The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-01-06
COUNTY FARM BUREAU
MAKES FINE PR CRESS
As Shown by a Review Made
by Secretary Dudderar OF
the Board of Trade.

treasurer Of the Clarksburg Board Of
Trade.)
A brief report Of the work Of tho
Agricultural Farm Bureau since the
employment OF County Agent linn
May l last as prepared by the secre-
tary for the University Conference
Monday, will doubtless interest local
people.
The Harrison County Farm Bureau
was organized early In the year after
weeks campaign In the county con-
Quoted by. State Agent Frame and the
secretary OF the board Of trade. w.
ID. Zinn began his work May l, 1915.
Miss Minnie Martin under direction of
the state agent and Miss Sadie Guse-
man has been working on lines OF
domestic economy. through the CO.
operation Of the bureau, the county
court, the school board and the fed
eral government. since July 1. Through
the efforts OF the local board of trade
to create this organization and the
activities Of Mr.. linn, tho business
men Of the community and the busi-
ness men Of the farms In this county
have been getting closer together and
we are all waking up to the realiza-
tion that every farm In the trade ter
ritory Is In fact factory, producing
material absolutely essential to the
community's life. that the farmers
grain, vegetable sand fruit, hogs and
cattle produced with an expenditure
Of much labor come to the city as
raw material" then to DO prepared
for consumption through various pro-
cesses which furnish employment to
very considerable number Of people
and that agriculture after all Is Amer
ica's greatest industry. The follow
ing is few things that the Harrison
County Farm Bureau has accom-
plished since It's work began:
| Heretofore our farmers purchased
what lime they used from Berkeley
county and other places at a heavy
transportation expense. During the
eight months eight limestone pulvers
have been located in the county with
total crushing capacity Of 140 tons
of ground limestone per day. This is
now being used instead Of commercial
lime and Is costing the farmers In
some cases not to exceed the actual
transportation expense Of the burned
lime, and during the coming year hum
dreds Of acres of land will be treated
which would otherwise remain sour
and unproductive.
The production Of wheat was al
most discontinued and fields hereto
fore that were left bare or sown to
oats in the spring, are now. through
the activities Of the bureau, being
sown to rye for cover crop to be used
for hay the following year.
Fertilizer, which is many cases have
cost the farmers exorbitant prices, to
our personal knowledge as high as
$50 per ton, has been purchased
through the assistance Of County
Agent linn for less than half that
figure. Over 81 900 has been saved on
240 tons of fertilizer. Farmers have
been induced to buy about fifty Cut
away harrows at the lowest prices
available for improved tillage Of land
Ninety-fve public meetings have been
held during the eight months. Almost
every Saturday meetings have been
held In the court house, the county
agent delivering an address on some
timely topic, average attendance fifty
The executive council consisting Of
several business men from the city Of
Clarksburg and prominent farmers
The president Of local farm club In
each magisterIal district has held
monthly meetings to map out and plan
more efficient work. Three hundred
and twenty-five farms have been Wis.,
tied. Over 1000 letters and 100 cir
culars have been sent out.
Thirty-two denomination plots Of
corn, alfalfa, potatoes, soy beans, Inn
proved meadows and pastures have
j been established In different parts Of
the county. Farmers have built sixty.
three silos and about 5000 bushels Of
rye have been sown principally on
corn land for cover crops and hay.
In August, Misses Guseman and
Martin conducted canning and pre-
serving school at our high school
building for Ave days, at which some
thirty odd ladies' were given instruc-
lions. These ladies' together with Mr..
linn also maintained higher credit
able exhibit at the county fair in Sep
TENDER. In November the boys corn
club held fine exhibit In the court
house, the business men OF the city
through the board Of trade awarding
$3.50 in cash prizes.
We have here just touched few Of
the high places Of this great work,
through which our people are begin
ming to see that the opportunity Of the
city lies largely in the development
Of the county. that the development
land growth Of both are essential for
permanent prosperity that no city
has ever been permanently prosperous
where Its surrounding land remain
poor and unproductiye. Cities are
largely built on farm profit, on what
farmers produce In excess Of their
home needs. There is but one road to
I permanent city building and that road
leads to the farm. Business is so
sympathetic, so sensitive to crop pro-
duction that q forecast Of poor wheat
or corn crops Immediately affect the
worlds markets aid the city's BUSH