The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-01-07
TENN. ENDORSES
VA. METHODS
United Agricultural Board
Plans to be Followed by
Sister State
GOVERNOR PLEASED
AT SUCCESS OF PLAN
Approved by Republican Far
MISREPRESENTATION Work
Proves Great Success-Rich
Land Owners Careless

Enthused with the excellent results
accomplished by the Virginia United
Agricultural Board, Tennessee farmers
will have introduced a similar meas
ure at the next session or the legis-
latare OF that State. At the meeting
Of the Virginia-Tennesse Agricultural
Association, held in Bristol during the
present week, formal application for
a copy OF tho Virginia measure, con-
stituting the United Agricultural
Board. was made on Governor Will
liam Hodges Mann. who was the
father of the bin which was known
as the Governors pet measure"
At the Bristol meeting Governed
Mann vas one OF the principal speak
eTS and as It WAC an agricultural
gathering the executive dwelt at
length on the work done by the board
in this State. The governor was
asked many questions by those in at
tendance upon the meeting who ap-
peared to be greatly interested In the
excellent results attained in Virginia
the first Year OF the life of the board.
The governor is thoroughly posted
In the accomplishments of the board
and took q great deaf Of pride and
pleasure III telling the results to his
audience.
The Tennessee agricuturists In at
tendance upon the meeting say they
want a similar board In that STATE
and there seems to be little doubt but
| that like measure will be adopted
! there at the nsxt meeting OF the leets-
iature- The bill viii certainly be In
troduced. and Governor Mann CON-
siders 1t great compliment to have
this States plans copied in matter
of so much Importance.
Republicans fScx In Line
1t Is understood that Washington
county will make applica ton to Join
the colony of counties who are TAX
ing advantage OF the inducements Of
fered for agricultural experiment
, work. An act was passed Mt the last
session of the General Assembly pro-
Viding that where a county would fur
niEh funds In any an~ouut up to s40a
the State Of Virginia and the United
states departments OF agriculture.
would furnish an equal amount the
whole to be used in demonstration
work.
Many counties with Democratic
boards OF supervisors have taken al
vantage of this very liberal offer On
the part OF the Agricultural Board
but Washington is the first Repubn-
can county to Join the ranks and get
in line with progressive agriculturs
ana receive the benefits Of the best
and most improved ideas in farm
work.
Governor Mann reports the Bristol
meeting az one of great interest and
satc at times IL WAS positively en-
thusiastic. The executive took cc-
casion to call attention to the fact
that the reason no more interest was
taken in the rich blue grass regions
( OF western Virginia in the expert
mental work was because Of the fact
that good results were a natural con-
sequence In the rich localities, where
the farmer could sit down and en-
JOY him self. while the cattle were
getting fat on natural grasses. This
he explained did not obtain In every
section OF the State and he said he
noticed that counties that came In tho
demonstration classes were those
where the soil was not SO rich.
The governor orphaned that a. Q
result Of this demonstration work the
poor lands were made 10 produce
mere than the rich lands under
natural conditions Then II was that
the farmers sat up and began to taxa
notice, the governor explaining that
where the natural advantages were 90
good II they were coupled with the
improved methods thsr very much
better results would be obtained.