The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-07-15
SCHEDULES FOR
FARM INSTITUTES
COMPLETED BY COLLEGE OF
AGRICULTURE AND WILL
NUMBER IFS.
Corn Club Bcys Now Number over
5000 In Stste-Agricultural Notes
Of Interest


5000 In Stste-AgrieulturaI Notes
Of Interest
The schedule for West Virginia
farmers Institutes has just been com
pleted and includes ll5 separate meet
ings. Practically all OF the Institutes
viii consist Of five sessions. two days
and one night Seventy-fve per cent
of the counties will be visited and in
some of the counties best adapted 10
agriculture. three or four institutes
will be held In order TO cover this
schedule of Institutes before bad
weather sets in. stan OF lecturers
consisting OF thirty men and eight
women Is employed Many OF this
number. however. lecture ~ only a
short series of Institutes and only ten
or twelve are employed at any one
time
Many local Institutes are arranging
10 have exhibits and Judging contests
in connection with the regular SEES
sions and the big picnic dinner always
takes . prominent place
This is the second year that the
Institutes have been conducted
through the Extension Department OF
the College OF Agriculture, West Nir-
ginia University and this plan seems
to be working well-more institutes
were conducted last year with
greater attendance and ~ less eX-
penditure OF money than has been the
rule heretofore.
County Agents.
The demand for county agents con
tinues to exceed the supply The to-
tai number now employed Is twenty
one.
The agents of the southern counties
met recently at Huntington for the
purpose OF studying farm management
as applied 10 their local problems
Several farms were visited and each
agent developed and outlined a plan
Of Te-arrangement and management
which would very materially increase
the profits 10 be derived from that
farm. similar meeting will be held
az Wheeling during the latter part Of
July for the agents OF the northern
and eastern counties
Treating Ailments Of Farm Animals
Some Common Ailments OF th1
Horse and Cow" Is the title Of a West
Virginia farm bulletin recently issued
by the Extension Department OF the
College OF Agriculture. In this bulle-
tin DR.. e. 4. Lueder gives. first. a
brief description Of causes and symp-
toms which will enable any farmer or
stockman to recognize the particular
ailments in question. and. second. a
course OF treatment which will effect
a cure. or A. least temporary relief I'M
Ill veterinarian can be secured
The ailments described include col
ic. moon blindness. spavins. ring bone.
cuts and wounds. founder. milk fever.
contagious sore eyes. dry murrain.
foot rot. lur1p jaw. blackleg and gar
get. This bulletin should be in the
hands Of every stockman and farmer.
and may be secured free Of charge hy.
addressing the Agricultural Editor.
College Of Agriculture. West Virginia
University. MorEantown
Germ Clubs.
The corn club boys throughout the
state now number 5.SbS. and now
busy In tending 10 corn raisinx The
next big activity Of the bows will be
the holding - district and county
corn shows. the fruits Of their labore
The BOYS arc encouraged bv prizes
offered ~ business men and others in
tho various communities The corn
clubs in building not only a better
agriculture but a HIGHER quality of
citizenship
The summer school ~ the West
virginia University is pronounced
fucccFs. tho enrolment having reach
Cd 80 Great interest b. manifostcd
IN agriculfpre and nature study one
class In the latter study numbering
100 students The total number tax.
I'M tho three courses offered In agri.
culture 81 around POO
Study rnuninz ~ Mail
Huudrrde uf hus. pc0ule on the f1rri-
lu Tho shops and Boz the school -oorrs
have often wished that fhrF had the
Time fu take course iu agriculture
The orr1-tuulfr De- NOW offered to arv
sidert of Wet Nirrinia 90 afudr srrf
culture through c0rresrondsrre courses
ARRANGED hr the extension Department
Eiuis University
Flrtser rourrcs are o. present Of
Tered and include Agriculture FOR
Lsas-rre nature -frfr. rorare Crora
frrfilifr ~ The Soil Reef cattle sheen
Wore 'rrw InirriUe. domestic Science
iarr. In-crfe Farw Nauarewenf. COM
ercl1. Fr.If Growing Small Fruua
kgFf-ah'F Gardening Huf YARN Poultry
-" rNfr.Urr rrHr'IrufiHrr nre given.
trf nn'f rrIu.rfu.rrt hrfrr that fh. ar.
I..'i fr fr.T rfurrN education
a erI1N Zee az Nfff cent. rr ono dollar
D. charge" 10 cover fhe cost 81 station.
fff on. supple. Tho tHUrees orc rre.
rTr0N hr frr errr rrrff asrra fhaf fra~A
fHr r.r Iar college work. and s.frv L..
ION r1nrr 'e given PERSONAL attention
NnNNr" interested m fncrc cofirrrs
should write " TIfIrv director ~
fE '.It1 I1l extension West Virginia
Z ni. srHIft. MorE1ntown.