The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-02-06
Spirit of The Times Caught and
Modern Methods Are Be-
ing Employed Now.
(By Nat 4. Frame. state agricuItur-
ist, West vi; GINA University, Nor

(By Nat 4. Frame. state agricuItur
list, West vi, GINA University, Nor
gnntoWn, W. Va.)
No set of people IN West Virginia
feel so keenIy az do those Who have
been brought up on our farms. the
force or that ringing declaration
made come years ago Every West
Virginian wears his sovereignty un-
der his own hat. !"
Ike the mounta people of
Switzerland, from whom sprung
Arnold VanW inkeried, Of Scotland
which produced Robert Bruce, ana
OF Wales, with its multitude OF pep
ular heroes, West Virg mans nave
Away n the past risen to emer-
genCies. History seems TO prove
that development amongst the noun
tains tends 20 produce greatness OF
vision and a willingness to do things
flor the common good, such as p
never gurpassed in leveler countries
4 "a story seems even now to be re-
ireating itself in recording the prog
ress toward better agriculture IN
moUnta.n countries.
According to the information
brought home by j. r. Marsh. West
Virginia's representative on the com
imtttee that visited Europe, noun
! tain farmers over there are doing
tthirtgs in soil Improvement, in Stock
breeding, in cooperative buying ana
selling, in scores OF ways, that mean
as much, IL not more, for the future
of those nations as did the exploits
cF their famous heroes for the days
gone by.
i Facing modern problems with the
true spirit of mountain people they
have determined to do their part in
the common cause by the fullest pos
s531e Development of their argricul-
tural resources. One of the most er-
fective means that has been devei-
Cpd for reaching this ideal IS that
whereby the government, especially
in Switzerland, co-operates with the
farmers to secure local farm demon
strators, or agents, or experts, VINO
remain in one locality and ASST with
the local farming problems.
i It is therefore especially satisfy ing
70 know that in our own country
even in our own state, our farmers
without Knowing anything about
what Switzerland was doing, havS
caught the spirit of the times, ana
are facing modern problems with
modern methods Five counties OF
West Virginia already have agTtcui-
ttural agents permanently employee
TO assist with the farming problems
of their sections.
The work Is under the auspices OF
The west virginia ASF4CuA1 IA a. =, -,
tlege, Morgantown, and the Unifea
States Bureau of Plant Industry.
The state report for last year shows
that in every county having a county
agent sed have been carefully selectett
for next years corn crop and will he
tested for termination before PLANE
ing; IN several cases the planting or
and cover crops has been
increased by several hundred per
I cent: Improbable corn patches nave
been made into very profitable pota-
ito fields; old orchards have been put
I'm shape: pastures bhave been im-
proved; cent dence has been estas-
liahed in the growing of alfalfa; one
county hsving much sour soil where
lime n,Ayer had been used, spread
. 90, 900 pounds of lime in 1919
dasryrnen and others have been as
sL.sted in keeping records so as to