The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-12-14
SPEAKERS at BETHANY .INsrI-
rUrE CITE WESTERN FRUIT
GROWERS AS EXAMPLE.
weusburE District Farmers win Prizes
Several Hundred Attend
Lectures.


problems Of tho farmers. according 10
e. =. Ku.Sh; OF the University OF West
Virginia, who declared yesterday at the
Farmers institute" a. bethany IN his
talk on the "MoIrv', FH.w"r. that the
California fruit growers. 10y WORKING
a. i single unit. swept aside what had
been considered 10: decades unsur-
mou4tab!e barterrs -- distance FROM
eastern markets and transportation
CoS;s-by a cooperative organization.
Other institute speakers were Ftrmen
h. Bear OF the OHIO state university
who discussed soil Management Ell
Incv HIbbs. coua,y farm agent or
Brooke county. gave a poultry cu!linE
demonstration. e. e.. Mcbride. head ~
the ru-a, economies department Of The
OH" State university, talked on tho
Economic Problems OF The cTm"T.
&. J. Perry dairy specialist Of West
Virginia university. who was scheduled
- speak on the DAIRY Cow was uu-
able TO attend. and IN his stead, J. {.
clifford. dairy instructor at tho same
university appeared.
Three prizes were awarded IN the
Guernsey cattle selection, the Judges
being Professor Clifford and j. 7.
Rroadhurs,. the latter from L. ". OSe'-
bays Washington farm on the outskirts
ot Wheeling,
The institute yesterday Is duo TO the
generosity OF Mr.. Ogeloay. and II was
through his henctactions that the Agri-
culture building was erected and the
farm department presented with head
OF pure biooded Guernsey cattle.
The cows accorded honors were:
First. pa:rymdid- wlndfOwrr. second,
WlndClower's Lily: third. Wtudt.owcr's
College Hope; fourth. Glcuwo"ds Chick
OF Elm Court
The men whose knowledge of cows
was confirmed by the judges are WI
liam Haslage. Charles Fry and {. J.
Roberts, all widely known farmers froiu
tho wellsburg district. They received
respectively. churn. barrel or flour,
and butter worker.
The institute held forth iI'Nughout
the day and Il is estimated that several
hundred college and high school STU
dents and abou; fifty farmers heard
one OF more Of the lectures.
Knight cites Facts.
Mr.. knight was not content with
merely giving his views on the market
Ing problems that confront the farmers
but he cited statistics. and the result
OF personal observations 20 bring out
that the tri-state Agricultural workers
and fruit raiserS must do Us the west
crn men IL they wish 20 compete with
any hope OF success.
lie told o. the enormous losses IN
Cured by the California t-u!t-GrUwers
before they learned that there was
vast world waiting 10 use their pro
duct, provided some means was to4td 70
bring consumer and producer toS&ener.
The medium was discovered through
cooperation. he declared. aad no re-
~
ISOLATION which assesses each member
a small fee for tho privilege OF shipping
under the trade name
There's no confusion. no heckling
for prices. The men who produce the
fruit are virtually the owners until Il
reaches the consumer" he-Said.
He pointed out that the farmers and
fruit-growers IA the trI-state district
might do the same as the men. In Cali
Coruia and he assured them OF profitable
results.
Sou Depleted.
Mr.. Bear n his discussion on the man
aEcmcuc q the soil declared that more
farms are ruined than ade by care
less use OF fcrteilzer. Put back into
the soil what YOU take of or reason
able percentage OF II and you will not
be troubled with barren land" he as
serted and went on 20 describe some oS
tho striking examples he has eucount-
ed of men growing bumper crops IN
sof4 thoAghl % be sterile by the tnte.N-
gent use Of fertellzer.
There seems 10 be a belief in soc
parts OF the country that the land re-
qu!res no attention; that crops taken
from Il year after year Will not affect
It's wealt . he said.
This was termed by him u silly fall
lacy and easily d!sproved The land Is
not dissiruNar IN many respects 10 plant
or animal lie. ald Il requires the same
care and Uourishmeut but only IN a
slightly different form. nc asserted.
Cullng Demonstrated.
Mr. Uibbs gave 4 detailed de:nonstra-
ton Of cullins and ne tod the audience
that II really vas not difficult mat
Ter 70 decide whether chiCken would DC
a good layer n winter or not.
After this Introduction, he illustrated
by easily understood EXAMPLES tho re
suit OF his experiments in chickens.
Mr.. Mcbride delivered the next lee
ture and ne Sketched the problems thai
face :he farme-. However. he did not
coniine his lecture 10 the solutions to-
many Of the major perp!eXt:tes that
meet the average farm owner.
Both Gr. Perry and Nj. Clifford CAV"
intimate recttalS OF their Knowledge ~
dairy cows. AMI IL the days program
had an outstanding feature. their ad!
dresses would undoubtedly be accorded
the honor positions.
Not that they were better speakers