The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-11-05
REMARKABLE ADVANCE
NOTICED IN FARMING
Recent Years Have Been Wide
spread Revival of the Rgri-
cultural Industry.

widespread revival Of the agricultural
industry in West Virginia. according
20 an expert agricuIturist.
The revival was started in real
earnest under the administration Of
Governor Glasscock." said the Tele-
grams informant. The o1ice OF COM
missioner OF agriculture was estab-
lished. appropriations for tho college
OF agriculture were increased the state
board OF regents turned their chief
attention 10 this subject Special
agricultural trains were run UP and
down the state, a largo number Of
rallies were held. and an abundance Of
literature was distributed while the
press OF the state kept up continual
bambardment with pointed agricuI-
turaI editorials. These activities have
( been followed up. organized and eX-
pended as the following will show.
Scientific Schooling Provided.
"The brief statements and figures
given below Will give some idea Of
no wthe results Of experiment and
demonstrations are being carried TO
our farmers in West Virginia:
in the last two years regular
, schools lasting a week. and taught by
university agricultural professors.
were organized in and about sixty diff
fsrent centers throughout the state
and we're attended by about 5000 far
mers.
"In the same period 1l5 farmers
institutes we're held with an attend
ance Of over 100000 farmers.
Nearly 1000 farmers journeyed to
carry messages OF scientific farming
IN an Impressive way large number
of agricultural exhibits have been
taken to county and district fairs
within recent years and have been
viewed and studied by $4,000 TO $4,000
farmers.
an the last year 1921 farmers pur-
sued regular reading circle work. ana
others took correspondence courses.
Nearly 1000 farmers journey 10
Norgantown last winter and for sew
eraI DAYS turned themselves into col
lego students and returned 10 apply
the scientific knowledge gained 10 their
own farm problems and to carry the
good news TO their neighbors.
Through bulletins aggregating car
loads and through the daily. weekly
and monthly press which is chuck full
Of up-to-date advice concerning agri-
culture, every wide-awake farmer
OF the state land most OF them come
under that heading now il in constant
touch with the brain power that IS
working for him in the state and ma
ton.
Down 70 Real Business.
FOLLOWING experiment station work
and educational campaigns there came
a time when the farmers demanded
real demonstration Of the benefits OF
scientific agriculture on their own
farms. The county agent came as the
real 'doer OF the word Our county
courts under q recent wise law Of the
state legislature, local farm bureaus.
the college OF agriculture and the
United States government have push
ed forward real demonstration under
the county agricultural agents sys-
tenn very rapidly in this state.
We now have thirty-five or forty
counties under expert agents.
-Four thousand seven hundred and
seven farmers belong to the bureaus
that are in part financially response
BILE for carrying on this work.
In 1915 the county agents held
1872 farmers meetings. with an estl-
mated attendance OF 10000 farmers.
The sum OF $46.055 was saved dI-
rcctly by cooperative buying through
farm bureaus.
ION an average. each county agent
visited 424 farms each season ano
held personal conference with that
many more. and Travelled by foot. horse
carriage and auto about 5000 miles
in each county.
Make Many Experiments.
Few people realize the amount OF
scientific demonstration going on IN
this state. The following figures
show some OF the demonstrations made
in the last two years under the direc-
ton OF county agents:
Sixteen thousand. six hundred and
seventy-nIne acres OF sour land have
been treated by lime.
Thirty-four thousand. one hundred
and elghty-nine acres have been treat
cd with phosphorus.
One thousand. three hundred and
seventy-two acres have been tile
drained.
Twenty-three thousand, seven hun
dred and seventy-fve acres have been
sown 10 winter cover crops.
Two thousand. one hundred and six
ty-six farmers have carried on scicn-
tihc demonstration on six thousand
thre hundred and twenty-one acres
with alfalfa. soy beans. etc.
Four hundred thousand dollars es-
timated has been added to the wealth
OF the formers through these demon
STATIONS.
SilOs are Numerous.
"The growth in the number OF sllos
in West Virginia within the last few
years is a sure index OF the increased
interest IN live stock. The county
agents alone have reprted the erection
Of as many more that have not been
ofacialIy reported. II the present rate
Of development keeps up more wealth
will grow in live stock on the blue
grass hills OF West Virginia than we
dig from our world-famous mines. New
modern barns are going up on every
hand: pure bred stock is replacing
the scrubs; COW testing associations
are being formed and scientific feed
ing is being practiced throughout the
Youths Are Educated.
I'm West Virginia. We could have
said with truth. a boy shall lead them
for the corn club boys OF the state
In many cases. have put the old firm
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