West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1914-12-24

LARGE Number Of the Prominent Farm-
ers Of the State Planning to Attend
Pafaers' Week at the University
Preston County Makes Good Show.
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Farmers Week mt West Virginia Az.
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tending Farmers Week at the College
OF Agriculture at Morgantown. Janu-
airy 40. feels that he has not been well
repaid for the time and money ex-
pended" said County Agricultural
Agent w. ID. linn, of Elkins. Mr.. linn
has attended these meetings at the
College of Agriculture annually for
several years and feels perfectly safe
In making the above offer.
County agricultural agents from all
parts OF the state report that they are
expecting good delegations of the lead
ing farmers from their sections to ac-
company them to Morgantown the first
week in January.
Certainly the program of lectures,
exhibits and demonstrations planned
'or Farmers Week make It week
which no progressive farmer can af-
ford to miss.
Those who desire may take special
work along tn lines of dairying, horti-
culture and poultry husbandry. The
course of lectures on general agri-
cultural subjects is usually most
largely attended The special series
Of popular lctures at 4 and s d. IN.
by prominent agriculturists from
several states is big feature of the
week.
No registration fee is charged and
board and room may be secured al
rom $500 to $500 per week. The
expenses of the trip are small.
The attendance last year was good
)ut this year should far exceed last
Jear. Some states have two thousand
" NOR farmers in attendance during
armers' Week. Let us do as well in
Vest Virginia.
gricultural Activities In Preston
County
Following series of very success
ul corn shows in Preston county, the
county show at Kingwood was attend
ed by nearly 1000 people from the
country meeting of the County
EARN Bureau was held and b. II. Glib
son was lected president, j. A. Dodge
secretary. Willis Fortney treasurer.
County Agricultural Agent McDon-
aid gave the following preliminary re-
port OF his work for 143 days-be-
tween March IS and October 81:
Miles travelled by team 2,O55
Miles travelled by rail. .........1,1S5
Total number OF visits. .. 627
Number of meetings held .. So
Total attendance $500
Number of demonstrations. 49,. 80
Average yield of potato demon
STATIONS, blu. per acre. - l4O
Silos promised for next year. so
Crimson clover and vetch coop
orators ................. 81
Alfalfa demonstrations and CO.
operators 13
Soy bean co-operators .... z
Orchard co-operators ..... Is
Remodeled chicken houses .. Is
Farm water systems installed. =. 3
Students Apple Judging Contest
Teams from six different state agri-
cultural colleges will compete for
honors and prizes at an apple judg-
ing contest to be held at West Vir,
ginia University, January s. 1915.
Professor w. III. Alderman of the
College of Agriculture says that the
following states have agreed to send
teams: Pennsylvania, Delaware, New
Jersey, Maryland, Kentucky and pos
sibly Ohio. The West Virginia team
is being carefully trained and is ex-
pected to take high rank.
The contest will be on the idontifi.
cation of varieties and the placing of
plates. A large number of plates of
twenty-five different varieties VIII be
used and much skill is required to
Judge the plates correctly.
Uniting School and Community
During the past year the Agricul.
tural Extension Department of the
College of Agriculture has tried out
the experiment of bringing the rural
schools into closer sympathy with the
life and interests of the local com
munity. by providing a few district
supervisors with funds to carry on
community work on Saturdays and
throughout the summer vacation.
This work has usually taken the form
OF corn club work with the boys. to-
mato growing and canning with the
girls, and general community meet
ings for all. How well this plan has
worked out may be judged from the
following extracts from the report on
w j. Snedegar. a district supervisor
in Greenbrier county:
This is the first year of the or
ganized corn club work in this dis
trict. II is now an important part of
the school work. and in a district like
this II appears to be the most iropor-
tant part.
About the time the schools closed.
corn clubs were regularly organized.
officers elected. and arrangements
made to hold club meetings at seven
different points. These meetings be-
cam a very interesting part of the
work. Not only club members but
farmers and teachers added Unrest
We conducted about six meetings
month, making about thirty-hve meet
ings during the season. The attend
ance was very encouraging. usually
ranging from twenty-five to forty per-
sons.
We can see general and in some