Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1916-08-05
AGRICULTURAL NOTES

County Agent-W NJ. Bewick.
The Eastern Panhandle Cow Test
ing association. a department of the
farm bureaus of jefferson and Berke-
ley counties. began it's first years
work on Tuesday. The supervisor.
Mr. Eason, of North Carolina, entered
upon ms duties at the farm OF c. 5.
Billmyer, near Shepherdstown. Today
he is at the farm of ID. z. Reyer His
probable course during the rest OF
the month is as follows: Tabb Bros,
Leetown; VI. X. Bowers, Kearneys-
vile; c. Marshall, Kearneysville; /.
ID. VanMetre, Kearneysville; c. j..
Cavalier, Harpers Ferry; Mcdonald
Bros, Charles Town; Messrs. Stull
and, Albin, Summitte Point; E. Conk-
Ign. Rippon; Bruce Mcdonald. Darkes-
vile; J. B. Fisher, Arden; Allen Wei
Ter, Arden; Elmer Seibert, Martins
burg; j. Snyder, Tuscarora; II. Sny-
der, Tuscarora; J, n, Thatcher Co.,
Tuscarora; J, Holland Sperow, Spring
Mills; a. r. Tabler, Greensburg, w.
l.. Folk. Swan Pond; G. Harry Whit
ing, Shepherdstown; j. ID, Foreman,
Shepherdstown; James Staley, Scrab-
BILE; Luther Ciekers, Shepherdstown.
One or two others are expected to be
entered before the end of the month
which will finish out the month.
Mr. Bason is making friends wher-
ever he goes and rapidly becoming an
adept az his work. We predict that
he will be of great assistance to the
open-minded dairymen, such as the
members of this association are. The
Farm Bureaus of the two counties are
congratulating themselves on their
success in inaugurating such q worthy
movement They are not forgetting,
however, to give a large part of the
credit TO c. l.. Oliver, agent in dairy.
ing from Morgantown, who has labor
ed so faithfully to help us in this
work. That he $ true friend to
the dairymen of this and our neigh.
boring county. later results will dem
onstrate.
Nothing has been attempted in
years that can compare with this
work in the possibilities for good to
the dairymen. The amount of good
to the individual farmer depends just
as much on the farmer himself as On
the tester The value seems chiefly
in a knowledge of The economic value
of each COW in the herd and the help
in feeding more economically. In ad
dition, watch for the last of cows pro.
ducing 40 pounds of butter fat per
month or more, as it will appear in
the papers of the two counties. Dairy.
man, viii your name be written
there?
The buying committee of the farm
bureau met at the office of the Du-
reau last Saturday and placed the fall
order for fertilizers and timothy seed.
They consider that some very attrac.
tive prices were obtained Farmers
who are interested in saving money.
are invited to consult the secretary,
j. Holland Sperow, or call at the o.
flee of the bureau for information.
The work of DR.. G. A. Lueder who
was with us last week, was of its US.
ual high order. His hearers were en-
tertained and instructed and many
farmers feel better prepared to cope
with hog cholera ,his fall, if it must
appear, than they were before. If you
hear of any cases Of the disease in
this section. kindly report the same
to the county agent. He is very anx.
ious to help you in it's control this
fall. Will you cooperate in this
fight?
Next week we are to be favored
once more when II. l.. Smith, a son
of Berkeley county, now agric cultural
agent in Marion county. will be with
us. Several meetings are to be held
at which he will speak. He will also
accompany our agent on his regular
trips over the county. The following
meetings have been regularly arrang-
ed for and others are being consider
ed:
shanghai-August 7; p. m.
Falling Waters-Tuesday; hour to
be set.
Swan Pond-Thlrsday. August 10,
100 p. m. G. H. Whiting farm.
You are cordially invited to attend
these meetings, whether a member or
not. The Swan Pond meeting is a
field meeting on Mr.. Writings demon
stration fields of soy beans and corn.
Come and see them and hear Mr..
Writings story about them.
H.