The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-07-16
FOR THEGOOD
OF VIRGINIA.
Important Measures Looking to
This End Before the Board
of Agriculture
HAVE a CT ILLOGICAL SURVEY
Plan Proposed by the Y. z. i
Agreed UponFariners In
stitutcs to be Held.
I Z. Z. \

fspcrjal to The Times Dispatch)
n H1.ACksBuRG, VA, July 15-The Ex-
s.cutive Committee Of the Board OF Az
8r,cuiture and immigration met at the
rail- OF President Beverley at the office
u the president OF the v. r. +. with With
siessrs beverley, Cowan, Heater Egburn
and McBryde present.
Dr.. McBrydc, in behalf OF the Com
kinittee on publication, consisting OF
commissioner koiner and himself sub
,nittcd the matter Of two special arti-
cics, one on sheep husbandry In Virginia,
md the other on horses and mules IN
Virginia, for the jnforma toll OF tile COM
inittea These articles are the II, st OF
Z d series or farmers bulletins ordered to
be published BY the board a lts last
quarterly meeting, for the Information
/ 81 pros pectivc immigrants and our own
farmers These papers were highly com
8lnendcd BY the commissioned and the
Publication ConnlitteeSw was urged to push.
their publication and to have other SIM
liar articles prepared on the following
subjects: Cattle, Dairying, Trucking
Fruit Culture and Poultry. * *
GEOLOGICAL SURVEY. 5S
Two communications from the ExecN-5
+ tive Committee OF the Board OF Visit
$trs OF the v. II. !. were presented by
/ DIR. McBryde, both inviting the co-opera-s
ton OF The Board OF Agriculture and I'm
migration along certain lines. The first
srtlyised the Inauguration OF complete
geological survey, to be condu cited under
Ethc joint forts Of the two boards. This
survey is TO include:
y An examination OF the geological for
III mations Of the State, With special refer
E cnce to- their economic products, namely. q
3 building & stones. clays, ores and other z6
Il mineral substances. i egs
?. An examination and classification Of tho i
soils and a study Of their daptability
e An AZ esapation OF tfie physical features
Il OF the State with reference TO tie If prac-8
tical bearing upon the lions OF the
/; An ssamIaat and report upon the n
occur: enc, or The dltfe rent road building 4
s. The prcpa "a tons OF special geologic s
and economic aps TO Illustrate the re-
sG sources of the State. Es5ff8
MI 8. The. preparation so specfa reports. s5
witty ncccssary & Illustrations md MAPS.
which shall embrace both general and de
turaI resources of the State. u S }39
& 3 Il The invest igation and report upon
s water supplies. a T esian wells; the water
etc, for various economic purposes. }5
s.. The consideration OF such OF her kindred ri
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deemed "A f value to the people q Of II the III
s55 E,nte. rs 3s 55s- filsssss
a copy OF the argument of. Or. Watson:
the incoming professor Of geology a}s and
sniineralogy In the v. p. L. and his plan for
the survey were submitsd part Of p ne
communicated from the Executive Committee
( OF the W. P.34I.4 board OF visitors.
The proposition Of the N. L; authorti les
ajor g ,a s eg
1.-THE Board of Agriculture and Imml era ton
4 at It's; August n1eetin g. III Isl
The second proposition was 4co-opcr ton In
the work Of farmers, institutes. The college
authorities offered the free services OF :, sey-i
as lecturers at5athese institutions. Professor
Soule, the new director 8of the. station has
highly
81 srco ~ stiff ufifwypnfWy
30 Mr. coYan, this help and M asked Sc.
jects be furnished to every member Of the
Board of "a grcultnre and Iminigrat ion II was
determined 10 urgeS upon every member I. o.
the hoard the Importance OF pushing the,
work. In hin congressional district Upon mo-
ton OF nfajor Heater, Nj jor Cowan was ap-
p9atsa e Wa.
way and request him &c invite the CO. opera
ton OF tho several railway lines IN the state
IN these two lines Of effort for the advance
ment OF the industrial Interests OF the Com
'r e'' n AILRoADs WILL. HELP, *
The Scon,1,itte e ad jourped in order y, hold q
FONT conference with the Executive G,onI-
;mittec Of the board of visitors Of the Wiz
SeinIa Polytechnic Institute and representatives
of the Norfolk and Western ailway--M essrs.jt
Schere and s1.abaume II Professor Soule WAS S'n-
.vited to appear before th'@ meeting Accepting
sane a 4 r
7rtitrte work in Tennessee, and strongly press.
Cd the high educational value Of the farmers
ably received by the conference The frepre-
sentatives OF the railway took an !, active w,
part in the ference and assured tbs 8t y.
pIans agreed s,,pon for cooperation along the
two lines of work and, promised them Shelr
The Executive Committee $of the board OF \
Visitors have just finished an important ses-
sion. hut nothing in regard to their as
items was given out ~ pu hllfea tiop,
Al CT &T%OIITS