The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-12-31
THE BROOKE COUNTY FARM SHOW


Tho Brooke County Farm Show. helc
at WeI!shurg. December II and IS. wa'
3 a most successful one. and reflects niue
credit upon Ny. Z. G. Hlbbs, the Eft
Client county agent, who. Ike Mr.. Hunt
Cr. OF Ohio county, Is a live wire In agri
cultural work Indeed. never in the his
tory OF the Pan Handle has II had Nv.
more ardent and industrious agents
men Of exceptional ability and knowl
Vdso In their respective lines Will
the writer was unable 10 attend Mr.
hunters show at West Liberty, II wHs
his good fortune TO visit the Brook,
county display a. the guest OF Mr.. Hihb.
and Mr.. A l.. Carter.
The display room Of the Dennisor
garage was nicely decorated with chart,
and posters containing the latest in
formation on agricultural subjects
which aid greatly In educating farmers
10 better methods Of farming. Follow
uE these suggestions often brings sig
nal success to farmers who have beei
striving hard and barely making a liv
ing at their work. The display OF az
pes WAS wonderful and illustrated whaI
can hc accomplished In Brooke county
with an orchard that IS cared for hy
improved methods Of spraying. rrunirS
and cultivation. The poultry "Nhib,'
was an outstanding feature. The mum
Der Of I,ure-hred chickens exhibited Ia
diCateS that the farmers OF the county
are fully alive TO the fact that pure
. bred poultry with good egg records ar,
the only ones that can be kept protta
bly, on the farm. The dairy booth wa
very attractive and brought out fore"
bly, tho fact that milk and It's products
are the most valuable and cheapest OF
all foods. showing that one quart OF
milk Is equal in food value to eight eggs
three-fourthS pound OF heefsteak. -four
fpnF-nffhg q
chicken or nine and one-half oranges.
A plate Of blight-proof potatoes wa
displayed by r. \. Downey. These p"
tatoeS were tested out last summer anC
interesting exhibits We're: Annual swe"
clover. by + y Sanders. which wa,
Sown May -. grow 10 be 81 inches tai
and IS full OF nature seed soy-bean va
, rieties best adapted to the county. by
G. p. Waugh & Sons: plate or Irish
Cobbler potatoes. by +. \. Sanders
grown by the mulch system at the rate
. Of 900 bushels TO the acre. There were
also some very fine displays Of women :
work both culinary and textile, anu
taken al! in all. the show was COM
plcte success.
Mr.. HlbhS stated that the farm show
this year was tn" first ono to be hel9
since 1917, and there were mara' who
did not have exhibits ready. 1t Is tao
intention Of the Farm Bureau to hold
ono each year in the future. FropaDIS
the one next year will he hold just pre-
vious TO the State Fair, nj Wheeling
so that the entire exhibit can be trans
ported to Wheeling and shown In one
large booth and entitled Brooke County
and Her Farm Products" Every farm
or In the county should TAX" pride
in this exhibit and work hard TO MAKE
It success
The judges at the farm show were II
s. Vandervort. assistant director OF tho
Agricultural Extension Department al
Morgantown; l.. J. Perry, State Dairy
Specialist. and Miss Jennie Acker of
the Domestic Science Department oil
Bethany College.
Following are the prize winners:
Apples-GrimeS GoIden--lSt and 2ni
Earl Fowler. Northern Spy-ls;, Earl
Fowler. End. S. c. Gist. Jr. Baldwin
LIST. Earl Fowler: End. i. \. SandrrS
Starks-1st. Earl Fowler: End. s. {
GIst. Jr. Rome Beauty--lst. a. L. Car.
ter: End. +. A. Sanders. York Imperial
list. + A. Sanders: End, 4. l.. Carter;
Ben Davls--lst. S. &. Gist. .Jr. Stayman
Wincsap--lst. +. a. Sanders. Wlnt''
Rnmbeau---lSt. y. r. Counselman. Mann
list. y. r. Counselman.
Pickling-lst. Mrs. J. D. Sanders;