The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1910-02-10
SESSION OF THE
FARMERS INSTITUTE
Many Interesting Questions Brought
Up and Discussed ut Mid-WInter
Meeting at Richmond

r l II MOND, vas . cial-
The first midwinter session of the
Virginia State Farmers Institute be-
gan Tuesday morning at the Jeffer-
son Hotel Auditorium at $3.50 O'Clock
The business sessions OF the insti-
tute were held Tuesday and We'd
nesday. while Thursday was given
up TO the exhibit of the Virginia Corn
Growers Association. This was
managed by Professor Lyman T.. Car
rieT, of the Virginia Polytechnic Insti-
tute.
Following was the program for
Tuesday:
Morning Session.
The meeting was called TO order
by the president, WesImoreland Davis
at $50 O'Clock in the morning.
Invocation. Icy Rev. Martin Johnson.
Address of welcome. by Hon. u. {.
Richardson, Mayor OF the city.
The following subjects were dis
cussed:
The Grinding of Limestone Rock
FOR the Use OF Farmers by Convict
Labor Hon. ]. r. Tucker. Hon. s
shepherd. w. T. Hathaway.
(Fun discussion by all members is
invited on this and all other subjects
mentioned in this program
"A Stallion Law A. Il. Hancock
w. Davis. w. +. Hathaway.
"A Seed Inspection Law"-PrOfes-
SOE Lyman Garner.
Amendment of the law 50 as TO re-
Quire plots for demonstration work in
connection with the public .agricul-
ture IN the public schools. especially
in the country DISSATISFACTION. G. L.
GraNatt.
y law requiring cooperation 10y the
Department OF Education and the
STATE Board Of Agriculture in the eX-
tension or agricultural education in
the state. the cost OF work in COnueC-
ton herewith To bc borne Jointly by
the two boards-HOu. }. ID. Eggloston,
superintendent of Public Instruction
law requiring the State 10 CO.
operate in the farm demonstration
work now carried on by DR. : A.
Knapp and Mr.. II. Q. Sandy. This
work is at present paid for by co.
operation between Northern capitalist
and the Federal Government the
State contributing nothing towards it,
In view of the great good accom-
pushed. IL seems only just that the
state should cooperate and help to
bear the cost OF wide extension of
the work. This could probably best
be accomplished through the machin-
cry OF the State Experiment station
Or. Knapp, r. O. Sandy.
law requiring the State to in
reaSe the appropriation for the es-
Enlistment and maintenance of sub
experiment stations in the State so as
TO enable scientific work to be done
in connection with other crops than
tobacco. to which such appropriation
as is now made is wholly applied
DR.. :. w. Fletcher.
Amendment of the dairy and food
inspection law SO as TO make the de-
partmcnt an Independent one and to
invest the Dairy Commissioner with
wider and more effective authority for
"tNa" Ci." tnc C;iry Interests of the
state.
4 law to prov;de FOR compensation
for cattle slaughtered by the authori-
ties "t TIA" state 10 prevent the spread
OF hoVin" tuberculosis in the State.
y law To create the office OF direC-
Tor of farmers Institutes and to pro-
vide $lc.oeo for the holding by him
of Institutes throughout all the coun-
, ties OF the STATE. such money to be
taken out OF the fertilizer tax
Resolution directing the President to
appoint committee To wait upon the
Governor and Legislature with the res
olutionS adopted on these subjects
\ discussion on the best means for
aiding in securing settlers upon the
unCultivatcd lands Of the State and for
developing the agricultural possibili-
| ties or the State. MIR NJ V Rich
ards, the Industrial agen. OF the south
ern Railroad; Mr.. +. IT. LaBaume, In
| dustrial agent OF the Norfolk and
Western Railroad; Mr.. r. f. Rice, In
dustrial agent OF the Virginian Rail-
troad: Mr.. ]. w. White. industrial agent