The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-01-15
CUR BONE AND SINEW.
MEETING OF THE STATE BOARD or
AGRICULTURE.
4 NUMBER OF INTERESTING
SUBJECTS Discussed.
immigration Is What Is Needed.

The State Board Of Agriculture me
in the office Of the Commissioner OF Agri
culture last night at : o'clock. Present
Colonel Thomas Whitehead, commits
sioner; Absolam Koiner of Augusta
president: Major ". T. Sulhcrlin. o
Danville; ;. Wexford Corbin. of Kim
George; II. l.. Lyman, OF Albemarle
/ Major r. b. Gaines, OF Charlotte; Captain
o. A. Brown, of Accomac: Judge h. \
Mallory, of Brunswick Mr. James
I Bcsle. Of Isle of Wight; d. s. Garland
secretary; II. II. Gaines chemist
The visitors present were Judge
I Charles Graitan OF stanton, State I'm
migration Agent, Col T. ". Ballard
Preston, Director of the Experimental
Station at Blacksburg College, Col Reed
Of Madison Mr. Blakey of Charlotte,
Mr. Bond Of Culpeper and Col Robert
Beverly, of FauQuier.
HThe minutes of the last quarterly meet
ing were read and approved
The committee on anavletical and agri-
cultural chemistry made report through
its chairman, Major Gaines IL was
placed on the calendar.
Major Suiherlin, of the Committee on
The Production and Sale of Crops. said
that on account of an injury which dis
abled him for couple of months, he
could not report just now, but would at
the next meeting.
The Chair, Mr. Koiner, made a verbal
report lie had corresponded with
Farmers Institutes abroad, hut did not
get replies sufficient 10 prepare a suit
able paper. From Wisconsin he got
the report Of the board and bulletin No
2 from the experimental station there.
Both were interesting, but were
not in a form 10 be available
As TO the National Forestry
Committee. he could not learn who were
the officials and only learned yesterday
from member as TO who could give the
information, and that was too late for
practical use right now.
THE SUBJECT OF IMMIGRATION
was next talked Of by the President. At
he last meeting ne had been instructed /
10 communicate with Judge Grattan of /
stanton, MS TO appointing him immigra- /
Jon agent The Judge declined 10 resign .
his office as judge, but gave his F.
lime 10 that subject between the terms
IF his court. Judge Grattan was intro
luced by Mr. Koiner lie said, i'm sub
tance, that he had in starting out.
ound himself unqualified. He had made
me trip through the state of Ohio. and
Ound many there who wanted
o come South. Kansas and
he far Western states had ceased
o draw them. Virginia and
tennessee were the States where they
wanted 10 20. What now is needed for
hose farmers is information. II is
ain, he said, 10 tell these Western farm
rs that you have a farm for sale. unless
on give them fun information how 10
ct 10 that farm what is the best route.
fhen he gets there who will meet him
nd show him around explain all things
nd not leave him TO hunt them up.
Men have come to Virginia. looked {
ltO the farm-hOuses. and went back
fter buying a farm. lie will bring {
irge number here This kind of work
lust be kept up-kept hard in motion.
he immigrants will come We must q
eep ready 10 receive them The farm
rs must not raise the price of their !
md, else they will lose the customer d
ell for fair price have perfected or 7
lnizatiOn here 10 receive them. 7
Mr.. Lyman moved that the report be {
It aside for consideration to-day. {
Major Sutherlin moved that il be re- 7
FRED to the Committee on immigration
investigate and refori on the working
arts Of the report 1t was 50 referred.
I'd Major Sutherlin and Mr. Lyman c
ere added to the committee on this
trticular subject
Major Gaines offered a resolution -
hich reads That the committee ON =,
yestigation, in considering the report :,
Judge Grattan will give special atien- !,
IN TO the subject of local organization, II
lo shall confer with the Commissioner +,
Agriculture TO carry on the work in y
cir respective localities in the State" r.
The resolution was adopted 8
THE FARMERS ASSEMBLY. VI
As to relations between the Board p
d Farmers Assembly, Judge Grattan. OF
request, said he had the papers TO adj y
Sc the members of the Farmers As =
nbly TO take these important schemes i'm of
nd, and inform tae Board at their ID
.eting to-day what should be adopted.
The Board adjourned TO meet to-day at yC