The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-04-17
TO ADVERTISE
OLD DOMINION
State Board OF Agriculture Viii
Distribute $4,000 Copies Of
Descriptive Booklet.
|ND0RsEs WORK OF soULE
Mitch Important Business Trans
acted at Lengthy Session Held
Here Yesterday.

I'm met in the captol buildin ,e
yerv i Many a'a ua IN session tsat lasted
I save by adjournment for dinner, dsc,,ss.
/ co matters Of Importance To Tho 'n,.ri-
Gu, ura interests OF the state. i pinn
, ,,.a, systemal'zing farmers institute work
t Vas one Of tho questions considered. ana
tho test farm at SAKE, tho proposed 5nnm
experimental station near Norfolk--no,y
ABOUT ABOUT TO DO cstnblisled--wcrc other sub
The board heartily indorse .,1'J Tho work
u u. Professor Andrew M. Soule ut tho
virginia Polytechnic Institute. ana de-
ploreu the \, fact that he was considering
tuition, the agricultural interests OF which
ne hnd done SO much to advance 1t
was the sense of the members that 1t
would be unfortunate for these interests
should Professor soule leave tho State
and resign from the chair, in which tho
farmers Of Virginia were most concerned
that of the advancement of agricul-
tIrc. =.
Mr.. G. w. Heater, Of Middletown, was
reelected president. the nomination be-
ing ING made BY Mr.. j. a. G. beverley, and
The vote being unanimous. The present
executive committee was reelected.
After rcorEanizinE, the board took
a short recess and called upon the Gov
{ernor in a body. II
Upon reconvening. the reports OF
the several committees were taken up.
Mr.. Beverley, chairman of the immi-
grafton committee, said that he had no
formal report to make. Tho board. lie
said, knew that Mr.. koiner was In Eu-
rope in the interest of immigration. lie
believed the board had acted very wise-
~ in authorizing the commissioners, to
make q second trip to Europe on this
important mission. The Immigration
question. said Mr.. Beverley. was ore
that was ngitatlng every section of
Virginia, and he thought the board
should use every effort to relieve the
farmers of the State in the present
la Dor situation, which was fast az
Stunning serious phase. and unless
rcmedied, would cripple agricultural
advancement
AS chairman of the Farmers 1nsti-
nuto cq phnt ste M tman
the clan Of institute work. as outlined
in the report OF his committee, made
at a previous meeting.
MIR. Mauck read Il letter from Profess
of farmers institutes, in regard to Vir-
ginia as a field for work of this nature.
Mr.. Churchman offered IL resolution,
which was adopted, providing that steps
tute work, so that tho best possible re-
suits could be obtained in all future ef-
forts in this direction.
Upon motion Of Mr.. Beverley. it was
decided that hereafter special attention
would be called to all brands OF fertilizer
failing below the guaranteed analysis by
having same printed In bold blackface
type in the bulletins. to distinguish then,
from the others This will be n great
advantage to the farmer. as by most
casual glance at the bulletin he will be
able to see just what brands Of fertilizer
have fallen below the guarantee
Mr.. Heath. as chairman OF the Norfol 4
Experimental Station, presented the deea&
for the property near Norfolk to be used
for this station. and said that everything
was now In shape for it's establishment.
Work with this object In view will COM
mence at once. |
It was decided that the board shall have
printed $4,000 copies OF booklet de-
scriptivc of the resources of Virginia.
these to be used in advertising the State
auring tho jamestown Exposition This /
DOCK will be gotten out within the next
two weeks. |
Upon motion Of Mr.. A1auck, the board
aeGlded to mold its next meeting IN Nor