The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-05-21

Interest grows in the Saturday
meetings OF farmers here The meet.
ing yesterday afternoon was one OF
the best yet. Fifty or more farmers
attended. Soy beans and corn were
discussed chiefly. A Mr.. Rogers. of
Fayette county, o., made a very in
teresting talk on the subject In hand.
The county agent will go to Reading.
Pa. Tuesday evening to make an I'D
dress there Wednesday on Alfalfa"
He will hold meeting Thursday
night at Sardis.
The Gore brothers are demon
strators with two acres OF alfalfa
sown In the rye. The season has
been very much against such seeding
but II they fail they will try again
In August.
]. E. Stoncstreet, OF Bridgeport.
sowed clover and alfalfa together
and has faAtly good stand.
w. E. Frum, OF Bridgeport, has .
demonstration acre OF alfalfa sown
In rye. He. too, will try again II the
season forces failure. Mr.. Frum
built a silo last season and Is de.
lighted with the results. He will ap-
ply large quantities Of limestone to
his farm. Messrs. Frum. Stonestreet,
McCord and Sutton own lime pulver
and are crushing lime for John
Lodge.
Robert Mccord. Of Bridgeport. is
applying ground limestone to MS
farm. He fed his first sllage last
winter and Is pleased with It.
A.. s. Harbert. of Dola, likes his
silo SO well that he has bought an
other. He turned down fine crop
OF hairy vetch for corn. This crop
was worth several dollars per acre
to the land. He has fine crop of
crimson clover in his orchard and
will cut it UP later for a crop next
year. He has forty tons Of lime
crushed.
T. L. Lyon, OF Dola. is an alfalfa
demonstration, the seed having been
sown in the rye. Like other plots,
1t is Just little doubtful whether
he succeeds but he is not a gutter
H. H. Heldreth. Of Dola. is an
other alfalfa demonstrator. The
alfalfa was sown last fall and
a better stand has never been seen.
II the season is favorable he will cut
from four to five tons per acre. He
has seventy tons Of lime crushed.
Mr.. Heldreth has an alfalfa farm.
c. E. Rogers, of Dola, is a coy
bean demonstration and sowed the
beans last week. II the weather con-
tines cool they have been put in too
early.
]. s. Pigott. Of Wilsonburg. has
harvested his crop Of rye hay which
made from two to three tons per
acre. He will drain some wet land.
r. L. Pigott, OF wilsonburg; is an
alfalfa demonstration who sowed the
alfalfa wit heats. The land has
partial stand OF alfalfa growing on
It, SO he will likely succeed.
J. 8. Robinson. Of wilsonburg.
Aeepo SoWs ahu WIZ ouiio q Blu heNs
year.
Charles Murphy. Of wilsonburg.
Joined the procession and has a silo
ordered. He applied a heavy appli-
cation OF limestone to his land, the
stone having been crushed on his
farm. 1a5s.
Mrs. Hanson Cain, Of Wilsonburg.
is harvesting crop Of rye hay.
]. G. Bartlett and SON. of Rose
bud. harvested fine crop Of rye hay.
They will SOW soy beans for the first
time. They need silo. ~
C. D. Robinson complains that he
cannot farm much on account Of the
scarcity Of labor. ~,
R. N. Rogers and sons are har-
yesting a fine crop Of rye hay. They
are greatly pleased, with 1t and cay
Thompson Garage Company
would like to demonstrate the Dodge
Brothers' car to you.