livestock
world two typical steers, two mileh
cows. two hogs, two sheep and de-
partmcnt devoted to the poultry in
dustry. The last car will be a flat
car for livestock exhibits and de-
monstrations. Every branch Of
farming. fruit growing and livestock
will be represented.
Practically every stop two hours
will be given for the lectures and
great crowds are expected to turn
out for instruction, all II which is
free to those who attend.
There will be thirty four persons
aboard the train, President Henry
s. Barker, of the State University
DIR. NJ. A. Scovell. of Experiment
Station. Commissioner Of Agricul-
ture Newman. lecturers from the
agricultural college and Eastern and
Western Normal schools. Distinguish
ed lecturers from other states upon
all farm subjects and representatives
of the press. II is thought Gov.
McCreary will board the train at
Frankfort for a two or three days
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