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The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-10-28

abundant and men can grind it or
or rear their own farms.
We walked over fifty acres of nne
alfalfa on Washington and nity acr,s
more have been sowa. Midsummer
~ August SCI ms the favoring tine :.
SOW alfalfa here. although there have
Lecr successes when il was spring
sown.
Makes Land Efficient.
1t makes the land Efficient de.
clared Mr. OElebay I am a shin
owner. There Is competition in our
trade and rates are low. In order I,
make profit we must have every sn.;
well laden, have them come in regu
lar succession. one after the other. t.
De unloaded. Now. my acres are like
ships. They must bear profitabll
loads in order TO be efficient. | see
now why they could not do this De.
fore. We had lined them and given
them their portion of manure and
phosphorus. Today we are getting
from our alfalfa fields about FIVE tons
10 the acre and we hope TO reach six
tons. Now the parts of our lands in
alfalfa pay us richly and the manure
made from feeding this alfalfa is on
riching other fields that will m turn
20 TO the crop"
This u the key TO the redemption
OF the hill region OF the Ohio Valley
FIRST limestone. then "A little manure
then phosphorus. then alfalfa. then
more live stock. more manure. moro
acreage OF alfalfa in endless chains
Is this a dream? Indeed IL is a
cream coming true With Professor
william Hill Of Bethany college We
drove over the mountains TO Mad.
dington. Here and there we found a
new little alfalfa field succeeding. or
a new one just sown. The farmers
are buying limestone grinders and
are making their own lime dust
hey are fine class. largely OF
scotch Irish descent. intelligent and
tairly enterprising. They have not be.
iore seen way. as they dare NOT
ploW much OF their land. else n
would erode and become impoverisb.
ed. so they have kept II in grass and
nave kept the little Nerinos Nov
win alfalfa, they can make fat
lambs. They may continue to keen
their fine little Delaincs. but they
can use Dorset or Down rams and
/ make the finest of fat lamb, for the
nearby markets. such as Pittsburgh
, WOOL can be forgotten. II can take
secondary place and far lambs can
I De the cash crop OF the farm. And
the profits VIII be better. / believe
than they have ever been since wool
was dollar a pound"
Concluding. Mr.. Wing SAYS West
Virginia is awake. Ohio county has
its farm agent. Mr.. linn. a most prac.
tical and efficient man. II has vii
liam Hill and Bethany college; II
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built IN protected places on the hill
d sides. They are large and well ar.
ranged and equipped throughout with
all modern improvements
Considerable poultry is raised.
though il IS consumed on the Farm.
This department of the farm is in
charge OF graduate of Michigan Tn
iversity. The chickens. especially
when young. have a large range. and
the paddOcks cover several acres.
Leghorns are kept as layers. the de-
mand for eggs ON the farm being
large Rhode Island Reds are raised
for table fowls. About 5000 chickens
are Matched annually. although only
about COO LeEhorns and 100 Rhode
Island Rods are kept over the winter.
No poultry IS sold but the surplus
OF eggs is disposed OF I'm this city.
The farm now consists Of 1000
r"~e-. goo OF which ar. owned los Mr.
Oclebay and the remainder being
leased. All the ground Jays we'll. be-
ing situated on q sort OF plateau the
elevation uLI arrangement being such
mat natural drainage is practically
90 That is necessary Despite tho
large crops taken from it boz recent
years. fhc soil is richer than ever bp.
fore. luc 90 The careful treatment 4
rotation of crops o. followed. usually
two Years ~ corn and four years OF
Alfalfa. These are The prirpip1. crops
90 Naid.ng'on and should bs tbrourl
out this section ls tho hir.iIcs wash
too mucI if iu other crops
Far~r IN Capable Hands.
To maintain farm the size OF
Waddinrtou ON srch 400 elaborate
scale. small army NJ MON must nee.
c-.arilr ho omp' y01 The number of
employees a,.ra-. about teuty Gtc.
(continre1 cr west P1rel
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-10-28
SOME LESSONS LEARNED
ABOUT ALFALFA PLANTS

