Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1912-10-05

NEWS NOTES FROM
THE UNIVERSITY
Live Questions Discussed by Experts
OF the College of
Agriculture.

4 For the purpose of assisting and CO.
operating with the farmers, the ex-
tension division OF the College of Agri-
culture at Morgantown is offering a
number of suggestions. All persons
interested in farm life are requested
to get in communication with the de.
partment.
4 Girls Canning Tomatoes.
The girls OF Wetzel County are re-
ceiying instructions by Miss Sadie
Guseman, of the Extension Division
of the College OF Agriculture. in the
canning Of tomatoes on a commercial
scale. Canning demonstrations have
been held at New Martinsville, Pine
and Smithheld These demonstra-
tons were attended by 400 persons
and $50 cans OF tomatoes were canned
Steam pressure Gamers are used, but
the girls are also taught to make a
Gamer out of a wash boiler.
This county has $50 girls and boys
who are members of the tomato grow.
ing and canning contest. The can
wrappers bear the name of the club
and the number of the club member
The tomatoes canned from these one
| tenth acre plots have been sold on
contract at $3.50 per dozen. Many OF
the members win have a nice sum of
money from their seasons work be-
/, sides a chance to win one or more OF
the prizes offered by the business men
/ of the county. Several more counties
will enter this contest work next year.
A Live Farm Question.
Inquiries come to the College of
Agriculture almost daily concerning
the use of lime on farm land. The
kind of lime to use, when to apply 1t
and the amount to apply seem to be
the important questions. To answer
same more fully and to interest every
| farmer of the state In the improve
ment of his soil by the use of lime.
Pref Hite has prepared very attrac-
tive bulletin on this subject, which is
! free to every farmer of this state.
If you do not secure the regular
| publications from the Experiment Sta
| ton, write post card at once to Prof.
B. II. Hite, Morgantown, w. Va, to
get the lime bulletin and ask him to
have your name placed on the mail
ing list for all free bulletins.
4 The college has also secured a lime
crusher to demonstrate to thes stu.
dents practical way of securing lime
for the farm
Agricultural College Growing.
The faculty of the West Virginia
University is, pleased to note that the
Agricultural College is making re-
markable growth. The number of
regular students has increased 35 per
cent since last year. A large number
of farm boys will attend the Short
Course January to March II. 1913
The Farmers Course, which begins
January 7th and continues ten days,
is becoming more popular every year.
Certainly every effort is being made
by the college to give the farmer and
his son an opportunity to secure train
ing that will help make the farm more
productive and profitable.
Special Truck and Poultry Train.
The College of Agriculture in CO
operation with the Chamber of Com
MERGE of Charleston, w. Va, will run
a Special Agricultural Train over the
K. & M. line from Gauley's Bridge to
PIT. Pleasant, October Is, &c. and IL.
There will be special lectures on soil
improvement, truck gardening and
poultry raising. Illustrated lectures
4 will be given for the school children.
One car will contain an exhibit of
farm products and farm equipment
i This car will be open to visitors al
the close of the lectures. Last spring
similar train was run over this line
and nearly 5000 persons attended it.
Greater crowds are expected this fall
Corn Shows.
/ Prof. r. w. Sheets, of the Extension
Division of the College of Agriculture,
is arranging corn shows TO be held in
80 counties of the state. These are
the counties that have started the
movement, which now has an enroll
ment in the state of 4,516 boys and
girls. Many new counties have al
ready arranged for this movement for
another year. The counties have of.
fered large prizes to the boys and
girls for the best ten ears, the best
single ear, and the hest production at
the lowest cost. 1t certainly is a
great movement to inspire the boys
and girls of the state to not only re
main on the farm but to become more
scientific farmers.
Agricultural Extension Schools.
The Committee of the Board of Re-
gents has assinged the following agri-
cultural extension schools to be held
this year by the Extension Division
of the College of Agriculture at the
following places:
White Sulphur Springs, Oct. 22-25;
Gap Mills. Oct. 29-Nov. l.; st. Marys,
Dec. 3-6; Ravenswood, Dec. 1913; Win
field, Dec. 1890; French Creek, Jan.
1881; Belington, Feb. Az; Kingwood.
Feb. lila.