Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-02-20
FARMERS TROUBLES.
WHY THE AeRlcuLTURALlsTs OF
The STATE ARE DISSATISFIED.
The Secret Of Their Depression the Scarcity
OF Labor. Both White and colored--
The Remedy-Farmors Institute.

Everybody is discussing the silver ques-
tion.
Yesterday DR.. 7. NJ. Dunn, State senator
from Abemarle. and a Dipdich representa-
tive, while in the Office of the Commits
sioner Of Railroads, started for Washing
ton. the centre of this discussion, but the
Commissioner switched them off on
branch line which led to pastoral scenes.
In speaking of the farmer DR.. Dunn said
the cause of their dissatisfaction was TO be
found III the scarcity of labor. The negroes
and the able-bodied young white men have
deserted the farms and fock TO the rail-
roads, to the furnaces, and TO the new
towns that are springing up.
CORN AND WHEAT PRACTICALLY ABANDONED.
I'm my county, he added, Just about
corn-planting time the negroes go TO tan
bark-getting. Asa consequence OF all tins
many farmers cannot raise anything but
grass, and have practically abandoned
corn and wheat-growing. Why, before the
war / could blow my horn and 1t would be
heard by a thousand negroes. Now not
twenty-five would hear 1t. | only work one
negro, and would not have him but for the
fact that he is q cripple and can't get
away"
BOOMING TOWNS THE MAGNETS.
"The booming towns andpublic wor ks, !"
resumed the Doctor, ARE getting all the
negroes of both sexes Many farmer who
has good land would drop it If he could
drop debt with it. The farmer sees man
60 60 the city or TO town where he can
live comfortably and have his children
educated while he cannot get the labor to
make anything out of his possessions, and
he is naturally dissatisfied. That IS the
trouble. Occasionally you viii find an old
farmer who takes philosophical view OF
the situation, but il is easy TO understand
that the average farmer feels depressed
and thinks everything IS working against
him.
THE BEMEDY.
As TO the remedy for this DR.. Dunn
seems to think that rested in imml-
gration-the inducing of aclass OF lmml-
grants to come into Virginia who would
buy small places and cultivate them them
selves.
During the conversation reference was
made 10 the manner in which through the
small-farm system the country along Seven
Pines road had been improved, and the
opinion was held by one Of the party that
similar holdings throughout the State
would stimulate TIE able-bodied young
men in the agricultural districts TO stay at
home and become posaessors OF small
farms.
oARDEN-sPoT.
General Hill cited an instance Of a
stranger who owns twentY.slX acres below
the city on the road mentioned which is
now Rarden-sp0t but which afewyears ago
was utterly poverty-strlckenl IN appearance.
The owner. General Hill said, cultiyates
every square inch of the land and he had
never seen such clover as it produced.
Farmers' Institute at Charlottesville.
The Farmers Institute at Charlottes-
vile next Tuesday and Wednesday will be
held in LeYy's Opera House.
Quite an attractive programme has been
arranged for the occasion. The proceed
ings will open with prayer Tuesday morn
ing at 10 o'clock.
Mr.. IL. l.. LYMAN, chairman of the Com
mittee of Arrangements, will deliver the
address of welcome, TO which Commis-
sioner-of-Agriculture Whitehead will re-
ply. Governor Mckinney is also expected
to speak.
Professor W. NJ. Thornton, chairman Of
the University Faculty, will deliver an ad-
dress on Road Improvement which Captain
c. Z. VaWter and o. A. Brown will discuss.
Hog Cholera and Its Treatment Will be tue
subject Of DIR. Charles Ells's remarks, which
will be commented upon by DR.. Thomas NJ.
Dunn.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Tuesday afternoon Professor Albert II. Tuttle,
Of tho University, will speak on the Hygiene
OF ADimale, with Suggestions OF Legislation Ne
esasry to Secure Their Best Condition.
Horse Breeding" viii be hr Foxhah a.
Dangerlield's theme, which Mr.. L. ;. Martin and
Captain o. A. Brown will discuss.
Captain MicaiLh Woods will tell what Char
lottesvile proposes 70 do for the farmer.
At the night session Hon. w. a. Willetts and
Mr.. II. M. Magruder will talz, the first on
FARMERS Institutes as Means OF Association
and Education,n which will be supplemented by
Colonel X. T. w. Duke and Hon. j. X. Wingneld,
and the latter on the Virginia Experiment Sta
lion, which Captain Yswter will discuss.
SECOND DAY.
Wednesdays programme will also begin with
prayer, the remainder OF II being as follows
Address by Colonel A. W. Pearson OF ilneland'
n J.-subject, American Grapes and wines
discussion by Adolph RussoW and A. L. Hol q
day: address BY DIR. y. B. GalloWay-subieyt,
Diseases Of Plants and their Treatment-discus-
sion by Colonel A. w. Pearsoni address oy
Hon. william II. BOaZ-subject, The Apple
discussion bY s. A. Birch aad :. w. Porter; (;
address by Professor William b. Atwood, OF the
Virginia Experiment Station-subieci, Diseases
and Insects Affecting Apples and the Means ot
Combating the Same discussion by Dr.. Gallo
way and w. @. Merric6 address by DR.. John
A. Reid-subiect, sheep acknowledgement
by Rev. John 4, Massey and William Mann )
address BY K II. Gaines, chemist OF the state
Board Of Agriculture-subIect,D Does the Analysis
OF Fertilizers Teach Their Full Practical value
as Manures7 address by Mr.. Joseph waller
stein-subiect, The saving OF Small Things.
The institute, which VIII be held under the
auspices Of and will be attended by the state
Board Of Agriculture, promises 10 DO great
success. Numbers of farmers have signihed
their intention OF being present, and the Char
Iottesville people will use their best endeaYor
TO show ell who attend q pleasant time.