Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-11-21


offers more natural advantages 10 the
farmer IN the various lines of his calling
than any other State in the Union. she ls
far enough South 20 escape the long, cold
winters and bhzzards Of The West and
North and just faT enough North 10 fs-
cape the hot. dry summers OF the South.
Her climate and seasons are the best of
an the States.
4 GREAT APPLE STATE.
The proper rotation of crops. sowing tine
lcgUaes. and keeping more live stock Will
rapidly improve her kind soil. The pant
Ing Cf the proper varieties of apples and
Otrcr fruits. with cultivation. fcrullza-
ton, and spraying. will bring handsOm.
profits % the fruit-gr0Wer. Some apple
orchards i'm this State last year brought
% revenue as high as $3.50 per acre and CO.
ass we'll this year. The crop from one
apple orchard has been sold this season
for 5000; another fOr $1,000. and quit
q number from 5000 20 $500. Virginia
apples sold last year in London for $50
per barrel more than apples from any
where else. This state can De made the
greatest apple-grOWing State I'm the world
The trees live longer mere than i'm the
West and the crop is surcr ana Of 20
finer quality than grown in the North
There is now in this state tens Of thou
sands o. acres Of land Idle. that cOulO
are yearly losing many thousands of dol
lars In defective fruit. that is unstable
for the want Of knowing the Importance
Of and how TO spray their fruit trees.
PROFITS IN LIVESTOCK.
More profit can be made now from live
stock than i'm recent years. There ave
grasses that will grow on much Of the
soil of Virginia where no grass or forage
is row grown The spring-l9mn market
which Is very profitable can be better
SUr piled from Virginia than any other
state. on account of her mild winters and
accessibility 90 the best markets OF The
county This state Is well suited for
au extensive dairy industry. There are
States with much less natural advantage
than Virginia. whore dairylng Is carried
oU with great success. Virginia can max"
as good butter and cheese as any Sta'e.
The demand for export butter and cheese
Is increasing. as we'll as nome demand
We are not supplying half of our homo
demand. There We're imported into odr
city last year IN this state WtOD tuDs ul
better $1,000 boxes of cheese. z5th IONS
ID. hay and 100000 pounds OF meat all
u which ought 70 be made i'm this state.
The increased demand for butter IN Eng
land is 10000 tons annually But butter
and cheese can only be mace az "a prom
by modern methods. our farmers shouId
be- encouraged 90 sell their products IN as
reaf manufactured article as possible.
% go. the largest profit from them Seer.
hrttor and cheese are MANUFACTURED
articles
From recent Investigations made by
myself i'm the growing of sugar beets 10
fhe West. and from analysis made rev
years ago by this department from fus",
beets grown I'm many OF the counties OF
this State. ! nm -tfthrl INfI FItlild
can grow beets richer 90 sugar o'tI
larger area of territory. tnau any olhet
state in the Union. am giao To- siatt
that there Us every indication TO beHeNe
sugar-beet factory VII he ~ citl aiiu
put into operation "a ffrlr i.l"' yuts on"
Na.l. .
cent, Of the sugar consumed IN thls couh-
try is made from beeis.
OUR GREAT MINERAL WEALTH.
This State has vast deposits Of unde-
veloped. valuable minerals almost
daily have requests from capitalists AN-
ing beyond our borders i9r "a se'lV go. ''l
report ora fhe minerals ~ this state. Dinef
States with far Jess value Do minerals are
extensively advertising their wealth IN
this line. and are securing the INVESTMENT
0f millions Of ca1ita in manufacturing
enterprise We have enough iron, coal,
zinc. and other valuable minerals 10 sup
ply fh country for generation.
There d. no publication for distribution
on the mineral wealth Of Virginia.
TO give our farmers practical informal
ton on the new methods Ia an thes
branches Of agriculture, horticulture, live
stock. trucking, etc, necessitdtes the
holding OF farmers Institutes in every
county in the State and mailing to them
printed bulletins and documents from
time 10 time. giving tnll Information on
an these practical subjects and new
methods that are oil vital Importance 10
thefn.
To illustrate the valuable results from
these farmers Institutes. ! Will mention
what has been done i'm two States. among
many others. The state Of Wisconsin
has appropriated for ten years $1,000 an
nuaily for holding Institutes, and the
State OF Iowa has appropriated $1,000 an
uually for ten years. What is the result?
Nhy teniytafs ago neither state shipped
nm butter or cheese. but last year Wis
COnsin sold $1,000 coo. and the State OF
Iowa 3SOODN0 in butter and cheese. Viz
ginia has natural advantages over both
Of these States yet she does not supply
her home demand.
The Department of Agriculture in New
York receives annually $4,000, Rhode
Island $1,000, Pennsylvania, $4,000;
Maryland. $1,000; North Carolina, $4,000;
South Carolina. 5000. Georgia, $4,000;
Virginia. 500 which comes from small
tax of $40 per brand on fertilizers sold i'm
this State. and after inspecting and ana
NZing these. as the law requires there is
nothing left for other purposes. In nearly
every other southern State, except Nir-
einia. "a tonnage tax Is imposed on the
sale OF fertilizers, which realizes i'm North
Carolina on a. tonnage tax of - cents
SW 600. I'm South Carolina. $4,000: in GeOr-
gia. $500. in Tennessee a tax OF 80 cents
per ton is imposed.
l recommend tonnage tax in this State
entirely FOR the benefit of the Agricultu-
raj Department. A tonnage tax Is fair
20 both the small and large mauufac-
turers Of fertilizers: tonnage tax does
not increase the price OF the fertilizer 10
the farmer, as some suppose. 10 Is 1t fact
that fertilzcrs made IN this State are
sold in North Carolina at the same price
as in Virginia. Estimating the sale of
fertilizer I'm this State az 225.OO0 tons an-
nually, q tax Of 10 cents per ton would
yield 81. 500 revenue.
PURE-FOOD LAW
owing 20 the stringent pure-fOod lave
which have been passed by other states.
EXCEPT Virginia this State has bec,lre
the dumping-ground for much adulterafed
food and leeds The extensive and in
ctcusing sale OF ole0margarine ana buttcr
tdulteTations IN this State. which Is ad-
ycrtised and sold mere as Virginia butter
hn~ ruined our homemade butter mar