The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-01-26

Tuesday morning the State depart
ment of agriculture will inaugurate
the 1918 series of farmers institute
trains with the operation OF d special
train over the Shenandoah division
of the Baltimore and Ohio railroad
in charge OF Director of Institutes
John ]. Owen. Accompanying Mr.
Owen will be a number of experts
who will deliver lectures at each stop
on topics of vital interest to the agri-
culturalists, and ample time will be
allowed at each station for thorough
discussion of these topics
VIII Continue Work.
The Baltimore and Ohio special
will be followed one week later with
a similar agricultural train, bearing
the same corps OF experts. which will
be operated over the Southern rail-
road, and this tour Will occupy three
solid weeks Arrangements are now
under way under direction of Com
missioner Koiner for, similar specials
over the Norfolk and Western, Sea-
board and Chesapeake and Ohio lines,
which will cover the spring months
the time when the farmer. preparing
for his regular crops. is most greatly
in need of the practical advice given
by these experts, who know the
farming game.
The trip this week over the Shen-
andoah division of the Baltimore and
Ohio will occupy four days. begin
ming at Vaudeville and ending at Lex
ington, and the countryside along the
line has been billed thoroughly to ae-
quaint the farmers of that section
with the route OF the special train
and herald it's coming.
Lectures by Experts.
The subjects OF the lectures, which
will be delivered by experts under
the direction of Hon. q, w koirer.
commissioner of agriculture and i'm
migration, have been selected with a
view TO increasing the yield of farm
products and advancing the prosper
tty of the farming communities
through which the train will travel.
Addresses will include discussions on
improving the soil. increasing the
yield per acre of corn. the up-to-date
orchard. the dairy the value of the
silo to the farm, and other important
farm subjects.
The special train will he composed
Of ffrst-class coaches placed at the
disposal OF the department OF agri-
culture and immigration for lecture
purpose The schedule arranged al
lows ample time at each stop for a
general discussing of farming, In or
der that farmers may have the benefit
OF the advice and suggestions OF the
experts in charge. An educational
train was operated over the Baltimore
and Ohio lines in Virginia last jan
uary, with large crowds present and
great interest manifested in the
speeches.
president Of the Baltimore and Ohio.
and w w Wood. general industrial
agent, will represent the railroad or
the train. These officers accompanied
the educational train last January
expressing satisfaction at the interest
of the farmers as shown by the large
attendance at the lectures. The fol
lowing schedule has been arranged;
The Schedule.
Tuesday. January 2sth--Wadesville
arriving, 10 A M: leaving l +. NJ
Middietown, arriving, F. M; leaV-
ing. S r. NJ.
Wednesday. January 2sth~-Har-
risonburg, arriving, 10 a. NJ; leav'
ing, l p. NJ. Cave Station. Wyer't
Cave. arriving, 1870 7. NJ; leaving.
p NJ
Thursday. January soth--Mt Sid
ney. arriving. 10 A M leaving 7
NJ Verona. arriving. f:l5 +. Nj.
leaving. r. M
Friday. January s1st~-Spottswood
arrivinging. 10 A. M; leaving, ! p. NJ
Lexington. arriving, F. NJ; leaving
s T. NJ.
Southern Tour Next.
The institute special on the South
ern railway will start February 6tf
from West Point. winding up the tour
February 2Tth at Fairfax and visiting
Chuia- jennings Martinsville, Rapi
dan, Cuipeper. Chatham. Stuart. Am
herst. Rockfish and many other i'm
portant centers of agricultural com
munities.
Referring TO the value and import
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