Image of exterior of the Livestock Car of the Better Farming Train with hogs and sheep in pens.

Bio/Historical Note: From 1914 to 1922 a Better Farming Train (BFT) toured the province providing lectures and demonstrations and presenting exhibits on matters pertaining to agriculture. Funded by the Agricultural Instruction Act, equipped jointly by the Department of Agriculture and the College of Agriculture, and staffed by the University of Saskatchewan, the BFTs were operated free of charge by the railways. Consisting of between 14 to 17 cars they toured the province for several weeks each summer. During part of one summer two trains operated. The train was divided into five sections: Livestock; Field Husbandry; Boys and Girls; Household Science; Poultry; and Farm Mechanics. A converted flat car acted as a platform for the display and demonstration of the "well-selected" horses, cattle, sheep, swine and poultry. Each section usually contained a lecture car accompanied by one or more demonstration cars.

Two men on Case and Titan tractors switching coal cars on a track.

Crowd gathered at railway car; grain elevator and other buildings in background.

Bio/Historical Note: From 1914 to 1922 a Better Farming Train (BFT) toured the province providing lectures and demonstrations and presenting exhibits on matters pertaining to agriculture. Funded by the Agricultural Instruction Act, equipped jointly by the Department of Agriculture and the College of Agriculture, and staffed by the University of Saskatchewan, the BFTs were operated free of charge by the railways. Consisting of between 14 to 17 cars they toured the province for several weeks each summer. During part of one summer two trains operated. The train was divided into five sections: Livestock; Field Husbandry; Boys and Girls; Household Science; Poultry; and Farm Mechanics. A converted flat car acted as a platform for the display and demonstration of the "well-selected" horses, cattle, sheep, swine and poultry. Each section usually contained a lecture car accompanied by one or more demonstration cars.

Canadian Northern Railways (CNR) railyards in Humboldt, Saskatchewan, looking east.

Exterior view of the Canadian National Railway (CNR) mechanical coaling plant.

Photo of a train car with a banner on the side reading "Wolseley Hockey Club Special." Several people are seen at either end of the car.

Three women standing at the back of a caboose in front of a building
The signs on the building reads "Massey-Harris Farm Implements" and "B... Wagons"

A crane train car hooked to a piece of train wreckage and five men standing among a train wreck.

Two men and one woman standing on the back of a train car

A group of five men changing a wheel on a refrigerated train car in the Canadian National Rail Yard in Biggar, Saskatchewan

A group of three men and a child changing a wheel on a refrigerated train car in the Canadian National Rail Yard in Biggar, Saskatchewan

A steam engine, with a building behind it. The number "5094" can be seen on the front and side of the engine.

A steam engine. The number "6210" can be seen on the front and side of the engine. A hill with trees, people and a car is behind the engine

Six passenger cars can be seen at the train station in Biggar, Saskatchewan.