Tour of the Corn Borer 99 - Insect Control - Demonstration Train - Lecture Car for Educational Talks in Transit

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Bibliographic microform metadata and descriptive text document a demonstration educational tour titled “Tour of the Corn Borer” focused on European corn borer insect control. The Pennsylvania Railroad operated a special lecture car train in cooperation with Purdue University to support a 1927 government campaign, delivering exhibits, moving pictures, and lectures to Indiana farmers. The material outlines the threat to the corn belt, the pest’s spread across U.S. and Canada regions, and the practical prevention and control measures promoted through weekly sessions and field outreach.

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Demonstration Train

Tour of the Corn Borer

Serious Insect Menace

97-84109-20Pennsylvania railroadCompanyTour of the “corn borer” insect control.. [S.I.] [1927] COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY LIBRARIESPBESEBVATION DIVISION # BIBLIOGBAPHIC MICROFORM TARGET ORIGINAL MATERIAL AS FILMED-EXISTING BIBLIOGRAPHIC RECORD Reproductions may not be made without permission trom Columbia UniversityLibrares RESTRICTIONS ON USE: # TECHNICAL MICROFORM DATA FILM SIZE: 35mmBEDUCTION BATIO: 1/:/ IB IIB IMAGE PLACEMENT:IA DATE FILMED: 6-4-97INITIALS: P 23964 TRACKING\#: FILMED BY PRESERVATION RESOURCES,BETHLEHEM,PA. # INTENTIONALSECOND EXPOSURES DUE TOPHOTOGRAPHS Tour of the 66Corm Borer⁹⁹ Insect Control 308 Z # Demonstration Train LECTURE CAR FOR EDUCATIONAL TALKS IN TRANSIT As its contribution to the Government's campaign to halt the spread of the Europeancorn borer,the Pennsylvania Railroad,in co-operation with Purdue University,andpreparatory to the planting season of 1927,operated a special train carrying lecturersexhibits and moving pictures to Indiana farmers.This picture shows M.O.Penceextension speialist of Purdue University,telling an audience of farmers of thedamage done by the corn borer in the areas of Canada and the United Statesalready infested,and discusing means of prevention and control.Many questionsasked at every meeting indicated keen and inteligent interest. # Tour of the 6Corn Borer⁹⁹ Insect Control Demonstration Train LECTURE CAR FOR EDUCATIONAL.TALKS IN TRANSIT As its contribution to the Government's campaign to halr the spread of the Furopeancorn borer,the Pennsylvania Railroad,in co-operation wich Prdue University,andpreparatory to the planting season of i927,operated a special train carrying lecturers,exhibits and moving pictures to Indiana farmers.This picture shews M.O.Penceextension specialist of Purdue University,tlling an audience of farners of thedamage done by the corn borer in the areas of Canadn and the United Srareslready infested,and discussing neans of prevention and control.Many questionsasked at every mecting indicated keen and intelligent interest. | Tour of the Corn Borer⁹9
Insect Control | | --- | | Demonstration Train | RUSSELL G.EAST Aericaltural Agen,Pensylrania Railroad,who had charge of the exhibittrain as the Company's representative. PREPARATORY to the planting6 1027 taPe egeaniseason of 1927,the PennsylvaniaRailroad,in conformity with its tradi-tional policy of promoting to the fullestpossible extent the welfare of agriculturein the territory served by its lines,oper-ated through seventeen counties of Indi-ana the first insect-control educationaltrain to be moved over any railroad. The tour was conducted in co-operationwith Purdue University.It was prima-rily for the purpose of assisting the govern-ment in its campaign of education againstthe further spread,in this country,of theEuropean corn borer which has alreadyinfested,with extremely serious results,important areas in Canada,in New Eng-land and in several states in the lakeregion. The methods used were purely in thenature of practical education,designed toinform farmers and others,not yet in theinfested area,of the facts with respectto the life history of the corn borer,themenace of its spread and the most effec-tive measures of protection against thethreatened invasion of this devastatinginsect pest. The demonstration train was operatedfor the eleven week-days from March 28to April 8,inclusive,and more than 7,000persons,chiefly farmers,inspected the edu-cational exhibits,viewed the specialmotion pictures and listened to the lec-tures.The Pennsylvania Railroad's con- tribution toward helping check the spreadof the pest across the great corn acreageof Indiana was in co-operation with theAgricultural Experiment Station of Pur-due University,at Lafayette,Ind.,andthe United States Department of Agri-culture. ## Serious Insect Menace "The European corn

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What was the purpose of the demonstration train described in the document?

It supported a government education campaign to halt the spread of the European corn borer by bringing lecturers, exhibits, and moving pictures to farmers during transit through Indiana.

Which organizations cooperated on the 1927 tour?

The Pennsylvania Railroad conducted the tour in cooperation with Purdue University, with involvement noted through agricultural experiment station and the U.S. Department of Agriculture in the campaign.

Why was the European corn borer considered a serious menace?

The document states it threatened the great corn belt, had begun working on the border of the corn belt, and its spread had accelerated dramatically compared with previous years.

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