The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-10-18
'THE STATE BOARD.
OUTLINES |! ! n ] "
Mr. Beverley, 81 immigration ratio;
Committee, Submits Inter Inter: Al;
esting Report.
NEW ANS FOR !. TEST i 81 \ FARM A 7'''.
Committee Recommends Changes
III Conduct Of Experiments
at Sake.
NEW PLANS FOR TEST !. FARM II7'N |
Committee Recommends Changes

The state Board OF Agriculture and I'm
migration met here yesterday, ana
transacted Il great deal Of business per-
taining to tho work Of the Department
or Agriculture for the new fiscal year,
which commenced With the present
month. { t8
Hester called the body to
order The other members present I, were
NIessrs. Beverley, Mauclk, Ruffin, Goode,
Barker, Cowan, Hester, Eggborn.
Leech and DR. McBryde. Commissioner
1Ioiner was also present. K
Mr.. Bark er, chairman OF q special
committed composed Of himself. pr. Nc
Brydc Mr.. Eggborn and Commissioner
aKolncr,5 reported a plan for the manage
sment Of the test farm at SAKE for the
coming year and tho board adopted the
recommendations This plan contcm-3
|plntes many changes in the lnnaner2of5
tonducting the experiments at Sake,
which the board believes will prove most
satisfactory In results.
WORK OF'IN1NrIGRATIoN.
< Il Mr.EJ II. c. Beverley, Chairman OF the
Immigration Committee, Of which Major
Cowan and Mr.. J. NJ. Ruffin are also
members. submitted a report ernbodyinR
recommendations as to the best means
OF prosecuting this important part OF
the boards work. The committee did
4"
ccssfully carried on without aid from
tho State a special appropriation would
he needed for this purpose The COM
$mittce, among other things recommended
'thnt special bulletins be issued on i've
stock and other industries VI peculiarly
adopted 10 Virginia. that a hand book
be gotten out embracing the attractive.
features OF the state. such as ciimatc
soil u loca ton. chenpness Of land, &c
Thatathese publications be literally dis y
tributed in sections from which settlers
may be obtained" y
The committee further reconmended
that IN order to supply the much needed
farm laborers or wage earners, the.
board exert every effort In having tho
United States furnish legislation to pro-
vide for the establishment of state I'M.
migration agencies at Ellis Island. so
as to give our people seeking laborers
better access to this source of supply
and that this department establish gngen-i
cies abroad in those countries from
which the most desra bic Immigrants are
( to b. obtained That these foreign agents
he supplied with such literature as
would be useful in securing the migra-s
$t!on of desirable people to Virginia. and
that such literature be printed In the
Language of the country where It IS to
he used ~ The board adopted the report
or the committee after discussing tho
several recommendations all OF which
were favored by tho body. which ex-
pressed itself as much pleased with the
work of the committee.
Chairman Hester, of the Executive
Committee submitted tho report OF the
latter, which was to the effect that the
accounts Of the commissioner had been
audited. and found correct.
DR.. Watson, of the Virginia Poytech-
n,c institute reported great progress in
tic geographical survey work, stating
that seven bulletins were now ready
for publication.
The board, after two long sessions, ad-
iourned to meet In Richmond on the
10th Of January. z