The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1912-06-03
Large Crowd of City and Country
Folks Viewed Exhibits and Heard
the Lectures.
FLOODED ANIMALS SHOWN
Horses, Cows, Sheep and Swine Were
Brought to Show Fact that Good
Breeding Pays.


it's, one with supplies, two cars for
indoor lectures and three for attend
ants, the agricultural special of the
Northern Pacific and NJ. and I. pulled
into Bemidji late Saturday evening
and remained until noon today. The
train was closed to the public on Sun
day but was opened at a. m. this
morning.
Until the last minute before the
train was hauled out of the yards, the
cars were thronged with farmers and
city people viewing the exhibits and
listening to the explaining lectures.
The livestock attracted the most at
tention, all present listening with in
terest while the good qualities of the
animals were pointed out. Most of
the stock was from the state expert
mental farm, at st. Anthony Park,
one mare having been brought from
the experimental station at Crook
stOn.
Over the horse stalls was a sign
asking the farmers why they should
not make their mares pay for their
keep by raising colt each year. 1t
also stated that it was just as easy to
raise good stock as grade. Attention
was called to the COWS in the same
manner and the key note of the lee
lures seemed to be "Better Stock"
Not little attention was given the
poultry car in which were carried
some good breeding stock and pen
of week old White Leghorn chicks.
The car also showed samples of diff
ferent kinds of trap nests, brooders
and model hen houses. In one cor
ner were group of pictures showing
good stock and calling attention to
the points to be noticed in picking
breeders.
In the chicken car were also few
exhibits of Minnesota crops and it
was remarked by many that Beltraml
and St. Louis counties were the only
ones represented by potatoes. A hand
full of Carmen potatoes was shown
from the w. A. Mackenzie farm.
The third car was filled with types
of modern machinery and was in
charge of demonstration who ex-
planned how the machinery was used
and in what different ways it saved
money to the farmer. Each of the
cars was filled while the train laid in
the yards and many were heard to re-
mark that they hoped the next time
the train came through, it would
spend at least a day in Bemidji.
The men in charge of the train
carried many guests with them when
going north. Professor Otto |. Bergh
plans to stay with the special until
it reaches International Falls, but the
majority of the others will leave it at
Blackjack and return to Bemidji this
evening. Among those who made the
trip are F. S. Lycan, Professor Dyer
George Kreatz, H. J. Maxfield, and
w. R. Mackenzie.
Yesterday morning, the men with
the special were entertained by mem
hers of the Commercial club with an
auto trip into the country adjacent to
the city.
From Bemidji, the special went to
Turtle River where it spent two
hours: to Tenstrike, where it stayed
two hours and half; and to Black
duck. arriving at Blackjack at 5:3O'
It will lay over in blackjack tonight
and leave for. Kelliher tomorrow
noon. From Kelliher it will return
to Funkley and run up the otne1
,;,o1+o Northome for Tuesday night