lst That IL is very arbitra-
~ In its demands for room to
grow. cCnCeuial soil talkalinel
and sufficient plant food, espe-
cially phos phorus.
I'd. That there is only one
time TO cut II. viz: when the
new shoots appear. and that II
must not be cut after Septem-
Der 10Th In this vicinity. so that
IL Will have time to grow a
good cover crop for winter pro-
lection.
30. That alfalfa hay. carry
ing as II does. almost as much
protein In the whole plant as is
found IN wheat bran. and more
than twice as much in leaves.
costs too much TO grow to
waste anv part OF II by care
less handling.
4th That not all the profit
I'm growing alfalfa is i'm the
tonnage produced 4 greater
profit comes from tho cumula-
tive effect on the soil. and the
better quality OF meat. milk.
bone aud sinew from the ami
NAL. and a greater capacity in
the grower 10 encompass better
and broader things for him
self his farm. and his com
munity.
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has the marvellous demonstration
farm of Mr. OElebay Now that Z
have come across 10 the Ohio side
and am in old Mount Pleasant. / am
wondering II the Ohio farmers are
also awake 20 their needs and their
opportunities. n one needs an object
lesson OF what all this region can do
let him step over 20 Waddiurton
Fine and Fat are the lambs. great tho
COWS and magnificent tho horses of
Washington. and alfalfa. with h'ue
grass. does II What Waddingtou h3.
done. any farmer can do. even
though II may b. necessary 20 do 10
more slowly"
Conducted on Business Basis.
some persons are prone 10 look
upon Washington place as rich
mans home as tho realization Of the
dreams and hopes ~ a rich man
True. The residence o. % manson SUR.
rounded by flower Eradoua and large
lawn studded with beautiful tree.
Magnificent drives have been con
s'ruct"d. Everything has teen done
toward making BIZ what 20 rich man.
hom" should Doc. n hn would has. 10
That way but Mr. Orirh1v docs NOT
REGARD 'hi a- farming Nrifror doc.
no. want b. charged up against I..
farm Errryfhirs pertaining FOB con
Quoting fhn Farm must Doe done intel
IronilF and ON commercial Il.H.
o. would amy other hI-usa flr a.
Del coming fo hr NOR. fully realized
farming ir a business
Tho standing ~ every fold is
known hF Mr. O.Ifl.N Tr. Hr..r.r.t
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through the introduction and sue
ccssful growing Of alfalfa IN this sec
ton. is eloquently ,old by Joseph h.
Wing. In a recent issue of the Breed
ers' Gazette
"Ic7fo rday' begins w. Wing. .
awoke at Wadding'on farm. In West
Virrinia. and 1 looked in rapture al "A
scene too subtly soft. seductive AMI
beautiful for description. The painter
with his brush could not give II 10
YOU. fear OF over the valleys the
eye went. resting on farms and forest
half hidden by tho autumnal haze. "
was a. though the glory Of God was
over the land cape AL His touch had
transnEured IT."
Continuing. no writes 'l' was
doubly Inspiring 10 boz az WaddingtY1.
for on that mountain top b. tho hn"s'
~ the country places. Whorcop
grow an manner " lovely trees ant
flowers. bur far more Inspiring than
th" landscape i- Do work that has
been done 90 redeem the soil ONT
few years aFo Fail IS Cricbay tr
gan tho making OF Waddiurf0n farw.
81, aa. ON hlDd % hy buying number
Of small farms ~ The REGION ne
found 'hou uurrolucfivo and unpr0
f.atI. Ho BEGAN their manurinr and
upluId.rr be- purchased pho pho
ru-. L' -owod grass and clover ~ a
fortunate firr some years ago ] hog
por.d uTol o.. .raun They had t
small h'ld 0f alfalfa a1I were atoY
30 'hf tff.f Of despair On. 10 voIIr
not .u.,'nd ! learned That not very
much Ilwr 'onr bad been applied. arI
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~ culture applicable 10 this region
had been exhausted there would Be
no Acknowledgement OF defeat. In
deed his un'irinE efforts 10 cot the
, nst and latest thought on the sub.
iect together with the experience
gained I'm succeeding trials. have
contributed 10 ultimate success.
Tho soil az WaddinCton Is a red
dish clay loan over limestone yellow
clay or sandstone Some Of II is
rCrous enough not 10 need drainage
huf much ~ a. is benefited by tilling.
Most OF % produced fair crcTs OF
