West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1909-07-22

ana cur popularity of the Ben Davis a,
iur on the west seems 20 10 !. s,,s..a,,,r,. ~ !.
" '"e even collar rot, fungous disease which d
killing out great majority OF the trees
I'm many orchards
It are listed
-ircuit this shallow cultivation OF the field of
= D Deeween corn during dry spell with single
Dur nain horse and Eve shovel pillow after Il Is
my anu - head high has often resulted I'm an I'm
aSou' <So creased yield OF from six to ten bush
'iu' els per ncre. With corn at from 90 10
10 cents per bushel II is nm easy mat.
! pays 10 ter TO figure out whether this extrn
the MIS- filling pays.
few weeks
a ditch and An instance has lately been cited In
had to be which an insane patient I'm n western
raiued MI hospital was cured by caring for the
name was hospital poultry flock. lie was not so
liter recoru deranged but that he able TO look
after them. and I'm some way the inter
est he took I'm his charges and the
connection diverting OF his attention from his own
zee Is that condition had the desired curative eff
Gems to be- feet
mat least
're IL It is In fighting pocket gophers as In COD.
rec the only Ing with many another rodent insect
OF growth or weed pest the best results can only
r. moisture be obtained when there Is cooperative
the cause effort among the neighbors of the In
walnut tree Tested locality. 1t Is a dscouraging
n stated. proposition, this trying to clean up a
fellows place Of gophers or other nox.
re blooded ious things. when the man across the
;sened renee doesn't manifest like interest I'm
make from doing the Same good work on his own
ally of the place.
two after
ne to pre- Along with the preaching of a gospel
Ion if the TOT better seed should 20 an even moro
from the emphatic teaching Of tho necessity of
d been fed 30 rotating crops and handling tho
question or innd that the Of better seed will
birds until not ultimately mean n more complete
,nment exhaustion OF tho SOIL MS a hummer
crop takes just much moro fertility
In town or from the soil than n poor one. Scrub
save them. seed Is plenty good enough for the
disease if chap who would only provide scrub
of auaran. sou conditions for that which was
duas that nofousnoreu'
ond ,,o 1t Is during the dry spell of the Int.
NOT onIv ter part OF the summer, when the blue
sic FOWLS or lawn grass is ut low ebb, that other
hofonI,n1 grasses chiefly crab grass are likely
Sornt,tns to come In. The matter of eradicat-
,fonv dIs Ing this pest is not simple but much
pr animals can be done by adopting course with
bandl,ns the lawn which will keep the blue
NOR would grass growing at full yigor This viii
eventIvo include frequent waterings and II the
soil Is poor, the scattering Of a light
-, a. top dressing OF fertilizer This to-
!, 49,. s' gether with frequent clipping Will
~ Ans up keep the lawn thrifty and will do
3 plan has ont "' N'"o si"''
having
10 packers. The Kansas City Stockyards com.
eeks. there pany has inaupuroted nlnn q, o,v,n
k- At the public demonstration of the use OF
uon exam antitoxin as cure for hog cholera
poth the Tile work Is to be under the super.
Q packing, vision OF the city veterinarian in CO.
tory show operation with animal husbandry
prohcien- expert from the Missouri State Agri-
0 TO be cultural college. Since about 100000
VIII great hogs pass through tho stockyards at
king when Kansas City annually and good
many Of these infected with chol-
era fine chance viii be afforded
lnters are to test the efficacy of the new remedy
should be the work done being International and
the latter helpful to hog raisers evervvbaro
the snow
tue winter One method of disseminating infor.
ease about nation and instruction orono r.
over crop farmers OF the country that might be
0 ones To- extended with material advantage is
8 will an that of correspondence coursos Con-
conditions Quoted by the agricultural colleges of
soy Deans the several states Good work IL being
9TH or the done by the demonstration trains the
Ite growth travelling short course schools and the
rbing sur publication of bulletins lint undar
from bak- most favorable conditions but n reIa-
smothers lively small per cent OF the tIllers OF
soil IS left the soil are reached nv those ,raops
or putting Very practical work Is done I'm CORE
following spondence courses in fitting young men
Tor mercantile pursuits. and there
would seem to be exceptionally
lions hay good place Tor n I'm tho aeId sr,costoS
- of land
mon wiz Profit I'm fruit growing depends upon
Sohetnins two things chlehy-the raising Of fruit
ntageously OF quality TO meet the trade require
OK tnis ments and the picking, packing and
% seen IN marketing Of such fruit In a proper
ing spo's and satisfactory way. The grower OF.
ana other ten meets this first requirement Of
with the success as he should and when Il
dy and comes to the second falls down
ers, seems through not knowing how To nack or
lt Is true not being alive to the demands OF the
to learn" particular market To which no ab,ns
10 well on Packing and marketing Of fruit are
It OF high coming to be n business by themselves
e Is nu- which Is not simple as one would
tn trial suppose. On this account careful at
e or moth tention should be given to Il and n
definite effort made to understand Il
as fully as possible.
Ion OF the
VI iV,eS' Nature has a very definite and en-
, P.oD phatic way Of protesting against the
iSieSs VI abuses which are practiced in follow.
nus niue Ing crop systems which rob the soil
" Vi tne OF Its fertility. One OF these Is notice
able In the tendency OF noxious weeds
, ~, ag.l to get foothod poorly cultivated
"S pOlnt or depleted lands. The working OF
,. this law is noticed again IN the pests
ilLisa'ns which attack corn, wheat potatoes
upOn .no and other grains and vegeta bles grown
vpVn hiii on the same land without cultivation
tne sauns but no attempt made to restore to the
~ VIC" VI SOIL In fertilizers what Is taken from
."sees. ~ II In the shape OF crops. II seems
|. .le tonS clear from the above that crop roth.
L OF over ton IS n mandate which untst 10 49,