The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-05-21

not a theory--~which is proven by the
fact that ten years ago the farmers
Of the State raised corn valued
/ t1s eco on 4..906.e 600. and nov
raise $35.023. geo worth on $4,000
acres. and many other such In
sfznces~-tne lecturers dssertate most
simply and to the point on potato
raising for money. fruit growing as a
regular business instead of "a side
line. tobacco culture, soil improve
ment. fruit tree spraying and the
making OF chemical fertilizer on the
farm. IL was not SO many years ag"
that a good fat lump OF the farmers
money went to the manufacturers OF
fertilizer and there was little left for
the man who followed the plow anG
aowed the seed. To-day the farmers.
practically ali of them, are educated
70 farming" and are better farmers
than the fathers at whose heels they
"iearned the trade"
To know what should bee done is eS
ceiient, but TO know how to do 1t. how
to do II quickest. and 81 as To bring
in the biggest profit for the least work
In even better. That rs why the insti
fute trains are run every year That
IN the reason every railroad In VIZ
sinia has adopted the institute train
idea and viii continue to operate the
trains.
That the motive OF the railroads in
operating the trains IN not purely mer-
cifary and for the purpose OF increas-
ing freight tariffs was proven by Land
and Industrial Agent ktchatds.-n the
Southern Railroad. before the train
which finished it's tour Saturday after
noon was started The railroad Off
Gals want 10 know If the farmers were
being benefited by the institutes. In
duiry among the farmers in the various
sections OF the State brought forth a
uFfuEE uf letters IN each and every one
. of which the writer's declared most EN-
phaticsIiy that tney' had been most
materially benefited by Tho instructions
and suggestions of the lectures and
asked that as many such trains as pos
slble be run into their sections. Sew
eFai writer's said they believed the In
stitufe trains had done more for the
Virginia farmers than any other agency
they knew Of aud that If continued and
the latest labor saving. crop increasing
ard soii improving ideas continued TO
be- disseminated among the agricultur
+ lists of the State. the Old Dominion
would soon rank first amuug the fruit
producing, corn gruM!tE. potato rats
ing and truck gardening states In the
Inion,
Increases In All Lines.
AZ a result OF the stimulus given
fruit growing there are more apple,
peach, pear plum. daiason, apricot and
ounce trees In Virginia to-day than
any other State It's size in the Union.
The trucking interests If Virginia arc
almost equal 10 those Of the largest
Efate IN this country. As tobacco
producing State~-snd the state THAI
Produces the best quality of the
We<d" --tirginia stands fret. The
quality Of has been improved since the
fHAtilnis Irains we're started and the
rAis~rs Of 1.-The weed" have, with the
Information impaired them by the lee
tarers~-been able to successfully COM
bat the many plaques which beset the
/ delicate plant.
Although late in the season. another
4 institute train VIII be run over por-
ttou 81 the state next week. II Will
~ the last OF the spring trains and
~ ~ > majority OF the planting has been
4Dxs1 the lectures will suggest methods
I ~ the cess and protection OF growing
NUpe md harvesting methods.
Thts lnst train run under the super
4 xt110M " Commissioner Koiner viii be
NDexN4e1 over th@ lines of the Baiti-
ynere md Ohio railroad. II will start
~ WadeeTtiie Monday morning and
I f0n ~ 11exIn6toH. stops being made
I III xer1mte@ns MtAli4aowu. HasrfsOn-
I 0er <lxN nenktq0A feronA nseoAe-