The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-10-19
EARN news
NOTES FROM
UNIVE R.SITY.
As Furnished the Telegram by
the College of Agriculture
of That Institution.
,s,re,AL 70 1ar rslsa.A.,
(ByC X. TitIOw.)


tnan two hundred persons in West
Virginia are studying agriculture: ma
ture study and home economics
through Correspondence courses Of
Tered by the Agricultural Extension
Department of the West Virginia Col
lege of Agriculture.
These courses consist OF either ten
or twenty lessons each and are given
almost free OF charge, small regis
tration fee being charged to make
certain that those applying for the
course expect to actually carry the
work through.
A large number Of persons who took
these courses last year are now en-
rolled for other courses offered by the
department Some of these courses
are as follows: Farm crops, fertility
OF the soil, beef cattle, sheep, hogs.
farm dairying, domestic science, farm
mana cement, commercial fruit grow
ing, small fruits. vegetable gardening.
and farm poultry.
Farmers, teachers or students de-
string to take any OF the above courses
should write C. H. Hartley, College of
Agriculture. West Virginia University.
Local Limestone Largely Used.
Il Since February the soils department
at the college OF agriculture has
a-;alyzed more than three hundred
samples of limestone for persons who
are contemplating grinding or burning
limestone for use in correcting the
acidtty of local soils. "A Large num-
Der OF limestone crushing machines
have been installed throughout the
state and in some instances local sup
plies Of limestone are now secured at
prices less than the freight costs for
merly paid.
Limestones vary greatly in compost
ton and before attempting to utilize
limestone ledge, an analysis Of the
stone should always be made. The
soils department at the College Of
Agriculture. West Virginia University,
will make the analysis free of charge,
provided the sample is taken accord-
ling to its directions. Simple direc-
tons for taking samples will be sent
upon request
Boys and Girls Club Members Win.
A In recent letter H. E. Brookover,
county superintendent Of schools In
Monongalia county, stated as follows
concerning the relation between agrf-
cultural club work and school work:
For the last two years we have
kept a complete record of fifty-three
club members and the same number
lof pupils Of the same grade and age,
from the same schools, but who are
not club members. The records show
that the club members have averaged
in the monthly examinations fifteen
per cent above those who do not be-
long to any club. In attention and
interest, twelve per cent. In attend
ance at high school after completing
the eighth grade, twenty-three per
cent.
II am pleased also to announce that
in our annual spelling contest for the
entire county all of the winners were
members Of the boys and girls clubs.
We also find that these clubs are VI
talizing our courses of study and
bringing the schools in touch with the
farm and home life They recognize
that what we want in the home we
should place in the schools; that
knowledge in the head and skill of the
hand amount to more than strong
draw the whole community to the
school house and make 1t a center Of
interest. They emphasize its interest
and needs. When its needs are known
they are apt to be met"
Big Prize for Club Members.
The State Bankers Association at
its meeting at White Sulphur Springs
last summer, voted money to pay the
expenses of one boy and one girl to
the prize winners course to be held
at the College Of Agriculture next
January. These prizes are to be given
to the boy and girl making the best
all round showing In the agricultural
clubs and canning clubs Of the state.
Senator n. B. Scott has donated
500 as prize for the best showing
made by canning club girl.
The Union Stock Yards at Pittsburg
recently announced that 1t would give
$500 to the club member making the
best showing with pig-this will
probably go to boy who has been
A growing SOW and litter of pigs.
There will be large number OF
other prizes added to the above and
all will be awarded after the big state
club exhibit to be held at Morgantown
the first week in January-durine
Formers Week ct the College OF Agri-
culture.
Agricultural Extension Schools.
The season for extension schools Il
still several weeks off. but more than
twenty applications are already or
file. These four-day agricultural
schools held in the various countie.
have proved quite popular in the past
and more applications are usually re-
ceived than can be granted. An effort
is made. however, to distribute them
over the state where the greatest in.
terest is shown and where they will
accomplish the greatest amount o.
good.
Any community desiring a schoo
of this kind should lose no time In
communicating with the Extension De
partment of the College Of Agriculture
Similar schools giving instruction
and demonstrations in home economic,
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