The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-11-24

Secretary
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mistaken for cattle ticks. He said that
4 the DETERMINATION experiment which he
/ had carried on was not carried on III n.
i Laboratory, but on a large farm. = ~
I5pasturc rotation method was used and
4 was found to he entirely successful Mr.
| Morgan explained at length the methods
fused in this experiment, and showed Dy
4 charts every detail of the work. he SAIL
4 that lie could do nothing without help
4 from the government but that nc hoped
I to get that before long.
Testimony From the North.
| Mr., Cooper Curtis, of Rhode Island,
! also discussed the question, and among
other$things, said that the people OF the
| North were mortally afraid of cattle IN
fected with the tick; that they were
afraid Of n universal quarantine, and
that none would be better pleased to see
the tick eradcatcd than tho people OF
| his own little State
Ee said that very little has been done
since 1887 to exterminatc the tick IN Vir-a
| ginia, although it was made known mat
! TIL quarantine would be removed as soon 4
i as the ticks were eradicated. Mr.. Curtice
said that nothing could be done without
the felp3 of the people; that this help WAS
more important than that Of the govern
ment. Mr.. Curtlce showed the boundn-s
RES Of the quarantine and eXplained, nov
| those areas in the South which had been
| cleaned ~ere Handicapped by those that
| were still infected.
Professor Soule's. Paper.
Professor A. NJ. soule Of Experiment
/ Station at the Virginia Polytechnic IN
stituteS read an Interesting paper on tn the
/ determination of the LICK
3t lcnol n, NV thu relation or the
| soil and fertilizers to the cattle tick.
| Professor Soule differed from the other
/ speakers, wherein they believe the work
must be all on the cattle. He$thinks It
! must be done on the land also.
He said the farmers should feed their
cattle cottonseed, thereby getting it in
the land as manure, and also use COM
mercials fertilizer on the land .33 Farmers
] should raise more cattle and better
| cattle.
He said just as good beef could be
| raised in the South as in Virginia, mat mat
! blue grass was not absolutely necessary
| and that there were substitutes when
we're as good as blue grass. He said the
! greatest fault in the South was that the
bulls were not good stock. That the
quality OF the cattle, not the feed wa $
1 the greatest factor.
Professor Soule said that sllage used
with some dry food Will make as good
cattle as timothy or any other dry loo -,
] Examples were shown of cattle when
! have been feed on succulent2 foods ana
which gained the best. results. Frotess'or
| Soule showed that some farmers Were
! paving twice as much for feed as was
4 necessary. because they did not Know
1 tho best feeds. and said that such cases
| were numerous He closed by saying
tbat tia question was too big to discuss
| II 50 short n time as was allotted MN,
M thnt hc hoped some facts which he
| had shown would be apr eciated by inc
neonle and would thereby do some good,
Afternoon Session.
| Tho afternoon session yesterday was
tho best attended of any 50 fur, and, OF
co,,rse, Hon. James Wilson, OF Iowa, the
| SECRETARY of Agriculture Of the United
| S+otcs Government was he attrhctlcia'
| IF was known that lie had arrived IN TIC
| CITY in the early part of the aflerllool l
| and many people who were not nlelh ,1's
| ~ the convention were anxious TO near
! him.
Lambs Introduction.
Mr. Wilson reached the Chamber o.
/ Commerce little after o'clock ana
Ejn a fcw moments was introduced 70 the
/ convention by Hon. John Lamb, who eN-
i planned that there Is no politics IN the
4 Agricultural Department at Wosh'ils' ~.
4 1t is ali Institution which tourhcs lne
hearts aud TTes 'of more people IN
/ America than any department OF gov
! crnment. In conclusion, MI. Lamp sh .'',
+, .For years (! have been anxious 70 h't l
t.thIs gentleman address the people OF lhis
4. state, and particularly those Whom !
\ have the honor to represent.
/, Tt affords me exceeding great pleasure
Il TO present TO this intelgent audience the
4 Hon. James Wilson, our able ana GIN
Il cIent Secretary OF Agriculture,
4 The >,nora bio secretary was recciVen
A with npplause and ut once commenced
his sneech without the use, Of either
manuscript or notes
"A Pleasing Speaker.
,rhe secretary, tall heavy SGT and
,,nvred faced man OF distinct Scotch
cast of countenance, evidently lays nc
;. claim, to oIatory, but he IS Il pleasing and
convincing speaker, He has decided opin-
. ions and n straightforward way OF im-
pressing his views upon Others, Mr.. Will
! son declared Ills belief that the nation
= tho States and tho men of large means
SIN tho country had for generations heen,
by comparison, giving too much money
4 and attent!n 10 general education and toe
1 little 10 specific and special education
o Tho dccadence In Agriculture tho foun-
dalton of nations prosperity and wealt tn
was due 10 ne fact that the government
Y and the States and the educators OF the
! country were slow 10 recognize tho fAc'
: that agriculture Is u science capuDle o.
! being taught In schools and colleges
, Eight years ago" said he, II came
y TO look more earnestly into agriculture
matters and was uuck Ia find that
=, could not depend upn colleges ana uni
!. Yersttics because they did not teacl