The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-03-18
GOOD DERIVED.
FROM IN INSTITUTES.
Farmers Of the State are Pro6ting
Through Them.
COMMISSIONER KOlnER RET RNs
Addresses OF Interest TO a griculturists
We're Delivered by Icxper's-I,.-
s,itutcs TO Be Held in Each
County OF tho State.

Commissioner Koiner has returned from
winchester and woodstock, where he has
been attending farmers Institutes. Inc
creates, interest was manifested In these
sdnsti,utes. and they were attended not
only by the farmers in the counties IN
which they were held. but by many
from adjoining counties.
The first institute was held at Winches-
Ter Tuesday and Wednesday, and on
THURSDAY an institute was held at Wood
stock.
MT. l.. NJ. Boyer was the president of
the institute at Winchester. Both of the
institutes were held under the super
vision OF Mr.. c.. w. Heater, the member
of the State Board OF Agriculture from
that district. Among the most prominent.
lecturers present were Professor waite,
OF the United States observation-disclosures
ment at Washington. and Professor
Heiges of York, Pa The latter has been
un agriculturist for twenty-five years.
The results of the experiments and OBJ
servadions of these gentlemen as given
dn their lectures, were not only enter
thinning as an address, but they were
highly instructive. At the might session
Professor William B. Atwood delivered
an Illustrated lecture on the subject
1.-The Proper Care of Fruit Trees. with
Special Reference to Fighting Insects.
PAPERS DISCUSSED.
Among the papers read were: The
Bright Side of Farm life. by c. NJ
Solenberger; MY Way of Making Money
Out of Sheep by J. W. Larricli; Farm
ers Help. Indoor and Out" by s. NJ.
Chiles; How Are We to Teach Our
selves the Great Importance of Better
Roads?" by C. G.. Crawford: why /
Stick to the Farm by W. Z. Branson;
"yydll Free Rural Mail Delivery be an
Advantage to the Country Districts?" by
Dr. John S. Lupton: THE Value OF the
Corn Crop to the Farmer" by O.. t
Wallihau: THE Farmers Table, by e
II. Purcell; THE Importance of Mixed
Husbandry.' by c. e. Clevenger; Should
Cattle Feeders Raise Their Own Cattie?"
by Hugh S. Lupton: THE Advance in
Farming from knowledge Gained at Our
Institutes by L. A. Hugett Mrs. 3. NJ.
Carter read an essay on 1.-THE True Help
mate" and Mrs. NJ. NJ. Lynch an essay
on Our Public Schools. Two entertain
dnE numbers on the programme were the
oscillations OF Mrs. II. r. Stpe and Miss
Mamie Elevenger.
The institute at Woodstock was pre-
sided over by Mr.. J. M. Wissler, of Mt.
jackson. Mr.. Ny. II. Newman. of Wood
stock, acted as secretary. An executive
committee was appointed. composed oil
members from each section of the county.
COMMISSIONER KOINER SPEARS
At both Institutes Commissioner Koi-
ner delivered an address on fertilizers.
lie explained what the department was
doing for the farmer in sampling and
aralyzdng the fertilizers (which were Of
fered for sale in this State. -Four mil
lions of dollars. he said, were spent every
year by the farmers in Virginia for fer
tilizers and If the goods ran one-fourth
below their guaranteed analysis, then 1t
simply meant that the farmers were out
of pocket one million dollars.
At both institutes enthusiastic resolu-
lions were adopted, endorsing the De-
g,artment of Agriculture, approving the
action of the Legislature in giving more
support to the department. The plan of
holding farmers institutes in every
county of the State was heartily APP
proved.
All OF the farmers who attended the
institutes last week expressed themselves
as having received a great deal of prac-
Neal inforn,a ton from the discussions
and lectures.
to hold in every county of the State an
institute similar to the meetings at Win
chester and Woodstock
Pennsylvania, NIr. Koiner said. appro-
priated S15.0DD for institutes alone. and
required two to be held in every county
IN the State each year.