The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-06-24
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ACCOMPLISHMENTS: S
.Second5Statc Institute to BE Held
at Roanoke Three Days sI3aE
( III July. 8is
AN EXCEL LENT PR0oR R 1 Y 8
Purpose isSto Teach Farmers to-
4 Permanently Increase F7c IT
and Size 81 Crops.
AN Ex cEL LENT PROGRAMME


and Size 8of Crops.
Especial Hto The Times- y ispntchO a, Is
sS n ANO KE, 81 vA., June %. The state
Farmers institute meets In Roanoke July
10th, nth and 18th, tho object Of which, ll
Is to promote the interest OF the farmers
q Virginia, to- teach Thorn how to In
crease the permanent fertility Of their
soils snnel raise larger crops At n low cost
An unusually strong programme has
been prepared. Lust xeur yer 600 ipeo--
PIC attended the meeting. This YER ut
least /. 900 Of the most progressive FARM
crs in the State arc expected.
1.-The 4programmo$w will be MS fol lows:
TUESDAY, JULY 10TH IN ORN1NG
SESSION. n "
@6 9.00--Call to order BY President j. Hoge
Tyler. Is Invocati ION by DR.. WI g. Campbell,
Roanoke. Address of welcome, by Col
onel James r. GOODS, b Ron oke. fiast Re-
Spouse on behalf Of tho farmers OF Vir-
glnln, By Hon. Carter Glass, Lynchburg.
Presidents address, 8 ex-Gov ertlor 8
Hogo Tyler. 8f b 81
s$a 9:3o----..shorthorns as L Factos IN Our
Cattle Industries, s'S$ Hon. B. Or Cowan.
assistant secretary h American shorthorn
Breeders Association, Chicago III. $5 Dis
5oussion. IN IN IN II, Il q si
81 1880 CT Building Up Virginia" Hon. y.
E.. Johnson, president Norfolk and West
Sern Railroad, . Roanoke; Hon. N. y. Nich-
ards, land and industrial agent Southern
Railway, washington, p. CT Hon. J. W.
White, land and Industrial agent Sea-
board Air Line, Portsmouth Discussion.
Bs 11:3O--t',Tl1e Practical Management OF
Farm Poultry" Colonel Husselman,s Rox-
bury; James y. Mason. Gladys. Discus.
sion. rs t53$s$. 81 lEs& 8 n ia II
AFTERNOON SESSION. e.
1:SO--""Buccess B With Alfalfa Clover
son, bacterlologist Virginia Experiment
Station, Bla cksburg. j Discussion: S$ s. g.
Goggln, Rustburg; G. e. 1Tahrney, Tim
Sberville: Fl. 3. Smith, Jr.. Hanover.
30----!'"'Fr uitS Growing as a Business,
DR. John r. Guerrant. Galloway: George
u. Nfurrel, Fontelln; Prof, II. L. Price.
Virginia Experiment Sta
ton, Blacksburg. s Discussion.
8 40 IN ana cement Of Farlnyard Ma y!
3n,re,'' Prof. r. j. Davidson, chemist
Virginia Experiment alton, Blacksburg,
Discuss on. s}8i iii Isl s83 .3ge
43o---'".Th he Improvement Of Seed corn,,''t
Hon. II. G. "a Beverle y, member Of State
Board Of. Agriculture First Congressional /
District Chance. Discuss Ion: Mr., f. a o. /
Yanatter, In charge OF field experiments
Virginia Experiment Station, Blacks
burg; Mr.. A. O. Lee, Hickory; Z w. III
Turner, Alton. 81 Il q s s{s5
Il 5:o0----aThe Practical Value OF an Agri- l.
cultural Edtlcation, r. is. Walker, Or
.a1lge; J Fl. Squires, Bla cksburg ts!1Ya,D.$|
Dunn, Rnpidan. Discussion.
sss IA n hit SESSION.
U.s. 7so-77tssThe Improvement Of tho aR,iral! /
Schools Hon. j.. p 4: p XII lesion. Super
{,,ta oftt
mond. ,s. II X X b ls3. n "
I RECENT Investigations in Stock
F'teeding'S Illustrated Prof 3 Andrew M.
Soule, dean and director, Virginia Expert
ment Sta ton. Blacksburg. Discussions
~. G. Hoover. Timberville
81 'HV1E ED = 1t1---NORNING
SESSION. a;s NJ saE
81 8 :30-"'R ella ton Of Fertilizers 10 5 the
Production Of Tobacco" Mr.. - Ii.
Mathewson, West Appomattox; THE
Growing and Handling OF Tobacco in
Its Various 5stages," Hon. J.. NJ, Barker,
member State Board OF Agriculture Fifth
Congressional q District, Axton discus
sion. DR. Evans. Concord Depot.
s:So-"The Feeding and Management5of
ers' Gazette, Chicago. Discussion.
10:30--"T The Improvement OF the Soil ana
the Maintenance OF Fertility, Prof. w.
f. Massey, editor Practical Farmer,
Philadelphia, Pa. Discussion Prof, J. s.. I
Miller, Enoryss Il. o. Sandy. BurkeYile;
Dir. G. u. Grayatt, Port Royal.
AZ II Collection Of officers and VICE
presidents for the congressional districts.
Report Of secretary and treasurer.
AFTERNOONaS Sc $50 \.
5 80" Dairy Economics Dairying as a 4
Business. Prof. Ed, Fl Webster. United
States Department OF Agriculture, WASH
ington, D. c.; Hon. A.. r. Scott, mem-
eyxx,
Congressional District, Richmond II. L.
8Panconst. Plrcellvlle. Milk * Solling,"
William w. jackson. h Farlnville. Buy
Ing Feed Economlcally.'sJ. w. & GREGG,
tFurcellvllle, n Discussion ssl . y
2;s0-""some Common ID seases OF Live
Stock" Dr. George G. Favillc, MORT ok.
iDiscusson-Dr. John Spencer, veterInar-
ian, Virginia Experiment Sta tlon,l Blacks-l
burg; DIR. w. G. Chrlsman. Charlottes-
d $50 Profitable Prices for Farm;
Crops," HOMO. Hayes Taylor, lndlanap-
olis} Ind Discussion7,C>.s NJ Stacy, Ame-i
I La; 4 Hon A. +. Thomas, Ilync hburg III
G. I<oiner, Stnunton $ "a y " ,5i
q NIGHT SESSION,
7.3O-"The Relation Of the Press to
Agriculture, Hon, "a, Il B. Williams, ed
flor News Leader, Rinhmond:' Hon,sJ. p
Jackson, editor Southern Planter. Rich
mond Hon T. D. HARMON, editor Ma
Stionnl stockman md Farmer. Plttsburg,
I Pa. S Il t33; I'd sH..,t N Ei5 Ss
II s,ao--'What the Country Offers "a Young
Man.. Hon. Joseph r.. Wing.
THURSDAY, w LIZ. IL. n i4s
EXCURSION TO COLLEGE, OF AGRI-
CULTURE AND EXPERIMENT.
is STATION.
Arrangements hive been made for a
special train to convey all bona tide
members OF the Institute and farmers In
attendance free OF cost to Blacksburg
on q tour OF inspection OF tho College
of Agriculture and Experiment Station,
loe ated at that point. A special train