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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-02-27
SYsoNBY GARDENS SAM McWEN General Manager Petersburg
decide on two or three strains and

aoc,ao ., two or three straipe aud
- 49,
s''oA ~
lam as ignorant as one could posi-
bly, be about poultry raising and SO
asked several OF the enthusiasts VS.
tied for general statement as to
how best TO raise the fowls In Viz
GINA. The consensus of opinion was
that il man wants to raise fowls
right he should get ready for 1t. In
answer to my question, What is an
up-to-date poultry plant? nave me
following written answer, and II is no
secret that George Guvenator made
the answer and it was endorsed by all
of the other poultry cranks ] talked
to:
ar takes a rood deal OF money to
make an ,In-So-date poultry plant,
| but after YOU get it YOU have it right
| there, and If you know how to work it
\ some sweet day it will be profitable.
Il "Of course. a purchaser of stock
acquires no interest in the plant whore
the birds are raised, but nevertheless
he has, or should have, a very deep
interest in Knowing the conditions I'M
der which his stock was bred and
reared.
oNben a purchaser pavs for stock
he is entitled, in INV event, to have
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-02-27
WINTER BASKET PICNIC
TO BE HELD IN ALTAVISTA
First Meeting of Farmers Institute
and horticultural
Society.

.Atar!sta. Va, February e6,--Thc Tarmers'
Institute and Horticultural society o:
Campbell. Bedford and PittSylyania coun-
ties will hold It's first meeting In the Amer
lean Tobacco Warehouse here THURSDAY.
March 3. II is to be an ALL day mcetiug-a
sort OF winter basket picnic.
The forenoon session Will he devoted to
the discussion of farmers topics and crops
OF general nature as well as the advau
tages of raising and feeding live stock and
Will be handled by men amply able TO dis
ouss them from practical standpoint.
t. O. Sandy, of the VirGinian demonstra-
ton work VIII talk on corn and grasses.
and will endeavor to organize a boys' corn
club.
The afternoon session will be devoted en-
tirely TO horticulture, and in detail Will ba
discussed the advantages OF orchards their
suitability to this particular locality; tho
proper selection OF an orchard site, and tho
proper planting or wel-sclected trees OF tho
most advantageous varieties.
In addition TO Mr.. Sandy the speakers for
the forenoon session will be Major Rice.
Of tho Virgnian Railway; Prof. Thomas. OF
the State Rural School Commission. W. b.
iEllwood. of Centreville, Ind. and DR.. w. J.
Quick formerly dean OF the Y. P. 7.
The speakers on horticulture will include
Prof. Harry l.. Price, OF the Agricultural
college of V. r. l.; President Gerrent. q!
the state horticultural Society. Colonel
Henry c. Wysor and Hon. ]. e. Watkins.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-02-27
NEW ENTERPRISES
PLANNED FOR SOUTH
CONTINUED From first Page.)

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n. c. was organized to build yarn
mill costing about s275,000. Oak Leaf
Coal Co, Cordova Ala, was organized
with $4,000 capital stock and will in
stall plant for a daily output of 1000
tons of coal. LuncnburS Mining Cor
poration, Norfolk, Va, was incorporated
with $500, 200 capital stock. Big San
dy Fuel Corporation. Dorchester. Va,
was incorporated with 100000 capital
stock. Farmers Cotton Oil Co., Mont
gomery, Ala was incorporated with
$4,000 capital stock. American Iron
Works, Penn City, Texas. was organic
ed with $4,000 capital stock, to build
Il plant TO manufacture dredgc machin-
cry. marine engines, etc. Follansbee
Brothers Co, Pittsburg, decided to
build two additional sheet mills, in
stall heating and annealing furnaces,
extend hot mill, etc, for plant at Fol-
lansbee. w. Va, Mobile Column Co.,
Mobile, Ala, was incorporated with
$4,000 capital stock.
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Continued From First Page.)
sinia. poultry farms during the past
week or two and l have been con-
verted TO the idea that there is big
money for Virginia in the fowl raising
business IL Virginia farmers and their
good wives WHY so al it right Y
perhaps ought not TO particularIze,
but it may be said in a general way
that among the memories visited We're
the following: Crudup's in Henrico,
George Guvenators Dewitt Poultry
Farm in Henrico, Burton Moun,casue's
place in Barton Heights, Bullington's
place in Highland Park, and w, Il
Todd's in the same village Barton
Grundy's in Henrlco, the Sysonby Gar
dens In Dinwiddic county, of which
Hon. W. B. McIlwaine, of Petcrsburg
is the proprietor and Sam McEwcn i
the manager. and several others Som
of these are very large establish
ments and some are yet on the expert
rnntal order, but all are doing vel
and sowing some mighty good seet
that in time will make many parts o,
old Virginia blossom as a rose.
The largest of the places visited
carries a stock OF over two thousand
hens and cocks and its output of baby
chicks will run from FIVE to ten thou
the country as baby chicks, and then
as matured breeders. and the eggs for
Matching purposes that are shipppd
are simply too numerous to mention
The hundred or more other places in
Virginia where this. kind :pf business
is being done are.inlfmoviig the stock
from season TO season and showing
Virginia and Southern farmers and
housewives how 1t is more profitable
TO use only the best of stock.
up-to-Dnte Establishments.
There are various kinds of blooded
fowls and it is just according to The
fanciers idea as 10 which is best 10
raise Some like one breed better than
o,hers and contine themselves to two
or three strains. Others take in tho
"hoie business and carry on the farms
oozen or more strains. / am advised
'hat the safest and best plan is TO
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-02-27
healthy and choice stock.

