The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-08-02

varieties are benefited by cross pollina-
! ton with other varieties.
! Cultural experiments were made in
| two orchards to show the best treatment
} Tor hill orchards that must be held in
! sod and to show whetehr cultivation
! could be dispensed with.
! Five orchards were used for testing
varieties of fruits to determine the ones
best adapted to West Virginia orchards
/ Experiments have also been made with
J dwarf orchards in order to study the
( practicability OF growing dwASf trees
. FOR home or commercial purposes. Ped
igresd stock was tested out as to yield
! and general value.
{. Demonstration orchards are located
! in various sections of the state and are
| worked in cooperation between the
county agents and the Extension Divi-
sion.
The community packing house and
school will be located in the Eastern
Panhandle and will be in charge Of w.
r Leggc. This will be n model COM
mcrcail packing plant with capacity Of
1900 barrels per day as we'll as q first
class training school for packers, pick
ers and others.
Small Fruits.
Harry Richey. B. S. Ayr. Is in charge
OF the small fruit work. which IS an
other extremely important experiment.
He Is making a special effort to deter
NINE the possibility of grape growing
in West Virginia. testing types and the
value Of pruning and training the vines
He has number Of variety tests under
way in Strawberries. blackberries, rasp-
berries, currants and gooseberries. He
Is conducting fertilizer experiments
with all small fruits. end Is doing breed
Ing work with strawberries and making
studies of pcdigreed plants.
Vegetables.
The vegetable and truck gardening
woMk is in charge OF II. w. Jones. Phi.
d., and Dc Crane. potato specialist.
Jones is studying tho effect of seed Sc
lection, Increased potato yields, variety
t"stS. effects OF fertilizer. amount rf
seed potatoes to use per acre. size of
pieces Of potatoes planted. distance Of
pieces apart in rows and distance be-
twccC rows. A sixty-plot experiment
is testing the possibility OF producing
truck crops on poor soil by use of ma
nurc and fertilizer and at the same time
improving the land. Also methods Of
handling the onion in che nrld and in
storage TO prevent it's sprOutinS and
spelling are being studied. Ten acres
Of ground are used In this experimental
work.
Potato and Mushrooms.
Dec Crane Is largely interested in eX-
tension work. stimulating potato grow
Ing and in showing the people Of tn"
state that the high muntan Eladcs arc
perfectly adapted to potato growing and
should RIVAL thu rich potato growing
districts Of Maine. New York and Wis
consin.
\ Very Interesting experiment is be-
ing carried on by !. r.. Blandrord. SUI
pcrint"nd"nt If tho field work and Jones
in raising mushrooms in tho abandoned
coal mines. As this state is almost un-
dcrminCd by coal workings. tn" posi- /
blity Of raising th"S" costly vegetables
is in charge Of T.. II. Patch. VI. s., who
is mt once apparent.
Horticulture And Landscape Gardening. |
Th" Horticulture and land$cap" work |
has just returned from s"rvI"" with III" ,
Army in France" He has been studying |
OF increasing tho yield hy the usc Of
pSdierecd stock. lie is making Il general |
survey Of the greenhouse work about |
tho state with Il view Of learning what !
ar" tEr present possibilities for green
house men in this section. He has MIS- |
bern doing extensive landscape garden |
irE. helping school boards bcautify their !
school grounds and assisting Cormun- |
ity and civic improvements clubs.
Won Prizes In Fruit Judging.
Fruit Judging has been an important |
piece Of work. Five teams have h"rn !
sent out by the department in compc- |