The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-09-24

| stroyed, VaIuing the trees at 10 cent?
each. 300 was thus saved to tho plant
lScrs, not, TO- speak Of the loss of the land
and the disappointment and destruction
| OF the orchard In the course OF. n few
years from crown gall, tho dieease with
liwhlch the trees were affected. Tho onto.
theological department has also q shown
|sthat the cost Of producing the lime-sul.
| phur wash for the San jose scale should
not exceed Il ia cent per gallon. which
would, make ESQ gallons cost about va
| while the cost OF COn-sol, one OF the
lSpntent remedies which has been ex-
| ten slyely advertised, would beS $50. co. The
saving effected on a single fruit farm
would thus often amount to 5000. ms ~
applied to all the orchards of tho state
totals up a very large sum-. Sal
In lnycology some very i'm por ant work
has been accompalshcd A number Of
Iplant diseases have been very carefully
studied, and methods devised for their
eradication and control. Exc ellent work
has been done on the canning OF fruit
and vegetables and the results publish
cd for the benefit OF those Interested in
Ilthis line. Special studies have been made
| on the manufacture OF cid erH ana vine
fgars Of standard equality through fEtheS
I5use Of pure cultures of yeast, and 1t
has been clearly shown that tho thou
sands Of bushels of undesirable apples
which are often allowed to so to waste.
can be utilized to advantage and ut
i "a largo profit, for the manu- fracture Of
palatabe cider through the cultures Of
these yeasts. Tho station has sent out
q number Of these cultures at very
moderate cost and is now in a position
to assist all those who may desire to
experiment z wlthGithem IN tho future.
While no&money value can be placed on
these results, they are quite as far
reaching in their influence as those obs
tained in many other appointments. Ii
The department of veterinary science
has done good work from its inception
Tho amount Of black-leE vaccine dis,
| trlbuted totals up something like 5000
| doses. NJ On tho commercial value of 15,
cents per dose this department has saved
81, 250.00 to the farmers OF the State,
| providing we ignore the thousands OF ami
mails which the uso OF the vaccine has
saved. More than 200 Important letters
dealing with various disease are answer
| cd by the department each year. These
have at least q money value OF $1,000.
while the free clinics and other work
done without charge for the benefit Of
the farmers will annually total up ;1,-5
| 10000. 85ga HI Y
AN sINFORArATION BUREAU.
There Is another feature OF the sta
tion's work which Is worthy OF special
men ion, and that Is tho correspondence
through which Information OF Immense
value Is given to farlt.ors. During the
present year at least ! c, 900 letters have
boon received and answered. and these.
replies have certainly been worth 81
apiece. Some farmers have written and
stated that the replies We're worth huns
dreds OF dollars to them. So that In
this one item alone at least 81 0.000.000 per
| annum Is saved. This represents two-f
thirds Of tho entire cost OF the station.
and entails an immense burden to tho
officers, which.s ohenrfully borne when
Iit is recognized TINT the information
given Is OF such imn.ense assistance to
the farmers of tho State.
During tho past year between thirty
aud forty farmers Institutes have beon
attended, aud nddreSAs delivered before
between 5000 and 10000 farmers. These
addresses covered subjects OF vital con-
corn to stockmen and farmers and have
done much to encourage and inspire
those who have not had an opportunity
previously ia come In touch with solen-
tinc truths on which profitable Hgrlcul-
tural practice must DO based In the fu-t
ture. Already applications have boon re-
ceiyed for many Institutes during tilc
next fall and winter, showing that the
effort put forth has been productive OF
much good, and has resulted IN tho
stimulation OF I'm. lUteEest * w IHOuulH
agricultural practice, which heretofo
did not exist
The station also publishes bulletins
from time to time, During tho present
ycnr some six OF these Will ba Issued,
beside the annual report coyerleg more
than 200 pages, and representing original
work Some OF tho fncts presented In
these bulletins have already been touched
on In tho foregoing paragraPhsA and ths
results obtained have brought to llght
questions which merit serious considers
ton at the hands OF thoughtful persons,
our bulletins are published in editions
al $4,000, SO That lnore than 10000
pamphlets Will W distributed during the
course of tho ye0r
Numerous ar{ia!es have been contributed
to the ,Julcultural press, and short
press bl6etln dealing with some perth
nent topic Is ssnt out each month, IN
this way thousands OF farmers are reach
ed who 40 not receive the bulletins,
though they are free for the askinE, SO
that every possible means is utilized that
the facts dlscMpred by the station may
be disseminated and madc available to
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