The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-08-25

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1873 feet. This is probably the largest
forage cellar Of its kind in the coun.
try.
H.. H. F~arnsworth, a farmer near
Davisville, Wood county, has three
Jersey cows, which since April /,
have produced $3.50 worth Of butter.
This is believed to be as fine a rec.
ord for three cows as there Is in the
country.
Breeders OF thoroughbred leghorns
In their several varieties out.number
the breeders Of any other kind OF pure
blood chickens in West Virginia, &C.
cording to a bulletin on that subject
just published by the state department
Of agriculture. Plymouth Rocks rank
a close second, with Rhode Island
Reds coming third. There are 435
breeders Of Leghorns, the white vari.
ETY. being the favorite with S04 Of the
number Barred Plymouth Rocks are
bred by 2S9 fanciers In the state; and
Rhode Island Reds are the fayorites
with 23O breeders. Other favorite
breeds are the Orpingtons and Wyan.
dottes and there are a few breeders
of numerous other kinds.
The Weston Free Press says: From
Roanoke, inc Of the largest shipping
points in Lewis county for live stock,
there were shipped 10 or 70 loads OF
lambs and cattle last week, and at
Arnold Smith & Cunningham loaded
two loads Of lambs, P. H. Crawford &
Sons four loads Of lambs and E. F.
Garrett one load and Fisher & Jack
two loads Of cattle.
John Matthison, Of Wheeling, who
recently returned from the military
training camps at Plattshurg, in con-
%versation with a Wheeling Telegraph
reporter said that West Virginia has
been well represented at the camps
all summer and that the boys from this
state have been leaders there.
MANY OF the West Virginia con.
tingent have had some military train.
ing, either in the National Guard or
at military schools" said Mr.. Matthi.
son, "and they were able to pass ex.
aminations for warrants and commits.
sions after a week or o
Mr.. Matthison himself who received
training in the West Virginia uni.
versity cadet corps, was made a ser.
geant. Robert Duttue, formerly Of
this city, but now Of Clarksburg, a
captain In the university corps, was
made first lieutenant Of a company at
Plattsburg, while James Gather, OF
Smithfield, Pa, a lieutenant III the
university corps, was made a second
lieutenant. Attorney Charles Nc.
Camic. Of this city, was promoted to
corporal after two weeks. Walter
Smith, Of the Island, a graduate Of
Virginia Military Academy, Is now a
sergeant with prospects Of becoming
a lieutenant soon.
G. E. Kingsbury, who with Ray
Deem have been racing King Stewart
and No Manager during the entire
summer on the Montreal and Toronto,
Canada, tracks, arrived at his home in
Parkersburg from Montreal. No Man.
ager was disposed Of several days
ago and King Stewart is being brought
to Wheeling by Deem and will re.
main there until the state fair races.
Deem coming home this evening.
Mr.. Kingsbury states that they were
very successful on the Canadian tracks
especially with King stalwart, which
Is a great money.maker. At Montreal
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are in the city, and at Toronto there
are three tracks. Under the law each
Of the tracks have a seven.day meet
with an interval OF three weeks, In
order to allow all the tracks a chance
and in this way there Is continuous
racing. The F%renchmen, he states.
are great betters, and as a general
proposition there were from ten To
twelve races every day, with as many
as sixteen books on the races, all doing
q big business. They found racing
conditions very satisfactory despite
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