The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1912-02-23
!lNVE. RsIlY NE Ms
WEST NIRelhiiA n Frs ARE IN
TEREsTEp IN AeRIcULTdR-
Al EDUCATION.

AZ EDUCATION.
Inter- ING ne eeneernln1 the
Aetfvttles 81 the State uniger
sity4 Special Correspond
enes 70 TINS Pspsf
ghdrgantown, Ya.zfhe farmers
short course opened "a the Agrlcul-
tnral college Vest Srgihia Unfyers
-sitH Feb, 1st Abou .Afty farmers
were IN attendance the arst day and
the ntnnhsr rev ftisn day to day.
seyeralI p the farm have attended
the COURSE during several previous
winters hose sons are taxi
ms tho four rear course, came, that
they might get N closer touch With
their sons work. and also to improve
their knowledge Of farm methods. Be
sides the regular members Of the Agri-
cultural faculty teaching Is this farm
ersS course. men Of prominence both
from West Virginia and other states
give assistance Prof Bear; Of Ohio
State University. gave instructions in
soil fertility; Prof, Rice, of Cornell. on
poultry culture; Prof. A. B. Graham,
of Ohio State University, on rlral life
Improvement; Mr.. Arnold, Of the U. s,
Department of Agriculture, on farm
management; Messrs, Moore and ,Fli:
ton, Of West Virginia, on horticulture;
Dr. Miller, of Ohio, on sheep. raising,
and Mr.. Charles H. Royce, Of the iWad-
dfngt6n farm, West Virginia, on lhairyi
COWS. Farmers were busy In ciassapd:
demonstration work from 8 avn. ito. s
p. m. special lectures were held near
" every evening,
/ Does It Pay,to Spray? ts,
The extension division Of the Col.
lege of Agriculture is sending out
blank applications to those who desire
a pruning and spraying demonstration.
Mr.. Preston, Of Greenbrier county,
writes: Our old apple trees that We
sprayed were Just loaded with nice
apples. ThisTwas rare occurrence
1tu Oaa eg .ssiad nc LES 'pa ... We uiu
and a very few khotty apples" The
only Inference that can possibly be
drawn from the above object lesson is
that it pays and pays well to spray.
70, 80 si - , 80 80
1891, ,l 5't;a 800 - IL,
to the spraying. .5Tafeei It win he the.
means If, stimulating fruit growing In in
this section of the state.R ; 90
+, 8 ~ c5}t.It,g 4, tvt..,. 80
= 10 MI =, b S5VE, ~ q
ne e4te9slgnni plYls.9n y, ttne, COZ,
lese oh VIII run a special
truch EG lep : 9f tsi zySn anu S!st'
oYetclS1Rse ~. 9 ~ s9fi pi4 ~ Eq9En Sauiey
~. ". EE.SF lS't 81 I'll D a.,5:.
lsU. tiola " IS trStl i4tn 70 d4tH' a corn
anu Y = sRggldY y y ! run over
Gns 2. y 99.1fR. f. l l9ts QL Fne state.
rec lsStuEes VII Us pe given ven ~! On tnese
tfa'Ils Oy{tAe DeSt aFlcult .1F authoIl
'lsS tlat can De secured lPSli
Agriculture College Secures Farm
, :, N7eG..'1 l@s'n,NsFy. ta.9
cs me agronohy aaparlnent. q the
Soliese u Ae f, s., mas Iat1en up a
new tea'u,e -. ..,opA ~ lSlns = course
u stuuy On iat ~ liacn,neis gssollle
ensies anu AIN ,'itloittes " al Alllus
ate peins ilSsa .l,s ~ a Duiiulns W ,
Is 70 We useu onis 1S q iarin Lnachinery
iaDOratory'
Better Cooks For West Virginia.
The Agricultural College believes IN
helping the housewife in her work as
well as to help the farmer to cultivate
the field. A one weeks course, begin.
ming Feb. 18th. was given by the col.
! lege in home economies. Miss Col.
well, of the domestic science depart.
ment of the university, and Miss Anna
iBarrows of Columbia University, New
YORK, were tine instructors. Lessons