West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1916-07-27
The Regular Institutes for the Ben
eiit OF the Farmers Will Soon Be
gin and Promise to be the Most
Practical and Helpful Ever Held
IN the State

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county; Rusk, Ritchie county; Aryille.
fieasants county; Milhoan Ridge.
Jackson county; Pride, Mercer county.
and Morris, Richie county These
TWO day Institutes are only the begin
oing OF the years work. and from
them IL Will spread out over the state
till by November /, I3O Institutes will
have been held.
The instruction will be given by
college specialists and by practical
experienced farmers. These lecturers
meet at the college of agriculture. An
gust 1O-1l TO discuss ways and means.
10 receive instruction, and to plan out
the work. Arrangements are being
made TO make these Institutes the best
most practical and most up-to-date of
any held heretofore. The various
farm bureaus cooperating with their
county agents are I'm charge OF local
arrangements.
In many localities last year. the
Institutes were so helpful that they
were continued under the direction of
local talent beyond the two DAYS. If
at all possible, join the travelling col
iege which last year enrolled more
than $4,000 students. Work is plan
ned so that there is always something
oi interest and value for each member
OF the family and problems of local
interest are given special attention
Be not only farmer but student
OF Farming. 1t is worth while.
In four counties In West Virginia
new county agents took up work on
the first day OF July In Upshur
county j. Il. Romine, formerly OF Har
iison county, and recent graduate OF
the West Virginia college of agricul-
ture, assumed his duties as county
agent with headquarters at Buckhan
non. +. w. Tuckwiller, formerly OF
Sreenbrier county. began work as
county agent in Monongalia county.
with headquarters at Morgantown.
.. COOK, former head of the depart
ment OF agronomy at West Virginia
university, assumed his duties as the
county agent OF Ohio county. with his
headquarters at Wheeling. Mr.. Cook
takes the position previously held bv
County Agent Atwood. c. A. Hughes.
who was previously engaged in agri-
cultural extension work in southern
Illinois, has started work as county
agent in Monroe county. The addition
OF these four new county agents places
the total number of agents employed
in the state at 81.
On July 10, Verd Peterson of Lewis
county, succeeded S. A. Cody as coun.
ty'agent of Jackson county.
The vacancy in Randolph county
caused by the recent death OF J. V.
Shipman has as yet not been filled.
put probably will be in the near flu
ture,
Harriet Hogg, former Instructor I'm
domestic science at Pennington high
school, has been made county agent
Tor the women in Harrison county.
Isabelle Wilson has been appointed to
similar position in Logan county.
a number of new appointments have
lately been made to positions on the
experiment station and agricultural
extension staffs other than those of
the four new county agents who as
sGmed their duties at the beginning
of July. Mr.. S. A. Cody, former coun-
ty agent I'm Jackson county. has re-
signed in order to accept a position
with the agricultural extension depart
ment as an assistant in poultry club
work Forest W. Stemple. lately OF
the agronomy department of the Ohio
state university, has accepted posi-
tion as head of the agronomy depart
mcnt at West Virginia university.
Eugene Tuckwiller, formerly con
ncc'ed with the West Virginia expert
ment station and cooperating with
the U. 8. department of agriculture
in beef cattle investigationaI work.
Las tadcn up work with the exten-
sion department as live stock special
list. His former position is to be filled
by X. n Tuckwiller. who will continue
the work on a farm near Lewisburg
w Va.
w II. Legge has taken up his duties
as horticultural expert in the employ
Of the agricultural extension depart
ment. Mr.. Legge fills the position
formerly held by r. X. Jenries. who
has gone TO Colorado to do county
agent work. Mr.. Legge is a native oil
shepherdstown, and secured his col.
iege training at v. p. J. and Iowa
state
Robert B Dustman, for one year I'm.
structor I'm Shinnston high school
comes to the university to do worl
as extension specialist I'm soils and
crops.
c. u. Stockdale. recent gradual,
Of the West Virginia college Of agri
culture. has taken up work as agri
cultural editor for the West Virgini.
experiment station and extension de
partment.
Several new publications are bein,
gotten out by the West Virginia agri
cultural experiment station and IN