Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-01-15

Colonel Buford Advocates Co"-
xcution of Farmers.

The State Board OF Agriculture helu
another session In the office OF the Con-
missioner of Agriculture yesterday, anu
adjourned sine die in the afternoon. AFTER
having transacted considerable business
Of public interest. The board met prompt
IL AT 10 o'clock and there were
nresent the following members: Colonei
4 s Buford. president, ana Messts'
w. w. Brand, of Roanoke county; y. H.
tfine. of Fairfax county; John H. hurt
M Pittsylvania county: J. X. kemper'
of Augusta county; Judge X. VI. MAI
lorv. of Brunswick county; j. X. NC
Cam. OF Frederick county; n. Z. stuart
of Russell county, and Colonel Ihon.S
whitehead, Commissioner of Agricui-
ture.
The most important business transact
ed was the adoption of the following n
teresting resolution. presented by Cor
onel Buford:
"Resoved, That committee OF ,htee
be appointed to consider the propaDie
utility and practicability OF securing uu-
ring the ensuing spring a large ana rep
resentative convention Of the farmers OF
Virginia, or Of the several States OF the
Union with power to act on the supJect
as they shall deem best"
Colonel Buford, in explaining the Cd
| iect of the resolution, called attention 10
| the fact that most of the professions ana
| trades had their regular gatherings. IN
which measures for the betterment OF
their respective conditions were as
| cussed and his desire, he said was 10
| bring about similar movement among
the farmers, not only Of this state
but of the entire Union. After some
| little discussion the resolution was adopt
ed. and Messrs. Hurt, Hine, and Com
missioner Whitehead were appointed
members of the committee, with Presl-
| dent Buford as eX-ofiicio chairman. The
/ committee will wait upon the Secretary
| of Agriculture and try and interest nm
! and thereby effect a convention OF the
( States.
THE COMMISSIONERS REPORT.
Commissioner Whitehead's report
which was submitted on "Wednesday
night. was read for the first time. and
was discussed at some length The re-
port treats of the operations or the de
partrnent from October lst last, and Is
a svnopsis of the work done since thai
time. After speaking i'm terms of praise
Of the Weather Service Bureau, the re-
mort sets forth that there had been ex
pended up 70 December Slst Sl,626.S5 o
the fertilizer fund, distributed as fol
lows: Salaries of employees, 1888; la
boratory. $3.50; expenses Of inspection
$685. 20; printing and stationery. Sl0 q
| OF the general fund. the sum of S5il.J
has been expended. as. follows: Salaries
| OF employees, $3.50; expenses Of Stat
Board. Sl2770; publications, 1920; print
ing and stationery, $3.50; Weather Ser
vice. SIP: postage. $50; special appro2ria
tion by the board, 1856.
There mas been collected and paid 4
the State Treasurer the sum of 1854
received from the registration OF ferti
lizers.
In conclusion, the report recommends
the printing of 500 additional copies u
the Handbook of Virginia" This wa
referred to the Committee on Publcd
ton and the remainder of the lepor
went to the Committee on Finance.
OTHER MATTERS.
The quarterly report of the Director {
the Virginia Weather Service was re
ceved and filed.
The Committee on Finance presente
its quarterly report. which was approved
It contained practically the same state
ments as to receipts and expenditure
which appeared in the report of III
Commissioner
Letters were received from Judge /
J.. Henley, of Williamsburg, and Mr..
j. McMath, of Accomac. explaining III
absence of those two members Of III
board.
The request of Mr.. r. II. Gaines, III
chemist of the department, for an al
preparation to purchase certain book
for the use Of the laboratory. was II
ferred to the Committee on Finance.
Major Hurt offered the following IesC
luton, which was agreed to:
Resolved. That the regular quarter
ly meetings of the board be held on III
first Tuesday i'm January. April and o.
tober, at IL a. NJ. instead of the secor
Wednesday i'm those months, at T.. NJ
t the present time of meeting"
, The board took a recess until 3 o'clocl
, and adjourned in a half-hour thereafte
, no business Of importance having bee