The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-03-11
Voice of
the People
Practical Work at Blacksburg.

| prlatlons for completing and eauippng the
esenanF and S barnx tha WoK e. the
| station.
Governor Swanson gave tho party audi
the and snt
Work Being done done and i' the sshisvemenis
q a sdpt GsoS se Jss y mer
derived from tho employment OF q station
a hish price: Flo paid the station grad
80 en a ana b fGana that s
| valuable than the cheaper man.
The e., idea that virginia boys could learn ri
and NJ positions Of value. was elaborated.
Ing money to bring In foreign immigrants.
while neslecting to educate and instruct i.'t
19ysh y op pson HAS and TG hoa q e
their stn,e and their. homes. rather than
force them OF our farms rms Nor for t n ,Sent
stead of loss. Ths thought was heartily
approved. and impels mo TO write and I'M I'm,
known what nI our u agrHieulturists we're doing
| for us Mt Blncksburg.
Tho State farmers institute that met
Ss Moro a NIX at Rh hf
carried to Blacksbnrg to spend n day and
see the work being. conducted. received I'M
| nve hundred farmers clamorcd. for more,
information along improved lines. and
sec. s s the Ss Esst ans
| equipments to accomplish this end. And
this is now being asked at the hands OF
Planter, said he was Constantly asked for
men capable 70 manage farms at h f SnS
He knew IL the station had chance TO
work i would produce them. Governor
sid he should d. avail himself Of
management of Ills iarm. He assured the
commts ss' was s held If IN The House Of Dele.
gates. over which Senator Wickham pre-
~ Interested in the opening speech OF
ex-Governor Tyler who long since won
he To bs of sos v fs ne Could
,ons a and rs b RsGesr hs
boys getting the benefits and returning
It MANIFOLD In their. increased earning
and devss!opins capacity when IA expen pen er
State. now go much needing Intelligent
and profitable culture. BY all means. he
said. lie, Virginia boys have the oppo,r per,
| skillful employment. And. said he. as
| while other institutions have asked and
received aid. agriculture had acqniesced.
now when agriculture came to plead for
our boys and our farms. he believed our
people and our Legislature would assert
their approval
Prof Soule next addressed the com
mittee with charts, exhibiting conditions
at the. station. showing, wha, was there.
hew s seepa az fSe work was
nal. suggestive. practical and extensive
It's work was endorsed and made use OF
| by tho United States Department of Agrt-
| culture: was appreciated by many farm
| ers OF Virginia. as witnessed by our 10, 90
letters OF inquiry; by 1900 doses %, OF
growers TO protect their calves from a
| most fatal diseases. The writer has had
costly along sn ibis ne bas os
o The e bacterioioeieai department had rel-
10 our farmers. and tho horticulturists net
only Of Virginia. but Of the nation. weI
Fronting BY. virginia's discovery and ap-
pllcation OF sprays for, San Jose scale seal.
louise and other. enemies to our fruit
trees. The breeding of corn was Mus
b. sa ne
many bushels per acre In the Yield. The
operations of the dairy were stated;
the successful marketing of the cream
from Blacksburg to New Orleans. a feat
| never before undertaken, but now proht-
ably demonstrated.
said they had many young men and md tneir
very hest students. who stood ut tie heua
Of ,heT onsse hS %hs sa wS5e passeatura
course by Working in the dairy at every
class OF work-milkng the cows. weigh
FOR os best best results. and making both butter
and cheese by the most approved metnous
of the very highest class an Imese os S9Ins
| awaiting them. and many more couia Gil, ph
fitted in Just the same manner Will
proper facilities.
prof. soule also showed a great many
y,ir nf nj la ,ts
Of animals, hogs and cattle from the worst
Showed 4 the .e comparative value OF feeds
bv an experiment with twenty cattle fs Mn
for SIX months on silnge ana saih fed Oily, sly
twenty similar cattle fed six months on
stover hay gains :N0 pounds.
million Hi fu doars ss spsnt ,na The e
Virginia annually for fertilizers, one nli !.
lion dollars could be saved BY prope roper
or that knowledge.
The address OF Prof. Sonle lasted over
two hours, but was listened TO with t ne
closeat attention and the memseeSS Of some me
ni sne before saHh hearing and undrstanding
IL the wo Hbe but writer WsF' took
just giving the recollections and impress p,,
sions made by, this nterestnT Ygs spdee ,n;
baa s ~ IN eyerv mart Of Virginia. Our
farmers farm boys would be delighted with Il.
you'd our nns, oq o an sIt1 1seir
whether they live in town Or country,
would wui enjoy and derive benefit from ON l. 80
interesting presentiaton OF So nr 1hpse
.m men viii VIII be. made to. have this inter,
esting matter presented whe acta more r, q p
HeaarIynsp Ia he heard, and the station
deserves the assistance asked Of our l. Leg e 8 :
islature, and the writer sincerely a tpnsea
MIA e The assistance asked but shall clear,
the the aae of tse
sna., ~ turni E:Suerment Station, and not
fo any other branch q the work There
other features w &c Y nterssel
f Gu Me t Mditor' trust YOU Will further
With Your vide Influence the great eat, ehn ry
and aims OF agriculture, ana 10 de s"1i inter