Evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1907-1913, 1907-12-30
FOR THE FARM, ORCHARD AND GARDEN
Matters nj mn0rIancn h The Alricntrs and HnrtClnit

Extension: Its Problem and Its Pur-
pose" 1t is to be hoped that both
of these men will make good" in
West Virginia. Fruit growing and the
extension of agricultural education
are certainly of prime importance To
the state.
Horace Osborne.
News has been received in Charles
Town from Florida of the death of
Horace Osborne former prominent
farmer of Jefferson county, and until
recently of Baltimore. He was ma
i've of Keller, Jefferson county, and
at one time was in business in Charlie,
Towns Mr.. Osborne was a member OF
The firm of Keller & Osborne, who
operated large peach farm in Wash
ington county, Maryland, near Har-
pers Ferry. He had been successful
in business, was about so years old,
and is survived by widow and one
laughter.
The Permanent Pastures.
The ground will soon Def rozen
sufficiently to harrow up we'll, and
while the teams are in good condition
and other work not crowding it will
be a good plan to start the cutaway
or disc harrow to cut up the pastures
where the sod has been run out and
reseed to timothy or orchard grass,
bluegrass, redtop and red and white
clover. Ii the land is thin it will pay
to use 200 pounds of caid phosphate
per acre, and il 1t is light or sandy
soil from rs to so pounds of muriate
Of potash will give good returns.
Quite number of our best. farmers
have been trying this process and are
pleased with it.
What Have You Got!
No successful business man thinks
Of ending a years business without
taking an inventory of his stock of
FOODS, his book accounts, his assets
ind his liabilities. This is necessary
to success, for If merchant or man
Ifacturer did not keep track of his
business closely enough to make this
necessary, sooner or later his affairs
would be liable to be taken in charge
by his creditors. 1t may not be quite
so pressing a matter with the farmer
Or breeder, but the nearer any man
who does any business whatever
Knows just how he stands with the
world the better. 1t ought to be the
greatest pleasure OF the year to sit
Town and make out list of every
hing of value that belongs to you.
Whether you put valuation on the
TENS sor not IL will be interesting. 1t
yill add materially to the interest to
jut fair valuation on each item. The
.otals will also be worth knowing
md will be of value to you
Looking for Profit. y
II has been demonstrated beyond
peradventure that feeding dairy cows
or the highest possible production
IS not profitable. There lis point
beyond which the COW cannot use the
sxtra feed at profit. Yet the great
majority Of dairymen do not feed
Enough Likewise there is point
beyond which steer does not return
profit for extra feed but most
steer feeders do not err in that di-
or their own good or their owners
profit; but most of them are not suf-
'ering from this excess. Here is
where study is needed. How much
to feed, how well to house, how best
to manage for profit is the problem
If all kept this idea clearly in view
there would be less of extremes in
all these things and more money in
the business.
Holding Apples For Rise.
There have been many reports this
year about the apple crop of New York
5ldlt, dllQ dll1Oot tfci tnlu6 tldL Hdo
been given out by the buyers produ-
GERS and commission houses has been
to the effect that the crop was very
short. People have been compelled
to pay high prices all the fall, and
the winter has brought no relief.
Information received. however, indi-
Gates that there is larger supply
in the state at the present time than
in any previous year. This indicates
that there has been an attempt to
boom the market beyond the reason
able price, and the result is likely
to be disastrous to those who have
been engaged in it.
1t was estimated that on December
/ dealers in New York state held more
than 100000 barrels of apples in
cold storage in the expectation of Sc
curing fancy prices for the fruit, but
in this they have been grieyously dis
appointed.
Fiye Hundred Farmers.
Five hundred West Virginia farmers