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The New Zealand Railways Magazine, Volume 2, Issue 11 (March 1, 1928)

Demonstration Train

Demonstration Train.

In view of the projected “Great White Train” for New Zealand's secondary industries, it is interesting to learn that the agricultural development department of the Santa Fe Railway co-operating with the Texas Agricultural and Mechanical College, will operate a “Farm and Home Special” demonstration train in Texas and Louisiana during the last half of January and most of February.

The programme which the college will present to the farmers will be diversified, but will feature soil improvement and better methods of feeding live stock. Other subjects to be discussed will be dairying, poultry raising and home economics. Attention will also be given to the boys and girls 4-H club work.

The train will consist of eight cars, four of which will be loaded with exhibits. The exhibits will include beef and dairy cattle, hogs and sheep, crops, soil samples and poultry. The home economics department of the college will prepare an exhibit for the farm women, and part of one car will be devoted to a club exhibit.

The campaign will last for a period of six weeks, commencing January 16th and lasting until February 25th. All of the Santa Fe's lines in Texas, also a line extending 80 miles into south-western Louisiana, will be covered, the schedule calling for 117 meetings.

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