Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1910-06-30
MANN WANTS FARM
METHODS TO BETTER
Governor Mann Appeals In Behalf Of
United states Agricultural
board.

HMOND. Vas al .
Governor Mann has addressed TO
the various boards of county superNi-
sors throughout the state commu-
uication wherein ne calls on these
bodies 20 make suitable appropria-
tlons iu order to further the demon
stratiou work done under the dire--
tion of the United Agricultural Board.
IN his letter the executive cI4ry,-
attention 90 the following. which WAS
adopted "a the recent meeting OF tee
United AGrlcuitural Board
Resolved. That 40 Isl tHc sense ot
this mcetinr THAI the boards OF si-
perlisor- of each OF the several Couu-
ties OF the state Doc requested Co APP
propriate "a sum equal Co $50 for each
1000 OF population. 90 be used in the
county in which the appropriation is
made. under the direction OF the
United Agricultural Board. for dem
onstration work
Governor Mann next recites the
passage az the act creating the new
board. which is composed OF the chief
executive and Superintendent of PUB
lie Instruction. represcrtng the state
Roa~d OF Education. the Commissi on-
er % Agriculture and two members of
the Board 81 Agriculture, represent
iug the State Board az Agriculture
the nresidou of the Virginia AErlcul-
ru~aT COLLEGE and Polytechnic IuSti-
tute. one member OF the board OF that
institution. and the director or the
Agr.cu.lural Experiment station al
VfacrehIrG. representing the irglnl,
Agricultural and Mechanical tolieg'
and Polytechnic Institute az klackf
burg. and the general director an'
virginia director Of the demonstratlol
work % the United States Depart
meut OF Agriculture, representing INA
Co-ordinatcs tine Agcncies.
THE act ESTABLISHING the board.
saws the letter. requires 10 20 60
ordinate an the agencies OF the star
for the advancement OF agrlcultuF'
formulate rules for their conduct (
the end that there shall be no duphca
ton OF work and that all shall Wor
roeether iu harmony Tor the best lI
terest OF this great INDUSTRY q
average WELD OF corn I'm virginia la
wear was about twenty-three bushe
10 the acre. but demonstration Woi
showed as li-h as l-3 bushels 10 ti
acre. and the eNperime ntal crops I'D
der the direction ~ the United stat
department showed results near
doubfnr the average yield. An aF
rage yield OF ufty bushels az corn
fht acre is practicable u scientific ai
up-to-date methods are used, ana
this production is reached VIRGIN
Will raise annually over 100000
bushels OF corn instead OF 100000
which was about the last crop
-Tp-to-date methods. which ha
done So much for corn. are appllcal
20 all other crops. Farmers who ho
doubled their crops of corn VIII d
ID. satisfied until au other crops sh'
rha same increase. and DO iS lcllrN
that ~ the farmers of The Stote "
cooperate with the United Agric
tural Board ia its efforts 10 aoVar
the rrcat a-rIcuitural interests
results cam hardly Dee estimated.
with this brlet statement ~ me 60
reu1ulafei work of The United AZ
cultural Board. B venture 90 ask
70 set apart sum equal 60 $50
every 600 bit-uts, 90 De- used
x-our county Lu demonstration Wo
flat is in showing Your people oF et
actually produced What your JAN"
do , -t,, ,
with Your treasurer until II rs nee
10 nav FOR work ia your county. aud
expect whenever posS-o 70 SUD-
rnenr An with funds from other sour
md fn no case viii 10 be used exc
Tor demonstration work IA your
countv This work has been alre
ca~rfed on iu tyventv-nine counties
results which Jls--iy tte r-o- rs