The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1914-12-15
farmers Week
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farmer from this county. who afte-
attending Farmers Week at the Col.
L ege Of Agriculture at Morgantown,
January 40, feels that he has not been
well repaid for the time and money
expended" said County Agricultural
Agent w. D. Zinn, of Elktns Mr.. linn
has attended these meetings at the
lt!uilege 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
leading farmers from their sections
to accompany them to Morgantowr
the first week in January.
Certainly the program Of lectures,
exhibits and demonstrations planned
for Farmers Week make It week
which no progressive farmer can at
ford 10 miss.
Those who desire may take special
work atHng tina :-Les of ddiry":::, ont
ticulturc ana poatLrJ husbandry. aha
courrs :: l=s.4rcs on genn'rl ac,i-
cultural .pt<e%:s i. usually most :E.:c
Is attended. The special 7r:"e oI
popular lectures at and p. m. by
prominent agriculturists from several
states is a big feature OF the week.
No registration fee is charged and
board and room may be secured at
from SIS to Sc per week. The expens-
es of the trip are small.
The attendance last year was good,
but this year should far exceed last
year. Some states have two thou
sand or more farmers in attendance
during Farmers Week. Let US do
as we'll in West Virginia.
Agricultural Activities In Preston
County.
Following a series Of very success
full corn shows in Preston county the
county show at Kingwood was attend
ed by nearly 1000 people from the
country. A meeting Of the County
Farm Bureau was held and B. T. Glib
son was elected president; J. A.
Dodge, secretary; Willis Fortney,
treasurer.
County Agricultural Agent Melon.
aid gave the following preliminary re-
port Of his work for 143 days, between
March 16 and October 81: ..
Miles Travelled by team, 2,O55; miles
travelled by rail, LIS; total number
Of visits, 627; number Of meetings
held, So; total attendance, $500; num-
Der of demonstrations, SO; average
yield of potato demonstration, lao bu'
shells per acre; silos promised for next
year, so; crimson clover and vetch CO.
operators, 81; alfalfa demonstrations
and co-operators, 10; soy bean coop
orators, z; orchard cooperators, Is;
remodeled chicken houses, To-. farm
water systems installed, 8.
Students Apple Judging Contest.
Teams from six different state agri-
cultural colleges will compete for hon
ors and prizes at an apple judging
contest to be held at West Virginia
University January s, 1915.
Professor w. H. Alderman, of the
College Of Agriculture, says that the
following states have agreed to send
teams: Pennsylvania, Delaware, New
Jersey, Maryland, Kentucky and pos
slbly Ohio. The West Virginia team
is being carefully trained and is eX-
pected to take high rank.
The contest will be on the identifi.
cation of varieties and the placing
Of plates. A large number Of plates
Of twenty-five different varieties Will
DO used and much skill is required to
Judge the plates correctly.
Uniting School and Community.
During the past year the agricultur-
al extension department OF the Col
lego 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 few district SUI
pcrvisors with funds to carry on this
community work on Saturdays ana
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 we'll this plan has
worked out may be judged from the
following extracts from the report 81
W. ]. Snedegar. district supervisor
in Grecnbrier county:
This is the first year of the or
ganized corn club work in this dis
trict. 1t is now an important part
Of the school work and in district
like this it appears to be the most
important 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-
came a very interesting part OF the
work. Not only club members. but
farmers and teachers added interest.
We conducted about six meetings
month, making baout thirty-flve meet
tngs during the season. The attend
ance was very encouraging, usually
ranging from 25 to 40 persons.
"We can see general and in some
cases a rapid Improvement in farm
conditions. Boys were taught the use
Of the dust mulch in preserving mois'
ture in dry weather. Boys and farm