iletlLlly anu CllOICe StOCiS.
The incubator room should be a
semi-ccllar built in connection with
the brooder house, and as perfect and
up-to date as can be built.
the broodcr house should be we'll
lighted and Ventilated, and any mod
crn system. of which there are sew
eral, installed for the care or raising
your stock. They should be fed only
on the best quality of feeds and other
selected foods. They should never be
feed Stops or refuse matter; should
always have plenty of pure water be-
fore them.
Breeders should remember that many
varieties reQu4rc ono mating to pro-
duce standard cockerels and another
mating to produce standard pullets.
This is called the double-mating sys-
tenn. There are numerous breeds
where standard cockerels and pullets
can be produced from a single pen.
There are great many labor saw
| ing devices now on the market for
| feeding and watering. Tap nests
| should be installed, SO a person may
know the hen that lays from the hen
| that is worthless, which should be
sold or killed,
Cleanliness and care of plant should
| be always kept UP to a No. / stand
| ing
! could write on TINS chickcn-raislng
question indefinitely, for | have on
my desk a whole lot of literature bear
ing upon tie subject. literature that
tells how to hatch, how to feed how
to water how to exercise and drill
the chicks and how to d. everything
else necessary to make a success of
tue poultry business. but all OF that
would largely orerrun my space, and
then, besides, these wideawakc mem
bers of the Virginia Poultry Associa-
ton. Incorporated are here to furnish
Just that and Of information. And
they Will do it. too. on application.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-02-27
Market shows Upward Tendency.

Especial to The Times Dlspatch.1
Bedford city, February 26.--The to-
bacco sales have been some larger this
week. owing to partial season, but as
whole undesirable on account OF too
much water having been used. How
ever, the prices on all grades have
been fully maintained and the market
has shown an upward tendency all
through tho week. Austrians have
been particularly strong, the bidding
on these and on good black wrappers
being spirited. The sales to date arc
about 70 per cent. in excess OF the
crop of last year about 100000
pounds having been marketed. Occa-
sional piles of Burley are offered, and
always bring good prices; indeed, high
as compared With those of other to-
baccoS
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Large snlcx continue.
Especial to The Times Dispatch. ]


Chatham, Va, February 26.--Sales OF
leaf tobacco this week have been very
good. those of Wednesday being the
ranged from $40 per 100 down, and
the greatest proof of the planters
being well pleased is the continued
large sales daily. The market has con-
siderahly passed the 1000. 000-pound
mark, which is more than twice the
total business of the last season The
warehouse forces are growing in favor
with the farmers and leave nothing
undone that will add to their friend
ship.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-02-27
BABY CHICKS.

m Winners s fnTs hs szb
al chance vi properly ~
Petersburg
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-02-27
MARKETS EEi E RE}2 81,
CONTINUED From First Page. J


Sold from September 1, 1909.
to February %, 1910 ..... e.soo,ooo
Sold from August II, 1908,
to February 25, 1900 .......15,oo6,4oo
Decrease for 1910 .......... 6,305,5OO
The receipts of tobacco continue
light. and Indications are for light
sales until there has been good sea-
son. for handling tobacco.
The offerings were largely OF tho
medium grades The proportion OF
fine leaf and wrappers was rather
small.
The trade on some grades was not
quite so active. but prices on all
grades were we'll sustained at quota
tons. which were as follows:
LuSs, common, So to $3.50; Jugs.
medium, $3.50 to $3.50; lugs, good,
$3.50 to sS leaf, common, $3.50 to
$3.50; leaf, medium, $3.50 to 80; leaf.
good. 50 to s11: leaf. fine. Sill to So;
leaf wrappers. SIS to $50.
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Charters by the state.

