The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-05-27
AUTOMOBILES CARRY
PERSONS INSPECTING ALFALFA
TOUR Of ONO AND sRookE
COUNTIES SUCCESSFUL
AFFAIR.
Fifteen Farms Visited Yesterday and
Crops Reported IN Splendid Con-
dition-Many on Trfp.

1T Was the best. biggest. most en-
joyable and interesting trip of the
kind ever given In West Virginia was
the expression OF enthusiasm by Sen
Tor Agent Horace Atwood of the Pan
Handle Agricultural club. last eve
ming upon the party's return from an
inspection OF the many larger and
best conducted farms In Ohio and
Brooke counties.
There were about fifty prominent
professional. business and agricultural
men In the two auto parties TO max.
the tour yesterday. from early morn
ing until shutdown. Fourteen automo-
biies were put in service. eight LEFT
the Market Auditorium building short
~ before nine o'clock in charge OF
Prof. Atwood. while six machines de
parted from Wellsburg at the same
time. In charge OF Junior Agent Web
ster n. sin. OF the Pan Handle Agri-
cultural club.
The trip was made for the purpose
OF inspecting the many farms in gen
eral and particularly to learn and Sc.
Just the state Of the alfalfa crops in
this part of West Virginia. II was
found TO be thriving. Three years ago
there were fewer than so acres in Ohio
Brooke counties. today there are 130
acres. and II is predicted hat within
the next few years there will be fully
1000 acres in alfalfa in the two coun-
ties alone.
In speaking OF the days tour. Prof.
Atwood said last night:
Crop Promises we'll
This alfalfa crop - seen on the farms
on the trip promises exceptionally well.
Samples OF the stalks which were Sc
cured showed that the Waddington farm
inches In n patch planted five years ago.
Waddington also showed the tallest
specimen planted within the year one
hundred and thirty acres are under Gull
t~ivation In alfalfa ON the Washington
farm.
The second best samples came from
Dr. Wilson's and jos. S~peideis farms.
measuring 81 inches.
The average on the ten places visited
by the nTst section on the tour was 81
Following are the persons who made
the tour In the two parties. who met at
o'clock and then were taken home:
FIRST Section.
First section. under Agent Horace Al
wood. left Wheeling at ? o'clock:
Pilot car-Edward Wegner. Ec. =.
Wagner. Horace Atwood. W. Francis
Second car-George Woods. c. Z. Blue.
W. II. Hoge. Jr.
Third car-Mr. and Mrs. Z. NJ. Atkin-
-bNs ItapoIg AtklnSon. hoWaru Aikln-
son. Miss Dorothy Atkinson. Adam Will
helm.
Fourth car-Mr. and Mrs. G.. w. Yost.
Mrs. o.. G. Pollock. Mrs. WILDER Snow
and children.
Firth an and Mrs. Alexander Nc
Culloch. Lloyd McCulloch.
Sixth cara. c. Kemper. clerk of the
Panhandle Agriculture Club.
Seventh car-Charles III. Royce. secre-
tary OF the Panhandle Agriculture Club.
J. N. King. a. r.. Jacob.
Eighth car. y. Ashton. Fred Ash
ton. Joseph Caseman.
Second Section.
Second section, lead by Agent w. n.
sill. left Wellsburg. $40 a m.
Pilot cara l. Carter. T. G. McKim.
J. A. McKim. John Walker.
Second car-Mr. John WAITER. Harry
Third car-John johnson. Fred John
son, $. Q. Gist, J. Walker. 5. II. Baxter.
$. X. Cassiday.
Fourth csrEw. NJ. Brown. A. II. coun-
Gilman.
FTfth car-Prof. ]. NJ. Hover. WIN
ColVig.
Sixth car-Frank Blayncy. Frank Gull
ley
The following farms were visited by
the two sections OF the automobile IN
spection parties:
Ohio county-Dr. Andrew Wilson. ".
T.. stone. /. y. Ashton. Edmund l.. Jones.
JOS. Speidel. Jra Waddington Farm.
Brooke county-S. &. Gist. &. p.
Waugh, Bethany College Farm. Under
WOOD Farm. Harry Hartley. 1. n. Ash
ton. Dr.. J. l.. Caldwell. Jesse Bloch. A.
II. Jacob.
DANCING
Every Evening at Belle Isle.