Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-11-07
BETTER FARMING TRAIN
TOURING OLD VIRGINIA
Score OF Experts Delivering Illus
trated Lectures Before Audiences
OF Agriculturists and Dairymen.
WORK IN SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA
College on Wheels Attended by Men
ana Women OF Montgomery, Pu-
iaski, Wythe, Smyth, Carroll and
Washington Counties.


ABINGDON. VA, November 6-With
haif-scorc OF lecturers. representing
! the state agricultural college of the
| Virginia Polytechnic Institute and the
Federal extension work in Virginia.
the Norfolk and Western farm specia1
said to be the most complete train Of
; us KIND ever run in the East. is this
week operating on the Norfolk and
western Railroad between Roanoke
and Bristol. The weeks tour was
commenced Monday morning at East
lsadford. and was wound up this even
ing at Wyndalc, in this county.
Everywhere the train stops II is be-
Ing greeted by large numbers of farm
ers and hundreds of school children.
The topics that the lecturers arc dis
cuSslhS cover a wide scope, from health
live stock.
ono OF the most interesting parts of
the entire train is the two cars of
live stock which ara being carried
along to demonstrate to the farmers
the kind OF animals which Virginia
Mould raise. All of these animals are
from the Virginia experiment station
at Blacksburg.
SAMPLES OF IMPROVED
STOCK ON EXHIBITION
The lecturers on live stock subjects
show four classes Of dairy cows.
Among them is Dione de kol, ten
Ecar-oid Holstein. and VirRinia's record
COW in the production OF milk. Hcr
record is nearly $1,000 pounds Of milk
IN one year, or more than 1000 gallons.
TWO Jerseys and one Guernsey COM
pietc the dairy cow exhibits.
Among the meat type Of live stock
are shown Il big Aberdeen AnEus COW.
a Shorthorn and Il Hereford. and the
lecturers point on, to the Interested
farmers the advantages OF the different
types. Three hogs. Il Duroc Jersey, a
Yorkshire and a Rcrks shire, compose
ME exhibits in this department. while
TWO fine looking Hampshire sheep are
shown as good types of mutton animals
A thoroughbred Pcrchcron mare is
used TO demonstrate the strong points
OF draft horses, and The lecturers tell
their hearers that the future OF the
morse breeding industry depends on the
heavy draft horse. because the auto
z
tent the driving horse.
TIE WOMEN FOLKS
ALSO HAVE. SAY
Three experts in home demonstration
ana health are in charge of the car
that IL designed to help the women on
the farms. In this car Miss Moirett, of
the Radford State Normal; Miss Scott
OF the Federal Extension Service and
Miss Terrell. OF the State Board OF
Health. are the lecturers. and they have
III their charge Il good number OF cX-
hibits that attract the attention OF the
women visitors.
The agricultural demonstration car
is Allied with many of the products that
won blue ribbons at the Richmond
State Fair. Among the displays is the
cup which Roanoke County has won
at tn. State Fair for the past four
years.
Another interesting exhibit, which
nearly fills am entire car, is by T w.
Wood ~ Sons. of Richmond. This cx-
hibit Is devoted to the display of seeds
poultry appliances and products OF the
farm and garden. This car is In charge
OF c. G. Jacobs. a seed expert.
Next week the farm special will tour
the towns along the Shenandoah VAL
ley line north OF Roanoke, making the
first stop Monday morning at Hoilins
1t viii make eighteen stops during the
week. three each day. closing the week
at Bcrryvilie. in Clarke County. The
train viii pass through the following
counties: Botctourt, Rock bridge, .iu-
gusta, Rockingham, Page, Warren and
Clarke.