La Junta tribune., 1913-03-08
DEMONSTRATION TRAIN
Description Of Exhibits on the A0r<-
cultural College Demonstration
Train.

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attendance on t1e trip. outside OF
Denver and Colorado springs over
900 adults visited tae train in this
city. and over naif Of Ais number
we're farmers. Something 40 detail
Of lie exhibits SHOWN oa the train
viii bo Of Interest TO many q our
readers
DR. Geo. II Glover. hcad ot the
set, riuary department at the college,
Was IN charge cf this exhibit and
showed large collection Of patholog'
lcai specimens arranged In glass jars
To demonstrate tine effect Of animal
diseases. lie slowed how pork 10 az
teeted by tuberculosis and hog chol-
,ra and showed one piece OF PORK
whicn contained hundreds Of heads
of tape worms. showing that they
sometimes got into the human body
in this way lie also showed hoW
tuberculosis germs are transferred 20
milk II COW has this disease. and
exhibited uc brain of horse which
died Of the Kansas horse disease
which KILLED thousands Of horses In
Kansas and Southern Colorado last
fall With enlarged photographs he
showed just how a horse looks II
affected by the disease he also
displayed large number Of mount
I'd specimens Of poisonous plants TO
be- found in Colorado
Advanced methods OF cultivation
q alfalfa were explained By Profes-
-or Philo X Blinn. Ia charge OF the
alfalfa experiment station maintain
ed by tine college at Rocky Ford He
said that 10y greater attention to the
selection Of seed the farmers can in
crease their yield from ten TO III.
teen per cent lie says the Grimm
variety 10 best both FOR dry land
and irrigated sections and adyocat-
ed sowing with drili instead Of
broad casting. claiming that IN broad
casting some OF the seed stays on
the surface while some goes too
deep and tho result is not 30 good
a stand Irrigation by rows is
better than floodiug. according 20
Professor nlnu
That smut iu wheat. oats sud bar
lry can be- prevented by use OF no"
tanning mill and furmaliu treat
mrnt was demonstrated by G. l.
Ramsey and he showed that a big
Increase In crops will result from
this treatment
I Prot G q Sargent. rural school
visitor Tor the college. demonstra,-
I'd how rural schools can be- improy.
ed and what II being done To improy.
them In this state by consolidation.
Win sets Of actual equipment he
demonstrated that the studies of AK.
riculturr domestic science and man.
ual training can be introduced IN
tae rural schools. even the one room
. AAAN' ~ AANh ANAA- W AAhf w AAAfHHf
studies he showed With enlarged
photographs what has been don. TO
Improve the rural schools In Mesa
county. using the cases at Appleton
and Iona Tor examples and demon.
stratod with the phonograph and
stercopteion that entertainment In
the rural schools can be just as good
Az In the city.
How concr.t. sllos Ar. constructed
right on IN. farm and IN. cost of
THESE silos Was demonstrated by W
4 Barr. dairyman In the employ OF
the United States department Of AZ.
nculiur. lie carried a small work.
iug mod'l TO illustrate hts remarks
Mr. harr Is kept In the field AZ all
times by the government and his ser.
Vices can b" secured by any farmer
VINO wants TO build silo by simply
addressing him In care of the Agri.
culture Colley. at Fort Collins No
charg" IL made for the advice aud as
sisianco h" gives aud he viii 10 to
mans farm. help him make his
forms. show him how TO mi, the con.
crrt" and stay With him until h. has
90, along far enough 10 max. sur.
h" can finish the Job without help
Model sclf feeding hay racks and
grain troughs. model hog houses and
pens, tn. ribbons won by collog. live
stock at tn. Western National Stock
show and special exhibits to poin,
practical lessons to dairym.n and
stock men were displayed by Prof ~
y. Dvorach"k. of III. animal hus
bapdry department ai the college Ac
cording 10 Prof Dyorach.k. tn,
"i'osrders" from III. herd and then
placing n pure bred sire a, IN. head
Instead 81 trying To improve the s,ocl
by buying from others.