Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1911-08-11

which are best erauicdtou W
,trnction of the corn stubble and
rotation of the crops. Many other
insects affecting field crops were dis !
c,ssed and the best available means
of combating them were brought
out
Morning Session
With President Westmorelano
Davis. of Leesburg, in the chair, the
meeting was called to order. Kew.
n TT. Kern delivered the invocation
after which Hon. H. H. Wayt made
the address of welcome. /,
Mayor Wayt's remarks were in
happy vein and drew forth hearty
applause. On closing, in behalf OF
the citizens of Staunton, he invited
the members to inspect the Schools
hospitals and State institutions OF
this city and extended to them
warm and hospitable welcome.
The Presidents address next oc-
cupied the attention of the meeting
land many valuable suggestions were
Iembodied therein. He spoke OF the
wonderful work the Institute was &C
complishing with no other funds than
/ those derived from the membership
fees He touched upon the wonder
4 ful strides being made by science III
D the matter of steam, electricity, the
: navigation of the air, etc., remark
: ing that there were still few scoI-
j fers in the matter OF sclentlnc
e methods in farming. He advocat-
cd state registration of stations, the
= passage OF a pure seed bill, the es-
s tablishment of state owned plants
n for the grinding of limestone rock
ia and the election of the Corporation
s. Commission by the people. Inc
st difficulty, at present, OF puttlna
1t through any legislation deemed hurt
To ful to corporate interests was alst
e. brought out.
f. Discussion by Maj. Tynes ant
others followed his address. Mr'
"a T F. Jackson, editor of the Southerl
10 planter. offered a resolution TO III
al effect that President Davis sugges
tlv lions be drawn up in proper for1
of for presentation at the next NEE
25 ling of the Legislature. His me
all ton was adopted and commute
ia appointed later for this purpose.
orv DIR. S. w. Fletcher, director of tt
n Ut Virginia Experiment station, told
.rd the organization and purpose OF tt
is station and explained briefly son
sol, recent experiments. Prof. Price W
an breeding late blossoming varletl
.iob of apples. Prof. Carrier had q
termined that mechanical treatme
coo was beneficial to pastures and tn
80 hcavy grazing was better than hg
..-aa..s:ee;; that broomsage could
to- partially eradicated by the use
con comme.ci: fertilizers. He had a
o,+ lsnecoeded in producing a variety
a. Sweet corn ricl er in its sugar c.
ltent. Prof. '',ard had worked
: &c the milk supply of Richmond
.ooa about six motal.5 md found that
- |lactariologica examination sho
be used in connection with the sc
IA Of card system.
done ~ ie'N'-o. -, 80
weed PEI ihioii'' -.
told value to the farmers and
discussion which followed his
~, brought out many Interesting poi
49, The meeting adjourned sho
.:sa after twelve for lunch.
In The Afternoon
owed Gov William Hodges Mann IL
teria- the opening address in the a.
lssion noon. His subject was the "a
atting cultural Possibilities of Virgin
d i'm He prefaced his remarks by sta
that the State could not do e.
oil nv thing asked of it. It's increasin;
Italia. Iyeri,es were absorbed by 1ncres
urned demands, He stated that he
con- stalking the success of his adm
hay. tration on the agricultural imp
Prof. tment of the commonwealth.
q Vir- asked for cooperation in his III
AS in takings but did not want this
It, he construed DIS al appo"i ~
ges in of a political nature. In
nd the words, he stated, he did not
IF the votes. z-<s
e COM In illustrating what ne hie"'
f the lsaying that every man should
lergent a dream and DO MS UTMOST W
,r this out that dream, he cited the ca
insect CYRUS Mccormick who, here II
accom- gusta county, dreamed inc
crops. that revolutionized the wheat