Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1892-02-19
LATEST BULLETINS,
AND ALL OF THEM VERY INTERESTING TO
The AGRICULTURISTS
The Values Of Fertilizers and How They are
Dsiermined-How to Make Good Use Of
Weeds-What May be Secured by
Attention to Them-Buleins in.
ProspeC.-Ths Mailing List



MoRGANrowN, w. VA, February Il.
-BuUetins Nos. is and 10 Of the West
Virginia Agricultural Experiment Sta
ton have Just been issued. No. Is con-
tains the act concerning Commercial
Fertilizers. This requires all fertilizers
sold in this State 70 be Analysed az the
Experiment Station, and that every bag
OF fertilizer shall bear a tag, furnished
by the Station, giving the essential IN
gradients the brand contains, and It's
commercial Yalae per ton In dollars ana
cents. Any manufacturer or vendor OF
fering for sale any commercial 1ertlIl-
ger in this State without having sam
= pies previously Analysed AID securing
certificate IRON the Director, will be
fined, upon conviction, not less than $50
or NOR than $500.
The bulletin also contains the atil-
davit required; directions for taking
samples of fertilizers; instructions 10
manufacturers and general agents;
valuations for ingredients, and a table
showing the results Of the analysis OF
IS brands complying with the law OF
1891, and giving their value per ton
based upon the value Of the ingredients
found. This table shows that % per
cent. OF the brands Of commercial Ter
tiliZers sold in West Virginia fell below
the manufacturers guarantee.
Bulletin 10 on "Weeds as Fertile
GERS" by the BOtanist, IS the first one OF
a series of four, which will appear on
"Your Weeds and Your Neighbours"
This bulletin details the forty-nine
weeds selected by the BOtanist, and
submitted 10 the Chemist for analysis,
The value OF each per ton is then given,
based upon the value OF each con-
stituent mentioned; showing that our
common weeds are worth from three
dollars and forty cents 20 twenty-one
dollars per dry ton for fertilizers.
0Under the following heads instruc-
tions are given 10 show how these
values NAV be returned TO the soil:
"Gathering Weeds for Composing"
"Where TO Build the Compost Heap"
methods Of Building the Field Heap"
and methods of Building the Barn
ward Heap" concluding that the farm
or will gain, if the methods are proper
IL conducted:
Firt-The plant food OF which the
weeds have robbed the soil.
Second-A decrease OF weeds the
following season in direct proportion 70
the countless thousands Of weed seeds
that these processes will destroy.
Third-Fields easier to work, and
crops cheaper TO cultivate.
Fourth-Cleaner pastures, with more
room for good grass.
Fifth-Sleek stock, yielding better
milk and beef.
S.xth-Healthier homes and cleaner
surroundings
Bulletins upOn Experiments with
Fertilizers on Potatoes and Tomatoes,
methods Of Dealing with Injurious In
sects and Plant Diseases" and several
others Of Importance TO the farmers are
being made ready for publication.
The mailing list Of the bulletins Is
now being revised, and hereafter they
will only be sent TO those who ask for
them; however, a name and address
once placed on the new list, by request,
will remain there, and have a copy OF
all future bulletins sent to II free OF
cost until ordered to be changed or re-
moved.
our agricultural friends should not
miss reading these publications, which
a postal card sent TO the West Virginia
Experiment Station, MOrgantown, with
the address plainly written thereon,
will secure.