Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1910-02-17

Governor Mann has sent 20 the
Senate a special message dealing with
rlhe general subject OF agriculture and
fevoring the consolidation OF the sew
sral agencies promoting the farming
interests The message is as follows I
To the General Assembly or Virginia
IL Is the purpose OF the present Ad-
maintstrauon. In every proper way. 10
advance and protect the mtnufactur-
Tag. Industrial, mining and CONNER
oial interests OF the state. and when
opportunity offers. 20 call the special
attenuon OF the Legislature 20 the
needs ana requirements OF these in
SustrisS
lust new the opportunity TO ad-
vance the great agricultural interests
OF the State presents itself and rs so
important that feel constrained 70
bring IL 80 the attention OF the Gene
uAl Assem- bly,.
The demonstration work % the Uni /
I'D States Department % Agriculture |
as beer productive OF such 5000 /
resuita. that the state agencies for ]
ne advancement OF agriculture. and
agricultural education. have taken
hold OF it and are making strenuous
and successful efforts ro impress upon
eur farmer. young ana OLD. up-to-
sate methods OF farminE hy which
uhr crops are greatly Increased. inc
iaad iE proved and labor sawed
Harmonious Combine.
70 tho members of the General as
s~rnhlv familiar with the operations
- The Comm Ies. Hntr HrN Board 'I
AE~lculturr. tn. N.rc.u.H Ar..'..-If.
CoNrce and Polytechnic Institute. 1nN
rlo state Board OF E|"r. i.n". i.-n
Tor brinrse tnee. tnrr. agencies into
karmorIoHs com '.r.tnn. nt MH.'N
without any te.- r' nation
any one OF chem. hrt W.tn ao.~r. rt-
Gcicncy 60 an. they can work without
duplication nf effort Tor Che advance
prnt CO tac r-..t a-rIrullurn interest
81 the state must commend itself.
This result can. in the Judgment ot
shs HEecutive. Zee accompi shed n5
constituting 81 board CD Dee known
a. the United Agricultural Board.
soaEistinE OF the Governor ano SUE
ps-iutendert of Public lnstruc. ion
froH the Board OF Educauon. the
COR I'M issioncr OF Agriculture and q
usnbsr OF the Board % AEriculture
70 be selected hy that board. and che
president and member OF the board
81 the Virginia Agricultural COLES,
and Polytechnic institute. to ne see
tected ~ thst board. acting in concert
Wits the co-ordiuatlnr agency ot tnf
United states Department ot Asrlcll'
ture-
The duties a. De performed hy each
81 those agencies ln the great Wori
- agricultural advance to Doe defines
~ the act creating The United ASH
cultural Board. or hy the board itself
With discretion and power in tltne
ease 20 enlarge IT'S work as the neccs
sites OF the situation maE rcIlir,
and a. assign such new work tn t1
agencies best fitted 90 successt al
CARY it out
have talked with Or 8 A. KnapI
n efficient general director of 90
uoustratiou work of t1e United STATE
Department OF Agriculture. pa
heartily approves the plan ot co-oro
nation briefly outlined in thle messing
and expressed the opinion that
adoption would very soon put WI
sinia In the front rank oi the south
srn States
Gss me In very briefly repeating som
hiuEs which were said Do my lnA'
rural address. last year twelve tho
sad Southern boys cultivated
acre or lRRd each in corn under o.
direction Of the United States -
pzrtment Of Agriculture one &C
IN south Carolina produced lo- 4
bushels. an acre In Mississippi pr
Suced ltT bushels. one acre in a
Kansas produced I35 bushels and o'
acre in Chesterfield county, Va, pI
auc-d 1a2 bushels. The ~ rage pr
auction % corn in the United stat
hst year was little over twenty-h
buahels to the acre. while the aNerA
al the twelve thousand boys was siN
bushels TO the acre. or more On U
bushels than double the average pr
suction in the United states
DoabIe Corn Crop.
II ~ could double our corn crop
vfr~iniS. II would. Al 40 cents a bush
sucr~.s sc eur annual income over s.
zoe Gee OF course. the Same metht
81 agriculture would increase our crt
81 wheat. rye. oats, potatoes, iopac
p@anuts. grass and all other crops -
duced in our state and add imfne -
40 our wealth and the value Or
lands with more than -s,0pp.opV
aces OF land. and not quite one
In cultivation. the importance or de
sustrating the productive capacity
eur soil must impress Itself upon
aeasral Assembly
Let this productive capacity pc 0e
SuStrated and added 90 the splendid
mate and transportation advantages
possess and home seekers Will pour
eur waste lands viii be put under G
ovation, our population VIII lucre'
and our revenue. without any lucre
81 taxation. Will enable AS 90 build
maintain good roads. improve
schools. and an or our state lnsI
gons aIl agencies. and carry ioE "
Al the plans Tor progress WhicA
Row halting because OF scarci.y
money.
do not know q more important q
Ter for legislative action. or one W 70
PROMISES more Immediate or import
results than that briefly outlined in
r7csse.-e. and I earnestly cuufle ul D
ne attention and action or thc
sral Assembly
Very respectfully,
GONEENo'