West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1915-04-29
AGRICULTURAL MATTERS
THROUGHOUT THE STATE
A Number of Girls Garden and
Canning Clubs arc Being Organ
i.ed-Teachcrs Attending Uni
versity Summer School Studying
Agriculture

/ girls garden and canning clubs with
local county leaders this year. These
/ counties are: kanawha. Wood, Mason.
Wet2el. Fayette. Clay. Ritchie. Harri-
son and Marion.
Several counties have decided to
take advantage of the new law en-
abllng the county court to appropriate
money to pay part of the county club
! leaders salary. and other counties are
considering the same ARRANGEMENT.
Al recent conference OF the club
leaders held at the Univrsiety at Nor
gantown, detailed plans for the season
! were worked out. Miss Mary f.. Cres-
well and Miss Ola Powell of Washing
ton ID. C., who have charge of the
general girls club work for the II
>. department OF agriculture, and Miss
sadie X. Guseman. in charge of the
West Virginia girls club work. gave
instructional lectures and demonstra-
uons as TO the best methods to be
employed in growing. canning and
marketing the tomatoes and other gar
den products.
rms work is making remarkable
growth throughout the states and ia
becoming a mighty influence i'm mold
ing the lives of hundreds of thousands
Oh iarm girls. The economic phases
OF the work has meant the addition of
many thousands OF dollars To the in
comes OF rural communities where the
club work has been extensively de-
Veloped. In many sections fruits and
vegetables that for years have been
allowed to ripen and decay. are now
canned and sold-solid car loads being
disposed of i'm numerous instances In
addition to these we must count the
hundreds of towns that now receive
a portion OF their supply of CONNER
clal canned goods from the girls club
where formerly the entire pack was
bought from a distant canning fac
| tory.
But no doubt, the greatest sum to-
tai OF results is TO be found in the
thousands of farm homes where the
dozens of cans of tomatoes, beans.
beets, pears, peaches, apples and
blackberries make most welcome
and most wholesome addition TO the
family bill-of-fare throughout the
winter months.
III mas been shown conclusiyely that
productive club work proves not only
powerful stimulus to the latent en-
ergy and ability of the farm bow or
girl. but that sooner or later the en-
tire community begins to reflect the
progressive spirit which finally leads
to improved conditions and better
| things.
Mr.. Leonard A. Richardson. OF Writ
county. was recently appointed county
| agricultural agent for Ritchie county.
MT Richardson has had much practi-
cal farm experience i'm West Virginia
and also has received excellent scien-
tihc training, being a graduate of the
college of agriculture of Ohio State
| University.
| Mr. Burt Johnson, of Berea Ken
lucky, has taken up his work as conn
ty agricultural agent for Pocahontas
county. Mr.. Johnsons agricultural
experience was gained I'm Kentucky
and Illinois, and his scientific training
at the college of agriculture of wis
consin University.
Mr.. Glen Moomau. county agent OF
Mercer county, recently resigned his
| position in order TO take up the ac-
tive management Of his farm I'm PEN
dleton county. Mr. w. II. Worthing-
ton. a native Of Pennsylvania. and a
graduate of Kansas agricultural col
lege' has been appointed to the posi-
tion vacated by Mr. Moomau.
Wayne county has recently been
added TO the list Of counties having
agricultural agents. The man select
ed for this county is Mr.. +. d. Ma
theny' who was formerly manager of a
large farm in Kentucky
These recent appointments raise
the total number Of agents to twenty
I'VE. A number Of other counties have
applied for agents, but only three
more can be employed until additional
funds are available.
large number Of teachers from
both high schools and common schools
are arranging to study agriculture
while attending the summer school
al West Virginia University. beginning
June 21
These teachers have found the de-
mands for agricultural instruction en-
insistent and the opportunities for
teaching so great that they have de-
termined to better equip themselves
TO meet this demand.
According to the statements of
many educators. the teaching of agri-
culture requires the services of a
teacher better trained academicalIv.
and better training I'm psychology. ped.
agogy and methods. than does tho
teaching Of any Of the subjects now
included in the school curriculum.
THE teaching Of agriculture embraces
the whole Of a teachers art II is a
pervasive and exactlng subject. II
embodies the most important aspects
OF character building; for in teaching
pupils scientifically to plant, cultivate
and harvest farm crops, and to care
for farm animals, we are training
them in some Of the most valuable