Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1913-08-01
THE UNIVERSITY
Extcra on Department OF the College
Of Agriculture Doing Much
Work.

FittA or more canning d0moMstIa
+ ITEMS viii be held % the SIX counties
e che state where tae girls are or
eanscd into garden ana canning
clubs Tits work was started III an
experimental way last year and m
modiaieN met with the approval Of
the rural boys and rirls These clubs
are entirely distinct from the corn
clubs aud have only begun to cover
Tie state but already number POS
members ia the six counties organl7
ed
During the next month eiris msti
trtes viii be held In the sections
where canning clubs are organlzed
aud preliminary arrangements win be
made for the canning demonstrations
which are to follow at later date. At
these Institutes The Young people
viii be given an opportunity e.
teil how they are growing their one
tenth acre Of tomatoes aud what sue
cess they are having Picnic dinuers
win be the feature Of the MONDAY
sessions, after which the instructor
from the Agricultural Extension De
pertinent viii give explicit directions
for the selection. preparation and can
ming 81 tomatoes aud other fruits aud
vegetables.
II facilities and eme wal permit,
demonstration on tho canning Of such
vegetables as beans and beets viii be
given Tire club rules require each
member 20 can a portion OF The crop
grown. It is hoped That this feature
Of the work WI prove 70 be a power
ful factor in the prevention Of waste
Of food products on the farm and in
The home
Diversified Farms.
aIt seems 10 be generally true that
the small farm. say 25 to 30 acres
whore diversified general farming q
followed. represents the least profit
able type Of agriculture. says Prot
0. N Johnson Of the w Va College
Of Ayr culture, after number OF
weeks spent IN making detailed
survey Of farm conditions in several
sections OF the state. Whereegef
small farms of the size mentoneG
are being prodtably operated Inyes
tigatlon Will nearly always SHOW tba
come specialized form of agriculture
HIS being followed either trucking
dmryne, tobacco growing. fruit grow
ing. poultry raising or some amIlal
lime. Where small, diversified farm
i6hs Is followed the farmers energ.el
and skin are likewise diversified and
scattered and lttle ability Is acaured
along any particular line II dyerai
/ ned farming % to be probably ear
ried ont It must be- done on sun
icicty large seale to occupy the far
mers entire time and mast be wen
enough financed to be able to utlll1e
machine methods,
Rura People Read Papers
Merely as On indcat on Of ho8 ex
tens,yely rural people OF the state
read the papers and how read ~. the
Agricultural Extension Department
at Morgantowu announces that ina
mediateIy following their notice IN
the newspapers Of the State to the
effect that aid would be given IN start
ing alfalfa fields requests hogan to
come in With the first mails and have
steadily increased snce OF course
sc VIII be inipoas bic to send out tbs
noculated fortified aol and seed q
all the applicants OF to make visit
to the very large number vino con
template sowing larger fields but tlie
department is doing everything thai
it's funds wlI ALLOW 70 this direction
at the present time and hopes 70 be
Of service to tho disappointed appli
cants III other ways
Aid Country Churches.
ne AAlAAFi ttAhF tAA ltE NHhItt
Church and Community Life held al
the summer school al Moreantown
under the direction Of the Agrieul
tural College, at the close Of dis
cussious and Investigations lasting
throughout TWO entire days. drafted
the following resolutions indicating
their position on this most important
question
Whereas. Il has become evident to
the members Of tho Rural Life Con
ference at the West ylrg mia univer
sty assembled. that more THAI 20 per
cent Of the people Of our state are lly
ng ID rural communities AID
Whereas, the university, the SCHOOLS
and the churches are together ahor.
ing to advance the community IFS
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