Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-10-17
HELP FOR WEST END FARMER
Special Short Course in Agriculture
and Dairying Carried Right
to Their Doors.
TwENTY-sIx TOWNS VISITED

The Burlingtons Better Farming and
Live stock" campaign under the direction
OF J. h. Lamson. sgriculturlst. and with
the cooperation Of the Interna tional Hsr-
vester company and the agricultural de-
partment OF the University OF Nebraska
has completed trip appreciated by the
farmers OF western Nebraska. The best
talent avilable was secured for this
short course" in agriculture and stock
farming. Prof. +. @. Holden. In charge
OF extension work; Prof. c. w Farr. IN
charge OF school work; II. w. Lamson.
advance agent; 10. Haney, in charge
OF the experimental farm at Grand Eorks,
N. -; A. L. Chamberlain. formerly
superintendent OF Institutes In South
Dakota Miss zella wigent, home
economic demonstrator; A, A. Berger,
county agent OF Black Hawk county.
Iowa, and c. S. Lamson OF Fairfield, Ia,
conducted the work for the International
Harvester company, Dean Burnett of
the agricultural department of the uni
verslty and Prof. Snyder Of the North
Platte Experimental farm and J. II.
FTandsen. head OF the dairy department.
represented the University of Nebraska.
Prof. II. w. Campbell. father OF dry
farming, and r. w. Lovelace. assistant
immigration agent, were other Burlington
representatives.
This travelling institute has been con-
Quoted at twenty-six different stations
along the lines from Crawford south 10
Sidney. and from HoldreEe west 10
Grant, and is operated on special equip
ment consisting OF one baggage car.
sleeper and cafe car. A representative
type Of the dairy and beef COW IL carried
and the valuable qualities OF these two
types OF cattle have been explained at
each meeting, The farmer that IL in
terested In dairy cows has been urged TO
select his stock for this purpose. and
has been shown the valuable points
necessary to the economical production
of milk.
The necessary requirements for success
full crop production, the selection OF good
seed and the proper cultivation, have
been gone into fully. In explaining the
best methods of marketing tho crops the
instructors have shown surprising
strength. Tho farmers now know why Il
Is possible for dairymen in Iowa, Illinois
and even in Massachusetts, to purchase
forage crops in Nebraska. pay the
freight and market these crops in their
localities and make profit. The
fertillzing value OF the different crops
when fed to live stock has been explained
and the farmers urged to retain this
value and increase the fertility Of their
soil.
Different types OF the siio have been
exhibited and the cost. construction, ETC..
OF each explained. The pit silo has been
given especial prominence and the farmer
urged to build silos OF this kind and from
the interest exhibited II Is freely pre-
dicted that next year will see many pit
silos in western Nebraska. In all OF the
lectures that have been given, and espe-
cially regarding dairyins, silos, seed corn
selection. school work and home
economies much interest has been ex-
hiblted and much good has been done.
This information and these exhibits have
been free to the farmers. the meetings