The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1913-11-06

Ing Il NUMBER OF the southern
counties, will hold their next
meeting at Beckley, Raleigh
County and a large amount Of
work is being planned. High-
ways are contemplated from
Bluefieid to Huntington, Blue
to Charleston. and from Blue
field to Lewisburg.
Many of the northerp-c1unties
are also organizing for this work.
The c. & o. Railway Company
agrees to haul free of charge all
prisoners used for road work. 1t
is expected that the same ar
rangcments can be made with all
The railroads o.: hesta,e. A plan
is being discussed whereby lime
stone for road material can be OBJ
tanned at a very low price.
With all these forces in opera
ton the West Virginia farmer
may begin to look forward to the
day when lie may carry his pro
duce to market any day Of the
year without being forced to ride
in mud axle deep.
Moisture, Not Cold Injuries Coin Germs
The proper storage Of seed
corn is just as important as its
selection" said Prof. w. 3.
Kemp, of the College of Agri-
culture, recently in discussing
this ever live topic. The main
point is to have every seed ear
well dried before cold freezing
weather sets in. 1t is the freez-
ing and thawing of excessive
moisture in the kernel which in
Jures the germ. All that is usu-
ally necessary to get the ears
we'll dried is to hang them up or
to arrange them separately in a
dry room having good ventila-
ton. Any of the many wire con-
trivances for this purpose may
be used but where a relatively
small amount of corn IS beng
kept the ears might well be sus-
pended by the husks from nails
driven in the attic rafters. The
storage room should never get
very warm but if the ears are
dry, cold weather VIII have no
effect upon the germs.
Realizing on Agricultural Education
AS a result Of the Agricuitu-
raj Extension School held in our
community last year we now
have a limestone crushing Plant
at work supplying good ground
stone to correct the acidity of
our farm soils" writes one Of
the school officials of southern
count of West Virginia.
1t Is usually somewhat difficult
to point out, in this way, speci-
fic results Of an agricultural DEM
onstration or lecture, since the
most important results are
brought about in the less cen
spicuous changes in methods and
management OF the individual
farms. However there arc many
communities that could testify to
very noticeable improvements Of
one kind or another. In several
localities cooperative creameries
have been started, in others bet
ter sires have been purchased
and better feeding methods gen
orally adopted. The building of
silos and me growing of alfalfa.
COW peas, soy beans, and other
legumes have made most notice
able advances following lectures
and demonstrations on these sub
jects. Spraying and PRUNING
were almostunknown in the farm
orchard few years eco bat are
generally pfacticed. People in
general have a conception of bac-
terial life and home sanitation
which would have seemed imp,s-
sible to acquire a decade AGO. An
imal and plant diseases are no lon
ger feared as they once were
In fact the farmer now hasa IA
iional outlook and a new attitude
toward farm problems he at
tacks them in the light of solva-
ole problems rather than myster-
ious phenomena and is TO a great
degree master of the situation.