The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1913-03-03
POULTRY AND HOG
TRAIN THE NEXT
OKLAHOMA A. a N. COLLEGE HAS
INTERESTED RAILROADS iN
PROPOSITION.
WILL START JANUARY 20
win Encourage Stocking Of Oklahoma
Farms With Poultry and tioes--
Prize Winners to Be
Shown.

80 great was interest aroused by
the recent kaar corn special train Of
the Rock Island, which completed a
l,60Omile itinerary through the state
that arrangements have been made for
a poultry and hog train similarly to
tour the state.
The A. & NJ. College on December 2
addressed letter to four railroads in
Oklahoma, inviting thm to cooperate
with the college as on former occa-
sions and proposing a poultry and hog
train to be run practically in every
county in the state, no less. than 80
days to be devoted to the work These
roads have indicated their interest
and will cooperate freely IN making
the service to the people Of Oklahoma
worth while.
This train will be run beginning
January 20, and win continue into Feb
ruary. Should it be received favor
ably BY the people who are mostly
concerned With poultry and hogs,
other railroads will be invited to Co
operate and the itinerary will be ex-
tended as long as the interest Of the
people win justify the effort on the
part Of the college and railroads to
encourage the raising Of poultry and
hogs.
The packers at Oklahoma City and
other points realize that stock hogs
have been depleted in numbers and
the poultry and commission men re-
port similar shortage Of poultry
stock The purpose Of this train win
be to encourage the farmers and bust
ness men to stock the farms with
poultry and hogs during the coming
year and introduce the best breeds
and types in doing this.
Members Of the college faculty from
the department Of animal husbandry,
poultry husbandry, farm crops and ex-
tension departments win accompany
the train and lecture on technical and
practical subjects relating to the
poultry and hog industry and supple
mentary topics. A special program
will be prepared by Miss Irma
Mathews, superintendent of womens
Ruxiliaries OF farmers institutes, for
the women, and she will be assisted in
this work by members Of the college
faculty Sieeial programs will be ar
ranged for boys and girls and lectures
will be provided for from the depart
ment Of boys and girls agricultural I
clubs and the defarlI ent of agricul-
ture for schools.
Work That's Being Done.
The A. & NJ. College, in co-opera-
tion with the Frisco, Katy and Santa
Fe railroads, operated poultry, pure
seed and livestock trains during the
past year More than 1900 people
attended the lectures and demonstra-
tions given at the trains at Sc stops.
At several stops as many as 1000 peo-
pie were waiting for the arrival Of
the train The work now proposed
is follow-up movement begun bv 4
the college last year Poultry and
livestock were featured last year, also
pure seed and now the college wishes
to place squarely before the farmers
Of Oklahoma the vital necessity Of
stock of all kinds and more
small stock that can be
quickly raised and money easily real.
lied on.
VIII Exhibit Prize Winners H
The statewide hog and poultry con.
tests among the boys and girls al Still. H
water January 1918, will no doubt
provide some very desirable types for
exhibit purposes. The winning pen
1f poultry and the winning pi will be
exhibited on this train, and the win.
lers in these two contests will be in.
fited to accompany the train and tell
% the boys and girls the method they
Used in growing and preparing ex-
libits in these contests.
In addition to the extensive exhibits
II poultry and hogs, a car Of college
exhibits by the educational depart.
nents win be prepared, and each com.
nunity visited will be required to
guarantee local poultry show with
0litable premiums for winning ex.
lbits The program viii feature poul-
r and hogs. but lectures and demon
trations VIII be provided for on all
elated sa5Jvuts, The women viii
lave special program at each stop.
Those communities interested in
his train write The A. & NJ. College
t saltwater at once. indicating as
ully as possible their wishes. the gen
raj interest Of the people. and the
.ctisity Of the commercial organiza-
ions and schools that could be relied
pon 70 make the coming Of the train
success. The Frisco. Santa Fe aid
fidland Valley railroads have already