I5PCOIdI % TIC IINes-UISpdt CH.J
Ra!e.e.-. n. c., February 26.-The
Hay Drug Company received charter
to-day, with $4,000 capital, the in
corporators being f. G. Sheriff., J. f.
Sheriff. and others for drug bus
mess at Cornelius, Harnett county.
Another charter is to tho Holiness
Cathey Company. Salisbury, capital
100000, by r. j. Holmes ana j. p.
Cathcy, Cor mercantile business.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-02-27
VALUABLE BUSINESS ASSET.
What state Female School Means to
Earmyillc Merchants.

SpNNIHI 10 TTN 7 IHlrs- JISpUlCTl.
Farnlville, Va, February 26.--The
state l'emalc Normal School at Farm
willie IS one OF the towns largest and
most valuable business assets. Aside
from the aggregate of the various sums
expended by the student body with the
merchants of the town each month
which foots up in the thousands, the
following amounts arc paid by the
school for It's running expenses. much
OF which Is afterwards spent with the
merchants of Farmville.
Teachers receive monthly....s 6,77T OF
partnent ..7.. Do'.os ~ 51cs CO.
FOR fue-z-montAly ,..,.,.... ia rs
For erYants---munthly.,,, i6O 90
For laundry--monthly .... 406 90
Total monthly ,,...,,....,sl3,e7 5 40
1t ~ needless to say that l'armville
appreciates the great state Female
Normal school,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-02-27
10 ATTRACT SETTLERS.
Fertile Lands to he Cut Into Small Farms
by New Owner

Special to The Times Dispatch
Altavista, Va. February a6-The Gordon
farm one of the largest and most fertile
plantations in Campbell county, containing
1909 acres, $50 OF which lilo IN the rich
Roanoke River bottoms was sold this week
to ". B. Ellwood OF Centerville, Ind. Mr..
Nicholl, tho recent owner viii join his par
ents in Washington state and purchase
farm there.
II is understood that the new owner OF
tho Gordon farm will cut 1t up into twenty
and forty-acrc farms as an induccment TO
get Northern farmers 70 locate here.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-02-27
SYSONBY GARDENS, Inc.


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Mnctn
alsa
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-02-27
Eight sales al South Boston.


South Boston, Va. February 26.-The to-
bacco sales have been rather light during
the past week. Tuesday the leaf was rather
scarce; Thursday 1t was much heavier. but
hail and snow prevented the sales from be-
ing larger. However no large sales ale
planters have sold their entire crop. AS the
land has been wet for some time tho pre-
paraton OF plant beds has been retarded.
Some fancy wrappers sold for $3.50. and tho
average price during the week was good
and entirely satisfactory
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-04-11
DRY GOODS