corn and where the limestone was
clos" 10 the surface or cropped out
on tie hills'tcs the blue grass grew
profueolv AT OF &, lacked humus ard
was moro 0r less acid To remedy
fhCs" defects MS RAPIDLY ms possible
20 r'1n was devised 20 produce as
wuch manure on the farm as possible
rud return ~ az Cos best 10 the soil.
supplemented bv purchased manure
ff0'u town and lll reinforced by tho
addition ~ raw rock phosphate The
9nilifv was corrected hv application
90 ono and enc half t0 four and one
hlf tons ~ ground limestone per
acre. aiming .o cover the fiuahle land
and pastures WITH fhr latter amount
Of Oh" earliest opportunity This fro7t-
mont -Hfw. fo have mot rho prcii-n-
irn~s r'Hu'rcmcrfa Tor alf.fa and
incidentally to have bone tied me
IsuF fnr uee af fh. nfi.. time one
r1 uf with aI'.- .- half o.
frn" trrF ON with an
Ontario lime 90 rO other
treatment Ci. FROM ono -
'h" worst 'o ono ~ fra hr.. pastures
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iruitlon OF ideals. plan sand labor eX-
tending over many years.
Waddington Farm is tho material
realization of an effort To combine
the natural beauty and splendor OF
great landed estate to the solid
benefits Of scientific agriculture. To
this farm its generous founder has
not only given largely OF his means.
but he has given also the best e!.ort
and the best product D: an acute mind.
trained IN business, which has seen
in this farm splendid opportunity
for the education OF his fellOwmen,
and the means OF uplifting. develop
ing and extending the first and great
est OF all industries-the tilling OF the
soil.
Extending over some twelve hun
dred acres OF the loveliest land in the
lovely Ohio Valley. well wooded. we'll
sodded. dotted here and there with
substantial farm houses. with we'll fed
cattle grazing on the hillsides and
splendid herds OF horses grazing In
the fat fields. Washington Farm is
an object OF beauty that might Ell
chant the artist or the poet. But IL
IS more than that to the farmers OF
West Virginia. II IS great demon
strating farm on which are being
worked out the most serious prob.
lens that confront the agriculturali5t
Of this section. IL combines the ideal
with the beautiful and the beautiful
with the practical. and In its sp.enlid
success, the foundation for rebuild
ing. so to speak. OF the great agT.-u.-
tural wealth OF Yves, virginia Is being
laid
Greater than our iron and steel
mills. greater than our glasshouses.
Washington Farm takes its place
among our first Institutions and from
IL radiates an influence that is not
bounded by this particular section.
hut which is feIF throughout every
portion Of West Virginia and Eastern
Ohio. making for better farming for
the dignity OF the agricu.turalists
work. and for thorough and scientific
study OF agricultural problems
4 few years ago. IN looking about
for place for summer home Mr.
ORlebay Inspected many farms iu
Ohio. New York and Penn sylvan'a.
Finally. he decided 20 return 20 tho
country whore he had lived as q child.
and where his father had been Ct
banker. merchant and manufacturer
Having been born here. lo always
called West Virginia his nome.
Partly through sentiment. and part.
lv through desire go do tho kind Of
farming that would prove 900 uplifting
and an Inspiration 20 tine community.
Mr.. Oglebay purchased small farm
which had formerly belonged fo Mrs
Oglobay'- father Row Nr Howell n.
IS located on %" Bethany pike. about
two miles north from f.. ...f#.r.f
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the interest In sheep raising Is cen
tered in the Dorsetts. Though the
latter Is coaNse wool sheep and
shears rather light. the lambs are
ready for market in the winter or
early spring. when they command the
highest prices. With alfalfa for feed
sheep and lambs are easily fatteued
and the profits arc greater in raising
sheep for mutton than Tor wool. Few
sheep from Waddington are placed on
the market. however, most OF them
being raised for the consumption OF
the tenants and farm help.
The sheep barns and sheds are
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-10-28
THOROUGHBRED HORSES
AND CATTLE ARE RAISED
Each Department Is Conducted From
Practical Business Standpoint
Farming Scientifically Done.

