The Washington times., 1913-11-28
COWS TO TRAVEL
ON SPECiSL TRAIN
Fart OF Attractions on Farmers
Lecture Trip Through Mary
land Next Week.

HiATTSVILLE, Nov. 2S.-That the
important agencies of production and
distribution in the State of Maryland,
the farmer, the Agricultural College, the
Farmers Institute and the railroad COM
panies, might get tb;ether in an effort
10 increase the revenues of the farms
in the State, 10 improve home comforts,
and as a result improve conditions gen.
orally. the Baltimore and Ohio railroad
has placed an educational special train
at the disposal of the Marylnd Agricul-
tural College and the Farmers Institute,
which will cooperate in providing lee
lures and demonstrations on agricul-
tural subjects and home comfort of spe-
cial interests to the farmers of this
State
This train will start at Providence
Mills at $50 o'clock a. m, on Monday,
December l, and finish up at Sykesville
at 5:45 o'clock on the evening of Sat-
urday. December 6. Two coaches will
be used as lecture rooms and six lee
lures will be delivered during the stop
OF two hours at each station. A car with
fine high-bred dairy animals. equipped
AS model barn, will be used for prac-
ucal observations. All persons inter-
ests in profitable agricultural and
home comforts are invited to attend
Ihese free lectures.
Farmers are asked to bring written
questions on any subject. the answer
TO which will have bearing upon some
problem upon his farm. As the train
must run on scheduled time, the peo-
pie are requested by those in charge Of
the train to be promptly On time and
take seats in the coaches as soon as
the train stops. The subjects to be
discussed in the dairy car are as fol-
lows: Breeds and Breeding, Cow
Testing Associations More Milk. Bet
ter Breeding" Some Common Cow
gumes and Soiling Crops The follow
ing subjects will be discussed in the
women's car: Domestic Science" +"
Home Economics" Practical DEM
onstrations and the Economical Use Of
Some Home Labor Saving Appliances
Home Garden Fruits
In the live stock car the following
animals will be seen: One Guernsey
bull and cow: one Ayrshire bull and
ing lecturers will be in charge: DR..
II. J. Patterson, president of the
Maryland Agricultural College; DR..
Richard S. Hill, director of the Farm
ers' Institute: DR.. S. s. Buckley. of the
Maryland Agricultural College; Guy
partment of Agriculture; DR.. James r.
Mahaffy, of Wilmington, Del; E. /.
Oswald. of Chewsville, Md. and Miss
Mary A Burnite, of Denton, Nd The
the Maryland Agricultural College, is
as follows: Monday. December l.
Providence Mills. $50 a. m. to 1890
q. m; Belvedere, IL a. m to 1:S0 p. m;
Aberdeen, 2 p. m. to $40 p. m; Joppa,
2:45 p. m. to $50 p. m; Cowentown,
her .: Jessup, 9 a. m. to ia. M;
Laurel, I1:15 a. m to lis p. m;
Muirkirk. 1:25 p. m to 3:25 p. m;
Branchville. S:45 p, m. to 5;45 ?. m
burg. 9 am. to II a. m: Boyd. 11:15
a. m. to 1:l5 p. m; Dickerson, 1880 p.
m. to 3:25 p. m., Adamstown, 3:55 p.
m. to 5:45 p. m. Thursday, December
4: Gapland, 9 a. m. to II a. m; Roh-
rersville, 11:15 a. m. to 1:15 p. m:
Breathed. 3:45 p. m. to 5:45 p. m. Fri
day. December 5: Swanton, Q a. m. TO
il a. m; Deer Park Village. IL m. to
.. m; Oakland. 2:30 p. m. to p. m.
m. to IL a. m: Mt: Airy. ll:25 a. m.
TO lis D. m; woodbine. 1870 p. m to
3:25 p. m, and Syk>sville, 4 p. m. to
5:45 p. m. e.
The Maryland Agricultural College
has announced the dates for the regular
rnid-winter short courses to he held at
that institution. They are: Seeds
ard Fertilizers" January s-lo: ''Farm
Crops" January 12-11: Domestic
Scierce," January 12-17; Poultry Hus-
bandry." January 1924; Horticulture,
January Is February Z; Animal Hus-
bandry." February 9-2S; Farm Machin-
cry and Farm Engines" March 81:
Farm Carpentery and Blacksnithing,'
March e-I4.
Miss Jennie Barber. who has been
spending several weeks with Mrs. c. 3.
w. Chapman, has returned to ner home
in Baltimore.
Mr.. and Mrs. William c. Wells ars
spending several months in Buanos
Aires where Mr.. Wells is on business
fer the Pan-American Congress.
The Hyattsville and Rrooklsnd foot
ball teams played to a 9-5 score here
yesterday.
0ctogenarian Some Walker.
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