The Glenwood post., 1913-03-08
FARMERS TRIM
HIGHLY AHhEcIaTED
Farmers Along the De ...'sf2 eager
See the Exhibits I'D Hear the
Practical tmss
ALL were VERY VII PLEASED

The special agricultural demOnstra-
ton train. sent out over the country
through the JOINT efforts of the ASri
cultural college aud the railroads,
passed through Garfield county last
Tuesday and Wednesday and was Wis
itcd at al stations by an interested
crowd of farmers and others more or
less interested in pastoral pursuits.
Carbondae was the first town Wis
tied in this county and the attendance
there was large and exhibits were care
fully examined and the lectures We're
largely attended. 1t was particularly
noticeable to the editor, who accom-
panied the train to Carbondale. that
the very best farmers Of that locality y
were in attendance and that they gave
close attention to everything that was
said and we're eager for all the infor-
nation obtainable, thus showing that
tuCy WCIt ahNC " tHOb wv "A suV0tNOSos
With many of the points brought out
they were almost or quite ~ familiar
- were exrers.e wAe sseea1esteA ~
train and yet il they gained one val
uable idea by reason of this official
visit it was well worth the slight ef-
fort.
At Glenwood our people crowded
through the train giving careful at
tention to all the exhibits. 1t seemed!
good to see so many high school stu
dents in attendance and to note the re-
marksble interest which they showed
in the various exhibits. The nurses
from the sanitarium were also greatly
interested, especially in the patholog
ical exhibits of which there were Z
great number. Children were interest
ed in the work shop, the tool chest the
magic lantern carried by Prof. Sar
geant and the little girls were delight
ed with the many patterns in dolls
clothes that were exhibited for theil
benefit. Besides these our housewives
found many valuable suggestions 70,
making their work easier by the al
option Of modern appliances which
were shown on the train.
Potato growing and sugar beet rails
| ing were given chief attention by the
experts here. Prof. E. R. Bennett
head Of the department of horticultur.
at the college, was in charge Of thi'
work and in his address urged the
farmefs to raise more potatoes. H,
told them that because Of geographiea
location. giving them easy access t.
the market, and the superior quality Of
the potatoes produced hero, they ear
get better price than the growers il
other localities. Then, because ther,
is no necessity for using fertilizer ani
the cultivation IL easier than in othel
sections The cost Of production 10 low
er. In additisa to these reasons ar,
those Of greater production per aer'
and less disease thaa in other loeali
ties.
n. L. Edeestos, . well known potat<
grower Of CAEboaAale, poke % sesi
imPsoveme.t. He urged nat eeel
fasner raise his own seed in . seei
plat set aside for this purpose and sail
tAey could improve their stzaia 70 bet
ter advantaes ~ hin selection taaa b,
trying - ss3eet tAe seed aftsR tAe ere,
lad been harvested. He said tAs In
provenent Of tie Strain In pstatee'
| rses -sden4;rs. W;ts- the Improvement al
horses or eattle-by breeding from th'
best strains or types.
J. John James Of Greeley talked OF
"What is Merchantable Potato From
the Dealers' Standpoint" /" and told II,
farmers how to sort and pack their po
ta4oes, urged tAen not to ship thei
petatoesNsntil tAey Aavs fully natszet
aad eallsd atteatisa b ~ AsstsaA1nt,
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