No effort to present the unique. in
teresting and picture que features OF
the Ohio Valley would be complete
without some reference TO the magni-
hcent Waddington Farm. the home OF
the Hon. Earl w. Oglebay. and the
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minds OF the laity as well as those or
the professional agriculturists that al
falta could be grown successfully in
the East. except by a few men in
specially favored localities. IL was de-
cided TO make start with a crop at
WaddinCton Many men OF many
minds contributed their quota of So
called essentials" 90 the Growth Of
the plant, but none OF them combined
them all undiluted by any condition
Of soil or manipulation vital TO its de-
veiopment.
II is preoonceded by those &C
quainted with the owner OF Wadding-
ton. that until all the known methods
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TO this climate as a soil renovator
and was also the best forage crop for
breeding the better class OF farm ami,
mails that he learned he must keep.
All these authorities contributed
something toward successful alfalfa
growing. but Mr.. Oglebay's indomit.
able perseverance could not help but
win success in this line. To-day. al.
falia Is grown as successfully at Wad.
dinEton Farm as In any other place In
this country. outside the irrigated dis
tricfs.
What is being accumulated
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-10-28

Alfalfa growing at Waddington Is Q
simple story. but long enough To COM
prise all the steps incident To Z from
failure TO success. About ten years
ago. when much doubt existed in the
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hlbiuon purposes. All are beautiful
animals and many have been import
ed from England.
thoroughbred Horses
In all. 90 horses are kept in the
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-10-28
COUNTRY Home OF
COL. 0GlEBAY Is
REDEEMING SOIL

From II Radiatss Influence Making
For Better Farming Which Is
Felt Throughout the State.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-10-28
HOW ALFALFA
IS GROWN AT
WADDINGT0N
This Crop is the Key to the Redemp-
ton Of the Hin Region Of the
Ohio Valley.
CAN BE GROWN WITH
GREAT SUCCESS HERE

With Almost as Much Protein as Is In
Wheat 6rar. Alfalfa HAY is a
Profitable Food.
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An ALFALFA Field N WADDi %,
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1913-07-07
Counting THE CASUALTIES
FOFty-One Fatal Accidents Reported
Among the Incidents of the
Fourth

New York, July While the
movement for safety and sanity in the
celebration of the Fourth of July
worked wonders in the reduction of
the number of victims of gunpowder,
dispatches from a score of different
points throughout the country as
noted here account for forty-one per-
sons killed in a variety of other ac-
cidents incident to the outpouring
of the holiday crowds.
Twenty-eight persons were drown
ed, five persons were killed in auto
mobile accidents, five in a single train
accident and two killed in aerial
sport This count being made from
the comparatively few reports OF
minor tragedies ffltering through the
crash of holiday news outnumbers
more than twice the gunpowder ac-
cidents of the day.
The list of drowning accidents
known definitely to be as many as
twenty-eight is probably far from
the correct total.
Incidental to the day there were
also five persons killed by lightning,
one variety of holiday tragedies that
the safe and sane movement is unable
to reach.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1913-07-07
OCALA TRAVELLING MEN
ON THE FIRING LINE
(Times- -Union)

Among the travelling men of note
who make Ocala their home and who
were seen on our streets the last few
days wers Mr.. H. H Kemp, who
walks the plank for the F. E. Block
Company. He is interviewing the
trade at Martel, York and other
places today
Mr.. William Wolf, who travels for
an Atlanta paper house and who has
resided in Ocala for a number of
years. was in the section looking after
the Interests of his house a few days
since. He has shown his faith by
his work and purchased a beautiful
residence lot and no doubt will con-
tinue to write Ocala after his name in
the future.
Mr.. George B, Stein, who former
ly resided <in Ocala, was transacting
business here the past few days. Mr..
Stein travels for a large overall con-
Germ.
Mr.. J. w, Kea, who owns hand
some home here, and whose estima-
bic family, with his genial self, have
been good citizens of Ocala for a
great many years, has just rounded
Up his orders here and gone out to
seek what he can find for his COM
pany, the A, NJ, Robinson Company
OF Atlanta.
I
Mr.. r. V, Hendricks, who efficient
ly handles the sample case for Jake
Brown, wholesale grocer, and who
with his interesting family resides
here, was in the city looking after
business and getting new samples
Ietc. He left for the field early in the
week with the intention of making
the groceries and Jake Brown and
1.-THE town from which they are sold
famous.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1913-07-07
DETERMINED TO DIE


I'm sick, out of money, no work
and can't beg. This is what G. w.
Wynn of Jasper, told Mr.. R. L. ely
burn Wednesday Wynn came here
Wednesday looking for work and not
succeeding, went to a store and pur-
chased a 10-cent bottle of laudanum
and before the saleslady could realize
what had happened Wynn had pulled
the cork and swallowed half the con-
tents of the bottle. The saleslady
ran to cake the bottle from the young
man but failed and he drained the
bottle dry. Antidotes were admins
tered by Messrs. Nathan Mayo and
r. L. Clyburn while Wynn was being
rushed in Mr.. s. U. CampbelI's auto
10 a doctor. Wynn is still alive as we
go to press. .-summerfield Chronicle.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1913-07-07
1T WOULDN'T BE ArpRoPRrATE
Governor Of Virginia Repudiates the
story that he Would Help CeIe-
brate the Fall of Richmond

