The Ordway new era., 1913-03-14
College Train Was
Greeted by l,olo
All Glasses Inspected Exhibits
and Listened to Lectures
Much Good to Result

The special demonstration train
from the State Agricultural college
arrived Wednesday on time at II a. m.
and was met by the Ordway Concert
band, the school children and large
number of our citizens, both from
town and country. The demonstra-
tions, which are given In detail below,
were successful throughout and will
prove OF great benefit to our people.
II we could have something like this
every year, with short course In
practical agricultural teaching. we
believe that farming In this section
would be Immensely benefited.
A total OF l,OlO people passed
through the cars and inspected the
exhibits while they we're 10 Ordway,
and reports from Olney Springs and
Sugar City we're that large crowds
also greeted the train at those points.
Crowley county certainly did itself
proud and showed that Its people are
not only willing but anxious to learn
marketing and keep abreast OF the
times. Those In charge of the train
we're uniformly courteous and Oblig-
ing and seemed anxious to impart all
the information that their limited
time allowed.
The Ofdway Chamber Of Commerce
and number OF private citizens who
obtained the visit Of the train are to
be congratulated upon having done
good work for the county.
Following 10 q detailed account Of
the cars and th0se 10 charge:
The poisonous plants To be found in
Coloradu and specimens to show the
eject of animal diseases we're shown
10 tho veterinary science exhibit,
which was 10 charge Of d. q. sPatter-
son.
The best stpatos Of alfalfa and tho
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onssrated by Prof. Pbtlo K BIinn.
expert In charge Of the alfalfa expert.
ment station maintained by the
college a. Rocky Ford.
That smut in wheat. oats and barley
can be prevented was demonstrated
10 the agronomy exhibit by c. L.
Ramsey, who used tanning mill and
chart to Illustrate his srRuments.
Prof. W. E. Vapl0n, head Of the
poultry. department at the college.
had very comprehensive display,
showing model poultry houses. brood.
ers, feeding and watering devices,
trap nests and egg containers. He
had three coOps OF live fowls on board
to demonstrate the best types to keep
for egg production, for the production
of meat and for general purposes.
Hunter Moles, III charge Of the
animal husbaudry department, demon
strated the method OF building con-
crete silos on the farm and showed u
large collection OF model self-feedinR
hay racks and grain troughs for cattle
and sheep.
Prof. G. G. Sargent, rural school
visitor for college, showed with
model sets OF equipment that the
studies Of agriculture, domestic science
and manual training can be intro
duced Into the curriculum OF the
rural school and showed what is being
done to improve them In Colorado by
consolidation.
The beekeeping exhibit was In
charge of Wesley Foster Of Boulder,
state apiary inspector, and he showed
model hives, apiaries, and tools used
by beekeepers, as we'll as samples Of
honey and bread, cake, cookies and
candy made with honey instead Of
sugar.
In the home economics exhibit the
ladies found much to interest them.
They found many new and novel but
very practical things for the kitchen
and ideas for the laundry as we'll as
every other part OF the house, all Of
which was explained In careful
manner by Miss Grace Smiley, in.
structor 10 domestic art at the college.
Miss Smiley was assisted by Mrs. G.
Fl. Hinman.
Superintendent G. II. Hinman, head
of the extension department at the
college, lectured on "Silos and Dairy
Cows" and Prof. P. X. Blinn Of Rocky
Ford talked on alfalfa, beets, crop ro-
station and cantaloupes.
The train was in charge Of Superin.
tendent Hinman. Representing the
Missouri Pacific Railroad we're: Geo.
X. Andrews Of st. Louis, commission
er OF agriculture; T. A. Shea OF
Pueblo, superintendent; F. S. Speel-
man, travelling agent, and ]. r. Duck.
worth, general agent.