The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-06-03
THE FARMERS INSTITUTE
LARGE CROUDS ATTENDING THE
GITHERING Ar ASHLAND.
Professor Dabney Tells some Striking
Truth About virginia ana the S'"'"'
rumor Even In Agriculture.

ASHLAND. VA. June 2.-spa'lal-The
second days exercises Of the Farmers
Institute here was largely attended ny
oe-rict,lturists from the surrounding Co""-
trv and much interest was mann eS''u,
the sneakers being questioned by iaiinel9
Ia tb, audience. who seemed anxious 10
obfain all OF tho information possiDle'
A number Of ladies' were also In attend
ance and the day was distinctly sue
cess. .e
Professor G. W. Dahney. Assistant sec
rotary of Agriculture of the United states
was tho first speaker Professor ZAP
ney's address was upon the SUBJECT Oh
agriculture. as applied to the southern
States.
lie began by speaking Of the great pro
, pr.ss made by tine people OF the south
since the war in retrieving the losses
sustained during The disastrous civil con-
slct. lie showed 10y figures that IN the
last twenty years values had Increased
85O per cent. After discussing condi-
lions IN the southern States az some
length. Professor Dabney took up the
agricultural history OF Virginia during the
past twenty-five years. Values, DEE snow
ed. had increased I'm the state. while the
] area under cultivation had diminished
| The ambition OF the southern farmer
! and planter prior TO the war, said the
| speaker was 10 DO everything on grand
| scale. Immense areas were put I'm cul-
| tivation, first by slave. and then by hired
| labor. Ills barns and corn-bns were
large and filed 10 overlooking Lately,
| however. there had been a change. and
farming had begun 20 be carried on upon
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results.
COOPERATION.
Professor Dabney strongly advocated
IL cooperative system between farmers
and manufacturers. which, he contended,
would rebound greatly TO the advantage
| of each.
in regard to the production Of butter
in virginia no cited figures 20 show an
increase OF 100000 pounds per annum I'm
| The past ten years while In the whole
| South the increase IN the same time was
100000 pounds.
I'm regard 10 the use of fertilizers Pro-
fessor Dahney showed by figures an Inn
monse increase. Tn % decade the increase
was more than 700 per cent.
VIRGINIA TRUCKERS.
I'm regard TO the valuable trucking
""fllie'9 va 80 Si'''"i
said tH"l inc ua"ses Neie W.
lIu'h.iS ".r NJ '".'S 80 80.
s"pP"'5 80 - -, Nh,
housewife buys her butter ana eggs.
such methods will kill the profits Of q
most productive business.
Another Industry OF the South that
showed marked Improvement said the
speaker. was fruit raising. The appies
nort,ors of the south had become fac
nous and were a source OF large revenue
fr ,.-cirsion Professor Dabnev said.
WANT w CALAMITY HOWLERS.
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GOOD CHEER.
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-, ID. ,o, deceived hv either th
oaiamitv-howler or the political QuacI
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