Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-07-31
liam ". Fontaine. who supervised the re-
mOyal.
TIE SOIL TESTS.

Professor whitney Of toe United States
Department Of Agriculture. who has been
making eXpsTime entail soil tests through
ont the State. was called upon for = talk.
He had with him several maps setting
forth the work done. and the result there
o. which were spread ont FOR the In
spectlon Of the board Professor Whitney
stated that he had made several trips,
yofne brief and others more protracted.
Throughout the State. and had visited the
bright tobacco. dark-tObacc0. trucking
and grass regions and had gathered sam
pies Of the soils I'm ali these districts. The
work Of making the tests and examining
tho soils Nas now in progress In Wash
inctOn and a report would be made be-
fore the converting Of the Legislature.
\ d. going into the conditions which
cause fertility or infsrtility In different
sections he spoke 81 the necessity for
farmer studying his land arl ascertain
ing what growth 81 was best Gd7pta - -.
As result of the tests. he snid. the De-
paitmeut would DO able 20 shcw Just what
the land i1 each section Of the state WAS
hes. adapted CD produce and could with
readiness inform any farmer who sent In
samples OF h.s soil what he could raise
with greatest profit to himself He said
the Agricultural Department was now at
work on o simple apparatus by which a
farmer would be an, % ascertain Just
how much moisture az all times hts soil
contained.
THE STATE WEATHER BUREAU.
Air Evans, chief of the state Weather
Bureau. now located IN connection with
the Federal Weather Station ln Lynch
burg was desig.ous Of being heard by the
board on a matter or impOrtanca % the
agricultural service or The state mn was
granted the floor Tie said ~ hai been
detailed by tho CAitT OF the Weather Bu-
reau 90 r move the state Weather Bureau
from LyncdbUry % Richmond. provided
quarters be given the bureau either by
the State or tie people OF Richmond. lie
said the change was desired 10 Do ef-
fectcd as soon after August lst as posi-
be and he wished the board 10 request
The Governor 10 grant the bureau rooms
i'm the capitol building He asserted that
the weather service could be much i'm
proved by having the headquarters in
this city as the railroad facilities here
were such 50 would enahls the bureau 10
distribute its demonstrations throughout
the State twenty-four 20 fortv-eight hours
sooner. The Federal Weather Station
would not he moved from Lynchburg.
and the State would practically have two
stations VIII 20 IL now has but one.
Mr.. Hunt qDevtlOned the liopllety OF
the board interfering in the matter, and
Messrs. Gaines. Whitehead. and Corbn
argued In favor Of .acccdhug 10 Mn
E,1ns's request IL was finally agreed to
appoint O committee 10 wait on the au-
thOrities having IN charge the assign
ment Of committee rooms In the old Capt.
toll building and request them 10 grant
The state Weather Ssryicp quarters in
the Capitol building Mcssrs C0rbn.
K0iner. anl Whitehead were appointed
on this committee. and We're also directed
to maxi suggestions concerning reor-
gqnlzation Of the State Weather Service.
At ll:{j o'clock the board adjourned TO
meet this morning AT 10 O'Clock