East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1913-10-02
ALFALFA TRAIN
DRAWS INTEREST
LARGE AUDIENCES TURN OUT IN
CITIES WHERE SPEAKERS
STOP.

That the O w. r. q y. Corn and
Alfalfa Special has accomplished
much good by its trip through the
inland empire is the belief of the Of
ficials responsible for the train.
John Scott Mills, who Is in charge
OF the train, said:
"The O.-W. X. & y. Corn and AL
falfa Demonstration Train is meeting
with success in every city visited, and
In the surrounding country where
speakers are sent by automobile
large audiences have been present,
and there are eager questioners for
information along the line of DIVERSE
fled farming. This has taken hold
of the people.
THE present train is the eleventh
one operated by the O.-W. r & N.
and interest grows with each train
sent out. Professor Holden, Profess
sor c. l.. Smith, the members of the
faculty of the state college and other
speakers and demonstrators who ac-
company the train are all practical
men, and they impress their hearers
with their knowledge of the land and
with the crops thereon which will
render cultivation a profit
II am convinced that the trip
made by our train through the inland
empire will result in large areas be-
ing planted to corn and alfalfa.
Wherever we go we are piled with
questions concerning our corn show
It Is the contention of our traffic
officials that within ten years the
corn crop of Washington will be as
large as the wheat crop. This means
much to the people Of the Pacific
northwest
Again. corn in conjunction with
Alfalfa means a balanced ration, and
every man who is engaged in dairy
ing how raising or fattening beef for
market knows what a balanced ra-
tion means.
I'VE are going to continue TO op-
crate these trains ane we are going
to endeavor to induce more people TO
engage in diversified farming. We
favor crop rotation for this means
soil conservation. We are trying to
be helpful TO the man on the land.
The services of our agriculturists. the
services OF our writers. our literature
on different subjects pertaining to the
farm are at the disposal of the pub
lie.
AS we proceed on our journey In
terest increases, speakers are more in
demand and questions more frequent
This is pleasing to the management
of the O-W. l.. & N. gratifying &c
Professor Holden, and to every mar
! who has the interests of the Pacific
northwest at heart. and who realizes
( that agriculture is the greatest pres
ent industry and vii lbe the mos
lasting of all industries"
c. L. Smith. agriculturist of tn
Oregon Washington Railroad & Navi
CATION company, who is with the dem
onstration train, says:
II have not known in all my resi-
dence in the pacific northwest o.
| greater interest being taken in mat
ters pertaining to the farm. Our gos
| pei of diversified farming is obtain
ing converts by the score and by th'
| hundred. In the great wheat belt o
! the Palouse country we have peei
| given assurance that the owners
large holdings are going to plant al
falfa and corn and mat they favo
crop rotation as advocated by us.
Prof. Holden, his corps of as
sstants, Farmer Foster of tn
state college, Professors Thorn an
Tormey, who have been with us ol
the traip have had interested audi
ences everywhere. II Is most graufy
Ing TO know that this condition exists
Men do not follow a speaker as the
have followed me and as they hav
, followed others to ask for informatio
unless they are vitality intereste
Men do not plead with us to com
again unless they believe we kno
something which will help them.
THE demonstration train and tn
! teachings Of men who are conversar
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