Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1913-04-26

ed high with noxlous weeds, which
might much better be utilized OF pleas,
ure, health and satisfaction. but a sub
stantial profit as we'll
Study Farm Machinery.
Students at The college Of agricul-
ture will soon be given an opportun-
ity to make careful study Of farm
machinery by working with the actual
machines, II present plans are sue.
cessfuIly 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
will be enabled TO select the type best
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 you notice many Of your apples
coloring up extra early last summer
and then perhaps falling to the
ground a 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
its way into the apple That is just
where you make mistake; in real
ity some worm had eaten its way out
OF the apple The effect however was
just the same and the fruit was spoil.
cd.
The newly Matched worm or cod
ling moth larva. enters the open emil
of the apple while the latter is still
in the blossom or within few days
thereafter. 1t develops by eating the
interior of the fruit and finally works
its way out and emerges from the sur
face.
From the foregoing it will be seen
that the cooling moth spray must be
given at very special time, nomely
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 spray containing two or threes
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 control the codling moth
but usually 1t will be found necessary
to spray once.
For further information and com.
plete spraying instructions write the
extension department, college of az.
riculture. West Virginia university
Ekaibt At Richmond.
One of the interesting exhibits in
connection with the Southern Educa-
tional conference held at Richmond,
Va, April 1918, 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
viii 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 unfavorable
that IL 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 i'm a nearby barn. the Only