West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1914-09-17

West Virginia Farmers Gan Secure
Pure Bred White Leehorn coeksrsIs
For Almost NothIns-Stste Fruit
Show to be Held at Charleston

announces another opportunity to secure
pure bred White Leghorn cockerels at
little more than the mere cost OF Grating
and shipping. These are selected birds
from heavy laying strain and are worth
several times the purchase price. Last
year about three hundred of these birds
were sent out and the effects upon many
of the flocks where these cockerels were
introduced, have been quite striking. 1t
is well known fact that the male bird
has very potent influence upon the egg
producing qualities OF the next years
pullets. These cockerels may be obtained
by anyone meeting the following require
ments:
l. Applicants for birds must be
farmers actually living on farms i'm West
Virginia.
2. Farmers securing cockerels must
agree to keep no other breed OF male birds
with their hens for two years, unless the
hens kept with the male birds oil other
breeds be penned separately during the
breeding season.
3. Payment OF fifty cents must accom-
pany each order sent in. (This amount
covers the cost of Grating and delivering
to the express Office, and a small price
for the fowl.)
4. The expressage from Morgantown
must be paid by the farmers.
D. Not more than three cockerels will
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chasers of cockerels from the Experiment;
Station last year are not eligible to re-
ceive cockerels this year.
6. Requests for birds will be filed in
the order that they are received.
1t is not necessary that the farmers
flock consist of White Leghorn hens ::
these cockerels mate readily with any
breed. In ordering, address Professor f..
l.. Andrews, Agricultural Experiment
Station, Morgantown.
STATE FRUIT SHOW
The next state meeting and fruit show
OF the State Horticultural Society will be
held at Charleston this winter. Fruit
growers should select their exhibits early
and place them in cold storage. Excellent
prizes-a first, second and third will be
offered in every class and wide variety
OF classes including plates, boxes, barrels
and individual orchard displays will be
shown. General fruit growers of the
state ought to be in position this year to
make interesting individual displays.
These displays should include the various
| classes OF fruit and a number of varieties
in each class. Samples of the various
packages as prepared for market and
bearing the growers name or brand
should also make up part of the individ-
ual exhibit. Especially liberal prizes
will be offered in this class.
The bigf crops reported from nearly
all sections of the state insure one of the
best fruit shows West Virginia has ever
| held. Those desiring detailed infor-
nation concerning the exhibit should
write l.. +. Sutton, Secretary, State
| Horticultural Society, Morgantown
w. Va.
CEDAR RUST CONTROLLED
G. w. Boyer of Bunker Hill, Berkeley
county, is the owner of an orchard which
well illustrates the necessity of cutting
down the cedar trees in order to prevent
| heavy losses from cedar rust. In 1911.
MIR. Boyer had practically no marketable
| fruit on the side of his orchard next to a
large cedar grove and the majority of the
apples in the rest of his orchard were
much smaller than they should have been
and were OF an inferior quality. His loss
was fully $4,000, attributable directly Ia
the rust. A meeting OF the Berkeley
county Horticultural Society was held in
the orchard that fall and the effects OF
the rust fully observed.
Between 1912 and 1914 all the cedars
in the vicinity Of the orchard and within
a radius of one mile were thoroughly and
carefully destroyed.
This year, there is very little rust in
the orchard-not enough to cause any
appreciable injury-while other orchards
not so treated are suffering the usual big
losses from the rust. An object lesson OF
this kind should convince the most skepti.
cal.
SHORT COURSE FOR FARMERS
Many of the best farmers throughout
the state are already planning to attend
the Winter Short Course 10 be given al
the College of Agriculture at Morgan
town, January 4-March 3, 1918. The
enrolment last year so much exceeded
that OF the previous year that it was
necessary to make emergency arrange.
ments to accommodate the students.
Much more extensive arrangements
have been made for the coming year
but it will be a great help il those intend
ing to come Will notify the College of
Agriculture in advance.
The first week Of the course will be
Farmers Week and special program
including some of the country's most
prominent agriculturists is being pro-
vided. Many interesting demonstrations
OF agricultural practices will also be in
cluded
AGRICULTURAL QUESTIONS ANSWERED.
What kind Of fertilizer shall use on
my field or garden?' docs my land
need liner Where can get sample
OF soil analizcd|' These are some Of the
questions most frequently asked by hun.
dreds Of farmers and gardeners over the
state. The Experiment Station is always
very glad to answer these inquiries in az
much detail az possible, but the amount
Of Information on general soi fertility
that can be given in SINGLE letter is
necessarily limited.
Many far1nnra urhn uiah 10 L.. ~