The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-01-31
THE UNIVERSITY OF VISIONS SIN.

No doubt many people In West Wiz.
ginfa are wondering what there Is
about the University OF Winconsin to
induce the Governor. the state Super
4intendent Of Free Schools. the Presi-
dent OF the State University and men,
beers OF the Board of Control and Board
OF Regents OF West Virginia to go
across four States in order, to see this
school and flnd ont how It does
5 things. It is just cause for wonder.
we admit. but once the. people OF West
4 Virginia become acquainted with the
great work the University OF Wiscon-
sin is doing: for the people Of that
State there will no longer any mystery
exist us to the: reason Of the visit. One
atement4o of President Van HIse. OF
the University Of Wisconsin. will show
something of the Importance OF the
University to the State. He said, and
has the facts to prove'it. that the work
of the Agricultural College ulone has
increased the annual production OF
Wisconsin farms S2O.0O0.O0O We can
not stop here to show even In n small
way how this is done. but the work OF
Prof: Moore in the department Of
SAgronOmy. or seed pedigrccing, &c.
counts for q large part OF it. BY years
OF constant supervision and attention
\ In seed culture he has succeeded In
getting the farmers to, believe In his
4 work and he, has LOGO young men in
the State helping him to raise seed
corn. Since this work began a few
years ago they have raised the yield
IN corn 15s bushels per acre. Similar
work has been done in pediEreeing
barley. oats and other farm products.
4 Prof. Moore says hei Is now planning
a cham gel In seed for the barley crop
which will produce an Increase In one
year OF ave bushels per- acre for the
whole area OF barley sown In the
State y The State produces o5. 600, 900
bushels Of barley. SO it can readily be
seen what five bushel increase per
acre will mean. Dean Russell says
they don't wait for the farmers to
come to- their; school they go out to
the farmers. They cun the farmers
together in the summer and ask per.
mission to make tests on their potato
crops by spraying to prevent blight.
anu examine the cattle. for tuberculo.
Il Sis, butcherinE infected ones before
the eyes Of those assembled. and MS
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seeing Ia believing. the farmers soon
learn that the work is of inestimable
val,ie to them: .ss.r4.3
3ss3 1t was primarily the work In the
College OF Agriculture and University
I Extension that the West Virginia par
5ty was interested In when visiting this
great school, but thesy University is
strong In every way 1t takes very
high. rank I'M history and political sci
y ence and out OF this has; grown what
4 10 known as the Legislative Reference
3sI3 brary. which Is Of great aid
4 tos the legislature in all phase of its
york. II ,wohl,l take pages to describe
& the great5s work accomplished By, tlis
Y: Y Library, which Is iocate,l In tae
te capitol aand whose founder. Pro
5lfessor tcartlly: Is d teacher, Of polit
sSicnl SCIENCE I'M the University.
" seems hardly fair toystop. without
Il q eln1tloning he school library. which il
v one one of the finest iii America, and the
many otherE fea lures, bur We can't say
/, any z, more III limited sbace. How
ever. we mus give d few figures which
Ssshos 1 few more things about tht
school q During the fall term 5000
stud ents were in attendance Their,
ARE 4. now 500 and the enrolment fol
the \ Y ear. inenldinE. the anmmer school
will be 500 IA 81 4. q