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Newspaper

Comet

Location

Johnson City, Tennessee, United States of America

Date

Jul 09, 1914

Page

7

Demonstration Trains to Be Run by Department of Agriculture

The Department of Agriculture plans a 1914 Agricultural Special train tour starting July 16 from Nashville, visiting Ashland City, Doddsville, Spaulding, and Iron City through September 15. Nine cars plus engine will showcase farming, stock breeding, dairying, health, education, and domestic science with free literature at every stop. railroads provide equipment and crew at no cost.

Department OF Agriculture State Departments of Health and Education Nashville Tennessee Central Railroad Ashland City Doddsville Spaulding Tennessee Central Rutledge Smith Iron City Lawrence County Louisville & Nashville Peck Departments of Health and Education Rwine Berkehire Iusswurm Hampaline Crossville Duroc Jerney Yorkshire Perce C. Crown Pel Chita Jay R Tennnessee Lucius Prown State Tegeo M. W. Robinson INEK State Department of Education Lucy Buttertt Xelence Andl. Robinson Stra John W. Thomas W. Wyrm M. Brout J W. Ranewarm Tennessee T &. Rotineon We G. Jaten Ecdtbris Bruce Rotiie Exhitite Mra Dohn W Tome Data Car M Manhinda FE Suet Tennrames Ebulde RMON State Department of Bitbreath Bart Thane

Agricultural Special train to tour Tennessee farms and schools

A rural education train will replace county institutes reaching 18 counties. It showcases dairy, hog cholera serum use, beekeeping, orchard care, home economics, and market tips. The program emphasizes practical farming, rural cooperation, and sanitary measures with dates to be announced locally.

Three Hundred Stops Planned for Tennessee Agricultural Train

The Agricultural Special train will depart Nashville at 9:30 a.m. on Wednesday July 16 over the Tennessee Central Railroad. About 300 stops are scheduled, covering roughly 6,500 miles. The itinerary, prepared by the Department of Agriculture and approved by railroads, lists numerous stops across the eastern counties with day and time windows, night meetings, and connections on the Queen and Crescent, Southern Railway and Kentucky lines. The purpose is to showcase beef and dairy cattle and agricultural practices to rural communities and to reach areas not served by rail.

Tennessee Department of Agriculture T. F. Peck Tennessee Central Nashville Tennessee Central Railroad Commissioner of Agriculture Ashland Doddsville Spaulding Ae Tullet Pananenet Hirweh Creek Ickman Gordonsville Carthage Lancaster Buffalo Valley Paxter Thomington Cooke Dayaville Cardiff Tarriman Queen & Crescent Oakdale Lanolne Sunbright Glen Mary Hyelonwood Cadida Melville Tuathburn Southern Railway White Pine Newport Will Knoxville Severville & Eastern Railroad Bowleevillee Louisville & Nashville

Train personnel guide for agricultural tour across three divisions

In a statewide railway tour the Assistant Instructors alternate on the train. The Agricultural Special leads under Commissioner T. F. Peck with aides including G. Suttle, A. Dinwiddie, A. Morgin, and Jamie Van Pelt. They oversee bees, nurseries, poultry, irrigation, and farm machinery.

Georay B. White Suttle Cheri Gurrinon Feet G. M. Bentley le Ward Apleartes Woolirek Merongy Negyd I. A. Dinwiddie A. Morgin University of Tennessee Lve Wreek Gan Pelt Cua Jamie van Pelt St Anne Nigel Bres

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