The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-03-21
In the City of Shinnston the
Coming Wednesday, Thurs
Gay and Frlday.
(By Paul Laux.)

(By Paul Laux.)
SHINNSTC,N, Mar 2G-The sub
jects to be discussed at the fairness,
institute school have not been ar
ranged in program form. However,
the general topics have been decided
on and am going 10 give them here
SO that all can know what TO expect
when they attend these meetings. Let
us remember the date of the meet
ings. March 24, 20 and %. Three days
are given for these meetings, and
there Will be two sessions, the morn
ing sessions taking UP at . O'Clock,
and the afternoon sessions beginning
at 1:30. The place OF the meetings.
Will be in the basement OF the Meth
odlst Episcopal church.
First Days Program.
Wednesday. March "a, will be Civ
en- over TO the discussion of horticul-
be upon the subject Of bringing trees
from the time OF planting to the time
OF bearing. It will not be long until
the oil and gas derricks in this sec
ton will be replaced by fruit trees.
. We have considerable old orchards,
but their character. whether for bet
Ter or worse. is fixed. The making OF
the young orchard is in our hands,
and It. no doubt, will be greater III
area and value than the old orchards
are. During the time before bearing
ds the time 10 make the orchard eth
er paying investment for life
i time, or lifetime failure. The inn
4 portance of this phase of orcharding
cannot be accomplished. The sub
topics which will come up for con-
sideration are: Selecting the orr
chard site; 2. Selecting and handling
the nursery stock: 3, Preparing and
planting OF the plot chosen for the or
chard; 4. The care of the young trees,
their training, pruning, spraying, ETC.;
., The care of the soil. i. G.. the meth
Cd Of cultivation, fertilization, grow
ing oflegumes and other clover crops.
etc. All these subjects have a great
bearing on the future of the orchard,
and the talks ought TO be instructive
and interesting to every farmer in
Clay district.
Thursdays Program.
Thursday, March 80, will be dairy
Y day, and several phases Of this prop
u osition Will be discussed. One can
y hardly mention dai1tying these days
without being drawn into a discus
sion of the silo. All its good and
bad points will be considered Will
take up most of the time for it has
I SO many more good points than bad
Il ones. The raising of the feed for the
dairy COW will also he considered,
under this we will include the grow
ing Of alfalfa, clover, and other lc-|
Sulnes. and the raising OF crops for
81,ie silo If We would reap profits
from the dairy COW we must feed her
properly. The importance of this
subject is self evident, The dairy far
E@lners throughout the country are be-
4 ginning TO realize that the keeping
of accounts and records is Very inn
Z portant If success is to be attained in
dairying. II we have not learned it
we are going 10 learn il. AT this
4 meeting we Will endeayor to tell YOU
the advantage to be derived from
keeping these records, how 10 keep
good records. and what to do with
them. believe that the value OF 2
COW testing association ought also. TO
be impressed upon your minds
Besides these subjects we wish to
consider topics Of seenral interest TO.
\; tho farmer. The commercial rcrtil-.
II Ter problenl IS a great one to the
II farmer OF today. What kind 10 buy,
what price TO pay, how8to be protect
led from fraud. home mixing, and
many kindred topics are all of prirne
Importance The use OF lime, the
kinds TO use. how 10 obtain it most
.tSNllSa
al these are subjects We might be
able to get some more information on
III we attend these meetings. There
4 are SO many things we can learn
ssi Why not take advantage OF these
meetings?
Additional Features.
Another thing that is of Importance
e to US is the bringing back 10 life of
our old pastures and meadows. How
! TO do that is indced a great problem.
and one VIC ought TO discuss very
thoroughly Not onlvthe rejuvinating
Is OF Importance, but also to keep
them there ought TO be studied and
4racticed. If II Is not crowdins TOO
much into three brief days. We will
try to consider these topics in con
1ection with this work The growing
OF alfalfa. and the raising of clover
ought also TO be of great interest to
Et as, either as stock feeders. dairymen
or general farmers. VIC all ought 10
he interested in these crops
have tried to show you what We
~ Will try to give YOU at these meetings
4 In the line Of agriculture in which
" sou are interested. Surely each farm
4 ser in. Clay district could set great
good out OF each and every talk and
discussion. We are going TO do our
best TO help Won out All the men are
specialists in their line, and can give
5ss4 you hTst class advice Let ME. urge