West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1909-11-18

berry, SummeI, Maidens' Blush, Round
Royal, Porter, Fall Grimes Golden, Fall
Pippin, JctfreYs, Winter Rome Beauty,
York Imperial. Varieties for commercial
orchards Grimes Golden. York I'M
porial, Rhode Island Grooming.
At night Prof Moore spoke ON small
fruit culiurc most inStructivcly.
NJ the afternoon session Thursday the
present officers, consisting of Hon. w. G.
Brown, president; NJ. +. Pcl. vice prcsi-
dent, and Leroy Shaw, SECRETARY, wcrc NJ
elected without opposition, the said OIL
Gers 10 select committees for corn show
AMI such other exhibits as may be- here
after agreed upon in connection thcrc-
with. IL was also agreed that the corn
show bc held on the first day of institute
Prof Mclntire gave very interesting
talk ON breeding and growing live stock.
Among other things he said that the kind
OF farm had much 60 do with the kind Of
stock best adapted to grow ON Il; that i'm
order TO succeed we'll with any boccd one
must r'ly on the merits of that breed for
success, dccricd the system of mixing
blvods, that to succeed i'm any business
one must Ice in love with il, and urged the
necessity of breeders Of stock learning the
points that constitute perfect animals;
choose u br'cd and 10y careful breeding
establish the good points Of that breed.
retaining the best at all times for breed
ing purposes; using purc-blood sire of
the same blood. lie advised young farm
ers TO take a special course in the college
OF agriculture on the points that consti
tute perfect animals, such as will sell i'm
the market at fancy price Starting i'm
IN a small way with purcbrcd animals.
adhcring To the blood Of the animals So.
lected; that like bcgcts like, therefore
results are subject To ancestry; that next
to blood comes feeding and care. While
feeding is one OF the leading factors for
success, it is not all-shcltcr and kind
treatment figure largely in it, as animals
that are even we'll fed will not thrive we'll
ii exposed 10 the storms; neither will they
thrive we'll il in fear or dread of rough
treatment at the hands Of their owner.
Gcntlcness and kindness with the animals
mean a whole lot and should not bc over
looked 10y the grower.
Prof Moore followed with nm interest
ing talk on spraying and location of orch
ards. Orchards should occupy higher
grounds than their surroundings, whether
located on high or low ground, the adj
vantage being the securing of air and
frost drainage; that the frost line ON
hill was governed 10y the height of sur
rounding hills.
While we have i'm this report cndeav-
orcd in our own way TO reproduce some
OF the main points made 10y the instruc-
tors we have used our own language and
construction TO do so, therefore our cdu-
Gators are not responsible for this report
except ~ To facts.
In closing the session the following rcso-
luton was unanimously adopted:
Resolved, That we tender Profs. Charles
Mclntirc and $. w. Moore our apprccia-
ton Tor their earnest effort and excellent
addresses on agriculture and horticulture
during this institute, and 10 all others who
10y their labor and presence assisted i'm
making this the most successful institute
that has been held in Kingwood i'm at
tendance, instruction, and interest
LEROY SHAW, Secretary