West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1914-09-03

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Variety Cen be obtslnsd from
Several Preston County Fsrmsrs-
Farm Boys' institute Held st Eeion
AGRICULTURAL FAIR Kxurnlr


again being shown at many OF the county
fairs of the state. Many additions and |
improvements have been made and the |
exhibit is even more instructive and
interesting than last year. The Agricul-
tural Extension Department has arranged
to show this exhibit at the following fairs:
Pennsboro, August lila; Parkersburg,
August 1921; Fairmont, August 25-2S;
Clarksburg, August 3l-Sept. 3; Buckhan-
non, Sept. I'll; Oak Hill, Sept. 1918;
Academy, Sept. 22.24; Martinsburq,
Oct. go.
HOME oRowS SEED POTATOES
Professor A. l.. Dacy OF the West Vir-
ginia Experiment Station, who recently
spent several days among Preston county
potato growers, reports. good prospects
for this years crop. He was especially
interested in the progress OF the Irish
Cobbler potatoes which several of the
growers, in cooperation with the Expert
ment Station, are producing as source
OF West Virginia grown seed stock.
Early last spring, arrangements were
made whereby the Station furnished
enough Irish Cobbler seed to plant
certain area, on the condition that the
one receiving the seed should furnish an
equal amount; he further agreed to disin-
feet, spray and care for the crop under
the direction of representative OF the
Station and to sell the product as seed
stock only.
The section in the vicinity OF Terra
Alta was chosen as one especially well
adapted for the work and the following
farmers took advantage OF the opportuni-
ty: Messrs. Dee Crane, G.. n. Guthrie,
o. d. Whetsell, G. NJ. Michael, Eugene
Teets, L. b. Spahr, Jos. +. Sisler and
o. ID. Cuppett.
The crop will be dug about September
l.. AT this time, the potatoes will be
graded carefully and offered for sale as
choice seed stock, true to name. The
Irish Cobbler is the variety with which
our markets are supplied early in the
season by the growers of the eastern shore
of Virginia and the Norfork, Virginia
sections.
A large portion of this trade should be
supplied by our own growers 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, il not superior
to, any that can be obtained i'm the North.
He states that those wishing to obtain
| such seed stock should at once write to
| one of the above mentioned gentlemen,
as the supply is limited and will soon be
| engaged.
CORRESPONDENTS COURSES POPULAR
Applications for Correspondence
Courses in Agriculture have been coming
in from all sections of the State, follow
ing the announcement that COURSES of
this kind would be given by the Extern
sion Department OF the College of Agri-
culture, West Virginia University. For
the present, fifteen courses are afforded
as follows: Agricultural Education,
Nature Study, Forage Crops, Fertility of
the Soil, Beef Cattle, Sheep, Hogs, Farm
Doiiy inkt IOnCottC DCitlCt, II arm lnSeCLS
Elementary Farm Management, Com
mercial Fruit Growing, Small Fruits,
Vegetable Gardening, and Farm Poultry.
The expenses are very small and any
| one with common school education can
successfully carry on the work. This
plan OF instruction offers means of OBJ
| tanning exact agricultural information at
little cost and with no loss of time from
regular employment.
IMPROVING THE DAIRY HERDS
The Agricultural Extension Department
OF the West Virginia University is now
ready to give assistance to dairy farmers
OF the state in the building of slos, keep
ing OF herd records, selection of herd
sires and the remodeling and building of
dairy barns. This work is carried on in
cooperation with the Dairy Division Of
the U. S. Department OF Agriculture and
is being rapidly organized by Mr.. G. L.
Oliver who until recently was actively
| engaged in work OF this kind in Virginia.
Mr.. Oliver is particularly interested in
getting dairymen TO keep individual pro-
duction records for each COW and by
culling out the poor animals raise the
average of the entire herd. This work
accomplished important results elsewhere
and will do the same for West Virginia
farmers. Anyone who is interested in
improving his dairy herd should address
Mr.. Oliver, in care of the Extension
Department, Morgantown.
FARM BOYS INSTITUTE
Something new in the way OF Institutes
was held at Eglon, Preston county, Aug
ust Al. The usual order is TO hold in
stitute for the farmers and they will
bring the boys along. This was distinctly
an institute for farm boys and the parents
came along in large numbers.
The chief object of the Farm Boys In
stitute was TO promote the interests OF the
corn clubs Of that section, but w. ri.
Kendrick, who conducted the meetings,
managed to work in large amount of
general and specific information on crops
and soils which was Of interest 10 the
parents. Ezra Hamstead, the II year
old boy who won the corn club trip to
Washington last year, was active in
organizing and helping to conduct this
series Of meetings. The average atten-
dance ran well oyer two hundred and the
interest was extra good. A number OF
meetings Of this kind will be held in
various rural communities throughout
the state.