The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-03-22

King William and King and Queen
Courthouses, all these points being far
from railroads. The Norfolk and West
crn trip will be begun next week.
The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
series ended al Lexington Saturday tho
three day campaign with night meet
Ing The special train was run over
tlc Shenandoah Division OF the Balti-
more and OHIO having been begun at
Wa1esviile. Just across tho state line,
entire road to tho southern terminus
~ Lexington. The stops, in addition
TO adssvillc. We're IIernstown.
stephen City. MiddlctoWn Rarrison-
burg, Cave. Mt. Sidney. Verona. Staun-
ton. Mint Springs. Spottswood, Fairfield
and Lexington.
Experienced Speakers.
The asricnlturai train was in charge
OF Charles a Miller, OF Richmond, who
represented Commissioner IEoiner. of
the Department OF Agriculture. AS
sistinE him in expounding the doc
Urine OF scientific methods TO be fol-
lowed IN increasing the yield of farm
crops were j. J.. Gordon, of James
tawn. O., whose subject was corn cul-
tivation and SOIL fertility; II. T. smith,
OF Martinsburg. w. Va apple growing
and other branches OF horticulture, and
". W. Sproul Of Augusta county, va,
potato growing as . money crop. Ali
q The lecturers are recognized authori-
ties on agriculture, being practical
farmers IN every way proficient to Of
fer suggestions that Will bencft farm
ing conditions.
From every viewpoint the officers OF
the depa rtinent state that tbs. meeting
Just closed has proven one Of the most
successful ever begun in Virginia The
farmers OF the Shenandoah Valley
showed marked interest q every stoD
made and at number Of the stations
II was found necessary TO deliver sew
crai lectures simultaneously At sew
cral places school children We're given
"a var Z l ~,
iordsd TN opportunity TO visit the train
IN IN q oody. This interest was>Not con
hned 70 the scholars OF prima SsSyrades.
however, for mingled among TIC audi
ences at the larger stops were stu
dents OF the high and normal schools.
Inc lecturers had chosen their sub
lects with a view TO discussing the
features OF farming OF greatest mo-
ment to the section of tile State
visited. For the women who attended
the lecture, coaches talks on poultry
The fruit crops Of the Shenandoah
Valley are now recognized far and
widc for their excellence and superior
quality. and with a view to improvinc
this crop no effort was spared to pro-
cure expert advice on horticulture 'Ap-
pies from the Shenandoah Valley have
been awarded premiums at the leading
apple SHOWS OF the country.
Care Of Orchards.
Mt. Smith discussed the selection OF
inc different varieties OF frtli, 70!
piani!ns, the care OF the trees diseases
preparation OF the fruit for market. lie
SAID that the matter of selecting the
HaTlcties or apples that thrivcd best
n ~ snG Iailey was largely mater Of
Iransparent' and Maiden Blush" do
wei IN Virginia. as summer apples, and
Grimes Golden, as a fall apple. As
"sStayman Wineesap, Black Twig" and
y ork Imperial as leading varieties.
Nr. smith gave his audiences the bcne-
III OF ms expert knowledge on orchard
care and coping with the agencies Of
lfuit destruction--San Jose scale, cedar
rust, coddlns' moth. etc. The lee
3tnrer. III addition. explained the i'm
proved methods of planting, orchards.
also the fertilization Of the soil. The
most effective method of extcrininat-
ing these tree pests. the lecturer as
serted, was to spray. the tree very thor
oughly, and certainly once in tho win
ter for scale and in spring and summer
orally. = ''
He gave the spray formula as ~
lows: For San Jose scale in wintrr
when there are no leaves, one galIon
OF lime sulphur, stock solution, in ten
e a.n OF water. For other pests,
non should be weaker, containing ono
gallon OF lime sulphur solution TO
Itty gallons OF water. with two pounds
or arSenate lead added
Preparation for Crop
Mr.. Gordon in his lectures Impressed
upon the farmers the important spoke
they comprise in the wheel OF Amer
lean commerce, urging upon them to
leave nothing undone to elevate agri-
culture to Its Eightful position among
tho professions
In the preparation OF the SOIL for
corn crop The recommended sowing
ieguminous plants which transmit
nitrogen into the ground. Crimson
clover COW peas and sofa beans, he
said, were the hest legumcs to grow
on land to gather nitrogen for the corn
crops, the crimson clover, to be turned
under. in early spring In preparation
for the corn Mr. Gordon laid much
stress on the selection OF seed corn,
cautioning against iniuring the root
system Of the plants with Implements
used in working the corn. a recent
experiment with good care OF seed gave
q yield OF eighteen bushels more per
acre than seed left in corn crib
NJ. Sproul. who is a member Of tho
state Board OF Agriculture, went into