The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-04-07
c ]vERNOR PLEDGES
HELP TO FARMERS
Tells Board He Stakes Sue
cess of Administration on
Farm Wealth.
PROMISES TO RAISE
MONEY FOR ADVERTISING
Board Votes to Buy Experimental
Station in Augusta County.
Appoints Four Fertilizer In
spectors--Also New Clerk.

The man who don't advertise Ia
like fellow winking at his girl In
the dark. He knows what he Is
doing. but nobody else does. Tir-
GINA has whole lot to advertise.
want you genetIemen to tell me
what IL Is and i VIII raise the money
with which to pay for the advertis-
ing"
This was Governor Mann's pithy
comment at the meeting of the
Board of Agriculture Thursday, whe,-
he made known his intention of rails
ing from some source or other a sum
sufficient to replace the $4,000 a year
which the Legislature struck ont Of
the appropriation bill for exploiting
Ftrginias resources
Governor Mann was invited by the
board to attend the entire meeting.
but was unable to do SO. He made
a few pointed remarks. In which he
suggested that the board take no
action regarding agricultural matters
at this time that could not be fol-
lowed and continued by the unftco
Board of Agriculture which was
created by the last legislature.
Work OF New Board
The General Assembly established
the board. but made the appropria-
ton of $4,000 available in 1914" said
Governor Mann. The bill by which
the board was created, however, be-
comes operative on June Ia. | haa
II talk with Mr.. T. q. Sandy, head OF
the demonstration work In Nirginta
TOR the Bureau of Plant Industry, and
we agreed that the actual work for
which the board was inaugurate d
could begin next October.
While the Board OF Agriculture is
in no sense under the united board,
we want 10 coordinate all the agri-
cultural bodies OF the State, and by
this cosgularton concentrate into one
body all the Information possible
making for greater agricultural ac-
tivtty and progress In Virginia. Theirs
are in this State 2s.oge. 900 acres OF
land, with about 100000 in culti-
sattort. IL II conservative estimate tho
nnproductive land that could be pro-
dactive at 100000. We want TO
make experiments as regards separate
agricultural districts and see what
vii grow best in these sections. and
what to start planting on these un-
productive acres.
There are TO be three members of
the Board of Agriculture on the Unit
ed Board The Commissioner of Az
riculture Is a. member. I would sug-
gest that You gentlemen to-day elect
dent of the v, P. l., and two members
of the board OF visitors Of that insti-
tuition are TO be members"
On motion of ]. Miller. Delegate
Berkeley D. Adams, secretary Of the
board. and W. w. Sproul, were elect
ed to complete the boards member
ship.
Great Agricultural Fra.
Virginia is now in the midz. of en-
agricultural era that has never boen
eQuaied In her history" continued
Governor Mann. There Is every rea-
son for believing her crops this year
viii be greatly in excess. both In
quantity and quality, of any since the
Commonwealth was started. In trav-
cling about the State find the great
est possible enthusiasm on the part
of the farmers. What we want now is
to concentrate that enthusiasm and
20 stimulate IL SO that II will Ye-
dound to the States best good.
promise you gentlemen that above all
the agricultural interests shall be
protected. and I stake the sncosrs of
my administration on that. Thu man
ufactl ring and Industrial interests
also shall be looked after. but they
are already concentrated ana do not
need SO much assistance. / earnestly
ask that you gentlemen cooperate In
keeping up the enrnusinsin VI the
farmers and by your suggestions to
me and the United Board, when its
work IL begun, help make Vtrgfnta
the greatest agricultural State in the
Union. Experts have said that the
land lying between Staunton and the
extreme Southwest is the best apple
raising country In the United States
We should make experiments and sec
II we cannot make our mountain lands
productive, The potato crop OF Ac-
oomac and Northampton counties last
year was worth $s.1o0.00o. Abou,
100000 was spent FOR seed potatoes
in Maine. What we should do Is te
experiment and ascertain whether we
can grow the seed potatoes within oul
own State. SO as to save this money
and. IL possible. get even a bettel
quality of potato,
President Barker and the othel
members OF the board thanked Gov,
ernor Mann for his attendance. and
pledged their support to his agricnI
tural movement.
Appointments OF Inspectors,
The board approved the appoint
mont Of four new inspectors OF ferti
titzer, who were selected BY Commits
sioner Koiner. The quartet of new
INSPECTORS ARE A. b. Arvin, +. q. Tate
I ]. c. Codd and John Fl. Read.
The six old inspectors We're reap
pointed, They are J. A. Lester, A. L
Moore, a. b. PARROT. Nick. Montague
w. w. Ward and J. Fl. Leech.
The four additional inspectors were
appointed as a result of a rider
tackled on to the appropriation bill
| at the eleventh hour of the Legisla.
, ture by Senator Nat Early, OF Greene
county, Delegate Adams bill provid
| ing for their appointment having
| been opposed in the Benate by Sena
! tor Gravatt, of Caroline county, and
defeated. +.
For Experinens station,
The board voted 10 purchase, q
farm of 10 acres near 6taunton fol
! an experimental station. The pur'
chase price Is $3.50, which win b,
! fncreased TO $f0,0ae, pfch9bly by III
| terest. as only one-thtrd az Mn tota
amount Is to be paid cash. and thu
remaining two-thirds in one two o.
three years
! Experimental stations are alread,
lcontinusd On Fourth Rss1l