West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1916-12-21
Commissioner of Agriculture Will
liams Sets Forth the Possibilities
Of the Moontain State at Meeting
of the Federal Farm Loan Board
Best Products IN the Market

West vlrginia's agricultural possi-
bilities. a concealed asset OF the noun
tain state. were fully depicted before
the Federal Farm Loan Board when
It met at Charleston recently TO hear
arguments on the advisability of es-
tsbllshing farm loan bank in Char
lesion by Commissioner OF Agriculture
Howard Il. Williams.
Commissioner Williams went into
detail I'm explaining TO the Federal
board why such bank should be es-
tablished In West Virginia. particular
ly the capital city OF the state, and
making the prediction that under the
favorable conditions resulting from
such establishment agriculture in the
state would be increased 80 per cent.
The commissioner of agriculture
told che board OF the climatic condi-
tons lound in the state. the growth
OF commercial orchards, told of the
possibilities for the raising OF vege-
tables such as potatoes. cucumbers,
cantaloupes and radishes; showed
that more bluegrass could be found
in West Virginia than in the state OF
kentucky, and related the growth OF
the cattle industry in the state.
Commissioner Williams said in his
statement before the board:
"A taSe pleasure on behalf of the
citizen3 OF this city and the farmers
OF West Virginia TO welcome you on
this occasion. We believe that the So
called Little Mountain State of West
Virginia has wonderful agricultural
possibilities. We believe that the en-
astment OF the Federal law providing
the extension of credits to the farmers
OF the country will mean as much to
West Yirginia~as to any other state,
ard We congratulate ourselves On nav
inS you the official representatives of
this great Federal movement for self
preservation, the development of the
agricultural interests OF the country
aud the preparedness OF the country
to meet not only financial depressions,
but to meet commercial warfare and
warfare OF every other description /
regard this as the greatest movement
fOv general preparedness talked of In
nloGefn times and / am pleased that
yol gentlemen in your careful investi-
Iatiol and deliberate course, seem to
DC fGlly aware OF the responsibility
rcstin gupon you and / therefore feel
Tat any claims which we may present
for the location of a regional bank,
the establishment OF joint stock land
badk, the location OF local farm loan
aeoeiatlons. or any other measure for
the advancement Of West Virginia ag-
ricultuTe, will receive at your hands
consideration equal TO it's merits. 1t
is therefore with confidence we pre-
sent a few of the reasons why in our
judgment you should at this time give
every possible consideration to West
Virginia for the location of one of your
twelve regional banks, and the early
recognition OF joint stock land bank.
"On account of the wide range of al
titude from 2S7 feet to nearly 5000
feet above the sea, West Virginia has
great variety OF climatic conditions,
and the soil is such that most of the
common vegetables grow to perfection.
West Virginia has more natural
bluegrass land than can be found in
the great Blue Grass state of Ken
lucky.
1T is the native state of the IA
nous Grimes Golden apple, which is
given up to be the best fall apple pro-
duced on the American continent to-
day. II has no superior, and it origi-
mated as a Seeding on the farm Of
Thomas Grimes in Brooke county,
West Virginia
We are producing I'm West Virginia
on our cheap lands the best apples
that are grown on the American CON
tinept.
I'VE are growing successfully and
with reasonablep roht every variety
Of truck and table vegetable known TO
this climate. Potatoes grown in West
Virginia areb etter than those shipped
into our markets. Their texture is
more crisp and firm and less inclined
70 be hollow and damaged than most
OF those shipped in. The best water
melons found in West Virginia this
year were grown here. The best can
teioupos appearing in the markets at
the state capital this season were
grown in Mason county. West Virginia,
near the prosperous city OF Point
Pleasant There are sections of West
Virginia where caulinower grows to
great perfection in size and sweet
ness Radishes and cucumbers, even
t9 the PIN Money pickles. grow ia
perfection with reasonable effort.
rrhers was produced in this state
IN the year 1899 the finest wool in All
the world. as was demonstrated by the
exhibit at Paris the following year
This wool was grown by Mr.. Jacot
from flock Of old saxony sheep on
his farm near the city OF Wheeling.
According to the Jersey city stoci
market report, there we're grown OF
Jobs Knob In Greenbrler county, ant
sent into the New York market foi
& eree years in succession. carload
lenhs eetimaleq BY stock judges o
n.heen the best csr