The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-12-30
LOCAL UNITS FOR
FARM BUREAU
Farming eMthods Will Be
laugh in an Intensive
Way.

- has arrived all over the couu-
or Organization and to make the
Farm Bureau Of Marion county 100 per
cent efficient, and of great service,
there must be local units throughout
the country. There are 1888 farms in
this county and It is not too early.
even IN the midst OF ice and snow to
start working on the new plan OF CO.
operation which has been submitted
BY the United States Department of
Agriculture and State Extension de
partment. County Farm Agent ". E.
AIcComas IS already enthusiastic about
the work and has outlined comruu-
nifty plan Of organization which will
include committeeman in each COM
1IIinfty. These committeeman VIII
choose demonstrators who will en-
deayor from time to time to show how
best TO grow various important prod
ucts according to improved methods;
such as corn, wheat. clover. apples,
small fruit, livestock, oultry and other
things.
planned for this spring in every local
ity to arouse farmers to the very top
notch OF activity. The work will in
clude special instruction on soil i'm
provement The proper use OF lime
win be gone into more thoroughly
than ever before Meetings have been
planned by McComas and this work
OF better farming will be discussed
rom every standpoint at each Of these
meetings. The first one will be held
this evening at Monumental. Tomor-
row meeting viii be held at Ballah
Chapel. January 1, Mt. Harmony;
January 1, Springer school; January
8. Lowe school; January 4, Grange
VILE: january s, Davis Ridge: Janu-
airy z. Harter Hill; January s. Pha-
raoEl's run; January 8. Fiat Run: an
uary 10. Fairview. and on Januar II.
there will be an important meetin$ at
one In the afternoon at the Office OF
W. E. McComas in the court house. to
discuss putting together all plans dis
cnssed at the various meetings In
this manner an excellent working ba-
sis win have been established for the
County Plan of Work.
Meetings are to be held once
month in the various communities
throughout Marion county in order
that work may be gone over and dis
cussed and problems of local interest
taken up. These meetings will furnish
4 common meeting ground where
farmers may comparatively buy such
materials as fertilizer. seeds. feed and
anything else which may be bought
better and cheaper IN large quaint
lies. It is also planned that through
= co-oeprative working this year, farm
ers may pool their products for sale.
e they so desire. There are hun
dred or more objects to be gained
through cooperative activities. Coun-
IN Farm Agent NIcConaS has his plans
wen in hand and is anxious to get the
work started. The main object IS to
SO organize all Of Marion county farm
ers that the county agent may know
af an times Just what is going on:
50 tint he may be of greater service
to each farm community. 1t is impos-
sfbIe for a county agent to visit every
one of over 1900 FARMS BY apPoint-
fne demonstrators who through large
experience can best demonstrate to
others more. satisfactory methods OF
work. County Agent McComas feels
that a better farm bureau and better
results from that farm bureau can be
obtained