The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1912-12-10
AGRICULTURAL NEWS NOTES
ln.Co Operation With the Extension Division OF
the College Of Agriculture, MoiganlOwn.
FARMERS READING CIRCLE

NOlcBe VI agriculture, Morgan
town, w. Va. is forming a course
of reading for oranges and other
farmers organizations of the
State. The course will be large
ly devoted to Soil Fertility. But
one book and station bulletins,
will be used to complete the
course. This course is free to
any grange or farmers organiza-
ton of the state. All members
who finish the course satisfactory
to the Master Of the grange, and
the Director of Agriculture Elk
tension, will be granted q Read
ing Circle Certificate signed by
the Dean of the College of Agri-
culture.
A PRACTICAL COLLEGE OF AGRI-
CULTURE
All freshmen students of the
College of Agriculture are re-
CURED to pass a test in practical
farm agriculture. This is a part
of the entrance requirements and
those students who fail in the test
will be required to spend at least
one season on the University
Farm or some farm selected by
the { cg4 Of Agriculture be-
for. Ties wi! receive q diploma
Of & 81 al n. This practical
te / has b en- given recently by
the instructors Of the college and
it was plainly seen that a large
percent of the students had very
bttle experiment in practical
farm work. 1t is possible that
West Virginia has the only Agri-
cultural College in the United
States requiring its boys to have
the practical as we'll as the scien-
tlfic side of agriculture.
LARGE YIELD OF WHEAT
A young farmer of Lewis
county sent report to the Col
lege of Agriculture that he re-
ceived yield of 81 bushels of
wheat from 2 ga acres. He also
stated that about one fourth of
the stalks had been destroyed by
a severe hail storm. Another
farmer living close to this young
man received IA bushels per
acre. The farmer who grew the
large yield stated that it was due
to information he had received
while attending an agricultural
short course at the College Of
Agriculture, and that he expects
to be in attendance again this
winter at the course which will
be in session from January z to
II, 1913. 1t seems quite profit
able for every farmer of the
state to attend such q course.
UNIVERSITY CORN AND FRUIT
SHOW
One of the largest local shows
of the state will be held at the
University Armory, Morgan
town, December 7th. At this
show there will be exhibits of
fruit from all parts of West Vir-
ginia and other states. The
Monongalia County Boys and
Girls Corn show will be held at
the same time, and there also
will be farmers exhibit of corn.
The entire student body Of the
College of Agriculture will assist
in making this show source Of
| pleasure and instruction to every
one who has the opportunity to
attend. 1t is free to the public.
POULTRY INSTITUTE
Frof. Horace Atwood of the
Agricultural Experiment Station
will assist in holding poultry
Institutes, in cooperation with
the West Virginia branch of the
American Poultry Association,
at Martinsburg, November 20;
Buckhannon and Elkins, Deem
Der 10 to 10: Morgantown and
st. Marys, January 8 toll. The
poultry interests of West Virgin
ia are rapidly Increasing and
these Institutes will be a source
of great benefit to many poultry
raisers of the state.
NEW BULLETINS
The Extension Division of the
/ College of Agriculture has issued
q new bulletin on Poultrv raisine,