Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-05-25
EXPERIMENT STATION
At WorgantOwn-The Third Annual Re
port-What Has Been Accomplished.

The REGISTER is in receipt or copy
of the third annual report of the West
Virginia Agricultural Experiment Sta
ton. 1t contains matter Of much i'm
portance to farmers in the way Of prac-
tical and scientific hints about many
subjects, all of which directly concern
the West Virginia farmer.
The United States government APP
propriateS So, 900 per year for the sta
tion, and as it is designed to specially
benefit the farmers, they as class
should extend such assistance in the
way Of information concerning new in
SectS, plants, etc, as is within their
power.
While it is true that the average far
mer does not know the scientific names
of many plants and insects, yet the EX-
ueriment Stations reports will interest
and instruct him, because the common
name is always given in connection with
the other
Here is a pointer which may be of
value on the worthless weeds:
"Analvsis are designed for the prlncl-
nal weeds of the State, not rs 10 their
nutritive value although some possess
more or less but 10 determine, reduced 10
dollars and cents, Just what each Weeo IS
worth as a fertilizer if properly cut ana
composted IL is my opinion mat weeds
ont from the pasture and fence row, as Wen
as from the stubble fields, before their
seeds are fully formed, will make good
returns TO the farmer if taken TO properly
built compost heap, and there fully rotted
before being returned to the field as tertlllz.
inc material. An argument in favor OF
this proceeding is, that the proper time 10
emf and haul these weeds chances to fall
between harvest and autumn plowlng
when the labor can be prohtably eX-
pended. -,
Upon this plan the farmer will gain
All the plant food OF which the weeds
have robbed his soil.
,. Adecrease Of weeds the following sea
son in direct proportion TO the countless
t6onsauds of weed seeds that this process,
properly carried out, will destroy
2 Fields easier to work and crops cheap
er 10 cultivate. e..
4, Cleaner pastures, with more room for
NIlof which will give him an enviable
name for neatness and his farm an appear
ance of thrift and prosperity.
TO the people interested in timber
and timber lands, this report gives val
liable information as to the extent OF
onr forests; their destruction, etc.
Il shows that in PocahontaS
comfy there are 100000 acres
of Yew Pine; in randolph
14O. 800; Tucker, $4,000, in Greenorler'
Cby actual survey 35,499, and i'll Min
eral, $4,000 acres of the same. Inc
beautiful, stately cherry trees on Point
Mountain, Randolph county. are spoken
of. as are all the principal forests OF the
State. The Station expects to gather
and preserve, have printed and dissent
mated throughout the land, all the avail
able. valuable knowledge concerning
the vegetable kingdom as represented
in our State.
One of the very important expert
ments, already pretty thoroughly and
satisfactorily tried, is the making Of good
I butter-something not very largely pro
/ duced i'm this State in former years. The
report shows that better results are
Obtained from churning fresh sweet
milk than from sour. The cream is
separated from the milk by centrifugal
force. 1t is put into vessel made FOL
that purpose, which revolves Seyera
thousand times minute. This turning
so rapidly throws the heavier part mex
To the walls of the vessel and the
lighter part or cream gathers in the
centre and thus the two are separated
Farmers will derive a great deal OF
valuable information by watching the
work of the Experiment Station.