The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-02-27
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State Wool Grower.--stn,o horticultural
socicty.-Th. New Hoard OF Regents.
Special DispGtth q ths inhliOmcer
MoRoASrowS, WA, Feb. 2G.-At O
meeting Of State Wool Growers Asso.
citation which has just adjourned s. G.
Gist, OF Brooke county, was elected
president, and James l,eall. also Of
Brooke county, secretary for tho ensuing
year. Tho meeting was very interest.
ing and profitable ono to tho members
10 attendance and demonstrated the
great value to DO gained by sheep grow.
era from tho facts brought on, in the
discussions at those meetings. At this
meeting all reference 10 tho tariff Ques.
ton was avoided, and methods OF man.
agement by which the. most money
could DO made Of mutton and wool
occupied tho attention OF those who
participated In tho discussions. DR..
John A. Myers stated In an address that
10 believes sheep are now paying betlor
than any other stock that Is raised on
a farm. DR., Hopkins. In Avery interest.
Ing paper, said that his experience
showed that tho manure from 100 sheep
In ono year 10 worth as much rs $500
worth Of commercial fertilizer. Oliver
Ollie, prosperous farmer, near Nor.
cantown, states that he had realized
more than 100 per cent profit from u
flock oil sheep within six months after
tboy yero purchased.
Tho sessions OF tho State uortlcul.
tural Society were also full OF interest
and instructive. The experiment sta.
ton staff were able to make many prac.
Teal experiments during the past year,
Notwithstanding the smallnoss OF tho
grounds in which they work. They are
much disappointed at the refusal OF the
legislature to appropriate money for n
farm upon which TO experiment on n
large scale. This Is the only station in
country that does not receive aid from
the state in which it Is situated, and
the work has been very much embar-
rassed because Of 1t. The fifteen thous-
and dollars received from the govern.
ment Is apportioned out for specific pur-
poses. and II 1t were not for fees amount.
ing 10 about six thousand dollars a year
received by the chemist from fertilizer
manufacturers ior analyzing their goods
the effectiveness OF the work could not
be furlhered. The officers elected for
ensuing year aro ]. ". GOWN, Of
Wheeling. president; G. W. Southern.
OF Clarksburg. vice president; Professor
F. ". Rane. OF Morgantown, secretary
and treasurer. Tho next meeting will
be held on tho second Wednesday Of
December at place to be named by
the officers.
Tho personnel OF the new board OF
regents OF tho West Virginia University
Is fruitful theme OF conversation here
now, and the selection Of the governor
is pretty generally commended. Mr..
Harris appointment is especially liked,
because it will give the leading news
paper in the state au opportunity 10 see
what the institution needs and it will
thereby DO in position TO speak
authoritatively to the public OF its
needs. Mr.. Reed and Mr. Rucker are
alumni OF tho university, and are con.
sidered good men. Mr.. Evans course
in the legislature this winter has made
him known OF here as sound and prac-
tical man, and his appointment meets
with approval.
A county horticultural society was
organized to-day with Virgil Wander
wort, president; Dallas Long. vice presi-
dent; David Chadwick, secretary and
treasurer.