The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-01-25
THE FARMERS TRAINS.


The farmers trains. which are sU
popular in Utah. arc doing their &C.
customel good work. Their design IS
to bring schools Of instruction direct
TO the farmers communities and 10 show
better means Of culture. better sclec,
;iou of seeds. better adaptation OF crops
20 soils. and. in general, the inculc?,. ion
OF practical scientific farming. The
farmers for 2 good while resented this
form OF iustru,.' ion: but now they are
taking 10 il kindly, aud arc seeing their
profit therein But. 80 far az We have
noticed. these farmers trains arc do.
| ing little or uuthinc for the farmers
wives. II is not SO easy 10 reach the
| farmer home a. /. is 10 reach the
! listen 10 the lectures delivered and alb
! sorh the practical instruction dealt out.
J IN the East the .'brttcr farming
! trans are pawn. a.'trutiou TO tho uccds
! o. the farmers wives Is well ~ of
| the farmers. They arc making special.
| ~ OF the poultry industry since the
| farmers wives no longer arc SO much
interested in making butter Hpl cheese
aud the caring for 'he milk from
;hcjr cows. these being now factory
work. And vet good deal of instruc-
zion is being offered 10 the farmers
wives in tho WAY Of tho care OF the
cows and Of the milk. The farmers
wives are also being instructed in the
poultry business, the best breeds and
croSS.brccds OF hens arc discussed, the
best method Of taking care OF the eggs.
of packing them, and OF marketing
thcm arc sboNn aud illustrated.
In these lines tho farmers trains
IN this region could also do a gool
work. These trains could impsrt instruc.
tlon as to the care of the CONS, on san
itary milking. on the treatment OF the
milk, aud they might even follow the
milk 10 tho crcamerics and give au
thorjtatiVe instruction there as 10 the
condition the milk should bc in when
received, aud what should bc done with
it in the various processes so as to
afford .the best sanitary and scientific
results. The farmers wives could he
instructed in the rearing aud care of
poultry and in tho packing and market
ing of tho eggs. We are satisfied that.
With good poultry instruction, the hens
owned in Utah could he made 10 Weld |
at lcas; double the egg crop that they !
do now.
We recall that some years ago Pro.
fessor Dryden, then of the Utah Asr, |
cultural College. illustrated his instruc
ton IN the care Of poultry by pic,uriug |
the bulk of a years ration for her,
this being the "'raw maicrial;' then
he had AN illus.ratiou of the hen as
"thc factorv;' then 4 big basket OF |
eggs showing the manufactured |
product, - " was catchy way Of
showing The relation of the food TO the
hen. and of tho hen TO her eggs; the
egg basket being large or small, &C.
cording as the hen was good or poor
Iaycr
There are many means whereby this
sort OF instruction could be handled |
catchiIy ana profitsblv; aud. since bows
clubs are being formed all over the
United States iur the advanced cul-
l'It ol 'pl"' VI PvldtoCs- anu OF NdIl-
ous agricultural products, so boys or
girls clubs, or Joint clubs of both boys
and girls. could be formed in E,ah for
the encouragement of tho raising of
poultry. aud getting the best possible
results from the poultry business. We
commend this RS q practical PROPOSE.
ton To those who are conducting the
farmers trains and giving lectures aud
advice 90 the farmers on tho practical
Improvement OF their farming opera
tons. Let the farmers wives have
some benefit from this instruction, and
The farmers boys and girls also be
drawn in TO the great advantage OF
themselves, aud TO the profit of the
communities in which they live