The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-10-15
FARMERS AIDED
BY IMsT|TUTE'||
Director Owen Writing from Rap
pahannoek County Tell How h
Campaign is Progressing. Nh
CALLS ARE COMING n
FROM EVERY SECTIONS
Practical Lecturers Tell How Livns
Stock and Crops Should Be 30
Raised-Growds Are En-
thusiastic.
BY j. j. OWEN.
State Director of Institutes. III
written Especially tor the RichmOnd
Xirninian .n.as. .aEEs

Virginian.) sazS
WASHINGTON. RAPPAHANNOC1S
COUNTY, Oct. 1.-THE Tall cam
paign recently launched by CommtuS
sioner George W. Koiner OF the VIZ
ginia State Department of AgrlGuts
ture for general crop tmproveu1oM
throughout the Old Dominion, hao nJ%
ready met with unusual success, AM
wherever the farmers Institutes AN
held. splendid crowds attend and b1y&
ter crops must eventually result
One OF the most successful institNt4~
which has ever been held under tM4
auspices OF the department took po&
here October 10. the m1etinY De&H
called to order BY MIR. James NillN%
a mem Der OF the State board OF aG1z&
culture Mr.. Miller introduced ~
nominated Senator Carter for chAtE3&
man and. being elected the Sona41
amid applause stated that the objoN
of the meeting was fer the general MIe&
lift of the Virginia farmer ana yn43
Improvement of his crops. Foll0Wtm
/ these remarks lectures We're delivA&
ed by Or. ii. p Miller of Ohio, Fyue3
J. +. Gordon. also OF Ohio, Prof. Gs7
G. Starcher. Field Horticulturist Of t4Ma
State experiment station, and FE04%7
w ID. linn of West Virginia.
DR. Miller spoke on '"I'he AflnaA14
of Domestic Animals. covering tMI4
field in rapid but thorough mAnn@4Sa
and giving many valuable ihuAfR~s
tons and instructions to the farulax{
as TO how sick animals should
treated and cared for. He told Of seME
effects of various remedies cautlQMlN
the farmers against several, Wn18
are Judged to be injurious, $780,
| strongly advising the use Of 0snA
which have been successful In M181
erous instances.
| Corn Raising.
The Repairing Of the Seed
/ and the Culture of Corn. was t.
subject of Prof. Gordons l0c&M4
This talk was one of the best and mt
| instructive which has ever beSu Co.
! livered before any gathering OF
ginia farmers. The principles
scientific and Intensive agrtcuIt1
we're thoroughly reviewed by R
/ Gordon, and the farmers who hAM
] him received practical and iMp44
| instructions as to how the land ah0N
! be prepared, the corn planted, Nl
tivated and harvested. This loc4n
/ was unusually timely. as the faru5
/ in this county have taken In the M
few years unusual interest In EN-
| selection an breeding. the result 4
+ ing crop of much greater value IN
prospects for still greater frnpNo
ment.
/ Professor Starcher spoke on ~Ann
Raising and the Care Of Orchids ILL.,
peculiar merits and advantages a.
several varieties of apples, which N
be profitabiy raised In this State.
discussed In detail. Every phAMo
apple culture was given its prOpA3
tention by Professor Starcner. M
laid particular emphasis on the
method OF growing this crop ~ Ne
ing better care of the orchardns
stead OF letting them grow IT.
! weeds and bushes.
He told of the remarkable -
which could be attained by hA
of certain spraying compound.
ing how the hard, knotty and psN
caily worthless product could ~
veloped into wonderfully
smooth apple. for which Viro1n1M
fast becoming noted.
Soil improvement.
Professor linn lectured on
Improvements. He thorOughlN
cussed the advantages OF dt0s
kinds OF fertilizer. telling OF the
icals so necessary to the paxk1
crops, explaining how they cA1e
procured and mixed by the 4MxN
and giving list showing the MI
OF pounds of each fertilixexs
adapted to its own crop. which
profitably be used per ac1o. SS2
These addresses were ltst1m4
with the greatest OF interest. ~
was noticeable that those attNm
the institute were the reDreeeM4N
most intelligent, and, conseCWN
the most prosperous. farmers e.
county. AS soon as the regular
gram had been completed ~
ton was passed by rising v0te IN
ing the State Department Of 40
ture for giving the institute -
speakers for their unusually IN
tive lectures. This was followN4Sf
request for another institute ans
as the department can arrAnGo
Two sessions were held DUR
day. and at night crowded
listened to addresses by P10@
Gordon and Miller. a num1
visitors came over from F1tu&
during the day. these being
lighted with the instructive w0x
they Immediately requested th13$
lessor linn be sent to their t0y9u
night to address the farmers
community. This request WnM
ed. Professor linn went oyae
livered one Of his charActAs1g
on general agricultural impxS
4 Never before has there 6M
interest aroused among thA
aud from nearly every coum1
State is coming the Macedn1
Come over and help u H.
Is widening and bee0u1tnG 1
portant every day. ana lk
fixed purpose OF the Stmte ~
OF Agriculture 70 carry
9 into every, county. an9
into every maxtsttrial
Pi,enoslAs1al 91es9
From u xexy elpAlt
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