The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-07-23

Visitors & OF d itfe Virginia Polyesch 4 ic
ifstittite for} The fehtertaitifiet1t& pro yided
dtiringSthe visit 10 fslAtksb u. 3Th 10 state
Fair ana The work Of other fair assocla I
tlons 81 SVlrsiiiin was warmly endorsed.
SA resolution wnB passed condentiiing tne
action OF The 1ntefnati lia ry y, s'!4
Eompahya In rot allowing uppli leu 70 We
Kept at local polfi ". IN s5 n. I.
S5EThe wnrtncst con fidence was pxpr,cs =
Eln the effortspt the p xperitnet,t station y
and those directly III charge OF its wo eti
and they we're piedg the g. q .ne ~
wei i ~ tiie farmers az the state.
After Adjournment Oh wed tiesda y eve =.
ming, special tickets were given GU for
atie excurstor, To Blncksburg. 3Thursdny,
July 18th, was an ideal g1ny md ten
gronchcs of happy farmers sped pidly
Soh theft way to Crlristlnnsbnrg through
the beautiful valley OF the Roanoke
RIVER They reached 13lncksburg enrly
sitls5 tho morning and we're taken TO the ie
chapel where q most excellent and able
address was made by Presid lent Mo Byrde
ON behntE OF tie college and Board OF
Visitors Dr. McByrtle reviewed the work
1 81 The Institution from rs Beginning, and
pointed out the nrduous difficulties over
come BY & the col iege and the tremendous
labor expended In bringing u to III pres
#ont high state OF efficiency. He cor,-
kmerded the work Of all the departments.
$kut81aid especial emphasis on the work Of
the College Of A sriculttire and Expert;
ment ation. s Il f 81 ",
us ',rhe visiting crowd, Iii charge OF the
professors at the head OF the various
departments, were next taken N through
Science Hall and the shops. tier which q
h delightful luncheon was served In the
college dining hall " BY q Mr.. shults, the
college steward. The visitors were .'At par +
ticularly interested IN the cheese made
by boys from Virginia farms. and the
milk from the college ba rms 2 hese Two
things seemed to attract special q atten.
ton, though II Ii needless. to % y 4 that
the watermelons ana musk Melons M ~! sut-
Bfered severely In the onslaught OF such
an army OF hungry poop le. isis II Us IS
After luncheon the visitors were ken
on a tour OF inspection Of the farm and
barns. Those especially Interested N nor nor
ftlculture were taken over this sect ION OF
the station grounds. The visitors were !.e
particularly Interested In the 81 sig -s lG
acre experimental field, with u.s. espe.
gclally designed barns and neatly N kept
6plats ana froadways.g& Here a great vare-
&ty ofsexperirnerts are In proEress 70 do
terInine the best crops to grow IN ts3 Viz
( ginla.8and 80 study methods for the pc, \
3mancnt Improvement Of corn and other
important cereals. More than ~ LOO
direct questions arc X beingt asked OF the
SOIL When this work has been In pro-
gress for several years, II will answer
many OF the ost vcxing probems re-
$laung to our agriculture The vis tors.
one and all. complimented this part OF
the work most heartily. aa 5lS5 s
herds and flocks and the college barns
generally speaking. They were glad to
SEQ the new agricultural hall making
such rapid VI progress. ~ and many H'er..
the Interested spectators who fingered
In the dairy building to see he various
processes through which milk "a la put yin3
the manufacture Of & butter and ch eese.
The milking machine attracted 4 q great
deal OF attent ton, In fact, the crowd
was 30 great about It that It was diff
cult 10 either operate the mac i,ine or to
see how II worked. The beef cattle
were greatly admired, and, altogether.
1T was happy ~ a tired II and 81 dusty
crowd that reached the Blacksburgs de-.
pot at o'clock In the afternoon, ready
for the return journ ey 81 to Roanoke
Every ono went away feeling that he
day had been. well and profitably spent;
that Virginia had much to be proud "a o.
In XII tho irElnla M FOL ytecnntc 81hstltutc,
that there was ii much NJ to IL be q learn 4
ed about agriculture. @ but that
there was IN a sou rec inform ton
available to our farmers Of which they
were probably not fully cogniznnt Pc
fore Ssig That they will avail Themselves OF!
this opportunity goes without saying.
q II Is needless to say that the Institute
was a success from every point OF view:
that II gave a great 81 Incentive q to Eagrl-i
cultural education; that Il furthered the
desire for organization and COO operation
on the part OF farmers and that It speaks
volumes for the future welfare OF agri-
culture in our State, which constitutes
as we all fully real lie, the fundamental
basis OF our progress and our Wea lth. III
ANDREW M sOULE. Secretary.