The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1912-05-30

soon as ihatehed, The best, prevention
Is 70 keep the adult moth from your
tfurs, The furs should be hung In the
sun and then placed In tight box
with paper pasted around the edges OF
the lid, or bag OF heavy paper or new
muslin, well sewed and closely tied.
1t would be well TO place camphor,
naphtha. tobacco or red cedar with
your furs, as these odors are not agree.
able to the adult moth.
It Paid to Spray. N
A lady at Salem. West Virginia, told
an instructor of the Extension DlyI.
SION OF the College Of Agriculture that
last year she was induced 10 pur.
chase small spraying outfit to spray
one treei' N her yard which had yield.
ed but few apples In several years.
The nelghbors laughed Mt the idea, but
she kept an accurate account OF the
cost and increased yield of the tree,
and she cleared $3.50 besides provId.
Ing a surplus for a family OF several
members. Figure tie profits on one
hundred or more trees. 70
A Lady Studies Agriculture. ~
In the Agronnmy Department of the
Agricultural College one lady is study.
Ing the mechanical analysis OF soils.
This work treats soils in the various
methods OF determining physical prop.
critics. She Is delighted with the
"nrk and expects to take the summer
course In agriculture at the univer-
say. Next year she expects TO be n
teacher In the public schools and sure
=! sne VIII be OF greater benefit 10 any
rural community, having made study
OF these things.
A Mini ster Helping With Rural Prob.
lens.
Al Sherrard. W. Va. a Young minis.
ter. together with other progressive
men. las formed q y II. c. A. which
now has so memL'ers and II is doing
many things that mean much towards
rural progress.
4 representative OF the Extension
Division of the College OF Agriculture
recently visited this organization at a
public meeting and found about 2OU
farmers and their sons present to hear
discussed some of the advanced adrlcui.
tural metthods. This Y. NJ. C. A. has
a club, room and another room fitted
up with games. A baseball team has
been'organized' and -the minister plays
t'aitlrstfe2 Dung Rmen!fI IfinR says siHsis
mot ,dIlIlGicult now to get the young
men TO attend the church services on
the sabbath. What a great opbartuh.
lily the rural minister has TO help solve
many rural problems and at the same
time build up large and strong
church membership.
The Coming Farmers. 6
80 counties OF the State have start.
ed the Boys and Girls Agricultural
clubs. 1t required Al mail bags to'hold
the seed corn and literature on corn
culture. which was sent to the boys
and girls by the Agricultural Exteu.
sion Division OF the College OF AgrI.
culture. 100 girls will grow tomatoes.
The total enrolment at present Is
4,5OS and 1t is increasing each day.
This is one Of the best ways OF keep.
Ing boys and girls on the farm. &
Agricultural Demonstratfon Fields
Demonstration Faelds to test the
rN'"e ot dlIterent Kinds OF fertilizers
and different varieties OF corn are be.
Ing conducted by the Agricultural Elk.
tension division OF the College OF Agrl.
culture; ,inai5several counties OF the
State.
lis demonstrations have been given
this spring In pruning and spraying,
and few orchards are being planted
and supervised, thus bringing practi.
cal and scientific work 10 the farmers
door. WHY
A New Corn Planter. 7
20 acres OF ensllage corn is being
planted by the Agronomy Department
OF the College OF Agriculture by the
use of two'horse corn planter, which
has wire check.rower by which the
corn is dropped into hills the same dis.
lance apart each way. The Depart:
mentls also conducting many plat exs
perlments of corn. y,';; "a 81
Care Of Dairy and Hog Feeding.
"Wher may get literature on dalry.l