The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-07-11
AGRgA0MYiW0Rk
ATIUN!VERSITY.
Staff in That Department
One of the Most
Active.

Some Of the very finest work In the
College OF Agriculture, West Virginia
University; Is being done1n the agron-
pmy department Of the Agricultural
Experiment Station. The staff of ex-
perts doing the work in this depart
rnent Is unusually strong and few, II
any. schools in this section can boast
q more class A men in such work than
West Virginia university.
Every man on the staff of this de-
partment is OF ample training and ,plen
AZ Of field experience. ALI come from
the leading agricultural schools of the
country n. M. Salter the soils ex-
pert, lis also an o. s. d. man who has
written and published number of
Bulletins. One is technical bulletin
m Methods of Soil Analysis; another
Is one Residual Effects Of Fertilizer;
and there are two special bulletins on
Analysis OF 100 Different West Virgin
II Soils. He also wrote an article on
Soil Science for the Chemical Jour
nal I. s.. Cook, the research agron-
on1ist a graduate of Ohio state uni
versity, is an expert on tobacco and
roy beans. He has published bullc.
tins on White Burley Tobacco and
Several papers on soy beans and other
crops
r. p. Stephenson, assistant soils man.
received his training at Iowa aud Pur-
due, and is the author Of severa; bull
Ietins and articles. George L. Sclms.
ter another Ohio State men, who Will
carry TN the grain and crop improve
Hfnt work has written for the Amer
lean journal on Agronomy and other
papers o; like nature. T. q. Neil
va'ttci Penn State gradul..s, Is nov
~ Huntingdon carrying on series Of
experiln, nts in tobacco growing in 70.
ta..on WITH other general farm craps
~ cunotction with the u. 6. Depart
men. cs Agriculture. McIlyt,l, and
salter are Joint authors Of IL paper in
the current issue of the Journal of
Agricultural Research white McIiva.ne
has also published several 1''le. ar:i-
rles IN Magazines and crop Bulletins
Forrest W. Stemple. West Hir.
gluia man, trained in Wisconsin. West
fsirgrIa eld Ohio schr.:s. Ii -rst
ramrlet.ng his third year as head OF
HE department which no operates
farm OF over 100 acres a, well as
number >, special plots for sptcial
work. . bis farm Is far Ia advance OF
she wU1k carried on at any time II
the past ind Is progressin. rapidly.
The S;rk Of the past .'ssr may be
divided into three generti S,outs:
project { i,vestigational work; prep
arA..ou OF lind and pla.; for future
work: and repair of building on the
faiyers';y farm.
rhc p,u-ect work including expar
naents with soybeans all ccwpeus.
Cota w..te7 and spring varieties Of
oats and barley; tests Of wheat as to
variety, selection and culture; corn va
tiety tests with breeding problems;
fertility investigations: pasture reno
: FRttons; corn ear to row tests; alfalfa
tests OF hardy strains and seed pro-
dnetion; production OF field beans; to-
baoco fertility and variety tests; buck
wheat varieties and methods Of seed
Z Ing; survey Of the potential fertility
\ Of West Virginia soils, study Of the
nature and intensity OF soil solidity.
The preparation Of land for future
work was very largely necessary on &C
count Of the requirement Of new land.
Much lime and fertilizer has been u.s.
ed on this new land. The old fences
have been torn down and new fences
put UP. A number of old buildings
have been replaced with suitable build
dngs, having proper equipment, until
the farm is now in excellent shape
Tor continued progress, and the carry.
Ing out OF an extensive program that
tHsto extend over period Of several
+ years.