Pioneer press. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1882-19??, 1916-08-05
(. P. c. 7. Associ-
alton Starts Work
President. ID. VanMetre.
Secretary-J. Holland Sperow.
Treasurer-Edgar l.. Henshaw.
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 bus duties at the farm Of C.. S.
Billmyer, near Shepherdstown. Today
he is at the farm of d. z. Reyer. His
probable course during the rest OF
the month is as follows: Tabb Bros,
LcctOwn; NJ. X. Bowers, Kearneys-
vile; G. Marshall, Kcarnoy sviiie; l..
ID. VanMetre, Kearneysville; C. J..
Cavalier, Harpers Ferry; Mcdonald
Bros, Charles Town; Messrs. StulI
and Albin, Summitte Point; E. Conk-
Ign, RippOn; Bruce Mcdonald, Darkes-
Vile; j. B. Fisher, Arden; Allen We'll
Ter, Arden; Elmer Seibert, Martins
burg; J. Snyder, Tuscarora; H. Sny-
".
Tuscarora; j. Holland Sperow, Spring
Mills; a. II. Tablcr, Grcensburg; W.
J.. Folk, Swan Pond; G.. Harry Whit
ing, Shcpherdstown; ]. D. Foreman,
hcpherGstoWn; James Staley, Scrab-
bic; Luther Cickers, hepherdstown.
One or two others are expected to be
In u.
which will finish out the month.
Mr. Bason is making friends wher-
ever he goes and rapidly becoming an
adept at his work. We predict that
he will be OF great assistance to the
opcn-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 a worthy
movement. They are not forgetting,
however, TO give large part Of the
credit to q. l.. Oliver, agent in dairy
ing from MOrgantOwn, who has labor
ed so faithfully to help us in this
work. That he s true friend to
the dairymcn 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 dairymcn. 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
or each cow in the herd and the helm
IN feeding more economically. In ad
dltlon, watch for the last Of cows pro
ducing 40 pounds Of butter fat pei
month or more, az it will appear in
the papers OF the two counties. Dairy
man, will your name be written
there?
The buying committee Of the farm
bureau met at the office Of the bu
reau last Saturday and placed the fall
order for fertilizers and timothy seed
They consider that some very attrac
tive prices were obtained. Farmers
VINO are interested in saving money
are invited to consult the secretary
>. Holland Sperow, or call at the os
lice OF the bureau for information.
The work Of DR.. G.. A. Lueder who
was with us last week, was Of it's us
ual high order. His hearers were en-
tertained and instructed and man,
farmers feel better prepared to COP.
with hog cholera this fall, if it mus
appear, than they were before. If yo,
Near Of any cases Of the disease II
this section, kindly report the sam,
TO the county agent. He is very anx
ious to help you in it's control Thu
fall. Will you cooperate in Thu
fight?
Next week we are to be favored
once more when IL. l.. Smith a so,
of Berkeley county, now agriculture
agent in Marion county, will be will
us. Several meetings are to be HEX
at which he will speak. He will ais,
accompany our agent on his regula
trips over the county The folIowin,
npptiDps hoyo boop r,r,1, ILL.,