The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1910-06-30
MANN WANTS FARM
METHODS TO BETTER
Governor Mann Appeals I'm Behalf Of
United States Agricultural
Board.

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Governor Mann has addressed to
the various boards of county supervi-
sorS throughout the State a commu-
nication wherein he calls on these
bodies to make suitable appropria-
uons In order to further the demon
stration work done under the direc-
uon or the United Agricultural Board.
o+ta. ms ietter the executive directs
attentlon TO the following, which was
adopted at the recent meeting of the
united Agricultural Board:
RESOLVED, That ii is the sense of
TINS meeting that the boards of SUI
pervisors of each of the several conn
ties of the State be requested to an
proprlate a sum equal to $50 for each
1'OOO OF population, to be used in the
county In which the appropriation is
made, under the direction of the
United Agricultural Board, for DEM
onstration work.
Governor Mann next recites the
passage of the act creating the new
board, which is composed of the chief
executive and Superintendent of Pub
lie instruction, representing the State
Board of Education, the Commission
er OF Agriculture and two members of
the Board of Agriculture, represent
ing the State Board of Agriculture
the president of the Virginia AgricuI-
tural college and Polytechnic Insti-
tute, one member of the board of that
institution, and the director OF the
Agricultural Experiment Station at
Blacksburg, representing the Virginia
agricultural and Mechanical College
and Polytechnic Institute at Blacks
burg, and the general director and
Virginia director OF the demonstration
work Of the United States Depart
ment OF Agriculture, representing that
department.
CO-Ordinates the Agencies.
The act establishing the board ="
says the letter, requires II to CO.
ordinate all the agencies of the State
Tor the advancement of agriculture
formulate rules for their conduct to
the end that there shall be no duplica-
ton OF work and that all shall work
together in harmony for the best in
terest OF this great industry The
average yield of corn in Virginia last
year was about twenty-three bushels
to the acre, but demonstration work
showed as high as 1913 bushels to the
acre, and the experimental crops un-
der the direction of the United States
department showed results nearly
doubling the average yield. An ave-
rage yield of fifty bushels of corn to
the acre is practicable if scientific and
up-to-date methods are used, and If
this production is reached Virginia
will raise annually over 100000. 600
bushels of corn instead of 47.OOO.OOO.
which was about the last crop.
"Up-to-date methods, which have
done so much FOR corn, are applicab BILE
10 all other crops. Farmers who have
doubled their crops of corn will not
be satisfied until all other crops show
the same Increase, and il is believed
that If the farmers Of the State will
cooperate with the United Agricul-
tural Board in it's efforts to advance
the great agricultural interests the
results can hardly be estimated
with this brief statement of the con-
templated work of the United Agri-
cultural Board, l venture to ask YOU
TO set apart sum equal to $50 for
every 1000 inhabitants, to be used in
your county in demonstration work ::
that is, in showing your people by crops
actually produced what your land can
do.
The money appropriated will remain
with your treasurer until it is needed
to pay for work in your county. and we
expect. whenever possible, to supple
ment it with funds from other sources
and in no case will it be used eXcept
for demonstration work in your own
county. This work has been already
carried on in twenty-nine counties with
results which Justify the efforts now
being made to extend it to every coun-
u in the State.
IT other information is needed I
shall be glad TO furnish il. You will
find the act establishing the United
Agricultural Board and authorizing you
TO make the appropriation, in Acts of
Assembly, 1910, pages 573-576"