New York April 1o.--The dry goods
jobbing markets are seasonably quiet.
While tailors are doing better than an
average trade. Both jobbers and re-
tailers are still pursuing a hand-to-
mouth policy of buying to supply i'm
mediate requirements. Retailers are
ordering fall cottons rather more read
lily than they were q week ago.
Many large buyers of cotton goods
have been in the primary market dur
ing the week, and while their actual
operations We're light and seasonably
to the favorability of present low
prices. and they are becoming Impress
ed with the increasing curtailment of
production reported from mill CEN
tres. This curtailmen t is being under
taken not so much for Its possible in
fluence on cotton prices. but because
the volumes named on finished goods
are below a basis of profit and buy
ers are not yet inclined to bid higher.
On "A brands bleached sheetings
and on wide sheetings business has
been large enough TO clean up all ac-
cumulations in agents hands. Brown
drills and sheetings continue in light
demand with prices irregular Print
cloths are easier. DENNIS rule low
and the demand Is subnormal. Cling
hams ara IN fair request with the
largest mills still under order, Print
ed goods are quiet. Miscellaneous eX
port trade Is fair but not active, China
has been making desultory inquiries,
and there is hope that further business
will be done in the near future.
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trade If 1t wants to sell October at
such discount
Labcr troubles in various parts of
the world--England, Germany and the
United States-will be watched closely
by both sides. AT the week end it
was announced that the Lancashire
mill owners had voted in favor of a
wage reduction and had called meet
ing during the coming week between
the employers and their operatives to
talk over the matter. Bears advertis-
ed this development to considerable
extent. hoping thereby to Offset the
effect of the very encouraging reports
that have recently been coming from
Manchester in regard TO the demand
for cloths and yarns.
The bulls however, contended that
the vote in favor of a reduction in
wages YVES simply an attempt by Eng
lish spinners to influence the price OF
raw cotton in their favor The very
been made IN Liverpool caused the
bears to predict that this week more
would be heard about large shipments
of spot cotton from Liverpool to New
York to go against May contracts.
Such shipments. say the bulls. would
be by no means one-sided in their ef-
feet. for while they may be regarded
as bearish IN the New York market
they viii have lost effect in Liverpool,
where stocks are already low in COM
parson with this time in former years
Should rains in the West extend
ever Sunday it Is probable that bulls
new crop months more energetically,
for it will be contended that the con-
tinued rains are now interfering with
planting
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-04-11
IRON AND STEEL

New York, April 1o.-The unsettled
feeling in the iron trade was aggra-
waited last week by the extension OF
strikes in the coal fields and other
evidences Of unrest in labor. The
output of anthracite and coke pig iron
in March was in excess of 100000
tons, of which the steel corporation
produced 100000 tons. There was a
slight decrease in the daily output as
compared with February, but as much
iron was being produced On April as
quite heavy. IT Is evident that TOO
much iron is being made for require
ments. Therefore, there is more talk
of blowing out furnaces. Some re-
quests are now being received for de-
lays in shipment of coke and pig iron.
New contracts for pig iron again
We're small,in the East and along the
lakes but there was some activity. IN
the Ohio and Mississippi valleys at
minimum prices.
Coke has continued dull. One inn
face, being a sale of 100000 tons to the
Jones & LauGhlln Steel Company, the
shipment to extend over three years.
a sligrt Improvement is reported In
prices prevailing for structural ana
Fabricated steel in the East. Railroads
continued generous with contracts Tor
locomotives, l5a more being ordered,
bur only $500 additional cars and 25,-
GOO tons of rails were booked Bridge
cations for fabricated steel amounted
only 10 5000 tons. The largest single
contracts were $500 tons for the
Hearst building at Chicago and ESQ
tons for the Emerson Hotel al Balti-
more.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-04-11
CRITICAL POINT IN
COTTON NEARLY HERE
Struggle Of Bulls and Bears on Market Reaches
Stage Where Active Developments Are
Certain---Both Sides Confident.

New Orleans, La, April 1O.-The
time is fast approaching when the
struggle between the bulls and the
bears in the old crop will be at the
critical point. The knowledge that
developments which would be felt all
over the cotton belt may be the out
come will serve to make the cotton
trade more conservative than ever in
its dealings in the future market this
week. And, yet, straining to overcome
this conservatism, will be the desire to
discount whatever the new crop may
hold in store.
Last week, more than during any
previous week OF the season, traders
operated in the new crops rather than
the old, for the old crop months are
full of all the dangers that arc couse-
quent upon manipulation of such
world wide character as is to be seen
in the May position just at the pres
crop months gave the bears the idea
that they were far too high. with Oc
tober selling around 12l-2 cents and
with favorable reports coming from
all over the belt In regard to the plant
ing of the new crop. This price, they
pointed out, was just about cents a
pound higher than the price of Octo-
Der last year, Last week October
closed at 1852; last week year ago
October closed at 9.6S. Comparison
with last year. however. started the
ed attention to the fact that year
ago July closed at exactly 10 cents.
which put October 80 points under it.
Last October closed at discount of
FRA ctcally cents under July This
week the bulls are going to ask the
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-04-11
ALMOST STAGNATION
IN MARKET DEALING
Many Causes Contribute to Lethargy Of Stocks
During Past Week---Surfeit of New
Bond Issues Works Harm.

