Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1913-04-25


ed high with noxious weeds, which
[ might much better be utilized Of pleas
ure, health and satisfaction, but sub.
stantial profit as well.
Study Farm Machinery.
+ Students at the college of agricul-
ture will soon be given an opportun-
Z ity to make careful study of farm
machinery by working with the actual
machines, if present plans are sue
I cessfully carried out A machinery
/ hall is being constructed on the cam.
pus and many of the leading manu-
facturers of agricultural implements
are arranging to send their very best
machines to be placed at the dispos-
al OF the department free of charge.
! BY going over the different points OF
these various machines the student
viii be enabled to select the type hest
suited to conditions prevailing upon
his particular farm
The upper floors Of this same build
ing will be used as additional class
room and office space for the horti.
cultural department
Cooling Moth Time.
Did yousnotioe many Of your apples
coloring up extra early last summer
and then perhaps falling to the
ground few weeks later? When you
examined one of these fruits you prob
ably noted the large brown worm
hole in it's surface and remarked to
yourself that some worm had eaten
It's way into the apple. That is just
where you make a mistake; in reat
ity some worm had eaten its way out
OF the apple. The effect however was
just the same and the fruit was spoil
ed
The newly batched worm or cod
ling moth 'arva, enters the open enl
OF the apple while the latter is 5till
in the BLOSSOM or within a few days
thereafter It develops by eating the
interior of the fruit and finally works
its way out aud emerges from tho sur
face
From the foregoing it will be seen
that the cooling moth spray must be
given at very special time. n'mely,
just before the blossom end o. the
apple closes up or, as is usually rec
commended, just as the petals are tall
ing from the blossoms The time for
spraying should be carefully watched
and a spray containing two or three :
pounds of arsenate OF lead to fly gal
Ions Of water must be thrown upon
the tree with some force so as to en-
ter the blossom end of the young
fruits
If the work is Thoroughly done, one
spray may contrci the cooling moth
but usually it viii be found necessary
to spray once.
For further information and com
plete spraying instructions write the
exten ~, ,.,nsrtment, college of ag-
ricuitFIu 9uo9t Virginia university
10. -.anit At Richmond.
One of the interesting exhibits in
connection with the Southern Educa-
tional conference held at Richmond,
Va, April 1913. was that of the agri,
cultural extension department show
ing some of the various lines OF eX-
tension work being conducted through
out the state Much of this exhibit
was put up in substantial from and
will be shown at many of the county
fairs during the coming season.
Barn Used.
"A barn makes an excellent lecture
ROOM" remarked Prof. Sutton of the
horticultural department at the col
lege of agriculture, but wisely added,
"if the time is relatively short and
the audience sufficiently interested"
On a recent extension trip to one
of the southern counties of the state
the weather proved so untavorable
that it was impossible to carry out
the orchard pruning demonstration
which had been planned A large
number of interested farmers and
fruit growers had gathered for the
occasion and rather than disappoint
them entirely it was decided to hold
a meeting in a nearby barn, the only