Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-01-24
DEMONSTRATION
TRAIN IS COMING
Hog and Dairy Industries Will Get At
tention in Program Here on
February 4.
TRAVELS LIKE CIRCUS
TRAIN WITH ITS ANIMALS
People Will Get an Opportunity to
Learn in Right Way Exact Way
to Take Care Of Stock.

Travelling like a circus train, with
the animals in special cars, the train
illuminated from its own juice plant,
cars arranged like theatres for the ae-
commodation of people who desire to
learn something of the industries, the
Southern Pacific company, the Port
land, Eugene & Eastern railway and
the faculty Of Oregon Agricultural Col
lege are sending out the biggest hog
and dairy demonstration train ever
shown to the farmers of the Northwest.
1t is real county fair on wheels.
The train is to stand in Salem over
night, and during the evening of Feb
ruary 5--from 1880 to 9:3O-the ami
mails will be paraded on flat cars, while
two lectures are given aboard the train.
Special attention is being given to the
hog, and there is a whole car devoted
to the hog, and there is a whole car de.
voted to dairy equipment Instruction
on feeds, silos and silage are featured,
while one of the most interesting talks
will be found to be the address Of
Chris Myhre, the man who scored such
o phenomenal success as manager Of
the Junction City cooperative cream
cry Mr. Myhre tells the story of the
Danish colony that went into that dis.
trict a few years ago, and, by standing
together, are on the road to wealth.
Originally they were poor. They could
not speak the language of the country.
They had no funds. Dairying and hog
growing with cooperative marketing
organization has brought success to
that colony. It is story worth hear.
ing.
The railroads have sent out 10000
circulars announcing the itinerary Of
the hog and dairy special, and is en-
phasizing the fact that admission to the
exhibits and lectures aboard the train
are entirely free. 1t is an effort to
bring the advantages of an agricultural
college course Of instruction to the
front door Of the man who has not the
time nor the money to go to school. 1t
is a sincere effort to cooperate with
the people.
The train is sent out at an ,opportune
moment. Oregon has always been an
importer Of butter, bacon and ham. 1t
mas been satisfactorily demonstrated
that Western Oregon is the ideal home
for both industries and there can be no
question about the advisability of farm
ers in this section Of the valley attend.
ing the demonstration,
On Thursday the train will visit Hub.
bard, Woodburn, Mt. Angel, Silverton,
Gervais, Salem and Brooks, and viii ar.
rive there in time for the lectures to be.
gin at the appointed hour,
Aboard the train are such noted ex.
perts as Professors fletzel, Groves,
Potter Barr, DR.. Withycombe and viii.
bur Il, Newell, president Of the State
Board Of Horticulture. A number Of
farmers have been invited to travel
with the company and tell stories Of
their successes, Among the railroad
men who will be with the train at dif.
ferent times win be President Strahorn,
Of the p. d. 6 b.; H. A. Hinshaw gen.
eral freight agent, and John NJ, Scott,
general passenger agent, Of the South.
ern Pacific.
The following is, in part, the sched.
ule;