The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-12-03
FARMERS To HAVE
WINTER INSTITUTES
Director Owen, of State Ag-
ricultural Department Ar
ranges Three Good Trips
MUCH GOOD EXPECTED
FROM MANY LECTURES
Learned Speakers Will Talk on
Subjects of Vital Interest to
Agric ulturallsts--B Busy
Times Ahead for All

That the farmers in all sections
of Virginia may not suffer for want
of information on how to better their
land and crops, or for lack of en-
thusiasm in their walk OF life, the
state department Of agriculture.
through Director or Institutes j. j.
Owen. will hold many farmers tn
stitutes during the winter months.
After many weeks work arrang-
ing matters To suit the lecturers.
farmers and railroads. MIR. Owen has
mapped out n series OF institutes
which cannot but be Of the greatest
help to the farmers in improving
their methods and increasing their
increment. and thereby benetting the
State.
Three In Two Weeks.
Three institute trains will be run
between next Monday and December
Is. The speakers VIII be kept busy.
not only lecturing on soil betterment.
intensified farming. corn growing and
the most modern and successful
methods of preparing land for crops.
but they Will also have 70 scurry Some
to make connections with the trains
which Will bear them TO the points
where institutes will be held.
Three lecturers will go on each
train and they, will talk on subjects
OF vital Interest to individual farmers
and the States best agricultural In
terest. They will also take guam
titles of literature with them, 81
prepared to answer any and all ques-
tons that may be propounded to
them. and do everything else pos
sible TO make the winter institutes
much good as the summer ones The
department of agriculture is graft.
fed over .he results accom- piishe i
during the summer months. ant
Commissioner Koiner believed Inors
good should come from the talks
during the season when the farmer
is not busy sowing or reaping.
Director OF Institutes Owen will
run the first train over the Danville
and Western division OF the Southern
between Danviile and Stuart. The
train will stop at half a dozen places
where Institutes Will be held. The
second train will be operated over
the Atlantic Coast Line between Rich
mond and Emporia. and the third
over the Atlantic and Danvfllc division
OF the Southern.
The railroads were most willing 70
lend the trains wanted for the insti-
tutes. and the industrial agents Of
the companies will go along with the
| lecturers.
Although plans for only three day,
have been announced. 1t liz known thai
MIR. Owen 10 working on other insti.
| tutes. and II Is probable that Ave vii
have been run before the spring.
The Schedule.
Following In the schedule Of insti.
tutes thus far arranged:
Cascade Pittsylvania county. De.
cemher 5, 10 A. NJ.
Axton. Henry county. December 5
F. NJ
Martinsville Henry county, Decem-
Der g. 10 a. NJ
Spencer, Henry county, December 9
. p. NJ
Stuart. Patrick county. December :
10 A. NJ
Patrick Springs, Patrick county. De
ceinber :. r. NJ
Returning to Danvllie. the lecturers
will take night train TO Richmond
req ching here OH the morning Of De-
ceuber s. and starting out at once OF
the Atlantic Coast Line Their itein.
erary will be as follows:
Chester. Chesterfield county, Decem
Der 4. 10 A. NJ
~
cember s. 2 +, NJ.
Carson. Dinwiddie county. December
O. 10 4, N.
Stony Greet SUSSEX county. Decem-
Der .. Q =. VI
1arrat.. Sussex county. December 10
10 A. NJ
Emporia. Grecnesville county. be-
cenher 10. F. NJ
Back to Southern.
From Emporia the party will &C
10 Norfolk. there To take the special
train on the southern. The stops viii
be.
chnrchiand, Norfolk county. Deeem
Der IL. 10 a, II
Suffolk, December - 2 r NJ
Franklin. Southampton county, De
cember is. 10 A. NJ.
CORTLAND. Southampton county. De-
ccmber Is, . y "
.Drewryville Southampton county
December IA, 10 a. NJ,
Emporia. Greenesvillc county, De.
cember ~ r. NJ. 4
Lawranccville. Brunswick county
December IL. 10 a. NJ.
South Hill, Mecklenburg county. De.
cember Is, r. NJ
Doydton. Mec,slenbnrg county. De.
cember 16 10 A. N.
Clarksville. Mecklenburg county. De-
cefnber iG. r. NJ.
Virginia. Halifax county, December
II. 10 A. NJ
Denniston Junction. Halifax county
December II. +. NJ.
This makes two Institutes at En-
poria. The first will he In the mora
Ing for the farmers. and the second. al
night. viii be more particularly for the
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