San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-01-21
SAP SPECIAL III
MAY BE- SEEN
=. HERE SUNDAY
Farm Demonstration Ex.
hibit Open at Depot
From 2 to $3.50.
EXPERTS ARE ALONG
Crowds Greeting Train Along
Route Over Com
pany Lines.

A telegram received from II. NJ. Mad
isOn, farm and immigration agent Of
the S. \. & 4. p. Railway, Saturday,
stated that the Sap Farm Train" in
its initial trip over the Kerrville
branch of the line, was being well at
tended at all stops. At BOerne, the
message stated, 49, attended; at Com
fort. All: at Center Point, 19S, and
at kerrville. go.
The train, made up and sponsored
jointly by the agricultural department
of the S. A. 4 A. L. and the A. and NJ.
College of Texas. was assembled here
and consists of thirteen passenger and
baggage cars in which are exhibited the
farm and ranch products Of the coun-
ties through which the road operates.
In it are all of the latest developments
in scientific farming and ranching and
experts in both, from among the Off
cials of the road and the college, are
accompanying the train to demonstrates
and lecture TO farmers and ranchmen OF
the Sap territory. The train is purely
educational in purpose and represents
the latest idea in the cooperative eff
forts between big business and men Of
the soil to bring about a general bet
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prosperity for both parties.
viii Explain Exhibit.
The train will arrive in San Antonio
Saturday night and will be at the San
Antonio & Arkansas Pass station Sun
day afternoon between . and ) so for
the inspection of the public. As at oil
stations on the Sap lines where the
train will stop. the officials in charge
will be on hand at the opening Of the
train to take the visitors through and
TO explain and lecture about the ex-
hibits and the scientific farming and
ranching which produced them.
One car of the train is given ex-
clusively to the exhibit of citrus fruit
from the orchards of the state. most
of which lie in the counties travetSed
by the Sap lines, and TO farm sraias
and cotton. Where il is possible 10 do
so. the exhibits are growing in boxes
in the cars. Among the other interest
ing exhibits of the farm are truck of all
kinds. fruits and berries. and some Of
the prize corn grown by the boys Of the
corn clubs of this part of the state.
Many of the cars are occupied, hv
exhibits of poultry and live stock. whiD''
has been raised along the lines OF
these. some have won highest honorS
at other exhibitions in the state. TRere
are Jerseys. and HerefOrlS, and one ~
the first exhibits seen in this part %
the country Of genuine Guernsey dairy
cattle.
All Through January.
In addition there are many exhibits NJ
the by-prOducts of farm crops which
can be grown and produced along the
lines. Some of them are: Sugar from
beets, sugar and syrup from cane. AMI
vinegar from the fruits. One of the
most interesting cars Of the entire train
is that taken IN by the exhibits Of the
famous Taft ranch. In this are shown
the raw material which is raised on the
ranch and the finished products OF the
mills and factories which have been
erected on the ranch and operate With
out outside supply.
Sunday afternoon the train will leave
for Elmendorf as the next ston. Pro-
ceeding from there it will visit all towns
and cities of Importance on the Sap
lines on a schedule which has been ar
ranged 50 that all stops will be made
by daylight The train will be out I'M
til February .. when IL will make its
last stop at Simouton, returning then 10
San Antonio where it will be dis
mantled.
No charge is being made on the ex-
hibits They were hauled in from all
points on the lines free Of charge for
the assembly of the train, and when de
sired they will be returned to the ex-
hibitOrs without cost.