The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-01-22
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Hortieulturat Week al the University.
MorEantown, an. eli
Editor West vireintan:
This Is the second or Horticultural
week OF the Short Course In Aerisaul.
ture at the University.
The sessions are held in Machinery
Hall and here are probably fifteen or
twenty regularly enrolled students OF
the course for this week.
AS Director Stewart 81 the Expert.
1lent station remarked the other day.
there Is no good reason why there
should not be ten times as MANY. and
there would be II the right interes,
was taken in scientific agriculture ir;
the State.
The things 10 be learned make ii
wen worth the time or any farmer
fruit grower OF gardener to attenL
this course. to say nothing OF the all
vantages OF coming in contact with
and making acquaintances OF Other
progressive farmers from various sec.
items OF the State. = !
Tt is we'll worth noticing the fact
that viii few exceptions. and they or
persons living only n few miles from
the university. the persons attending
this course are young men. and their
faces uniformly show more than usual
Intelligence. a9g
OF course the feature OF this weeks
work is the lectures and conferences
OF Prof w. F. Massey, c. E., formerly
OF the North Carolina Experimental
Station. but now OF Maryland. Prof
Massey. who is now in his seventy.
first year. has devoted his life to the
study OF problems OF agriculture, par.
tlcularly Of horticulture. anu Is re.
nownetl throughout the naion for both
his writings and lectures on horttcule.
his knowledge of his subject being
both practical and theoretical. To
quote Prof. Working. che Is pre-erIf.
nently a man with a message.
In giving praise to Prot. Massey. we
must not, however. forget to mention
cur " Instructors at MorEanowu,
Professors Nolan and Dacy. Prot. No
Ian. OF the regular university faculty.
has been giving some fine. lectures on
Insects and Forestry" illustrated
with n steropticon. Prof. Dacy. OF the
Experiment Station. has been giving
some valuable talks on some OF the
many problems confronting the horti.
cultura1ist. such as diseases and in.
sects. marketing. %disposing of surplus.
etc.
Last. but by no means least. we
must mention Prof. Working. Snperln.
tendent OF Agricultural Extension OF
the University. who planned and is
the leading figure in hits work. Prof.
Working can only be described by the
word unique. He is at once original.
amusing. enthusiastic. and sincere.
anxious to carry the message OF the
new agriculture" to the farmers ali
over the State.
Next week will be one that SHOULD
appeal to every farmer. almost. In tile
Mountain State. 1t Is Soil Manage.
ment Week and the problems of the
soil. soil fertility. chemistry Of the
soil. manures. lime and fertilizers will
be discussed by men OF such eminent
authority as Director C. f. T1lorne. of
the Ohio Experiment Station. Dr..
Whitehill. OF the University faculty,
and Prof. Bert Hlte. Chemist OF the
Experiment Station.
In the present worn and neglected
~r1rIticn 81 the soil In the State 1t
will he a shame If there is not ut least
a hundred and fifty representative
farmers from all over the State to
hear these lectures. That would he
less than an average OF three to The
county.
Not the least or the advantages to
be gained in this course is the nut.
ting OF the farmers In touch with the
Experiment Station and Department
OF Agriculture by directing them to
the various bulletins from which in.
formation on the subjects discussed
may be obtained.
The writer has often called atten.
ton In articles In the West VirgfnIan
to these advantages that may be ell
toEed by every farmer. n veritable
feast OF knowledge. without money
and. without price.
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