Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 40, Number 92, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 28 July 1908 — AN INSTRUCTIVE EXCURSION FOR THE AGRICULTURALIST [ARTICLE]

AN INSTRUCTIVE EXCURSION FOR THE AGRICULTURALIST

Visit to Purdue University on August 6 Will Be Worth Much to the Progressive Farmer.

Purdue University never loses sight of the farmer and fOr years It has devoted much money and much time toward helping the farmer of Indiana make the very most of his opportunities. And whenever the faculty at the university have had something good that they wished to present to the farmers they have found a-will-ing assistant in dispensing this knowledge in the Monon railroad, whose officials have willingly planned excursions in the' interest of diffusing knowledge to the agriculturist And Purdue University and the Monon railroad are working together in the excursion to Lafayette and the university and the soldiers’ home on Thursday, August 6th, and the farmer who takes advantage of this opportunity to visit Purdue will have nothing to regret The schedule of trains is elsewhere pubUahed in this paper, giving the rates for the trip and the appended Itinerary of the visit is taken from bills, published by the Monon railroad. Purdue University, State Soldiers’ Home, Tecumsehs’ Trail and Tippecanoeßattlefield. -St Thursday, August 6th, is Lake and Jasper County Day at Purdue. Special entertainment will be provided. . Upon arrival at Lafayette the excursion party will go direct to the University. Guides will be provided and a tour of the buildings will be made before lunch. The buildings of special

Interest are Agricultural HgU, Ex- ' perlment Station,' Electrical Engineer- | mg, Mechanical Engineering, Civil i Engineering, Eliza Fowler Hall, Ll- , brary and the Ladies’ Hall. In the Agricultural building is located ,the creamery. Here the dairy machinery and the process of manufacture of Purdue butter can be examined. locomotive museum contains a vast number of interesting sights. At the Purdue farm a chance will be given to inspect the new dairy barn, cattle feeding lots, hog and sheep barns and the prize animals kept for instructional work. From the experimental plots information as to varieties of grains and forage crops, corn breeding and use of fertilizers can be gained. The Pursue orchard and truck garare also full of good things for After tie visit to JLhe University, a side Willie made to the Soldiers’ Home which is ot to everyone, Alm to see the Lake and Jasper county cottages. From here the party will go to the Tippecanoe Battle Ground at the present a >2s,oty).(smonument is being erected to the fallen heroes of November 7, 1811. The day w’js be one of interest and benefit to everyone. All should plan to" go at this most opportune time. Don’t forget to take a lunch. There are no restaurants in West Lafayette.