The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-06-04
Ths Agricultural Experiment Station T

The Agricultural Experiment Station.
The state press Is making some de-!
served comments on the Agricultural
Experiment Station at Morgantown and
It's management. While everybody. in
the. state knows what valuable insti-,
tuition the station is, particularly to the!
farming community, few. perhaps, real-t
lie the extent OF the value of the i'm
portant work 1t Is doing. The work Is!
wholly, In the interest OF the farmers,
and the results are given to them free.
The station IS conducted underline, dr.
.rection OF the United States govern
.ment, which has established similar in
stitutlors in all the states.
II 4 farmer does not profit by the In;
formation that the experiment station
can give him, 1t is his own fault in not
keeping in touch with It's work. It Is
stated that the records of the agricul-
tural department at Washington show,
that the West Virginia institution is
leading, those of many other states in
various respects. This Is probably due
to the fact that the director. Mr.. Stew
art, combines the qualifications that so
to make UP a successful executive In
such q capacity-that Is, ne Is not only
practical farmer himself, but has had
the necessary scientific training. He Is
devoted to the work and has splendid,
" equipped corps OF assistants in-the
various departments, covering every part
Of the field OF the agricultural industry;
The farmers of West Virginia should
know more about the experiment sta
don and its work. It's value 10 them Is
incalculable, and It is doing great good
among those who avail themselves Of
the Information It disseminates through
out the state. Now that SO high a stand
ard has been reached through the eff
forts OF the specialists at Morgantown,
the influence OF the institution is ex-5
tending and broadening each year.
From an article In the Grafton Leader
the following concerning this point is
taken. as showing the increased interest
in the work of the station among tho
farmers OF West Virginia, and also the
benefit they are receiving: *
Many problems confront the farmer
in his daily work which he finds himself
unable to solve; he has not the time
the facilities nor the training requisite
to their solution. Here Is a number OF
men who are devoting their lives each
to the study Of one branch of4agricul-
ture. ~,
These men have made themselves
specialists In their particular work. Mr..
Stewart offers you their advice and as
sistance-all that Is necessary for you to
do IS to ask for It. This correspondence
Is becoming quite large. about Is, 900 let
tiers In answer to such requests bolng
sent every year. f
The equipment Of the station Is of the
highest order. Each member OF the
STAFF Is conducting Original investlga-
tons along this particular line. The ex-
pertinent which many of you would like
to conduct are being made here for. you
In chemistry. horticulture, entomology
forestry and oil the varied subjects
which make up the great science of ng-.
riculturc. Mr.. Stewart Is directing this
work with skill and ability, putting hlA
whole energy into 1t. \ Z e h nv 4
When the government established the
system of experiment stations many
years ago there were critics. among tho
"oid fogies," who protested against. what
they were pleased to coll "uselcss ex-
travagance." "Old fashioned farming,
was good enough and new tangled no..
TONS" as they called scientific invest!-!
cations and advances on agricultural
lines, were not to their fnncy. But there
were very few croakers, and now we
doubt II there arc any. especially among
those who have intelligently avalled
themselves Of the advantages OF the s.a...,
lions.
II was ungullant in CASTELAR,, tho
Spanish leader, TO make the attack he
did on tho personal character Of tho
queen regent OF Spain, and he doubtless
deserves the censuring no Is receiving
from tho roynllstG They accuse him Of