The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-09-15
RULES TO GOVERN
NEW UNITED BOARD.
Agricultural Work in Virginia to
Be Made COOPERATIVE in
Effect.
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GOVERNOR TO NAME COUNCIL
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New Body Will. Advise Board.
County Agents to BE En-
ployed.

Complete and elaborate sets OF rules
were adopted yesterday by the United
Agricultural Board of Virginia for it's
own government ana for the reguia-
by the various departments which the
board correlates, The meeting occu-
pied most OF the day.
Nothing startling developed as a re-
beer thought that friction might be
present in large amounts. The various
rules wore adopted without dispute,
after being toned down In several par
ticulars. Boiled down, the proposition
simply resolved itself into dividing the
funds OF the board among the depart
ments represented, and allowing them
to expend 1t under the general direc-
tion Of the board. This means cooper
alton among the movements having
for their purpose the advancement OF
agriculture in Virginia
Have Advisory Council.
The board authorized the creation
of what is to be. known as the advisory
izens Of the State as the Governor
may see fit TO appoint They may SIT
at the meetings and will have the
privilege Of the floor. but VIII have no
vote.
a report was received from Greenes-
vile county, to the effect that the
Board of Supervisors has appropriated
$500 TO aid In the demonstration work
under the board
Members of the United Agricultural
Board in attendance were as follows:
Governor William Hodges Mann, Su-
perirtendcnt of Public Instruction j. D..
Eggleston. Jr., Commissioner OF Agri-
culture George w. Koiner.f DR.. Paul
3. Barringer, president, and Peytolt
+. ST Clair. member of the board Of
visitors Of the Virginia Polytechnic
Institute: DR.. o. r. Knapp, general di-
rector and r. O. SANDY, Virginia difec-
tor OF the demonstration work OF the
United states Department OF Agricul-
g.nIa Agricultural Experiment Station.
and w. w. Sproul. OF the State Board
OF Agriculture. The only absentee was
Berkeley ID. Adams, secretary OF the
last named board.
The regulations governing the de-
partments in the expenditure of none!
are volurninous, and merely define th'
| cooperative influences which are re-
| CURED to exist between the variou!
i agencies The set of rules governinf
| the United Agricultural Board is a!
! follows:
Article I.-Name and object.
| Section 1.-The name OF TINS BOD!
shall be The United Agriculture
\ Board of Virginia"
! Section 2-'The object of this organ
| !zation shall be TO secure harmon.
| and cooperation of all forms OF az
riculturai work henceforth undertaken
I In Virginia.
/ Article II.-Members.iip and Repre-
Section 1.-The, voting membership
OF this body shall be restricted to tn
members prescribed by the Genera
Assembly OF Virginia, viz.
% The Governor of the, State
(2l The state Superintendent of Pub
4 lie instruction.
(3l The Commissioner OF Agricultur
and two members OF the State Boar
d OF Agriculture.
t4},The president of the Virgin
Polytechnic Institute and one inempe
OF the board OF visitors of said inst
tute.
rie sIl E IS Station and til
supervisor OF the district eNperiuer
stations.
60 The general director of demon
strat.on work In the United state
Virginia director of demonstrate
work of the United States Departmer
OF Agriculture.
Section Six members of this bod
shall constitute a quorum TO transa'
business, and 1t shall require the cor
cert OF at least this number to pa:
any question or resolution coming pt
fore this body.
Section gin case Of tie vote Il
Governor shall be entitled TO cast q
additional deciding vote.
Section tin addition to the for
going there shall be an advisory coul
!, ell. to be chosen by the Governo
G whose members may have the priv
!eges of the floor during the meeting
: of the board. but they shall not
entitled to vote.
a Article III.-oficcrs and Agents M
e Their Duties.
Section 1.-The officers of the boal