The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-09-15
Agricultural
News Notes
FROM COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURE
EXTENSION DEPARTMENT,
MORGANT0WN, W. VA.
Blooded Cockerels from Experiment
Station.

to secure pure bred White Leghorn
cockerels at little more than the mere
cost of Grating and shipping. These
are selected birds from a heavy lay
ing strain and are worth several
times the purchase price. Last year
about three hundred of these birds
we're sent out and the effects upon
many of the flocks where these cock
crels we're introduced, have been
quite striking. 1t is a well known
fact that the male bird has a very
potent influence upon the egg pro-
ducing qualities of the next years
rullets. These cockerels may be OBJ
tanned by anyone meeting the fol
lowing requirements:
l. Applicants for birds must be
farmers actually living on farms IN
West Virginia.
9. Frmers securing cockerels Il
agree to keep no other breed of male
birds with their hens for two years,
unless the hens kept with the male
birds of other breeds be penned sep
arately during the breeding season.
3. Paymnt of fifty cents must ac-
company each order sent in. CThis
amount coyers the cost of Grating
and delivering to the express office.
and a small price for the fowl
4. The expressagc from Morgan
town must be paid by the farmers.
5. Not more than three cockerels
will be sent to any one farmer. anG
purchasers of cockcrels from the EN-
pertinent Station last year are not
eligible to receive cockerels this year.
6. Requests for birds will be filled
in the order that they are received.
1t is not necessary that the farm
.rs flock consist of WGitc Leghorn
hens: these cockerels hate readily
with any breed. In ordering, address
Professor +. l.. Andrews, ASricul-
tural Experiment Station, Morgan
town.
State Fruit Show. ).
The next state meeting ana trnlt
show Of the State horticultural So
ciety will be held,at Charleston this
winter. Fruit growers should select
their exhibits early and place the
fruits in cold storage. Excellent
rrizes-a first. second, and third
will be offered in every class and a
wide variety Of classes including
plates, boxes, barrels. and individual
orchard displays will be shown. Gen
cral fruit growers of the state ought
to be in position this year to mak III
teresting individual displays. These
displays should include the various
classes of fruit and Il number OF va
ricties in each class. Samples of the
various packages as prepared for mar
ket and bearing the growers name or
brand should also make up a part OF
the individual exhibit. Especially
liberal prizes will be offered in this
class.
The big fruit crops reported from
nearly all sections of the state insure
enc of the best fruit shows West Nir-
ginia has we held. Those desiring
detailed information concerning the
exhibit should write l.. f.. Sutton.
secretary, State Horticultural Socie-
ty, MorgantOwn, w. Va.
Cedar Rust Controlled.
I. W. IOS cII VI ISHhhNA
Berkeley county, is the owner Of an
orchard which we'll illustrates the
necessity of cutting down the cedar
trees in order to prevent heavy losses
from cedar rust.
In 1912, Mr.. Boyer had practically
no marketable fruit on the side OF
his orchard next to a large cedar
grove and the majority of the apples
ir 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 d1-
rcctly to the rust. A meeting oil the
Berkeley County Horticultural Socle-
ty was held in the orchard that laI'
and the effects of the rust fully OBJ
served.
Between 1912 and 1914 all the
cedars in the vicinity of the orchard
and within a radius of n mile were
thoroughly and carefully destroyed.
This year, there is very little rust
in the orchard-not enough to cause
any apprcciablc 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 skeptical.
Short Course for Farmers.
Many Of the best farmers through
cut the state are already planning To
attend the winter short course to b.
| given at the College of Agriculture
at Morgantown, January 4-March D.
1915. The enrolment last year so
much exceeded that of the previous
year that,it was necessary to max"
emergency arrangements to accom-
modate the students. Much more eX-
tensive arrangements have been made
for the coming year, but il will be Il
great help If those intending to come
will notify the College OF Agrictul-
ture in advance.
The first week Of the oursc will