Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-09-11
LABOR-SAVlNG MACHINES.
The Board of Agriculture Looking INTO
Merits of These Vehicles

sut bohru OF agriculture BVohibb
Merits Of These Vehicles.
The Executive Committee of the State
Board Of Agriculture assembled in this
city Yesterday, the following members
being present Major ". L. Sutherlin, OF
Danvllle: Messrs. Orrs \. Browne. of cape
Charles City; Henry L. Lyman. OF Char-
lottcsyille: and Colonel Thomas White
head. er-oficiO chairman.
The body met at the Office of the Com
missioner of Agriculture and there took
carriage and drove out to ChatswOrth the
magnificent farm of Mr.. X. Is. Chaifln.
The session WAS one held merely tor the
purpose OF conference IL nm informal way
among the members regarding the merits
of lahOr-saylng machines aud for the con-
slderatlOu OF measures 10 be submitted 10
the board at It's next meeting. which Is 70
be held on the 2Sth and 2gth of this month.
Upon the arrival at Mr.. Chatfins place
the party were very cordially received and
were Hospitality entertained. They were
taken over the vast farm and were espe-
cinlly pleased with machine for cutting
and shocking corn in the ield. This We
hicle, which Is operated by mule and Il
negro Tor a horse and a white man, does
the same amount OF work that requires
seven men. The gentlemen pt the com
mittee speak lots of praise for this piece
perfect they have ever seen. The blades
operate from the side of the vehicle and
are self-sharpeners. The driver sits upon
the machine and only manlpulates the
relns
The committee were eminently satisfied
with Mr.. Chailiu's methods tor preparing
hay and en@ilage.
After returning to the city the -entle-
men of the committee were driven 20 the
1 I,t..I .rb.va fhav nt
hearty dinner
~ TO LEGISLATION.
The afternoon ana evening were spent in
an informal consideration OF what the
board houd ask of the next Legislature,
none OF which any of the committeeman
would give ont Tor publication
Ii can hc safely surmlsed, however, that
among the recommendation forwarded TO
this body Will be a measure which Will ro-
store 10 the farmer IN direct way the
special tax levied upon hIm III the pur-
chase Of fertilizers. This will amount To- a
great deal 10 the agricuiturlsts OF Virginia,
aud should this amount eyer,bs added TO
tue appropriation allotted 10 the Agricn!-
turai Department will succor very matori,
ally tue development OF Nirglnia's mineral
and agricultural resources.
AHOiEFUL VIEW.
MAJOR W. T. Sutherlin aud Mr.. Henry 1.
LYMAN were seen bya DISPATCH repOrterlat
the Exchange Hotel last night and they
are inclined 10 take rather hopeful view
of the matter as far as tho farmers OF VIZ
gina ARE concerned.
There Is one thin. sure" said Mr..
Lyman. who Is thorougly practical agrl-
culturalst. that Is that the sooner the
farmers OF this State substitute labor
saving mae hines the better Of they Will be.
On that score we have been sadly behind.
Now. the thing for our tlllers of the SOIL TO
do Is 10 take hold Of the right machinery
and operate it. What the Board OF Agrl-
culture propC ses to do Is to determine "a
far rs possible which are the best lmple-
ments for the USE If Virginia farmers
Major Sutherllns views coincIiei ex-
qctly with those of Mr.. Lyman. tie was
greatly impressed with the necessity OF
these labor-savng machines, and says
they are bound 10 supply the places now
filed by the negroes.
REVELATION.
II saw something yesterday which
have never seen before said the MAJOR,
his face beamiug with interest As We
were returning 10 the CITY from Mr. Chat-
! fms place our attention WAS called 10 a
! field OF broom-sage IL which number OF
| hands were at work cutting II down ana
preparing Il TO be cured.
What are you dong there? | inquired.
1--WE are harvesting our horse-teed iOI
winter was the reply.
! "lGu don't mean to saw that you feed
J that stuff 20 yDur stock, Dc you?
| "'Oh. yes: and We find that they are
| equally n fond Of ii rs they are of hay
| and 1t answers precisely the same purpose
| OF course. il has 10 be cut when green and
| cured IN the same manner ~ other rough
ness for feeding purpOs 3.
"Well. SIR SAID the Major, " if ! g
| back b. Danyille and tell my people abou,
| this they will surely dlsbelleye me, but
! with the cOrrObOratiOu OF the press and
| these other gentlemen may prevail upon
| them 10 have some faith IA broom sage as
/ horse-feed."
REDUCED EXPRESS RATES.
The committee from the Board Of Agri-
| culture which was assigned the task OF
| conferrlng with the several express com
pauies with regard 70 reduction Of tx
| press rates on fruits and vegetables from
! the Piedmont section of Virginia has met
/ with much encouragement. The mem,
| hers of that body are Highly grat!ted VIII
| the success which has attepded their ef
| forts. III, committee consisted o. Colonel
| Thomas Whitehead. Colonel Norman h
smith, and Mr.. Henry l Lyman
| These gentlemen have succeeded III So
curing the following rates within
territory between Greek Springs ano
Alton and Culpeper and Lovingston. Va.
whicn are reduction Of nearly 20 PEI
cent. in the presel4t express charges: IL
/ Washington. 10 cents per hundred pounds
| Baltimore, 80 cents Philadelphia. :
cents: New York. 81 Boston. sl.5O; Gin
c,nnati, - cents; Columbus, 81; Hunting
ton, ". Va, i0 cents; Ilttsburg, 81, Nor
folk Old Point, and Richmond. CD cents
All other sections OF Virginia Will be gwen
propOrtlOuate rates o. these points. which
| simply means the opening up of the frull
and vegetable sections Of the State 10 not
only the springs and coalns regions, but
also to thenortharu and western regions.
Ii will also be observed that the shipper
is offered q very slight inducement to shiE
! his sfuif 10 Richmond.