Pioneer press. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1882-19??, 1912-03-30
IN Spite Of Bad Weather Good
Crowds Gather TO Hear
the Lectures
|[HE BULLETINS FROM STATION
Other Interesting Itema From the Bio
School at Morsantown-Muc
Attention Given To Farm
Matters.

Matters.
Truck Special was run February
10th aAd 21st, over the X & Nj. rail
road. from Gauley's Bridge to Point
Pleasant, w. Va, by Director of Agri-
cultural Extension. This was the first
Agr. Train ever run over the
4. Il M. line. Although the weather
was quite stormy and the public roads
very muddy, more than 1000 persons
listened to the lectures given by the
instructors. ~; large crowd at every
station expressed great appreciation
OF the work.
Prof. Alderman and Prof. Dacy, OF
the University; Prof. Johnson, Of the
virginia Truck Experiment Station,
aHd Mr.. Zinn, Of Philippi, w. Va, were
Ahe Instructors. Forty members OF
Charleston's Chamber of Commerce
accompanied the train and assisted In
1he management. The Chamber Of
Commerce and the railroad company
are contemplating the running OF an
other Agricultural Train over the
fame road before the close of this
year, and also desire to make longer
stops at the stations. BY such COOP
GRAFTON the most advanced agricultural
information will be carried into every
section Of the state, and creator re-
turns will be secured from the land.
Farmers May Get Station Bulletins.
The Experiment Station has just
published Bulletin 1876, entitled The
Apple Orchard from Planting to Bear,
ang Age" by A. l.. Dacy, Associate
Horticulturist. This forty-page bulle-
Gin gives full direction for the planting
md care OF the young orchard, and
Will form an invaluable guide to every
Fruit grower. 1t is sent free of charge,
- are all the bulletins Of the Expert
mont Station, to all applying for them
The Experiment Station is revising
It's mailing list and is sending out bull
letins to large number Of farmers not
pn it's regular mailing list A return
postal card Is sent with each bulletin,
end by filling this out and returning it
Do the Station any farmer may haye
bis name placed on the permanent
mailing list
VIII Tlgnl collar Rot@
Director Sanderson, Of the Expert
nent Station, has arranged with the
United States Department of Agricul-
ture for cooperation between its Plant
Pathologtst. Prof. M. B. Waite, and the
Plant Pathologist Of the Experiment
Station, Prof. N. ]. Giddings, in the
practical control of the collar rot
which has done such serious injury to
the Grimes Golden and other apple
trees. The work will be taken I'D in
two or three orchards in the Eastern
panhandle, in which the workers of
Rbe Station and apartment OF Agri-
culture will endeavor to show now the
Disease may be controlled in a prac-
0cal manner The fruit growers re-
gard this as one of the most important
kroubles with which they have to deal,
end are much interested In the pro-
posed Investigations.
New Professor of Entomology.
Mr.. L. NJ. Peatrs, Associate Pro
Eessor OF Entomology, recently arrived,
coming from the Kansas Agricultural
Eollege Mr.. Peairs was formerly AS
pfstant Entomohogist Of Maryland, 30
khat he Is familiar with this section OF
the country. Mr.. PEARS will com
nence work at once, giving a course in
sntomology In the spring term, for
which there has been considerable de-
nand from the agricultural students.
HT. Peairs will also give O. course In
sae summer school.
A Kitchen in a Trunk.
1t is not often that a trunk can be
Aade TO hold the equipment for a.