The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-10-19
new RESIDENCE At
THE TEST FARM.
Professor Heiges Now Has a
Pretty Home in Charlotte.
STATE BOARD MEETS THERE
Roomy Place for Them to Hold Their
Deliberations in Interest Of Farmers
fthe state-Presiden Hughe.
Has Made Success of Work.

On the Gath of this month, the State
Board Of Agriculture will hold Its first
meeting at the Test Farm in Charlotte
county.
Heretofore the Board has been with
out a local habitauon.'' having to meet
in commissioners Office or anywhere
it could, but during the spring and sum
mer carpenters have been busy enlarg-
ing and improving the dwelling at the
Test Farm A meeting room has been
provided for the board there. It is splc
and span now and ready for the pur-
pose for which it was intended. 1t s
the purpose of the board also to have
farmers institutes at the farm occa-
sionally. Two rooms have been arranE-
od 50 that they can be thrown together
and porches surround that part Of the
residence, making it possible to seat
3 three or four hundred people.
WANTED TO HOLD SERVICES.
The religious nature of the people OF
the State is strikingly shown by this
circumstance: AS soon as the build.
ing was completed the people OF the
neighl3orhood applied to Mr.. koiner
Commissioner of Agriculture. to be al
lowed to hold services there on Sun
days. After thinking over the matter
carefully, Mr.. koiner felt obliged to
deny them this privilege. This Is real
ly a private residence. the home OF
Professor Heiges and Mr.. Koiner be-
lieved that to permit this would make
it EXCEPTIONALLY public
Professor Heiges has not yet moved his
family hero from Pennsylvania. this de-
lay in his domestic arrangements being
occasioned by the bad condition of the
dwelling as he found it, but now that
has all been done away with and by De-
1aio nd iS a IIerh-
tiers will be comfortably housed in the
State Of their adoption. Professor Heiges
has spent more than a year at the Test
Farm now and he has played bachelor
with wonderful patience. His life there
has been happy: he has gotten along
splendidly with his work; his neighbors
like him ever SO much; AID planters
come from miles around to ask him per-
picking questions about their crops. lie
has never yet failed them in any OF their
difficulties. lie is not only a theoretical
farmer, but a practical ono as we'll. His
crops are the best in the county. AS proof
of this, while his land is not considered
as good as some. his crop of tobacco
vas the finest seen in the South side of
Virginia for years. But the hail storm
came a month ago the worst seen in
two decades, and shot holes as big as
mimic balls through the long. clark
green leaves Professor Heges almost
wept when he saw this devastation. He
is going to send specimens of the best
to Mr. Koinerfs office before long. The
extraordinary length and breadth of the
leaves can be seen.
NAN FOR THE, PLACE
Professor IIeiges is under contract to
remain manager for three years. There
is scarcely a doubt that he will hold
the position as long as he wishes it. he
is invaluable to the State Board not.
only in this capacity. but as lecturer.
His knowledge of farming, particularly
Of fruit growing. is exceedingly wide and
thorough. Before an audience of practi-
cal farmers he is perfectly at home and
wherever he has been in the State he has
made many friends and is highly esteem
cd This experimental farm is going to
lie of immense value. to the farmers Of
the state, to the farmers Of the South
sida particularly. and the time is not FAR
distant when there will be one In each
OF the grand divisions.