The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-03-01
INSTITUTES IN
SOUTHWEST
THEY TELL Or LIVING FACTS
SSs'Tlie Virginia pcritil1elitt Sta
ton Working With the h
+ Board. sii5
IN 4.

lt5Sl (Wrlltct fpr ,Tl.o I,intcs-Dspntcil3 4ssl
IS; PER lAiIr MI s,rAr1 {, N, .,5
gLAt. KsEt Ist, a III 2s. ~ series
I: ofsfIys8 farmers Institutes were recently
sSlcld iii Southwest Virginia under no n ll:S
ihOrtty OF Hon j. Il s. IL g lllespic, mclnber.
h Ok tho State Board Or Agriculture from ron
81 the Ninth Congressional y strlct.3 ,Eie
y towns Wis ted were Tazcwcll. Pearl sbtlis
II Abingdon Gate city and Pulaski .35 y Of ls1
Il wItllstnndifg the fact that the I,wcAt ller1
& was blttcr1yScold the attendance Mt These
Il meetings was very remarkable more
II than 4, sDo farmers being present at the
nye pl,lccs mentioned. The enthusiasm
Witnessed WAS Inspiring 10 ~ he on cooker
ana the best evidence that the farmers II
or THE southwest rculz re the llueS o. Of
Observation-Disclosures and IRE anxious ~,
Bn1tfunirt themselves wi Til facLs that Will y;
enable them 70 carry on tieir ~ ~.
Operations III the most econ0ln cai man
sSncr, rho men q t hcse ceilings we're e Z,
ii GUS districts. ati dHorle OF the m 70 las
much as tl1rty-1ve&miles to be present,
While many offers came from adj dining
counties o.. oIithe raiiroads
which has been looked for8 ard TO with
SO much Nj Interest and n preuictGd Il from
time 10 q time, a seems 70 have actually u
s HI is 4 c q THO writer has bud
+ more than ton yea rs, IN sfnrn Il
%trs' Institute work, but fis cons to
y say that this series 81 nlectil1 gs has
any he has previously attended 1 has
Il been said Il that the farmers OF YirgnliL
4 arc very conaerYat I've. T his ca n no long
Ger be counted q fact. for conservative
men 81 would not turn out Under such son.
3 dltfons to LISTEN 10 what have been 80
4 frequently terrned with derlsiotl q lot Of
s8s"book farmers and theorists. u d
Quoted is % school 10 the farmer; q n cans
y BY which, be comes In touch wit II facts
SntE first hand that are OF vast itnpor thncei
tie lin. For! stancc. why should q
sistnE cfleny . 4 cotton seed meal q or
y lInsced meal. together with d mixture
.gof such cheap and useless med lcii1a cons
&stitucnts as gentlan, FEM greek. nustard,
al ocs, q sal t, q sulphur, charcoal. etc AZ
GA on Of% a. so-called famous foodstuff. cofl-3
%sistIng cl,IanyBof the foregoing constit,l-
&ents would scogt the mhnu fucturer some
thing ke that ths prot N aelii
Very gconslderab le.s A club ri farmers on
h the ot1ier hand could buy I trce car londs
4 Of 60 ttonsecd meal. 50 y co tons and pay
81, ton for i for the amount they
would invcst M ono ton Of a. practically
worthless so-calicd medicinal foo1stun.S
Yet hose 60 tons Of cot torseed me al pos \
9sesses 81 illzing value equivalent to
Y d 4 ton OF col tonsecds d meal should make
3 from 100 to 800 51pounls or beer. which 1T
g5$cents2 per 20 ind Won q giv u ~ Ing
value OF SEQ to SO per- ton S5 AS 90 per
Gent. Il or N no n mineral tituents COM
stunned by, beef s.cat tie are void edsin tthea
Scxcctera. the farmer should certainly.
obtain $$35 from en- III & ton Of cot tonseeds
meal fed. vet us "a mat ter OF fact. most 4
s of our feeders are afraid o his won ~
Sderfnl Commemorative and are 4 cndcayor-s
ing TO make heir cat tie on corn o n corn
meal strnl Chi, or corn and BRAN ~ heat
4 bran containing II eraccnt. Q {! q IL sttble
protein costs abpu ss25 per ton Id Isl
often of Objectionable quality. whereas,S
cot onseed meal containing BIZ per cent.
OF dgcstlble prot elm, or more tha n three
times as muchS;is wheat bran, cun be
purchased for about s255i ton. or. even
less Ia carload lots. There fore. when
Ia farmer feeds a. pound of cot onsecd
meal. he iss giving hlsSAnin1als the protein
equivalent contained In Ii pounds ,ot
wheat bran. " 9$il KS
g5SlAIe these facts Of inheritance 70 the
matters so essentially related to the eco
nonlic production OF beef? q N at al.
These ~ are " living 81 rates for which the
y farmers have S been g seeking and now
through tho efforts OF the Virginia IN
pertinent Station In corporation with
tho State Board OF Agriculture, II Is
possible through gatherings Of his kind
nation to the direct attention OF the
farmers iii a simple and attractive man-
Y ner. Can the farmers q ford TO Ignore
S these schools OF Information wherein
they may learn about matters OF such
& great economical concern to- them Not
gat all. They are coming to realize The