The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1892-10-03
NOW rHE REaENTs FAREn.

How THE REGENTS JARED.
Tho experimental building is a small
structure, yet you will note it cost S.
51l OF for heat, gas and water in 1885.
In 1890, for gas, water and plumbing,
S0SS SO. Nothing in 1891 for gas or
water, and Sl32 only for heating, sala-
rios going up, experimental work going
down until out OF $4,000 appropriated
for this work only 1888 96 is spent for
the work in 1891. What becomes OF the
balance? Director Myer claims to have
bought 1,64S fruit trees and paid $500
for them. They must have been good
ones, costing 81 50 each. All done for
the good OF the dear farmers OF
the state. And did this director
20 out into the farming dis
tricts and select the best farmers for
this experiment. On pages SS-40 OF
'bulletins" you will find list OF the
kinds and to whom sent as follows:
Fofi III Hays EA; *! Bennett Or, g. ssoWn
All members OF the board OF regents
and men known to the history Of West
Virginia. E. A. Bennett reports that
he planted his shareon hill farm over
looking the flourishing city OF Hunting
ton, but forgot to say, as am told, be.
longing to his wife. He also says he
will be able in few years to make a
report, but for the present can only re-
port progress. Mr.. Hays claims his
share is doing well. Dr, Brown don't
even say thank you. This is the way
our worthy regents have Of benefiting
the farmers. DIR. Brown also on page
2loof the bulletin, received an assortment
OF roses and posies together with a fine
line OF ornamental trees Of all kinds,
Just enough to merely decorate his pri-
vate grounds, all for the benefit OF the
dear farmer"
LIBRARIES FOR FARMERS.
find on page IL OF the same bulletin
the following:
ORDERED, that 5000 be expended for the pur-
cha,e OF thirteen practical libraries OF Agricul-
tute, Horticulture and Veterinary, TO be PLACED
one In each senatorial district OF the state. that
tho library purchased for each senatorial dis.
trict DO placed In the custody Of the Regent OF
each district to be by him kept for the use Of the
farmers.
u accordance with these orders I herewith
Il. limit q list OF books selected with great care
bearing upon The subjects designated amounting
10 about Sl5J IS each, the amount oil the 1900
belonging 10 each OF the senatorial Districts as 1t
iSevidently intended that the books should DO
delivered FREQ OF charge.
should this list not be entirely satisfactory
please substitute other books OF equal value lin
ioIail TO those stricken out otthe list.
JonS 4. MYERS, Director.
CHANGED his FOR MEDICAL BOOKS.
You will notice hatthirteen libraries
we're bought, costing sl5S each, amount
ing to ss,OS5, andplaced in the hands OF
thirteen regents and under their con-
troll, for the benefit OF the farmers. l
have asked at every meeting in almost
every district, and have not found one
farmer that ever consulted one or knew
OF their existence.
also learned, under the last instruc-
ton one regent changed his books into
medical library Tor the benefit OF the
farmers OF the state.
One regent, d. G. Gallaher, OF Charles
ton, returned tho whole lot, saying he
did not approve of this way Of spending
public money. He has since resigned,
disguised, 1 am told.
CHRONIC OFFICE-SEEkER
This experimental station has two
acres for farming purposes and two
men, and an agriculturist, at g, 400 per
year, to keep these two mon at work.
When they wanted To appoint an ag-
riculturist-you know what this means,
a man learned in agriculture, ono that
should by intelligence and experience
lead the farmers-did they 60 among
the successful farmers and select the
best2 No; but they drew on the board OF
regents, and whom do you think they
employed2 Colonel Dan johnson, a
man who has been standing candidate
for Congress for years, and talked, not
worked, himself into prominence. But
Colonel Dan was equal to the emer-
gency, and went TO work and deter.
mined to settle the vexed question
whether single eye or the cutting OF q
potato would yield best. The expert.
ment has been made, and Colonel Dan
has come to make his report to the
director general, another man learned
in agriculture.
Well, General, I first tried tho single
eve; planted them just so deep. so
many inches apart, prepared the land
with care, using just so much fertilizer
in fact, made an orthodox" scientific
report, and to quote the farmer "Col., +"
had good yield.
ARTISTIC FARMING.
''This year tried the cuttings, and to
be sure bought the best potatoes
could and, kept them carefully, and
knew they wore In good condition when