The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-10-10
DEMONSTRATION TRAIN
ON n. { v. THIS MONTH
Railroad win Cooperate With State
Agricultural College For
Better Farming.

The Norfolk and Western Railway
Company. through its agricultural and
industrial department. and in CO.
operation with the State Agricultural
College III Blacksburg and Federal
farmers demonstration work, under
T, 0. Sandy, will operate not only a
better farming train. but a dem onstra-
ton train over Its entire system in
Virginia from October Is to Novem-
Der "a. inclusive, On this trip this
train viii stop at about ninety sta
tons, delivering lectures and giving
demonstrations. covering a period Of
three hours at each point.
The Radford Division. from Roam
oke to Narrows, and the Pocahontas
Division. from Graham to Norton, will
be covered the first week. which is
October 20 to 80
The second week, Novem Der to s.
the train will cover Southwest Vir-
Einia. from East Radford to Bristol
and Saitviile, as well as the North
Carolina extension.
The third week. November s to g,
the train will cover the Shenandoah
Valley. from Roanoke to Berryville.
The fourth week. November Is to
20, the train will cover the Winston
Salem Division, from Roanoke TO
RIdgeway. and the Norfolk Division
from Roanoke to Lynchburg: also the
Durham Division, from I.ynchburg 10
South Boston. and the Norfolk
Dtvtafon, from Lynchburg to Farm
vflle.
The train will be made up OF two
Arms palace cars. carrying the horses.
cattle, sheep, hogs. poultry ana other
live stock from the State Farm at
Black sburg, there will be two bag
gage cars made up of exhibits OF
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machinery. grains. grasses and seeds.
and other demonstration material !:
there will be two coaches for lectures
and combination baggage car and
coach for the iadies' domestic science
and canning club demonstrations, and
for lectures under the direction OF
Miss Ella G.. Agnew, State ladies'
demonstrator. Burkeville, Va. In ad-
dition TO this, there will be a dining
car for the accommodation of the
speakers and attendants of the train.
VIII Make Practical Talks.
The train will stop about three
hours at each station. During this
time about half the period will be de-
voted to lectures-the other half to
practical demonstrations and explana-
lions relative to the growing Of farm
crops. raising OF live stock and prac-
teal domestic science and canning
deNHOHsITdtlOnS. Inere also Will De
special lectures before the students Of
the several pubik schools
Everything will be done to make
+ thts ti4e largest ana rrro-t modern bet
ter farming and demonstration train
ever operated In Virginia. or for that
matter. in any other State
Mr.. J. u. Esgleston. president Of
the Virginia Polytechnic Institute. has
designated Professor John r. Hutche-
son to he In charge Of the lecture and
demonstration cars: Mr.. G. n. Cassel
publicity agent of the Norfolk and
Western Railway. will be with the
train Mr.. r. o. Sandy has directed
that every district farm and demon
stratfon agent shall cooperate in maxi
ing this train a success.
In other words, all practical knowl-
edge and information that has been
gathered by the College OF Agricul-
ture, the county farm agents and other
notable speakers from the Federal
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