The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-08-16
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The State Board I ofS gricult,,re
n Terminates 5iI1 :';; Plans
sSs 3s.s Old Point.
MONEY Il j For FARM EXHIBITS
The TIL! Board = spends e an; al.
Appeal from the
G overl1or.. fs
0NEY FOR FARM ExHl |. BITS.

i The state Board OF Agriculture and
Immigration which adjourned Its meet
| ing TAT Old Point Tuesday mig ht,5 was In
session nearly twelve hours out Of the
Twenty two hours spent there. Tho body
worked hard from the time they left he
train Just before noon, until wlthinsaa
l4few minutes OF midnight. taking up n
short recess for dinner. The result OF
| this long session was the transaction Of
a great Il deal s3of business, the matters OF
special interest that were passed upon,
being the Formulation and adoption OF
plans for the establishment oi5an expert
mental sta ton near Norfolk, and the app
preparation Of threb thousand dollars TO
aid Il ii the election OF an agricultural
exhibit for the Jamestown FIX POSI- or.
The following members { the Board
uere present. President Heater In tho
chair: Alessrs Isever IS, Ss .ianck. Scott.
Goode. Barker Co sta i. n ter, Egg born,
Ieech. and pr. NfcBrydc. The only q b.
sel,tee was i, V y. r I. Good win. o. the
Ninth District !, IN " no was unable to be
Captain :W.. Nv. I3ar Sci. OF the James
town Eek position Commits ion ,4 ap pea red
before the body a I the instance Of Gov.
ernor$ Swanson, wi o was pr vent ted from
attending the meeting. and ed Il tho
lection OF an agricultural exhibit. The
Board responded to this appeal by ma s.
Hing the applppfiat Ion as stated.
Mr. II II. ~ G.. Bevortyy offered the fOl-b
lowing resolution. vi Sch was adopted AZ:
81 ..'Rcsolyed that the ..at, ~ Board Of
Agriculture and 1mmi graf lon Views with
satisfaction the propon ton VI 70 hold 81 g
State Fair a Z Richmond IN October next,
and believing II that s. a fnir Will advance
the observation-disclosures OF ~ irginia, the
Board If heartily endorses and encou rngesS
the holding Of fair At r chmond. al tho
time named. N l # III s$3}
The Trucking Station.
h Messrs. John IT, Griffin and y 81 Lyman
Babcock. representing the Sou hern z ro-5
duce xchango, appeared before the Board
and IF stated that their u assoc "a ton NJ ~ 9
read y. toEofrer the Diamond Springs prop
erty for the location Of the y proposed
trucking experi1n ental staton. prov'nea
soil experts from the United States De-
py,artment I OF. Agriculture pronounced the
soil B OF this property suitable for the
purposes for which It was desr red. There
was not doubt In their osvr minds that
this property was most de bic IN every
respect but they only desired expert
opinion before concluding negot iatlons;
1.-THE land known as Diamond springs
is located about six miles from Norfol
and is OF easy access by trolley line
The board ratified an agreement ting
had been drawn up, providing for the y.
management OF the pr opposed B5 expert
mental station 81 The Ia tier Is to ,be gov
erned by board OF control, composed q
\ six members. If two representing the state
Board OF Agriculture and lmmlgraEo "
two representing the Blacksburg Expert
mental Station, and two rep 1senting the
southern Produce Exchange, The board
appointed as their representatives on (
this board OF control NJ essrs. Hea ter ana
Beverley. a! j4 5{&s. III q; -
Mr.. J |. M. Barker, chairman Of the yes - q
Farm Committee, submitted his quart teri
report. which showed that the work o.
sage was progressing most satisfactorily.5
The Executive Committee, composed Of
iAfessrs. Heater chairman. Beverley
Eggborn, hauck and Scott, exa m!neu
The accounts Of the depart tent, @ M re- II
ed that these were correct' a1su SIP aul'-
ported by the proper ;vo ucf1er h
7 Massrs. Beverley and Scott were nl'-s
pointed a committee to formulate plans
for holding farmers' Institutes and y per-
feet some organization An the conduct = o. %
iris work, this committee TO 3 report az
ina next meeting OF the board, 81 8,
me secretary OF the board stated tn.at
commissioner Koiner had reported con-
siderable progress IN me a!V'11'skt
work In Europe. and the letters rece e1s,,
from Mr.. Kotner$ we're n ost encougasl!ls
The comrnlasi Toner expects TO return some
time In September. :.
The board decided to hold Its next quar-
sterlyI meeting in Richmond on y the sloth