Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-04-11
10 MAKE SOIL TESTS.
rHE HOARD GIVES DIRECTIONS
ron FotR DURING THIS YEAR.
To He Made In Corn,- Tobacco
GRASS ana Truck-Producing Sec
uons-othcr Examinations rro-
vidcd For.


tNChanSc Hotel yesterday morning.
Gator Gaines. chairman 81 the Committee
IN Analytical and Agricultural Chemistry.
read the report Of his committee ON thc
toil-tcst question. The report advocated
the carrying out Of The test Tho Chair
then introduced Professor Whitney. chief
Of the Bureau Of Agriculture OF the
United States Department ~ Acricll,-
.urc Professor Whitney explained at the
putset what the board had undertaken.
and assured them that the work OF
conducting soil tests was very large
one The board. he said. had Appropriated
1850 for the purpose Of carrying on tho
tests. and he suggested that they en-
ploy some one at a stated salary OF So0l
to have full charge OF the undertaking.
and give him the remaining $50 with
which TO carry on the work
TWO or THREE EXPERIMENTS.
He suggested that two or three cx-
periments he started this year. simply To-
get used 10 making tests The policy
" the United States Department OF Agti-
sUlture was very liberal. and he Thought
hat II the State Board were to app5o-
making soil tests ia line with IN ideas
81 the United States Department thst
department would help them out
Professor Whitney called attention 10
the difficulty which would attend the
getting out or publishing OF a soil map
in Nirginia--that difficulty being the abb
sence OF any geological map Of the state.
He suggested that The board give Their
whole attention now 10 the soil tests.
and pledged the cooperation Of tn
United states Department Of Agriculture
He again threw out the suggestion in
reference 10 the employment OF Il man
TO conduct the tests. ana. in reply 10 "a
question propoundcd boy Major Gaines.
said that he would stay here as long as
the board decided. and that b" would. as
soon as they decided upon what course
20 pursue. tell them exactly what ASSIST
ancc the United State Department
would render them. Both Major Gaines
and Colonel Euford discussed fdNoia"lN
the suggestions Of Professor Nh'inrY.
and Colonel Buford read letter Iro'"
Mr L. -. Winston. Of Mmreair U.s. VINO
has made soil tests on h.s land ln nan
over. Offering his farm ior that purpose
together with his teams ana lan'IeIs.
OFFERED To EESC1Np.
The question then came mp as I,
whether OF not the action az INt '""'
al ~, II S",'s'is tom, +. Che suc-
cestlons made by Professor Whi'h'y'
ms tiiclltu NIS"tu r,,i.,s.
vas engaged in 10y Major Fain.-' 'H
Henley. ana Senator Hurt me "s'
named gentleman advocated haNlHI
.ests conducted 10y IL, chemist 81
Agricultural Department.. ana saw I'- '..'
entire Appropriation 81 f'' t.s..
pended In making inc ''''7 ~,
Henley said th"t Ae W. .,,. .,e
posed 10 pay nus .ft ..,. mat the
me laih'iS' nv 80 I'D ,r,tt.r office,
boafd IA" me- an, t. ,trv v.r, or-
and that va Jus ...,,.,,or head,
posed 10. IH'N WEI '.' Nv r,rt,n
Instead OF s''''is '-''' .rr cue-ffnr
spoke at some lth-'" ,.-.ll-
and MAJOR Ph'l'S 'i 49,. ....-fi.n
ton 70 recoiSlutT 3D.. f..t
Mr. Hurt called al''"' .r...l
that a question couli I'i ''
after three days ma ''I
Najor Gaines oueI'i f..t
sciud the action OF me ''''
meeting in rriercn'- I'D
MA. CORBI\'S EI~'l' Ii'->.
m. MAJ. carried ana NI CORDS" it'n
- tho fnllnUio- "ratt tht >.'Ni
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o. NO..'i .,l.,, ~ frYl Ilaf 500
~" 80 ,t.,...-.l AND D.. 81. IletruCt'
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