The daily sentinel., 1913-03-08
COLLEGE TRAIN IS
SEEN BY MORE
THAN 1900
PEOPLE
Special Exhibit
Cars Proved a
Big Success.
MANY FINE LECTURES

THE much-heraltled and
lGng-iooked-for agricul-
= tural demonstration train
of the Colorado Agricultural
school from Fl. Collins attract
ed larger number of people
during its four-liour stay in the
city yesterday than any attrac-
ton of a like nature in the city's
history. nenver and Colorado
Springs only, gave larger at
tendance than the 2.t5O local
people that passed through the
ears and viewed the exhibits
here.
The interest here was intense,
and probably more benefit was re-
ceived by the agriculturists of the
valley than anywhere in the state
Naturally the train proved tig ad-
vertisement for the college which
equipped the exhibits and provided
the lecturers and men in charge.
Two lectures were given to large
audiences of bee growers and gem
eral farmers Wesley Foster ad-
dressed the apiarists and declared
that Mesa bounty was the greatest
bee county and honey producing sec
ton of the state. Therefore he ex-
tended himself and left not an item
untold that he thought would be of
benefit to the hive owners. Mr.. Fos-
ter is state bee inspector from
Boulder, and expressed surprise at
the way the honey business in this
county has increased. With over
500 bee keepers in the county he
estimates that there are 5000
stands of bees. The fbeekeeper's ex-
In in 81 a
and contained a big hive of bees hard
at work under glass. miniature
model of an ideal apiary with fence
to keep out wind attracted great
deal of comment Mesa county bee
keepers benefited greatly by the
lecture, and learned how to combat
bee diseases and how to care for
them under unusual conditions.
A talk on raising potatoes was
given by N. L. Edgerton of Carbon
dale. who advocates the planting of
large quantities of early potatoes and
he gave a number of new points on
cultivation.
E. R. Bennett talked on cover
crops.
All of the exhibit cars contained
valuable suggestions for different
classes of people. The cattle raisers
found models of feeding bins, barns,
mechanical farm devices, working
model of a concrete form for silo
construction, instructions for COM
batting common cattle diseases with
photographs. The horse raisers
found food for thought in the ex-
hibits and pictures.
For the Housewife.
The housewife was plainly shown
what new household requisites and
tools would tighten her work. and
all were carefully explained by COM
petent and brainy people.
Many local people were glad of
the opportunity to greet Prof. c. G.
Sargent, former county superintend-
charge of the rural school exhibit
and had the h-talked-of photo
graphs illustrating the success of the
Appleton school consolidation fea-
ture inaugurated in this county. Mr.
Sargent was very happy to be here
again and enjoyed pleasant chat
with many old friends. : He has his
work in the agricultural school so
we'll in hand already that he is con-
sidered absolutely Indispensable.
The dairy product section. sheep
growing department and animal hus-
bandry were not overlooked and in
fact the train proved to be what it
had been advertised-a veritable col
lege on trucks Going east as Sec
ond section of No. 6, the special viii
go to the San Luis valley next week.