The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-02-01
On
SEED INsPEg|
Matter Is Discussed ii Del
at First Session tiie a
Institute Tuesday.
DAIRYMEN AND SWIM 8
BREEDERS MEETINGS
Dairymen Favor Thraeknorta
Bill--will Inaugu it,
lit, Fight on Tuber-
Ak1s culosix It'd !,



President westmoreland peS1
called to order the first mid-wjn& in
OF the Virginia State FAIRNESS n
Institute at IL o'clock Tuesday sAasI
son aetea.- N Bavts HunoNnGed Tk1fs
owing to the fact that many U a.
members of the institute desired tc
witness the Inauguration OF 0overno4
Mann and fer that reason he had doa
cided to hold brief sessinn III 49,
morning and to convene fog III
afternoon session at Z o'clock. q
President Davis stated TINT r
would first take up the matter 81
law requiring an inspection Of -
He said. ~ihis 10 q question tN6M&
means much TO the farmer. atnco r. z
account OF the bad seed sold tMG1f&
there are many failures OF crops - 4
the fault lies entirely with tho vonSlS 4
or the dealer who sells bad aeeAI&
There are good seedmen and bad neel1zys
men and 1t Is our object TO prol61 4
the good seedmen and curtail ~ z
bad seedmen 90 far a. IL 10 In ougaS
power to do So ssssS
Poor Seed Sold.
Professor Lyman Carrier was I've
the floor and discussed Ia some u
eaa lnc WAkIes VI tne pa19940 On n
seed law. Professor Carrier nkn4o Il
that in the experimental station 9S|
BlacksburE he had made ! c1o1
study Of the seed offered on thu uSAaSS
ket In this State and that ~ h&zf
discovered startling conditions ia e311S
In connection with the degree "a
purity and termination IN seeds II
statements and said he wAs cNuy1t0e N
that the faru1crA of the S&at4 d0J RI III
know what they are 3a<1ln1 n
they purchRse seed. He STATED
there 4re s great many eV4ll.&o IT.
Ae6u buA1ue1D And tl33f II q
to prevent the unsdual comp941
between the vendors at x0ua1 r. ~ 4
And thuEe OF bad SeSd. h ~ 81
further that care should ~ 615
ctBed about requiring 4 guarantees 4
seeds In samples, because 70 the &zzNs
qutrement Il stringent II Will cO11t44A
seedmen to employ experts to Aun1ynQ
the seed which Will have the sRec&4
of driving the small dealers out ~
business on account OF the expsneo
monopoly on the business.
Professor Carrier discussed the htlk.
that has been prepared by the 6t&k9
Department OF Agriculture prOvldtMus
for q seed laboratory where fArm4k1
can send seed to be analysed. He a1t1s
that an offer had been made the AGsE
ricultural Department to have tho exIN
pertinent station at BiacksburG sino&3
they already had the eQuipmauGa
and experts familiar with the wux8
He said that the bill asks for no -
preparation from the State. the net
essary funds to be tale.l out Of tha fael
ttlizer funds OF the State. IN
Sent from outside. nv
Mr.. r. w. Wood, one Of the leadlnUN
seedsmen Of the State. was alloWo4S
to speak. He stated that the tnstttix1l
or the Agricultural Department ahU010
not seek to handicap the seednmen N1
to place them at disasdvantAG1 1S41
allowing outside seedsmen to seEd Z 5
any kind Of seed. He stated that tn
mailed price lists all over the et1
and proceed to sell poor sod -
competitive prices y. ~
Board Of Agriculture. wan asked 0H
explain the bill now pending. II
stated that the matter wae NM
brought to the attention Of the hoax1
in October. and that q meeting NN&8
called and d COMMITTEES appOinta4T1
draft bill. He stated that the e1lQ
mittee has made . study Of dus1l
bills now In force In lows. Wiac0An
Tennessee. North Dakota and Morn
Washington and consulted Sod 4xS
perts. and also discussed the mAxtdk
with Mr.. +. w. Wood. the so0deUna3Sa
We have drafted bill that c0xn1|
the situation a. near al possible. Mat
Mr.. Sproul. 1T In impossible 70 meIlex
law that will do all that n want6
Of 1t. 1t II provided that tn oeG
bags shall bear tags stating the xl1
Of the seed, the terminating Quail
the name OF thu nAedamas, tha ftm1<71