Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1912-07-06
AGRICULTURAL NEWS
NOTES FROM STATION
Much Good Advise Given The Farm.
ers--cockercls win BE Distribut-
Al Throuohout State

the state at very low cost, pure
bred white leghorn cockerels. These
These are high bred fowls and would
retail by fanciers for several dollars
apiece The object OF this distribution
is to encourage the poultry industry OF
the state and to encourage the keep
ing of a better grade of fowls for egg
production West Virginia should pro-
duce large number of winter eggs,
as in winter eggs frequently whole
sale in New York city for so cents per
dozen and the express rate from West
Virginia points is only 2 IL cents per
dozen when shipped by express BY the
case OF 30 dozen. West Virginia is
almost an ideal place to raise poultry
probably. as it's topography, climate,
soils and markets are excellent for
this industry. The average number of
fowls in the state is 81 per farm as
compared to 81 in Pennsylvania, 50
in Maryland and 6S in Ohio. II isquite
certain. that greater profits can be
realized from the farm il more atten-
ton is given to poultry raising.
The following are the terms on
which the Experiment Station will dis
thibute these cockerels:
/. To farmers who live on farm.
2. To farmers who agree to keep no
other breed of male birds with their
hens for two years, unless the hens
kept with the male birds of other
breeds be penned separately during
the breeding season.
3. The farmer to pay fifty cents for
each cockerel ordered. (This amount
pays the cost of Grating. delivering to
the express office and small price
for the fowl
4. The purchase price must be sent
with the order.
g. The farmer must pay the ex-
pressage from Margantown.
dress all communications to r. ID.
Sanderson, Director Agricultural Elk
g. Requests will be filled in the or
der that they are received at the Ex-
pertinent Station.
1, 1912.
T. This distribution closes August
Farmers wishing whiteleghorn cock
erels for the next years flock should
send letter at once agreeing to the
above terms and enclosing a postal
money order covering the cost of the
number of fowls ordered and stating
the post Office and express Office AID
pertinent Station, Morgantown, w. Va
Cutting Glover
When is the proper time to cut
clover for hay? Should the second
crop be used for hay?" T. M. II.
Glover hay should be cut when the
most blossoms are on the plants and
when a few blooms are turing brown,
usually about July LIST. The second
crop should be cut for seed or II the
field is to be put in corn another year,
it win pay to p1ow the second crop
under soon after first frosts.
Smut In Wheat.
please tell me what is the matter
with the enclosed sample of wheat and
give preventive treatment" l.. H. S.
The sample of wheat sent is affect
ed with loose smut Remedy; Rotate
crops and treat the seed wheat, all
grain vessels and grain drill box with
formalin before seeding. Use one
gallons Of water. Sprinkle this solu-
ton on the seed, vessels and drill box
and then cover over for few hours
with old sacks or carpet.
Remedy For Fire Blight.
''The leaves and young shoots in my
10-year orchard are turning brown
and dying. What is the trouble, and
remedy? j. r.
Your trouble is known as Fire Blight
or Pear Blight 1t is a bacterial dis
ease and cannot be controlled by
spraying or similar methods. The only
remedy is to cut out and burn all in
tested twigs, taking care to cut well
below the lowest discoloration on the
bark. To prevent reinfection moisten
the wound with a solution of corros-
i've sublimate. made by dissolving one
tablet in a pint of water.
Where To Buy Nursery Trees
Il would like to know If nursery
trees from Connecticut would do bet
ter in West Virginia than those from
Ohio" b. ID. II.
1t matters little where your nursery
stock is grown. provided you get first
class trees with good root systems A
well grown tree from California
would do better than a poorly grown
tree from your own section.
Xiii the Bugs and Blight at the Same
Time
How may | kill the bugs and pre-
vent the blight from destroying my
potatoesg" j. r. c.
Spray your potatoes when the bugs
first make their appearance with Bor-
deaux Mixture, to which has been
added pounds OF arsenate of lead,
or l pound of Paris green to every
barrel of spray. Repeat this in 10