New York, April 10.-The condition
of the stock market last week grew
SO apnthetic as to verge on stagna-
ton at times. n number of causes
might be discerned for this state of
things. The feeling of suspense, due
to the question of how the Supreme
Court will settle the far-reac1ing
problems involved in the American To-
bacco and Standard Oil cases, was dis
closed in the nervous tremors of the
the court was assembling. a general
belief mad grown up that the American
Tobacco case decision would be hand
ed down. Failing that, dealings in the
market tagged.
The surteit of new bond issues In
jected into the market Is a contri-
butory cause of its lethargy The
Of Commerce traces new CAPT.
tai issues for March of S3s0,o00Oo0, par
value. compared with only sT5,00o,0oO
last year the months issues running,
in fact more than S117.000,000 over the
total for tho entire first quarter OF
1909. Prices of all high grade bonds
have dropped under this weight, and
the foreign demand for our bonds,
after having absorbed between $780,
sues. came to n full stop.
The export trade continues to be
curtailed by the high ruling prices of
our commodities and the heavy volume
of imports attracted by the same
cause. The initiation OF gold exports
upon the cessation of foreign sub
scriptions to our bond issues was.
therefore, inevitable The special ur-
gency of the London requirement for
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-04-11
CAM P IS BROKEN
BY TORONTO TEAM
Eastern League Aggregation Has
Been Training on Lam
beth Field.
T Special to the Times-Dispatch.l

l
Charlottesville. Va, April 1o.-rhe
Toronto baseball club of the Eastern
League. which has been, spending the
past two weeks on Lambeth Fled. at
the University OF Virginia, IN me TIE
orous exercise of preparing for the
Eastern League season, broke camp
last evening and left on the 7:lO
southern train this morning for Roa-
noke, where 1t will play tomorrow
the first OF series of nine practice
games. In the next ten days the team
will play In the following places: April
II, at Roanoke; April IL. at IAynchburs,
April 10, at Trenton. n. ~: April "A, at
Wcrcester. Mass: April 10, at New
Brockton, and April 10, at Fall River.
From Fall River the team VIII jump
on the night of the 10 to Providence,
to be ready for the opening of the
season on the 2lst.
teen tee. men, and probably eighteen. OF
these SIX will be pitchers. He thinks
he has good pitching staff, but 1ast
case cas- the the Big league teams releas, any
men he can use. OF the eight pitchers
lie now has. he does not care 70 say
Who he will keep, but they are likely
t. be Mr9nle and s coreS isuuoip'
Manager Kelley looks to him. for a
utility outtielder. This leaves Ihomp-
son to be found place In some ether
league.
For the infeld, peal Is sure Of iir r
base, as is also Mcdonald for th,rG
There is a pretty fight going on be-
tween f'een Muilin and Fitzpatricls for the
second sack. At short Vaughan looE
10 BIO The man. He Is Younger ,lli an nc.
fron, ali renorts a somewhat better
hitter. In tho catching department the
the big, sturdy player from Nas lN,ill
where last year he PLAYED IN nv; the p Tou ,ne
form, and is most certain to be car
out half the games with Toronto last
year, has proven his worth potn pc
hind the plate and Win the pa''
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-04-11

gold reserve was reflected In tho sub
stantial premium over the market
price on American eagles paid by the
Bank OF England on the gold exported
The disordered British government
finances and the Wild speculative ex-
cess IN rubber shares In the London
market make up the disquictinf; feat
ures of the London situation. Interest
rates rose IN New York with the sub
stantlal Withdrawals OF gold from
bank reserves, the amount exceeding
the total sum of the actual surplus re.
serve of the banks as shown by the
bank statement of the week before by
the middle of the week. Dizziness and
depression In stocks were natural re-
suits from this money market condI-
ton. New rules of the stock exchange,
designed to curtail manIpulative prac-
tees. operate d TO curtail the volume Of
the market to considerable extent
and the closing UP OF line of bucket
shops by the Federal government sub
tracted something from the usual ac-
tivtes of the market,
United States Steel showed occa-
sional strength on predictions OF a
coming Increase in the dividend rate
decline IN iron prices and had neu-
Trailing effect.
The statistical position of copper
depressed the copper industria1s.
Labor disputes were numerous and
settlements In some cases by wac ad-
vances left others still open with
threats Of strikes. Political factors
were brought into discussion by the
results of municipal elections in the
West and by the awakening of tariff
agitation in State campaigns.