The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-08-13
AGRICULTURAL NEWS NOTES.
Agricultural Fair Exhibit.

aEliSultuId1 EAR Ihllluit.
The agricultural exhibit which re-
,ccivcd SO much favorable attention
last year Is again being shown at
many of the county fairs of the
state. Many additions and improve
mcnts have been made and the cx-
hibit is eeyn more instructive and in
tcrcsting than last year. The Agri-
cultural Extension Department llas
arranged to show this exhibit at the
following fairs: Pcnnsboro August
11-1d; Parkcrsburg, August 1921:
Fairmont, August 25-2S; clarks-
burg, August 31-Sept. 8; Buckhan-
non, Sept. I'll; Gal, Hill. Sept. Is
IS; Academy, Sept. 22-24; Martins
burg, Oct. 60.
Home Grown Seed Potatoes.
Professor A. L. Dacy, of the West
Virginia Experiment Station, WHO
recently spent several days among
Preston county potato growers. re-
ports good prospects for this years
crop. He was especially Interested
in the progress of the Irish Cobbler
potatoes which several Of the grow.
crs. In cooperation with the expert
ment station. are producing as a
source of West Virginia grown seed
stock. 81
Early last spring. arrangements
were made whereby the station fur
,nishcd enough Irish Cobblcr seed to
plant a certain area, on the condi-
ton that the one receiving the seed
should furnish an equal amount; he
further agreed to dislnfect, spray
and care for the crop under the d.
rection of representative of the
station and 10 sell the product as
seed stock only.
The section in the vicinity of Ter
RI Alta was chosen as one especially
well adapted for the work and the
following farmers took advantage
of the opportunity: Mcssrs. Dec
Crane. G. N. Guthrie, o. D. Whet-
sell, c. NJ. Michael, Eugene Tects, r.
B. Spahr, Jos. F. Slsler and o. D.
Cuppctt.
The crop will be dug about Sep
tcmbcr 1. At this time. the potatoes
will be graded carefully and offered
for sale as choice seed stock, true TO
name. The Irish Cobblcr is the va.
riety with which our markets are
supplied carly in the season by the
growers of the eastern shore Of Vir-
ginia and the Norfolk, Virginia, Sec
tions.
A large portion of this trade
should be supplied by our own grow
ers in the southern end of the state.
Professor Dacy hopes that our
farmers will take advantage of this
opportunity to secure supply Of
choice seed potatoes of this variety.
equal to. II not superior to. any that
can be obtained in the north. He
states that those wishing to obtain
such seed stock should at once
write TO one of the above mentioned
gentlemen, MS the supply is limited
and will soon be engaged. sN
Correspondence Courses Popular.
Applications for correspondence
courses in agriculture have been
coming in from all sections, Of the
state, following the announcement
that courses Of this kind would be
given by the Etension Department
OF the College of Agriculture. West
Virginia University. For the pres
ent, fifteen courses are offered as
follows: Agricultural Education:
Nature Study, Forage Crops, Fertil-
iity of the Soil. Beef Cattle. Sheep.
Hogs, Farm Dairying, Domestic Sci
enee, Farm Insects, Elementary
Farm Management, Commercial
Fruit Growing. Small Fruits, yege-
table Gardening, and Farm Poultry.
| Thee expenses are very small and
any one with a common school edu-
cation can successfully carry on the
work. This plan of instruction Of
fers means Of obtaining exact agri-
cultural information at little cost
and with no loss of time from regu-
lar employment. "a
Improving the Dairy Herds.
The Agricultural Extension De-
oartment of the West Virginia Uni
ycrsity is now ready to give assist
anee to dairy farmers of the state III
the building Of sflos, keeping 81
herd records, selection of herd sires
and the remodeling and building Of
dairy barns. This work Is carried