Richmond, Va, July 5.-Governor
Mann vigorously denies published re-
ports that he had advocated a grand
Ireunion of the armies of the North
land South in Richmond in 1915, on
the fftieth anniversary of the evac-
Iuation ofthe Confederate capital.
There is absolutely no founda-
ton for the statement that advocat-
ed such a reunion" said Governor
Mann. The friendly gathering of
American citizens who were soldiers
in both armies on the field of Gettys-
burg was a very different thing from
the proposed celebration of the pass
ing and fall of the Confederacy. /
participated with pleasure and pride
in the celebration this week at Gettys-
burg, but any reunion TO commemor-
ate the fall and burning of Richmond
would be woefully inappropriate
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1913-07-07
LITTLE BOY DROWNED
IN CANAL AT LEESBURG

The Leesburg Commercial tells as
follows of the drowning of little j. P
Harrison:
One of the saddest deaths to occur
in this city was that of ]. P, the nine
year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. J. P.
Harrison, who was drowned in the
Lake Griffin canal Wednesday morn
ing. The little fellow was alone at
the time and the circumstances can
only be guessed.
He has accompanied his grand
father, Capt. r. d. Harrison, to look
at his boats. Captain Harrison re-
mained at the canal only few min
utes and started for Douglas mill a
short distance across the railroad,
telling ]. P. to come with him. At
the mill ], P. was missed, and Cap
tain Harrison returned at once to
look for him. Not finding him, he
became uneasy and with ]. P. Har-
rison, Sr,, drove to the canal, then to
the railroad landing and back to the
canal.
G. E. Winter had joined in the
search and at the Picciola landing on
the west bank of the canal he found
| ]. P's. fishing pole He saw in the
grass and water what he thought was
piece of paper and tried to raise it
with the pole, but it slipped further
out into the canal. The next effort
however, brought nearly to the sur
face little hand. He called to the
boys father to go home and then
| jumped in and got the body. DIR. w
Fl. Howell was called out but as the
body had been under the water more
than an hour his efforts were in vain
At the corner of the wharf there is
an old boat with one end on the bank
land the other under water and it is
lprobable he jumped from one to the
other and fell. On the back of hi:
head was a bruised place where ht
struck either the boat or the whar
as he fell, and which stunned him tt
) such aa extent that he was unable tt
. help himself.
The funeral services were conduct
; ed at 10 o'clock at the home on Mag
. nolia street Thursday morning b.
Revs. Grady and Newell and th
; body buried beside his little brothe
in Lone Oak cemetery.
]. P. was bright child, the pictur
of health ,and his untimely dealt
cast gloom over the. entire city.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1913-07-07
INCUBATORS NOT NEEDED
IN FLEMINGTON

Editor Star: Something amusing
is happening this morning in the
quiet little town of Pennington. You
will remember that / keep a little
general merchandise store here and
buy county produce. eggs, chickens,
etc. i am perfectly aware of the
fact that the weather is fearfully
warm, but this weather here beats
the record. On coming into the store
for some eggs for breakfast this
morning l found in the egg box of
about ten dozen one little chicken
already Matched and one more piped.
The little chicken looks healthy and
strong. He looks to be of the Ply
mouth Rock variety. Cannot say
just how many 1 will get from this
hatch. The little fellow is chirping
for his absent mother while l am
writing you. Incubators are not
needed here in summer time.
MrS NJ q Grar
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1913-07-07
INVERNESS ITEMS
(Chronicle)

Miss Laura Wenger of fernando
is reported seriously i'll with fever.
VIM. Driver of Citra was visiting
his aunt, Mrs. Paul Edwards, here
last week, but has returned to his
home.
A stranger in town Friday night
might have thought that the Mex
leans had crossed the gulf and had
begun operations against the United
States, by bombarding Inverness, be-
cause of the laundering dynamite at
the Southern Phosphate Cos mines.
These mines are running day and
night and if they are getting phos-
phate in proportion to the niose made
on Friday night there should be no
complaint from the stockholders.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1913-07-07
FR|EDMANN CURE FAILED
To Cure Patients in Washington
Under Treatment for
tuberculosis

Washington, July s.. The wash
ington pupils of DIR. Friedmann have
given up hope and no longer report
to DR.. B. NJ. Randolph. who IS ia
charge of the medical dispensary.
Not one of the patients has ap-
peared in three weeks and 1t is safe
to say that they have given up hope
of receiving any benefit. said DR.
Randolph. There was nUt me
slightest indication that the Fried
mann treatment did any OF the pa
tients any good.
1t is stated at the hospital that
several OF the patients are succumb-
ing to the white plague.