The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1914-06-12
Stock Train
Draws Great Crowds

Reports to The Forum from the
Livestock special, that is touring the
500 line and making a demonstration
to the farmers along that railroad,
state that it is drawing great crowds.
The first day vas rainy and wet but
since then there has been keen inter-
est at every stop.
Yesterday the train was at Plaza,
Ryde, Russo and Dogden. Wednesday
stops were made at Washburn, Under
wood, Garrison and Max. Tuesday,
Ashley, Wishek, Napoleon and Brad
dock were visited.
The attendance the first day was
good though not as large as it might
have been on account Of the heavy
rains the night before that made the
roads hard to travel. The greatest
interest was shown in the beef cat
tie and hogs. And the sheep developed
the least interest. The farmers were
much interested in hog cholera which
was discussed by DR.. l.. Van Els Of
the North Dakota Experiment station.
The stock was brought onto fiat cars
for the demonstrations, and were car
ried in a large furniture car with a
fat car at either end. Two lectures
were given at once, n on each flat
car. Two hour stops are being made
at each place.
The discussions have been as fol-
lows: Hog cholera by DR.. L. Van
Els, veterinarian of the North Dakota
Experiment station. Beef cattle by W
H. Peters of the Manitoba Agricultural
college. Dairy cattle by John Chris
Hanson, farmer and dairyman of New
Salem and by J. c. Hoke special live
stock agent of the North Dakota Ex-
pertinent station. Hogs by E. j.
Thompson animal husbandman Of the
North Dakota Experiment station.
Gordon w. Randlett director of the
| extension department of The North
Dakota Experiment station is in
| charge of the train. In making the
announcement of"the nature of the
meeting he has brought out the fact
What the object of the train is co de-
lvelop a greater interest in livestock
and to bring good types of practical
! farm animals that the farmers may
4 see and learn what the points are that
constitute good type. The n crop
system is failing in making a perman-
ent agriculture in North Dakot as II
has in all other states that have tried
It. North Dakota has the advantage
of being a new state so it can learn
from the experience of the older states
and in this way make faster progress
| dILu Will. 1893 SAPSL
one of the cautions made is not to
go into stock too fast, but to grow into
it. The point is to make the right kind
of a start SO that HpEogress can be
made from the first.
T. Q2s of the most interesting dis
Mons at the 500 Live stock demon
ton train was the talk made by
Ia: IL. Van Els on hog cholera. He
TGSe84ined that hog cholera is caused
bI a small germ. That when blood
fros1 a hog sick with hog cholera is
int8cfed into a we'll hog that it. be-
comes sick. That the germs of hoe
cholera are carried from the sick anil
NAL. That the germs are contained
in the blood. the urine and anything
that comes from the hog. The germs
can not pass through the air but
must be carried. The germs can bt
carried on ones shoes or boots henct
if hog cholera is in the nelghoor'
hood do not let any one go near tn
hogs or hog pen or pasture. Birds
chickens, dogs may also carry the in
lection. The doctor advised keeplns
the hogs closed up when hog cholera /