La Junta tribune., 1913-02-22
SANTA FE AGRICULTURAL TRAIN
Educational Train Comes to La Jun.
ia Next Friday-Three Hours to
Inspect and Ask Questions.

Next Friday Colorado's Agricultur-
al College Demonstration Train will
come TO La Junta for a three hours
stay. The train will make its first
visit to La Junta next Tuesday night,
arriving from Pueblo at $50 O'Clock
TO remain over night, and leaving the
next morning, via Swink. over the
Arkansas Valley line. TO visit all
the towns on the alfalfa route as
per the schedule printed below. The
train will not be open for inspection
on the occasion OF the first visit
day. February 2sth. arriving al u 80
O'Clock. and remaining until 1880
O'Clock In the afternoon.
II is the intention of the La Jun
Ia Industrial Association TO send a
personal invitation TO all the farmers
in this vicinity to come to La Jun
Ia and be guests Of the association
at dinner that day. free meals to be
provided at the various restaurants.
II is going to be a great day for
the farmers In La Junta.
During the past week the agricul-
tural train has been visiting various
towns In Northern Colorado. and the
trip has been very successful one
from the standpoint of the number
of farmers reached. Farmers every.
where have crowded the three cars
Of the train and secured much val.
liable Information.
An unusually attractive set OF ex.
hibi's Is being shown In the three
exhibit cars. In the first ear are
the displays Of the veterinary and
agronomy departments. The veteri-
nary department displays a large
number Of colored charts showing the
poisonous plants found in Colorado.
and In bottles and by photographs
they illustrate the effect of different
diseases uDon animals. The axron.
oay department sAews exhsssts oi
grasAs 80 9rasses. DAnsasrarh~ nvss'
tntihG psepss methods n Sulsfsat'
Ing alfalfa. and BY use os fAaniax
mill demonstrates how tn clean seed
before sowing. shows . neat display
Of bottles containing different kinds
Of seed recommended for various A.
titudes and by charts shows the ad.
vantage Of sowing clean seed and ex.
ercisinE care In selection.
The poultry exhibits include model
poultry houses. brooders. feeding and
Watering devices. . candler and
various other devices. An interest.
ing feature Of this exhibit are three
coops containing real live hens and
roostcrs. Illustrating the meat type.
the egg type and the general type.
In the animal husbandry exhibit
are shown In bottles proper rations
Of different feeds for different stock.
model pens and FEEDING trouehs and
. display Of the ribbons won by col.
lege stock at the Western Stock
show. The best exhibit In this SEC.
ton IL one showing the advantage of
keeping only good dairy COWS. Here
Ia displayed In 4 big glass case =
certain quantity of food which II
fed tn = good COW will produce over
twic" as much butter as when fed
TO n poor COW and specimens from a.
tnal tests prove the theory.
Model bee hives. Rpiaries and
samples of honey and recipes for MS.
Ing honey In cooking are shown.
Photographs show unprofitabl" meth.
DDS Of keeping bees and n method
for treating for foul brood.
The schedule of the demonstration
train In the Arkansas Valley is as
follows:
Wednesday. February 18th
Station Arrive Leave
i.a JuniR '5"an
Las AnImss q. O.. ..i2:oom s3opm
chcraw.. o.. o. D.. SLOAN 10 j0am
Lamar o.. e. e. =. 3;20pm
Thursday. February 27th
Lamar 7:30am
Wiley 81. E. e.. o.. s:ooam i0:3"ain
Bristoi D.. :. &. ..is:iopm .;3opm
HOLLY =. :. :. 3. 3:iopm
Friday. February 2eth
Holly :, :. s:0Oam
,ransda :. =. :. 4; :0am 10: :<aam
Ia Junta, :. Ia. 50pm 3:3Opm
svink.. :. :. :. =. 5:>spm s:>spm
Rocky rord.. :. :. s:00pm
oetvedsy. Mseeh 'ss
Rocky Vos1.. :. =. t1:Soam
Nansasola =, :. ..ii:tSam 3:<spm
UoVSeS :. =. ":sspo eV
pusoao.. :. :. =. 5.eopO 81
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