Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1916-05-27
AGRICULTURAL NOTES


Edgar Henshaw
County Agent-W. NJ. Bewick.
Where are you going June 142 The
biggest event in the history of the
Berkeley County Farm Bureau; one
OF the greatest events in the history
Of Berkeley county agriculture; will
to the Farmers picnic and annual
meeting Of the Farm Bureau held on
that date, If you are interested in
better things for the farmer, and
as a result, better times for the
whole county, you are invited to be
present This picnic win be held
at the farm home OF 1. d. VanMetre.
Remember the time and place, The
program win be as follows;
1890 a. M Baseball game and 9th
er atheltics-Boy and girl club mem
bers.
u m.-Basket dinner Everyone
come prepared.
p. m.-Ann0al meeting of Farm
Bureau, election of officers, etc.
100 p. Address,. r. Titlow
p. m.-Address w. Hill.
$50 p. m.--Tour of inspection of
VanMetre dairy farm and barns. Ad.
dress in alfalfa field w d. linn
MIR. Oliver, agent in dairying, from
the College of Agriculture, Is again
in this section. With the help of
the county agent he is pushing
through to completion the. organiza,
ton of a Cow-testing Association. In
answer to the many inquiries as to
how this work is progressing, the
answer is always most encouraging.
Nearly 300 out Of the necessary 400
cows, have been signed up and many
| dairymen are giving it their careful
attention with the idea of deciding
the matter before the week end. When
the required number Of cows have
been attained, ii is the purpose of
the committee to call a meeting OF
the signers TO consider applicants
for the position of tester. A mum.
Der of applications have been reeeiv-
ed by Mr.. Oliver and very good
man should be obtained
Thirty-two bushels OF Wilson soy.
beans were received and delivered to
the members, by the Berkeley County
Farm Bureau the past week. A second
order viii probably have to be sent
in and this is in addition to all soye
of other varieties that have been
bought through local dealers. This
| indicates that a thorough test will be
made of this wonderful legume CROP
| i'll our county. Unless results are
entirely different to those in other
| parts Of our state. some excellent
hay and seed will be produced and
this crop will become one of our
well established crops. Compared to
| timothy for hay 1t usually yields near
ly double in quantity and four to five
times richer in feeding value Com
pared to wheat, it generally gives a
larger yield per acre and is worth
twice as much per bushel No wonder
der it is growing in popularity.
Alfalfa raisers will do well TO watch
their alfalfa closely and not leave
it too long before cutting. DO not
wait for it to come into full bloom
or coarse, woody hay results, leaves
fall over more and the next crop is
set back great deal. Watch for the
new shoots TO appear at the crown,
which is usually soon after the crop
begins to blossom, then cut it down.
After the hay is off, a good harrow
ing is recommended. Use a spike
tooth harrow
To those who are getting ready to
sow alfalfa this summer, it is high
time the rye, barley or grass were
turned under From now on, good
narrowing or light discing once every
ten days, to kill weeds, make fine, firm
seed bed and conserve moisture, is
what the land needs.