The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-08-30
NESTV|RGIAII'5I |
FRUIT DISPLAI.
At PTTSByRgH
DIRECTOR JAMES Il. STEWART.
HAS MADE ARRANGEMENTS
FOR GREAT HORTICULTURAL
EXHIBIT.
WILL BE UNSURPASSED
SOME OF THE FINEST ORCHARDS
IN THE UNITED STATES ARE
TO BE FOUND IN THE MOUNT
AIN STATE.
Pittsburg, Aug. 80, 1911.

Pittsburg, Aug. 80, 1911.
When Mr.. James Stewart, Of Nor
gantown, Director Of the West Vir-
ginla Agricultural Experiment Station.
himself an experienced farmer, was
in PIttsburg recently, arranging for
a large display in the october Land
Show of the agricultural and horucul-
tural products of his State, he predict
ed that it's fruit display particularly
would not be surpassed by that of
any other State in the Union. Many
OF the finest orchards in this country
are in West Virginia. said Mr.. Stew
art 81 know of one that has 100000
trees. Horticulture has made rapid
strides with us during the past ten
years, end this is largely due to govA
ernmental liberallty, and to the far
sightedness with which the State has
watched over the interests of the til
I.ler OF the soil. The law OF the State
make imperative the prompt e%ter-
minat!on of deceased fruit trees and
this is enforced everywhere with the
strctest impartislIty. A decade ago
the peach trees Of the State were
fast succumblng to the "yellows:"
The Experiment Station sent it's
agents to inspect all orchards in the
State with instructions to eXtirpate
every deceased tree that should be
found. In some orchards this extir-
patton amounted to So per cent. Of all
the trees. Now 1t has been reduced
generally throughout West Virginia
to less than one. pc eEiees E7eefIt:
annually. Orchards everywhere are
healthy and vigorous, and the COM
pensatCry results, Of the work have
been infinitely greater than all the
cost OF time, labor and money. The
lprchardists know this and appreciate
Eit. The situation now is that, with as
Fine orchards as there are anywhere
Fl the world, and with vast tracts OF
unsurpassed fruit growing land still
undeveoped, it won't be long until
West Virginia will take the rank to
which she is entitled among the fruit
producing States Of the Union. This
will be demonstrated at the Pittsburg
Land Show in October. That will be
a fine chance for our State to show
Pennsylvania and all the other sister
States what the agricultural and hor.
ticultural resources Of West Virginia
amount to, and we intend to take ad.
yannpe oF the oDDOrtunity to the full.
es extent.
The magnitude Of Director Stewards
acquaintance with the personal, pol.
itIcal, geographical, agricultural, In
dustrial and typographical aspects Of
his State, is most extraordinary. He
knows every mountain, valley and
stream; also 1t would seem every
farm; surely every orchard; where
there is good fishing and hunting, and
whom II is desirable to know in these
localities. When he spoke of some
particular feature that he thought
might add to the interest of the States
display, he said, n know the very
man who will attend to that for me"
Referring TO the inclusion in the
Wyoming State exhibit at the Land
Show OF an eld and an Indian family
from the wild lands Of that State,
Mr.. Stewart said he could easily mat.
ch any display of that special sort In
point Of interest. I'VE have bears
and deers in our state" he said, and
catamounts plenty OF them, and 4
think an amiabe bear club would be
lust the thing to delight the children
at the Land Show, ! have a friend
in Greenbrer County, who has a cub
that is MS playful and harmless as a
kitten, and no doubt he would send
it to the Land Show II should ask
him, II you want me to fetch the
cub Just say the word and it Is yours,
There Is no better field, forest and
stream sport to be found anywhere
in the United States than in West Vir
glnia, barring grizzlies. which nobody
cares to hunt, particularly, anyhow
or anywhere. In Greenbrer County
nre tens OF thousands Of acres Of fine
timber land on which no human being
/ mas sci lOOC since LHe IHuldl IuTHeu
Ibis face to the west more than hun.
dred years ago. 1t is a sportman's par
adlse.
Game is plentiful, and bear are not
uncommon, did you notice in the
newspapers the other day that bear
Ihad got onto the B. & o. railroad
track near Elkins and undertook to
initiate the example of the unwlse
bull that disputed right OF way with
the locomotive. That bear had prob
Iably wondered over there from Green
rer county. They had "hnr"P steak
in Elklns the day Of it's demise al
the hands OF the locomotive and the
4 tTalnmen, and It's fur will no doubt
Iploylde a robe to warm sonte Elklhs
4 gallant and his lady:lnye 1on many
!. moonlight slelgh.rIdes during tlleC
ling winter ON 1.-The smounta.il roads a
a stti Il AL be- present ilis per
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