West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1897-11-04
AGRICULrURALMArrER.
Some Valuable Bulletins Issued BY
the Experiment station at
MorgautoWn.

| pertinent Statiun have been OF more
than usual iRteresL aRl they are at
Jracting the notice OF the practical
orchardists aal farmers not only "a
| the State. bnt also In other states
having large fruit interests Ia any
locality where one coaaty's export OF
/ apples amounted 60 over two hunirel
I thousand 10 lars, there Is a keen ap
/ probation ot ths Importance 81 thc
right way OF raising aud handling the
fruit
The Bulletia on Apples, No. ~ OF the
w. Va. Ayr. Expt station, gives a
map of the Life Zone OF the United
States, clearly showing how advan-
tageously West Virginia is situated ia
the fruit belt of our country.
Such vital points in apple culture
are treated as the best SOIL proper dis
tance to plant trees, spraying. tree
pruning, and the varieties best suited
to our State. Some iuteresting figures
are given as to length OF life OF favor
ite varieties. Several plates illustrate
these different topics, as well as pic
ture the cold storage houses OF Han
cock county, of this state.
Bulletin 4S, on Raspb,rries. takes
this popular fruit at the very begin
ming OF it's history, and shows the best
method of preparing the ground, prop
agating and harvesting this crop that
pays so wellin West Virginia. Whether
the berry patch is two rows in the fam
ily garden, or several acres, this bulle-
tin will be helpfuL There are plates
showing the berry batter" or picker
used in New York on extensive places,
a cheap evaporator, aud inside views
of different lighthouses.
Bulletin 40. on Vegetables, takes up
Beans, Peas and Tomatoes, and the
results are best given in the authors
summary, which is printed on the first
page, that one may easily find what Is
OF special nterest There are eighteen
deductions printed as the results OF the
work OF several years.
The following is the summary:
1. The same quantity of beans plan
ted in drills will give almost, IL not
quite, double the products they win
plated in hills.
,. The yield of lima beans can be
increased by planting the seed in in
yerted sods in hotbed from April Ito.
| Where but few plants are grown for
family use, the increase will more
than repay the trouble.
B. Bush lima beans yield well, and
can, believe, be ma lie TO take the
place Of the pole sorts. If this it true,
the cost OF poles and training can be
deducted from the cost OF growing lima
beans.
4. The bush sorts OF beans require
less space for development thIn the
! pole varities. and consequently a lar
ger return per acre may be expected
from bush limas than from pole um,s.
! particularly towards the northern limit
Of the successful cultivation ofthe pole
| limas
3. = is believed that the limit Of
the successful cultivation OF the bunch
( lima will be found to be farther north
than that Of the pole lima.
g Tho test OF the year shows de-
cided advantage in planting peas three
inches deep, as against either deeper
or shaiiower planting.
Z. The tomatoes introduced in 1896
emphasize the great variability which
this plant has acquired since it. was
brought under cultivation.
g. The fertilizer test on tomatoes
indicates tne value OF complete man
ure Of this crop.
Q. The fertilizer test clearly shows
the superiority Of potasic fertilizers
among the special manures used, and
the advantage TO be gained in the use
OF sulphate OF potash over the muriate
| ia fertilization Of tomatoes.
10. The balance OF evidence given
in the test Of Seeding vs. Cuttings of
tomato plants in outdoor culture, IA
/ vors the cuttings both ia earliness and
the total crop Of the season. The
/ fruits, however, are smaller than those
OF the Seeding plants.
H. The one test OF Seedlings vs..
Cuttings in tho house, gives "a verdict
decidedly in favor OF the seeding
, plants.
II. The more care given your to-
mato plants, previous to planting in
/ Che garden, the larger the yield.
10 Treating your tomato plants.
accordiog TO the best approved meth
/ obs. previous 20 planting iD the gar
/ den, increases the yield sufficiently 20
more than pay the cost OF the extra
I equipment and labor.
+ it. Training tomato plants TO
I single stem hastcns maturity Of the
fruit. and somewh1t increases their
size
i5. Tomato plants trained in racks,
T gave % larger yield than those trained
t hy aog 0tler method
Is Ibs date ~ seed sowing that
ve tae largest yield of fruit was
Har-h
"A. If.u u.tnfa straw mulch under
f.n. .1 a.aaa reduce tle r.t nearly
f rr1n.ng tomato plants alter the
rFua sac sst as.te1ci tbo maturity Of
lae f.a.is Hat slightly decreased tnc
.ralus crop