The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-02-19
DEMONSTRATIONS
BRINGS RESULTS
FARMERS COOPERATIVE DEM.
OkST RATIvE WORK
SUCCESSFUL.
State leader Tells What u Is Ae.
complaining In West Virginia,
Through County Agents.

The farmers cooperative demon
stration work takes the scientific
knowledge OF farming as used by thu
most successful farmers and carries
II directly TO other farmers who are
not satisfied with their farm pro-
ducts" said y. 7 Frame. Of Martins
burg. leader OF agriculture demon
stration work in West virginia. Mr.
Frame is spending few days in this
section OF the state in the interests
Of his work. which is being conducted
by the Agricultural Extension De-
partment OF the College Of Asricul-
ture. West Virginia University. in CO.
operation with the L. 5. Department
Of Agriculture. bureau OF plant indus
try
In an interview yesterday Mr..
Frame explained some Of the features
Of the demonstration work. adding
what is being accomplished nv N"
county agents working under the di-
rection Of the government
1t recognizes that the average
farmer Is so tired by his own job
that he has not time 10 study the
methods Of others So the county
a-fhA TAAAAf~ NAdA Auf uf+~A lhllllfIS
are doing and demonstrates their
methods TO the other fellows on their
own farms
Several hundred counties in tho
United States now have county agri-
cultural agents Everywhere they
are making good. So. too. are they
making good in West virginia In
spite OF the fact that in West Nir-
sinla, only two men were al work
during the entire year that two
others did not begin until summer
and the NTH not until autumn note
how promptly they got down %
brass tacks' and began TO get re
suits.
Results In This State
n study of reports OF the West
Virginia county agents of Kanawha.
Ohio. Brooke. Wood and Tyler Coun-
ties submitted to the Department OF
Agriculture on January l. shows that
they gave definite. concrete demon
Strations of successful farming 20
over 200 farmers on their farms.
over 100 OF these farmers learned
~ have fields OF alfalfa. over 90 of
them learned how TO prune and spray
their formerly neglected orchards
over 200 OF them learned how to stop
the wasting away and teaching away
Of their soils and how 10 restore the
fertility Of their lands by winter Gov
er crops. and actually put in such
crops.
"Stockmen were shown the neces-
sity Of a silo for the economic feed
Ing Of cattle. and the county agent
assisted in getting g" new silos inc
use last fall.
To these and other stoCkmen wcr
brought successful and economic
methods Of pasture Improvement. ana
ITrnT rods treated
that next season they will carry
scores OF additional cattle. Several
dozen manure sheds We're actually
built. not only talked about which
have already this winter saved nun
dreds OF dollars worth % manure
Saving In Cash.
From s. 0OO - 50 uuU IN actual ca h
has been saved 10 the farmers OF
tho counties IN the purchasing OF
etc.
some two dozen or more farmers
on small places WEcTc a cash crop
is q necessity if the family DE- 10
have any money a. an. learned tu
successfully -Tow potatoes. and 81
least one of these men Tor IN" FIRST
lime In mis- life rot over 5000 i;om a
sinGle acre.
some OF the county agents also
turned ourinesrs aud ditch diS-e's
ana the reports show thar they helpcd
lay over % miles Of fl" dras mage sEE-
tom. Wakiug fine fields ont Of large
P'r,9-" 81 wet land
"Ih" above are some Of Gro things
that these county s-eu'- iu West
virginia nave done. abou' which mos
or Us have not been accustomed Co
Lear" SIR Frame concluded Every
county needs man 'og tar sam"
kIuu az work"