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


lection ana Improvement OF corn and
other terealHlls d subject which has been
Erlev0usly neg eoted. ! Z only ~ quarter
OF nii ounce OF grain were added to each
OF the 5000 stHlks Indicated above, tho
Yield of tho corn IN inc state you'd PC
Increased THIS year w tour ana q mar
nnllian bushels with value Of $2.225,OCD.
s Numerous experiments are In progress
on the station farm with the object or
securing Improved strains Of cereals,
grasses, leg umesi Epotatoes, etc, As As , lrH
strains arc developed ana improves
through selection ana plant brcedins' they
Will be distributed TO q limited number
Of farmers Tor propa cation IN their sec
ton and redistributcd 70 heighboring
farmers who may DO interested IN thelr
culture. BY these mctnods, IN the COURSE
OF. a fow years. II 2ls nolleyeu that W tn.
OF inmehse value VIII be accomplished,
Tor i IS clearly recognized mat mperiect
methods OF cultivation ana termination Il an
and the use Of unsat varieties Is
largely responsible for the small yields !. OF
corn ana other cereals now ~ y, is
Is nut one exa1npie q many ,nu ny. 4,1,
pc gwen 10 sno 1 Ing Yalu " ol tno Aieiu
investigations no" III progress q. tae stt.-
uon. s53 3ls s.,
yirslnla
TAKEN TAKEN very actiye Pr ~ ny
oplnent OF me ~ ~.
inc STATE u1lo ~ 70 e.Lor.s ~ ~ W.
!urse 1iaetlsut. ~
.,ict't - ~. tne api'ie
formation mas 0eell
ing planning. pruning ad spluSlne = - "a. :.
trees anu tne con.to - ~
uo. .'u - ~. Y -.
uo lle ~ - t.'
can ING .esuits iio".ns l.o,i :. ~
Tec.!y es Ieu. eA..lnplo
OF us value Hu mus. W i'.Ioi
passing 70 h .1 .oiic. s.l'i'. zee
shipped s "a nhrrels =. o. hpples ~. 'n -
the last 1 i've years. IN .lle phs.s -
per parrel, thls "ou'u
6 .tcopV One-nalL 81 ms ou'pul "ou.u
nave pcen 1a. nay ny Wy
oations OF tne Souii -. uose 1
1ectuaiIy checKeo. ~ nt"s soy = 1'i1.e
the colitroi ai,u . -
were enActeu ~ 'i1 ISL ..c ,,,,
OF me station oi''esis. alu - ~.
tne in.or'na Ion g w
~ .ne '.,l.o :.
20 q NJ ~ ''1s coilie lioi'i ot1..o
kACIEfiiAi lNf ~ t1!S = - =.
i3Acterll ' urc i
rlous processes co11ecteu WIN VIZ. e p'.' ii
GROWTH i ana deyeiopineh. recently i,a
80,
enmes have peen placed on tlie n n. no.
N.5o 70 81 belng asked q ior e',ousli y tne
commercial prouuct 70 lhocu l. az ' S 'ici
OF land. The low cost OF the material
makes this price slunre asonablc, and IN
order K that the Interests Of tho farmer
might bo fully protected, the station has
lind ertaken to prepare these cultures and
di.t,ihi,te them At q cost OF % cents .per
: 40 Malaria viii be sent MT 1es present
20 :. ~ Var 4 ono n eros nf land.
:, al d : thIs
~ ..l = on -,
.,u.i ARMY -, !. no
ll I OF the ei'.,ro s s.. = ," -
station curing me pas 5tl sea ye g g
This department mas also maze some
careful microscoplcal Investigations of
patent foods placed on the market. The
average retail price Of these foods Ia
1856. ~, but their real value per ton 10
l,ttle above $50, The basis Of these food
=, No 1ryo ! Whoa Z bran. cotton reed meal.
:. ~ - ,,,b,cI, 1,o a a
=
H I os.'
etc. neuicn q. a. wts o.t.l
considering, YET tnelr purcnAse eng q! use
represents an immense drain on the re-
sources Of the farmor, for which &he re-
ceiyes no adequate RETURN an pointing
out the utter worthlessness Of these foods,
the station has rendered a service to the
4 farm ara a ~ thai stu to rworth hundreds
~ HAN sands ~ dollars
!u1e' - mas si' ~ :.