The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-08-23
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HoltLT. w. VA, AUG: 9 The rains
Joe the mast week Of morrsi have caused
much rejoicing among the fnrmers.It
assures much better crop. especially
81 late planted corn and fail pasture
Harry McElfresh, who moved this
spring to Hampshire county, reports
the long and terrible drought in that
end OF the State as broken by fine
rains. w. 10 e I, Z, K ~
Earl tMcE1fresh Is visiting his aunt i:
Mrs. higgins. near Little Falls. =:
Misses Annie sergent and ;Irma Wat
kins were visiting at Little Falls over
Sunday. Z, ,..,s. si.Ss E. 81 !,
Mrs. Charles r. Hoult and children
are visiting her parents on prlckett's
creek.
Mrs. C. B. sattertieldy had as guests
the past week her aunt. Mrs. Mary
Morley. and sister. Mrs. Della F'rya
and two children. OF Fairmont, and her
mother. Mrs. Mary A. Morley. of Win.
field.
i. Mr.. md Mrs. &C. B.. Snttertield and
son Ross were visiting their married
son. Lawrence, at Middleton Sunday.
Z, HItonadesa. whoever the gentleman
with this jaw-breaking name may be.
is quoted as saying. Knowledge pro-
duceth humanity" Old "Htto" never
heard modern baccalaurentc address.
nor read Bolce's articles in Cosmopol-
titan on the trend OF modern universi.
ty education and Its attitude toward
region and the Bible. or he would have
decided that knowledge as representa-
by modrn hlghr education Especially
that branch known US psychology has
q bad case or exaggerated ego even
to the, point of feeling wiser than the
Creator Of the universe.
The. last session of the lesisla tllrc.
appropriated money for the promotion
of horticulture anu trucking in the
State, For this purpose a series OF
bulletins on the practical side OF, hor-,
ticulturc and gardening is being issued
from time to time by the Experiment
Station at Morgantown. The latest
and third series Is Station Bulletin
No. 122 entitled 1.-THE Farmers Home
Garden" by Prof. A. L.. Day. assistant
norticulturist at the station and sec
rotary! OF the state Horticultural Soci-
ETY.. This Is valuable bulletin. After
giving general directions for hte prep.
aration and care OF a garden. Prof.
Day then takes up each different fruit
and vegetable In detail, and gives direc-
tlons for its culturee.s, The bulletin
contains 36 pages and n copy can be
procured by addressing the West Vir-
ginia Agricultural Experiment Station
ut Morgantown.
Another, thing Just as important Is
to educate the merchants to q point
where they will have little more To-
cal pride and patriotism, and purchase
the vegetables from around home in
stead Of sending away to other points
to purchase fruits anu vegetables that
could be procured at home. Prof. Day
in his bulletin says "the markets OF our
cltis and towns ar obligl to buy a\lnrg
shar OF their produce from sources out
side Of the State. With very little ex-
ira effort the farmers of West Virginia
could supply n laree share Of this
trade"
In the papers of Fairmont the wall
often goes up "why don't the farmers
produce more of the produce consum-
ed In Fairmont?" It might surprise
many people in Fairmont although It
would, not surprise many farmers
around Fairmont. 10 know that with
thousands Of people In the city de-
pending on the stores for their living
and purchasing stale vegetables ship.
ped from n distance and with car loads
of vegetables being shipped into Fair.
mont. there are many farmers within
a radius of five miles Of Fairmont who
have tons of cabhagcs. sweet corn.
beans. tomatoes. etc. literally rotting
In the fields for want OF a market. This
is a broad assertion. but II you have
any doubts ask the. farmer about It.
The writer has asked Fairmont mer-
chants often to take some garden
truck and has been assured that they
all had a surplus and could not handle
1t. while they were hauling wagon
loads of produce from tho station or
wholesal eprodice houses. "A farmer
near Hoult the other day told me OF