Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1901-03-13
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS.

The Board Of Supervisors met at th
courthouse yesterday and disposed 0
the following raattere:
Supervisor Kinnsar and the super
intendsnt OF The poor were appointed
. committee to make repairs to roof o
colorsd paupers' quarters at the poor
house:
Supervisors Welsh a,l Harper ant
Mr.. W. G.. Mcdowell were appointed
to make repairs to Jail.
Disposition of hand rail OF highway
bridge at Goshen was referred Il
Walkers Creek Road Board.
Committee on additional metal fur
nitur' for circuit court clerks Office
continued with power to contract.
S. r. M core, treasurer, and W. g.
Mcdowell wore appointed to negotiate
with the holders Of the sac, 100 OF 6
per cent bonds of tho county and SUBJ
ject to sale and mako any arrangement
practicable with tbs bondholders fcr
continuance of the said bonds until
their maturity or until they shall be
called for payment by the county at
the rate OF 81 per cent.
Commemorative Attorney Catlett
and w. g. Mcdowell were appointed
a committee "to take into consideration
and fully investigate the present state
of the county's stock IN the Valley
kailroad, and to this end they shall in
vestigate the past and present condi-
ton and management of the affairs Of
said Valley Railroad, and any and ell
matters touching tho county's interest
and stock holding in the said road; and
the said committee shall report to this
board as soon as practicable the result
of such Investigations, together with
such suggestions as they may deem
pertinent and for the interest of the
co lnty; and the board hereby rspect-
fully requests the officers Of the said
railroad company to give to the said
committee ouch reasonable information
as they shall desire and suggest in the
progress of their Investigations, and
also reasonable access to the books krd
records of the said Valley Railroad as
of he county Of Rock
bridge, a stockholder OF the said rail-
road"
W. G. Mcdowell was given q vote OF
thanks for the energetic manner in
which he carried out the order of the
board before the General Assembly in
reference to taxing the Valley Railroad.
THE FARMERS INSTITUTE.
A Farmers Institute conducted by
G. W. Koiner, State Commissions Of
agriculture, was held in the court
house here Saturday morning, and
was highly appreciated by the few who
attended it. It lie to.be regretted that
bur farmers did not moro largely at
end. The rain, no doubt, kept many
away.
Farmers Institutes have been sue
,essfully held in most Of the counties
II the State and have proved OF great
benefit to the farmers. Men skilled in
he various lines Of agriculture, and
'apabls OF imparting information to
,Ihers, are employed to assist in con.
luctiDg them, They entail no direct |
ost on those attending them, all ex-
,enses being paid by tho State out OF
fund derived from the tax on ferti-
izsrs.
Assisting Commissioner Koinsr are
Professor s. B. Hsighss, Of York, Pa,
rho was chief Of the Pomologioal Di-
ision in the Department Of Agriculture
t Washington, under President Clsve-
and, and Mr.. s. E. Barber. Of Harris
urg, Pa, dairymsn. who, combining
he science OF the books with the knowl-
dge of how to do as well as how to
ak, has been eminsntlY successful in
,aking profitable and marketable milk,
utter and cheeses.
Mr.. Koiner talked to the farmers on
Fertilization" showing the way to
observe moisture in the soil, and how
lnds may be enriched by growing
rass vegetable matter thereon, captur-
lg the atmospheric nutrient nitrogenp,
nd imprisoning the heterogeneous meat
roducsrs in the vegetable hrmus.
professor Heighes specialized his
Tx, telling how to plant and grow
pples, fight the blight, and how to
row and ship the fruit for market.
The methods of butter making,
anagement of the dairy, and the eco
omical use Of foods for dairy cattle,
ere the themes on which Mr.. Barber