Elbert County tribune and Elbert County banner. (Elizabeth, Colo.) 1920-1921, 1920-08-20
BETTER FARMING EXHIBIT
SPECIAL TO- BE OPERATED BY
HORTICULTURAL DEPARTMENT.
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i Territory, to he Covered nrjq
I All, Burlington and Colorado South
eFns lines In Colorado 20 western and
north wssternl q q ~ ebra ska, Wyoming
New Mexico and northwestern Kan
Fsas. yahQne hundred siand Isl twenty
towns and agricultural eommunitie.
TO cbav visited hna2 car1rfa-s--
or Colorado land Wyoming State Fairs
Platte, Wyoming, Larimer. Boulder
and Las Animas. Colorado and U.
nion. New Mexico. county fairs are
included in the itinerary
Start and Duration of Tour.
Train leaves Denver, August 18th
covering eastern Colorado and wcs-
tern Nebraska points first. Stops
of from two hours to one-half day
made in each town. Exhibit train
will be on the road approximately
three months.
Institutions and Organizations Co.
Operating
Colorado Agricultural College;
Wyoming University. College of Ag
ricultural; Nebraska State College
of Agriculturdl; Kansas Agricultural
College and New Mexico A. & NJ
College. Farm Bureaus, County
Agents. Other farm organizations
and clubs Commercial Clubs and
business men of each town to be
visited.
Farm journals, and publications
of rocky mountain sections. Port
land Cement Association; Interna-
tional Harvester Company; Silo
Manufacturers; National Dairy
Council; Louden Machinery Com
pany.
Exhibit Features Included.
A model farm, 6X20 feet, of 800
acres with crops actually growing
showing in detail how to start and
maintain a crop rotation system,
practical and profitable for western
dry land farm conditions. The
crops will be changed according to
those recognized to be best adapted
to the localities in which the exhi-
bit car is operating.
model farmstead showing mod
ern yet moderately priced farm bull
dings, arranged in a practical and g.
economical manner as regards the
operation of an avrage farm.
A model hedge, windbreaks, shrubs
and trees adapted to western condi-
tons will be shown around the farm
stead illustrating what varieties to
use on dry lands. how to arrange,
plan. start and maintain windbreaks
trees and shrubs.
A series of models will be shown
illustrating how 20 plan and con-
struct a pit silo from the first step
to the completed silo, showing in de-
tail the construction of a practical
one man derrick and lift for a pit
silo. Free plans and specifications
will be given to all Interested.
Amodel monolithic concrete silo,
concrete stave silo and vitrified tile
will be carried illustrating the most
desirable types of above ground sIlos
for the western farmer.
A crops and seeds exhibit will he
shown, illustrating the highest
yielding grains, grasses -legumes
for each locality traversed.
This exhibit will be continually
be changed according to section be-
ing visited. Certified and improved
seed and seed treatment will be en-
phasized.
An exhibit of home convenienccs
showing short cuts and practical
methods of lessening the labor in the
farm home and making farm home
work more attractive will also be
carried.
A livestock and dairy exhibit dem
value of livestock on the
farm, particularly of the dairy COW
for the dry farmer.
The car will be completely filed
with pictures, large bromos and ko-
dak pictures each one telling a story
of farm achievement and success at
tanned by some western farmer thru
better methods of farming of feeding
livestock.
Charts and diagrams graphically
depicting the results of different
methods and activities will
be used.
Copies of U. s. Department of Ag-
riculture bulletins, Agricultural
College bulletins and pamphlets,
bulletins, posters and circulars is
sued by the Agricultural Department
of the railroad pertaining to all the