The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1914-06-26
AGRICULTURAL TRAIN
WILL PASS THROUGH
COLUMBIA SEPT. IA
CAPT, PECK HAS MADE Arr
RANGEMENTs WITH RAIL
ROADS DEMONSTRATION TRAIN
Be OPERATED FOR Two MONTHS
starts July IS and Will Make Tour
OF all Sections In the State, Endins
Educational Campaign Sept. ia
WIN Travel $500 Miles.

toiio"ing communication from Capt.
i. \. Peck. commissioner of agri.
culture of the state, who has again
scured the aid and cooperation or
the railroads of the state in running
demonstration train through all
sections. of Tennessee this summer
and fall. The train will make three
stops in Maury county, at Ewells
Station on Monday, Sept. IA from
I lilo to 1910 p. M, at Columbia
from to 3 p. M, and at Mt. Pleasant
che following day from $3.50 to ESQ
a. m. -
! The letter of Capt. Peck is as fol-
lows.
i The good accomplished by the
agricultural demonstration trains in
1911 and 1912, and the repeated in
quiries coming from all over the
State from farmers wanting to know
II the train would run this year, has
prompted the Department of Agricul-
ture, with the railroads, to plan for
a better equipped train than has
ever been run for the same purpose.
and operate it continuously from
July Is to September Is of this year.
The train will run over $500 miles,
will make over 300 stops, and will
carry exhibits and demonstrations
helpful to eevry phase of rural life."
1.-THE train is made possible by the
board progressive policy of the rail-
roads operating in the state, because
the roads furnish the cars, engines
and train crews to operate the train.
without one cent of cost to the tau
payers Of the state. The state de-
partments of agriculture, education
and health furnish the exhibits, dem
onstrations and lecturers, and the lat
ter, who are employed by the year,
instead Of spending the hot months
at summer resort, are going to put
In the time making a tour OF the
state to take to the farmers helpful
exhibits, demonstrations and leo.
lures on problems confronting them,
the proper solution of which will
mean increased fertility of their land.
increased production of farm crops
and live stock, more comforts and
Injuries, better schools and churches,
better health and better living in ev-
cry az.
Sometimes people get the notion
in their heads that the operation Of
such train would mean additional
taxes on the farmers, but they can
rest assured that the agricultural
train will not increase their taxes
one penny. 1t is operated at tims
when they have most leisure.
They can see on the train what
many of them would not have an op-
portunity to see otherwise. They
will see the finest types of beef cat
tie and dairy cattle. They will see
the best breeds of sheep and hogs,
also the best poultry. They win
learn about the silo; how to build il
and how to fill it and how to feed en-
silage. They will learn about agrt
cultural lime for sweetening their
soils, and how to grow clover. They
will learn about winter cover crops.
They can see the most practical In
dairy equipment. They can learn
about the care Of the orchard, spray
ing and pruning trees, and about mar.
ketinig fruit and vegetables; about
the honey bee-how to keep 1t with
pleasure and profit. They can sea
exemplified the progress made for ru-
raj education. They can learn how to
prevent disease by using prevents
tive measures.
THE farmers wives can learn
about domestic science and home eco
Monies, and what is being done to
make home life on the farm moro
and more attractive"