The weekly Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1911-1922, 1912-05-02
PURDUE UNIVERSITY CAR Elk
HIBIT WAYS AND MEANS
OF DOING FARM WORK
VASTLY BETTER HERE
SCIENCE, SYSTEM, SENSE
Indiana is Admirably Adapted to all
Kinds OF Farming and Better
Methods will Give Better
Results.

The exhibit car Is a standard par
Tor coach which has been cleared. of
chairs and other seats to allow for
the Purdue materials. The main
body of the car Is 81 feet long by
5 feet II inches wide. in which the
main exhibit Is placed In one end
Is a stateroom where the attendants
of the car have their births. This
allows them to remain with the car
at all times At the opposite end
there is a small room in which is
placed desk. a collection of the
best books on agriculture and chairs
fer persons who wish to stop a lit
tie while and study the work that :
being done.
The exhibit consists of eight large
boxes. 5X3 fl. in which Is installed
III a very unique way. the results Of
the experiments of the various de-
partments of the Purdue Experiment
Station. In these boxes are to he
found representative specimens of
animals infected with diseases such
as hog cholera. tuberculosis. etc. In
these boxes can also be found Suo-
9 e-tions for the prevention and cure
of these diseases. In another box
: to he found a collection of the
est and most scrrioeahle ap2ara-
tbs for the handling of an apple or
chard. pruning knives. saws. spray
pump. nozzles. etc.
One of the unique features of the
Purdue exhibit Is a model of the
poultry house on the Purdue farm.
This Is complete in every detail aud
gives one at glance an idea of the
exact manner in which this house IS
constructed and its most valuable
features. The house is simple. cheap
and easily constructed. and Is
practical one and may be placed to
advantage on every farm. Tn con-
nection with this house are trap
nests. feed hopperS. fountains. etc.
Literature describing all these can
be had by those who visit the car.
On the table is to be found nod
ell of team of horses. the work of
George Ford Morris. a prominent
live stock artist of New York. In
these models are to be found the
qualities and points looked for in
first class draft horse. In the sec
Dnd of the models. is to he found the
many undesirable features that
should be eliminated in the breeding
Of horses. \ valuable series of
light articles has been prepared
and were given to those interested
m horse improvement work.
AT the other end of the car was
20 be seen a jar holding two gallons
IF milk. In a Jar of the same size.
Along side of this one. was a GUAM
ity of water. eqpalling that in the
wo gallons of milk. The fact that
nix contains 81 per cent of water
vas a surprise TO MANY who saw the
exhibit. The illustration impressed
no fCrciblv of the large amount of
water in the exhibit, and the neces- /
'itv eff getting a high per cent of fat
md solids in milk to make this q
food.
Another feature of the exhibit
vas corn germinator. which was
n operation. AT the several stops
he men in charge Of the car have
ears of corn. kernels of |
which were placed in the germin- |
'tor. Men who visited the exhibit /
we're asked to examine the ears and !
leclde as to whether they could /
row or not. After their decision
vas Given. they were shown the act
'al test in the germinator. MANY
nen who think they know corn were
'colal on these ears and found out.
or once. that they could not always
oil an ear of corn's vitality SIM
Nv " looking at it.
The Purdue exhibit was full Of /
'ood things along all lines of aori-
nlture. and anyone who was fortu-
ate enough to visit the car was
rell renaid for his time. Literature
IN the various lines was available
nd tie Purdue bulletins reached
he hands of many farmers who did
lot know that such material was
vailable.
The New York Central Lines de-
orve credit f"r their part in the
movement cf tbs car. and should
ecaire the lost concentration of Ito
ar""ers alonr IFS lines.
The err is in charge of z. r Nc
:" ard F~N1 Sti--s,r &C flo D-'-..l.,n
ai~ersitr T~;ensien Dept. !.