The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1912-07-09
AGRICULTURAL NEWS NOTES.
In Co Opera ion With the Extension Division Of
the College of Agriculture, MOrganlOwn.

The West Virginia Agricultural
Experimental Station will dis
tribute over the state at a very
low cost, pure bred white leg-
horn cockerels. These are high
bred fowls and would retail by
fanciers for several dollars
apiece. The object of this dis
tribution is to encourage the
poultry industry of the state and
to encourage the keeping of
a better grade of fowls for egg
production. West Virginia should
produce a large number of winter
eggs, as in winter eggs frequent
ly wholesale in New York City
for so cents per dozen and the
express rate from West Virginia
points is only 2 1-2 cts. per dozen
when shipped by express by the
case Of 80 dozen. West Virginia
is almost an ideal place to raise
poultry profitable, as its topo-
graphy, climate, soils and mar
kets are excellent for this indus
try. The average number of
fowls in the state is 81 per farm
as compared to 81 in Pennsylva-
MIA, 63 in Maryland and 6S in
Ohio. 1t is quite certain that
greater profits can be realized
from the farm if more attention
is given 70 poultry raising.
The following is the terms on
which the Experiment Station
will distribute these cockerels:
l. To farmers who live on a
farm.
2. To farmers who agree to
keep no other breed of male
birds with their hens for two
years, unless the hens kept with
the male birds of other breeds be
be penned separately during the
breeding season.
3. The farmer to pay fifty
cents for each cockerel ordered.
(This amount pays the cost of
Grating, delivering to the eX-
press office and a small price for
the fowl.)
4. The purchase price must
be sent with the order.
5. The farmer must pay the
eXpressage from Morgantown.
6. Requests will be filled in
the order that they are received
at the Experiment Station.
Z. This distribution closes
August LIST, 1912.
Farmers wishing white leg
horn cockerels for next years
flock should send letter at once
agreeing to the above terms and
enclosing a postal money order
covering the cost Of the number
of fowls ordered and stating the
post office and the express office.
Address all communications to
f. d, Sanderson, Director Agri-
cultural Experiment Station,
Morgantown, w. Va.
SMUT IN WHEAT.
please tell me what is the
matter with the enclosed sample
of wheat and give preventive
treatment. L. II. S.
The sample of wheat sent is
affected with loose smut. Rem
edy; Rotate crop and treat the
seed wheat, all grain vessels and
grain drill box with formalin be-
fore seeding. Use one pint or
one pound of formalin to forty
gallons of water. Sprinkle this
solution on the seed, vessels and
drill box and then cover over for
few hours with old sacks or
carpet
REMEDY FOR FIRE BLIGHT.
THE leaves and young shoots
in my 10year orchard are turning
brown and dying. What is the
trouble, and remedy" j. r.
Your trouble is known as
Blight or Pear Blight. 1t is a
bacterial disease and cannot be
controlled by spraying or similar
methods. The only remedy is to
cut out and burn all infested
twigs, taking care to cut well
below the lowest discoloration on
the bark. To prevent reinfec-
ton moisten the wound with a
solution of corrosive eublimate