The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-06-13
THOUSANDS OF FARMERS Being INSTRUCTED
THROUGH Finest DEMONSTRATION TRAIN EVER

weeds was the object prominent in the
a labeled seed. Here was shown the
effects of the different plant diseases
on the different crops. Here was also
shown apparatus for removing these
diseases, for elimination of weeds as
well as for Graduating them from the
fields.
Dairyins.
In the dairy car the silo seemed to
attract the greatest attention. A great
many North Dakota farmers are plan
ming on building silos and are eager for
information.
Horticulture.
In the horticultural car were trees,
fruits and vegetables of all kinds trans
planted into the car in fruits and vege-
tables that a be grown in the state.
Instruction was given in how to handle
these different plants. There was also
an exhibit OF starting garden vegeta-
bles, showing the effects of different
methods Of treatment.
Programme at Davenport.
The programme at Davenport was as
follows:
9 to 9:SO-Live stock, types; poul-
try, breeds; home economics, house
decoration; chemistry, fertility.
$3.50 to 10-Live stock, breeds; poul-
try, breeds; home economics. home
nursing; chemistry, milling wheat.
10 to 10: Solve stock, breeding;
poultry, feeding; home economies,
cooking; chemistry, food adulterants.
1880 to 11-Live stock, feeding;
poultry. incubation; home economies,
sewing; chemistry, water.
IL to IL: 30-Live stock, stock i'm
provement; poultry, brooding; home
economies, house appliances; chemis-
try, flax poisoning.
/, IL: 80 to 12-Live stock. feeds: poul-
try, houseing: home economies, home
sanitation; chemistry, patent medi-
cines.
0 to 9:SO-soils, corn; veterinary
dairying, tuberculosis; seed, weeds;
horticulture, evergreens.
$3.50 to 10-Soils. potatoes; veter-
mary dairying, silos; seed, good seed;
horticulture, small fruit.
10 to 10: 30-Soils, alfalfa; veterin-
airy dairying, CHAMBERS; seed, seed
treatment; horticulture, vegetables.
10:SO to 11-Soils, rotation; veter-
mary dairying, milk records; seed.
plant diseases; horticulture, planting
groves.
II to II: 30-Soils, dry farming: vet
Urinary ~dairying, sanitation; seed. crop
Improvement; horticulture, hedges and
windbreaks.
1880 to 12-Soils, wheat; veterin-
d1y udlIylHBp lSSOlnS anu care, Se6Q
fax; horticulture. insects.
The number in attendance was es-
timated at 1900. There were thirty
automobiles from Chaffee alone. The
whole country had apparently assem-
bled at Davenport for this occasion.
In the afternoon the train stopped
at Sheldon from 2 until s. The at
tendance here was estimated as $500
The attendance is so large that it Ii
taxing the capacity of the cars-ir
fact all cannot get in al once.
The Farmers Institute train /.
proving to be the biggest drawing caro-
that has I'VE visited these towns.
Those on the Train.
The following newspaper men wer,
on the train:
A. J.. Freudenfeld, advertising man,
ager, Commercial West. Minneapolis
MINI.
j. 4. Doran, Bismarck Tribune, Bis
marck, NJ. ID.
w. "A. Dyer, editor in chief, Countr,
Life in America, New York.
T. p. Moos, Folk zeitung, st. Paul
MINI.
Hjalrnar Nilsson, Svenska Ameri
kanska Poster, Minneapolis, Mimi.
SalIie M. Moses. Northwestern Az