The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-04-08
State TEST FARM
TO De PURCHASED
Board Of Agriculture Invests i'll
Experimental Property in
augusta.
GOVERNOR MAKES ADDRESS
Members of United Agricultural
Board Elected New Fer
tilizer Inspectors.

For the purpose of extending ex-
| perimental work in Virginia. the state
| Board of Agriculture yesterday de-
cided to purchase farm of seventy
acres in Augusta county, near Staun-
ton. Contracts were then signed turn
ing the property over TO the Virginia
Agricultural Experiment Station. which
is to pay all expenses for the first
year and is to receive the income from
the sale OF crops
The board also heard an address by
Governor Mann, elected two members
Of the new United Agricultural Board,
and confirmed the appointment of ten
fertilizer inspectors.
The new test farm will cost St25
per acre. It's purchase was recon-
mended by committee of the board
composed of Messrs. Sproul, Eggborn
and Miller 1t Is to be paid for on
the terms of one-third cash and the
remainder in one, two and three years.
The opinion OF the Attorney General
was sought on the latter ground, and
he advised that while no board could
bind It's successor or the State on
future payments, the deed could be
made with a retention of a vendors
boards will, of couISe. have to keep
up the payments to protect the money
already paid.
Turned Over to Agent.
DR.. s. w. Fletcher. director OF the
Virginia Agricultural Experiment Sta
ton at Blacksburg, was present and
agreed to take charge of the farm and
run 1t as an agent of the state Board
of Agriculture. He is 70 place on it a
CIV T.. Il
necessary employees.
All proceeds from the sale of crops
is to go TO the experiment station. but
the stock is to be the property OF the
State. In this way it Is arranged to
have an experiment farm at no loss
to Virginia so long as the present con-
tract is in existence. Test farms are
supposed TO be run as a rule at loss.
Thorough tests are to be made, with
especial reference to fruit. one of the
leading products of the Valley of yir-
GINA. The results are to be published
and are TO be a part of the instruc-
ton given in farmers institutes,
The following members of the board
We're present: o. A, AIauck, of Nor
folk: John S. Taylor, of Beach; ]. NJ.
Barker. of Axiom: b D. Adams. of
Red Oak; J. j. Miller, of Hawlin;
William II. Eggborn, Of Culpeper, and
w. W. Sproul. OF stanton.
Election of officers for the year
being gone into, Mr. Barker was re-
elected president and Mr.. Adams sec
rotary. Committees were appointed
as follows: Auditing, Messrs. Arvin,
Barker and Sproul on Charlotte test
farm. Messrs. Adams. Barker and
Arvin.
Inspectors Chosen.
Commissioner ISoiner reported the
appointment of ten fertilizer inspec-
tors. and they were confirmed by the
board. This action was taken under
the law passed By the last Legislature
ten. one for each congressional dis
trict. Tho inspectors are:
First District, John II. R>ed, of Now
port News: Second, j. C. Codd OF
Portsmouth; Third. j. A. Lester, Of
Midlothian: Fourth. A. p. Arvin. of
Meherrin; Fifth, A. NJ. Moore, Of Mar
tinsville: SIXTH W W. Ward. of South
Boston; Seventh, c. B. Parrot, Of
Anxious; Eighth, T. G. Tate, of Gull
peper: Ninth, NICK. Montague, of
Dublin; Tenth. j. Fl. Leech, of Lexing-
ton.
All six Of tho old inspectors were
reappointed. the new ones being in
the First, Second. Fourth and Eighth
Districts.
Governor Mann appeared at the re-
quest of the board, the invitation be-
ing extended through a committee.
The Governor expressed his earnest
desire to cooperate with the board in
every effort 10 advance the States
agricultural interests. He predicted
a bright future for farming in Vir-
ginia, saying, in fact. that this bust
ness Is practically in its infancy.
The executive asked that the board
at this meeting elect two of its mem
bers to serve as the representatives
Of this department. on the new United
Agricultural Board, created by what
WAS known during tho legislative SEES
sion as the Governors bill. He also
asked that the board not begin any
new work until the new body gets ia
work. which VIII be about October /
next.
Begin In October.
AS to the funds for the work OF the
United Agricultural Board, the Gov,
ernor said that although the appro.
prlation was made by the Legislature
not available before 1911, 1t would be
possible. through cooperation with
9hc demonstration work under the
bureau OF Plant Industry. to begin this
year.
Acting upon the Governors request
the board elected Mcssrs. Sproul anc
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