The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-01-11
Looks LIKE FAIR
WEEK At ROANOKE
LARGE ATTENDANCE AT NUMER-
oUs FARMERS MEETINGS IN
MAGIC CITY.

! Especial to The Richmond Virginian.D
! ROANOKE, VA. Jan. 11.--Roan-
oke to-day presents almost the ap-
pearance of fair week. hundreds of
farmers and others from all parts
of the State. and some from distant
States, being here to attend Farmers
I Convention. giving the city holiday
appearance. Thousands of people are
visiting to-day the great display of
! fruit and agricultural instruments in
I the Randolph market, the crowd there
being SO great that it is difficult at
times to force a way through it.
! Sessions of the Virginia State Far
mers'- Institute. which began yester.
t day, were resumed this morning with
a session at the y. NJ. G. \. Hall,
beginning at $3.50 o'clock. The pro-
gram as carried out consisted of adj
dresses on Live Stock, a. Necessary
Factor in Soil Fertility, Farm Profit
and Farm Development" by A. l..
French, of Byrdville; Lime, Its Re-
lation to Soil Fertility" Or. j. II. Pat
terson, director of the Maryland Elk
pertinent Station; Home Mixing of
Fertilizers by DIR. +. w. Gagruder,
chief chemist of the Virginia Depart
ment OF Agriculture; Good Roads, a
Necessity for Profitable Farming,
Captain p. St. J. Wilson. State High
way Commissioner of Virginia.
/ The Virginia State Dairymen's AS
ISOLATION began its sessions in the as
sembly hall, with the president, DR..
p. S. Jones, in the chair. After the
appointment of several committees,
the following addresses were given:
Some Subjects the Modern Dairy
man Must Consider in order to Sue
coed" by H. 3. Gurler, of Mississippi,
The Value of Corn Silage AS a Com
ponent Part of the Balanced Ration,
by Lyman Carter. professor of agron-
omy in the Virginia Polytechnic In
stitute; THE Importance OF Herd
Testing. by c. w. Holloway. In
charge of the creamery of the Nir-
ginia Polytechnic Institute.
The first session of the Virginia
State Horticultural Society began this
morning at 10 o'clock with a SPLEEN
did attendance. Numerous talks were
made, including Present Status of
the Fruit Growing Industry" by III.
+. Gould, of the United States De-
partment of Agriculture
A brief session of the Virginia Rerk-
shire and Doruc-Jersey Association
was held this morning. several mat
tiers of business routine being dispos-
ed of.
Last Evenings Session.
A most interesting session of this
Farmers Institute was held Tuesda.
afternoon in the hall OF the Y. Nj. c. A.
beginning at 2:30 O'Clock. 1t was giyer
, over entirely to 4. q. Sandy and to ths
boys who have done demonstration
work under him, and to Miss Ella -
Agnew for demonstrations In domestic
science and household economy. This
,. Il Iftyn
dreds were turned away. A large NUM-
her Of the wives and daughters o
farmers were present. Miss Agneu
was assisted by Mrs Mary Evans Dill
lard, of Lynchburg. who gave "A number
of most interesting experiments in tbs
> various departments of household work
: Tuesday evenings session of thu
Farmers Institute was one Of the mos
interesting ard instructive of the day
: Mr.. }. d. Eggieston. superintendent o
: public instruction OF Virginia, wa
> present and delivered an address OIL
Agricultural Education In the Publ
Schools" His address was followed b.
d discussion in which many of thos'
present participated The meeting wa
, at the Y. NJ. c. a. hall. which did no
: by any means accommodate those wht
applied for admission. Ii is unfortu
nate that the i. Nj. G. A. hail is no
e larger, for In IL some OF the most in
teresting and attractive features OF tn
i big meeting are taking place.
Mr.. Eggleston's address was followe'
by an address from Mr. Perciyai Hicks
$ OF North, Va, his subject being. Capt
I tai as "A Factor IN Successful Farmini
e -CaA Farmers Help Themselves Il
+ Providing It." This address receives
the closest attention from the audienc
and at its close it was discussed a
some length.