The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-07-05
FARMERS WILL J.
ATTEND1l.A!R||gE'|l|:Y
.TfcsS State Institute 70 Be Held at
Roanoke Next Week of First III
u Importance. s5.lS
jTHE SUBJ Ec1s ECU! cATlloNYA'l
Roanoke Is Making Extensive
Preparations to Entertain
Visitors. 5s S

Visitors. Az
M 80.
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tendance at the stGta Fnrir,ers institute
\ which oonycles III y Roanoke on July y,
s11 and ~ promises 10 be very large. &C.
Il corxling TO Ill tho In formation gobtainnblc
II the present time. Let tors lalvef 4. come
Is tho office Of tibe secretary from al!
@ parts OF tlie 5ttyt1 as Ing for copies 81
\ the programme ana mhlIng Inquiry c GO
% corning radlroaA rates. u Thc ptpt,if ammo g
{ 1ias already been publshad IN the ~ ~
q pers, sidcs tadng wddely dist'a blft ed
tilroug, the Irrnl ls and an announce 70,
rDent was made some time 9 80 WIN retsa-
" encc to IA iroad 4 rates ny farmer de-
4 sizing TO 4 attend the mdstllg can nov
secure d i4yte 81 d fare and 30 ~ lrd On
RI I'll 4jlpe leading railroads In the State;
certainly on any 81 the trunk ltnc3 and
II their fornnct eu. INC railroad auth orl-
ties a,sly, been very kind III this matter,
" and any person N string to at tend Gu
I obtain tho in for tor, needed ~ app "
7 ing 10 $tis local ticket agent. !. M
3S The Sci ysofS Roanoke Is pre- rnrtf1g 70 en-
tertain tho visltrAs to the very list a.
y etl ~ Tho Chamber or Commerce to me- 4
n Delegates and assist them 81 finding III &.
FL able hotel and bolrtli ng house accon 1l.o-
IS dations at reasonable RI ties during their
y stay. IN tho city. The meetings VII IA pc
II held IN the benutd ful Mount ain Par Us
u sino which. owing to lis cons rtt't sol1. In
s s,ircs cool and co m fortaio b ~ rters for
u tho speaker and Sa,idi eilce al Ike *
Entirely Practical.
81 rho gatIering Of farmers this year will
q be unusually representative for the In
tercst In tho State Institute has grown
materially during the past year. and
4 there will 5be representatives from many
n new localities. This Ii faH It should BIO.
\ Tor as has already been stated, y the pri 4
Y mary object OF tiils meeting Is to- bring
togcthert farmers for d discussion Of those
Il phases Of their bueines8 which Ia m ces-
VI RaryS II, ord or to &mtet modern cond tons
or crop production and marketing Edu-
4 cation and It's relation to successful Sasri-
$ cultural practice will X be one OF the prin-
cipnl themes discussed. & for all progress
u sivc farmers now rcal Ire that the Md 81
# sacntino &knowledEsssis essential TO eco-
4 no,nlc and aucccssfui Y crop prod uction.
especially since labor is so difficult to
y obtain.
An excellent programme has been pre-
4 pared. and while space forblds q detailed
y atscuHsion az II. some Of the more Inn
portant topics TO be nsidered nre 8 ms
b follows: # IN IN I
5f On the opening day there VIII Il boz a
~ Rddrcas on \" shorth horns az "a Factor IL
Il Our Cattle Industries,.. ss BY Hon. 2. Al o.
Il Eowan, assist ant secretary OF the Amer:
lean shorthorn4 Breeders. Associations
IS Chicago 81 Ill. he reput ton OF these cat
y lie sas beefmakerE Is too well known to
heed nmplifca ton al this III time, Il: and
I Whilo wonderful progress ;Els beer, 4 ma de
y m improving the general duality OF our
B beef cattle, Il there Is much to 4 be accom-
II r,lished yet. ara hence 1t Is appropriate
4onic ~ !, y a,ch ~ :. : IL
fi,icnco s. of,T1S al y agriculture should he
4 given prominence AT this meeting,
49, p,...id II, II; - z
Building Up a lrGinla,, NJ g subject of
be nbly handled BY. Hon. q. FL Johnson ,N
Il Railway; Hon. Al.Is u richards. Of tho
II OF tie Sea board Air The VI rail.
II road mr. NAL king an unusual enort y
the present time TO bring IN 7. desir 1
" Inning e deYei q, muon q our land
that has no.
.i'e - III c,a 80 r. bor Tie labor
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