Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1913-12-06
AGRICULTURAL
EXTENSION WORK
Splendid Program Of Work to be
Done During January--The Corn
Club Spirit"-Experiment Station
TO Promote Agricultural Educa-
%ton
The Farmers' Course.

The Farmers' Course.
An interesting series of lectures
has been arranged for The benefit Of
the many farmers OF the state who
are planning 10 come to Morgantown,
January to 16 to attend the Farm.
er's Short Courses and Agricultural
Assoc alton Meetings held at the
College of Agriculture. West vir.
ginia University
One of the best known agricultural
speakers who win be on the program
early in the series Is Professor Alya
Agec whose long experience with az.
ricultural affairs In neighborns
states and whose careful study Of
some Of our most pressing agricul-
tural problems makes his discussions
well worth coming far TO hear. Pro
fessor Hill, of Bethany College. win
give several of the evening lectures.
J. f. Cunningham, editor of the Ohio
Farmer. and F. S. Bayard. editor OF
the National Stockman and Farmer,
have consented to be present and lee.
ture on some of the business phases
OF agriculture
The West Virginia Live Stock AS,
ISOLATION has prepared a very elab-
crate program for January 10 and
Ia. The prominent speakers viii DC
Mr.. Rasmusses, professor of dairyiug
at New Hampshire College; w II
Tomhave, professor of animal hus
bandry, Pennsylvania; c. II. Royce.
manager of Waddington Farms and
s. NJ Cleaver, Delaware, Ohio.
The state horticultural meetings
will be held January Is and 10. Mr..
NJ c. Burri;t editor of the Tribune
Farmer and w. p. Allen, fruit grow
er aud nurseryman, Of Salisbury, will
be the principal speakers from out
of the state. A number of West Vir.
ginians will aid in making this meet
ing big success.
The program for the Grain Grow
ers Association meeting, January Is
viii be headed by d. w. Galehouse,
secretary of the Ohio corn growers
association The president. ]. o.
Huyett, of Charles Town, promises an
interesting session.
All ire above mentioned meetings
III addition to the state corl show,
state fruit show and state grange
viii make ten.day period which no
progressive farmer of the state can
afford TO miss.
The "corn Club Spirit"
At corn show held at New Martins
Vile recently it developed that two
boys stood tied for first prize-the
prize offered for the acre production
contest Both had produced good crops
both had carefully selected and pre-
pared their exhibits and now
they stood with only fraction of one
point between them. The judge de
cided to do little personal question
ing The boys stood with only
HdCtlOH Oh one pOulL belWetH tllclii
The boy who stood a tri1e the high
err was well dressed alert and conf
dent in the support Of father and
grandfather who had not only donated
the use of the acre OF ground but
occasionally helped aud always en-
eoursged the boy when his enthus
iasm showed signs of willing under
the influence of the long hot sum
mer days.
The other lad was poorly clothed
and had no relatives at the show to
strengthen and encourage him and
likewise none at home. In fact the
boy had paid ten dollars rental for
his land and had done every part
of the work himself
When the first boy heard of these
circumstances he hesitated. There
within his grasp was the coVNted
prize-the free urip 10 the Prize
Wnners Course at Morgantown. He
had scored the highest and the prize
was legally his. Then he thought Of
the Encouragement which his rival