The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-02-02

public schools all over the state. numbering
something like five thousand t9enty-eIght
living in Nottoway, who have pledged
themselves 10 cultivate one acre or corn
each under the directions ABOVE mcution-
I'd. and will thus open i've thousand schools
I'm every scction OF tho state as these crops
will be discussed in their respective neigh
borhouds. and BY five thousand object les-
cons impress upon the men that they must
In their own Interest. adopt new methods.
Thinking men have reached the conclusion
that we have just commenced an agricui-
.tural advance. the like Of which has never
been seen before. To encourage the boys
propose TO ofcc them certificates of merit
follows: Special certificate 10 tho boy
under eighteen producing the largest yield
OF corn per acre. not TO be less than one
hundred bushels: certificate number one
TO all boys under eighteen who produce
one hundred bushels OF corn per acre or
over certificates number two. to all boys of
the required age producing seventy-hve
bushels per acre and over, and certificate
number three. TO all boys under eighteen
producing fifty bushels per acre or over.
Increase Yirgrinia's Wealth and Posperity.
Certainly tho conditions are so hopeful
and the benefits TO the state so immediate
and great that the legislative and e&ccu-
tive branches OF the government should eN-
tend all possible aid and announcement
to this great movement The importance OF
this subject will be better understood when
We remember that Virginia has nearly
'twenty-six millions OF acres of land. and
hardly as much as one-iifth under cuitNa-
non. pOpuidlloh pl oNtN 49,
millions. Establish tho intensive system
and demonstrate its efficiency. and people
viii pOur in and purchase our lands: the
financial questions engaging the attention
OF this Legislature will solve themselves.
and Virginia will be of the richest and
most prosperous states in the Union. and
Will have done much TO reduce the costs OF
living. which is problem the world is now
facing, and which must be solved in the
near future.
Department of Agriculture.
Through tho literature which ii dstri-
butes, and the institutes which it holds
the Department of Agriculture Is doing
valuable work in bringing home to our
farmers up-to-datc methods OF agriculture
and fruit raising, and other matters of in
terest. The annual report of the commits
sioner, which is freely distributed. con-
tains a great zeal of valuable and inter-
cstinr information. and should be in the
home of every man who is interested in
advancing the agricultural interests of the
Good Roads.
Permanent plan of State aid to
counties. One-half of the franchise
tax on railroads to be set aside for
that purpose.
| The discussion OF the aGricultural inter
ests of the State naturally brings up the
question of good, permanent highways,
favor economy in the administration of the
| government but economy demands good
permanent highways over which tho farmer
| can, in bad weather. haul his crop, and
while theHland cannot be worked, cultivate
the social benefits and pleasures to which
quick and easy transporton SO greatly
| contributes have long been in favor OF
establishing so far as the Legislature can
do so. certain, permanent plan of State
aid to the countless enjoinlng, however. upoI
the Legislature, in view of the different
conditions existing in the various section:
OF the state. that these conditions be care
fully considered and met in the distribu-
ation ot4sthe fund set apart by the state
The fact that ten counties in the State die
not avail themselves of their part of the
some changes should be made in tho methot
of distribution. I consider good. permanent