Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1920-12-24
FARM BUREAUS NOTES.


ing Of the Livestock Association
VIII be held in Morgantown during
The week Of January II.
The daily program for Tuesday.
Wednesday, Thursday. and Friday
will be about as follows:--
1900 to II 100 Il. .m.-Two lcctur-
rs by well known out-of-Statc speak
erS.
II 100 to 1900 Il. m.-Spccial pro
grams by the various departments
OF the College of Agriculture.
80 to 900 p. m.-Conmunity
Singing.
200 to 4:O0.-Confcrcncco of cN-
tension workers, and meetings of
Farm Bureau Federation. State Live
stock Association. Horticultural
Society,
400 TO $3.50 p m.-ConfercnccS
farm visits. committee meetings.
1880 TO 800 = M-Comnunity
Singing.
$500 to 800 p ,m.-Lcctures by
men of State and National reputa-
ton.
Some Of the special features will
be two addresses on Cooperative
Marketing by b. II. Hubbard Of the
University of Wisconsin,; talk on
Marketing Fruit by C.. Z. Bassctt. OF
North American Fruit Exchange: Il
talk on Fertilizers and one on
Legumes, by C.. A. Moore. of Uni
versity of Tennessee; two livestock
subjects discussed by Prof. e.. w.
Gay, Of Ohio State University; adj
dress on Dairy subject by J E..
Mcdowell. Of the u. S. Department
Of Agriculture; two illustrated talks
showing what the government is do
ing in the making of fertilizers by
r. o. f. Davis, of the Bureau of
Soils. Washington, d. c.; Miss
Madge Reese of the u. S. Depart
ment of Agriculture. will have some
interesting work for the women on
Tuesday; Miss Knowles in charge
Of Home Demonstration Work in
Iowa, is expected on Wednesday;
Mrs. Wilmoth, of New York will
discuss Interior Decoration on
Thursday: Miss Mellichanlp, the
will tell of her work OIL Friday.
Other attractive features are being
arranged.
Not one farmer in fifty III Green
bricr county visits the State ASri-
cultural Experiment Station at
Morgantown. II is placed in your
State financed from public funds.
and investigates agricultural the
cries and practices for your benefit
but if you do not avail yourselves
of it's teachings ii might as we'll be
located on jupiter. If you will go
tu Morgantown on this week and al
tend all the meetings possible where
the subject matter deals with topic
of importance TO you, you should
get YOUR hat full of hints, each of
which may be worth 500 TO you in
your farming game right here nj
home. Experiment Stations are
power houses for better farming;
better get acquainted with yours;
it will be an experience you Will
have no cause to regret.
Many elements are present in the
soil, yet the bulk of all soils is
made up Of comparatively few.
Those that give us the most concern
are divided into two groups; those
having an alkaline (swccD reaction
and those having on acid (sour)
reaction. Everything considered
the alkaline forming elements pro-
ducc more soluble compounds than
the acid forming elements, and
these materials when in solution
naturally leach away with the water
in the soil; if this continues thru
perod of years. without any adj
diiion CT alka!incs to the soil.
gradually the acid forming elements
predominant and we say the soil is
sour.
l.eglsalc crops are those most high |
IN the content Of lime. When these |
are cut and removed the field in |
which they were produced is I'M |
poverishcd, and the greater the |
crop the more lime is removed.
Freshly dccaying organic matter
is usually acid in reaction. Apple !
cider or the fermenting juice from |
the silo are good examples Of this |
Consequently plenty Of freshly de-
.caycd organic matter in the soil |
would render it temporarily acid. |
The use Of some kinds OF com
mercial fertilizers tend TO increase
the amount Of acids in the soil. but |
usually there is not enough injury |
from this source TO merit attention.
Nitrogen is one OF the most im-
portant Of plant foods. and one OF !
the most inexpensive when bought |
commercially. But if we follow |
The proper farm practices we need |
moi buy it commercially. When the |
alkaline solutions in The soil are
predominant the nitrogen-fXing |