The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-01-16
FARMERS BEGIN
MEETING TO-DAY
Dalryncn to Hold First Session,
and They May Prepare
New Milk Bill.
MANY EXPERTS TO SPEAK
Winter Institute Brings Repre-
sentative Men From All
Parts OF Virginia.

notaole meeting of farmers and
dhirymen of this State Will begin in
the Jefferson Hotel Auditorium to-
night with the first session of tn. nfti
annual convention of the Virginia
state Dairymen's Association TO.
morrow the Virginia Corn Growers
Association and the Virginia State
/ Farmers Institute Will JOIN forces
Win the dairymen in u three day con-
ference that Is expected to be piuduc-
i've OF benefit TO the individual assu-
Citations. The program presents n
vide list of subjects to be discussed
eE men prominent in the government
state and county services.
with tho railroads all offeri:.g spe-
c'al rates, II Is expected that Il large
number of farmers VIII attend the
institute Plans for entertaining the
delegates are also being formulated,
chief among which will be n reception
O. luncheon given by the Chamber OF
commerce. The convention OF the
Virginia Purebrcd Live Stock Assocla-
tion, which Will be meeting In the CAPT
ta' beginning to-day. will further swell
me crowd 80 VISITORS in I'll. ",rv
Some of the Speni<cIS.
no pains have been spared to have
the foremost authorities on dairy and
agricultural subjects in the country
actress this assemblage. Among the
speakers Will be James Wilson. Secre-
tary of Agriculture, or hts personal
representative: Governor Mann. State
commissioner of Agricultur. Koiner,
state Dairy Commissioner Saunders,
ielmer Ribald, United States Bureau
OF Animal Industry: Dr.. John L.
coulter. United States Department OF
Commerce and Labor; Dr. Cy:n G.
hopkins. of the University OF Illinois.
end many other national figures in THIS
line of work
The State Dairymen's Association
VIII begin Its convention this morn
ing. putting In full day with both
afternoon and night sessions To-mor-
70" morning the farmers institute
VIII open. and at s o'clock in tho al
ternoon. the dairymen will take charge
OF the program and complete the days
meeting On Thursday the institute
VIII handle the program. but the after
noon session on Friday will be con-
duct,d By tho corn growers.
Results sntisfnctory.
SO entirely satisfactory have been
the results OF the combined theoretical
and practical scientific demonstrations
OF farming. conducted Jointly by the
United States Department OF AEricul-
ture and the State Department of Pub
TIC instruction, that the hackers OF the
movement feel encouraged to further
extend the work The practical exper-
iment tested by State Agent OF the
! United States Department of AEricul-
ture T. Q. Sandy, and Superintendent
OF Public instruction Eggleston, has
worked SO splendidIy In the Second
Congressional District that the author
tues VIII certainly extend the field
or operation. According to a letter
received By Mr Eggicston from j. b.
L. De Jarnette. principal of the Az
District, In which he tells of the cam
palgn of the farm demonstrator in both
school and farm. the practical results
produced In dollars and cents for the
farmers pockets has swiftly eradicated
the prejudice and skeptIcsm VIII CHI
was first encountered. In his work
In Nansemond county, the farm demon
strator. P. s Blandford. explains the
theoretical side of scientific farming
10 the boys. and then goes into the
helds with them and Illustrates what
he has said in n practical manner. His
TWO years efforts have Increased the
enrolment of the school, worked Won
ders with the regularity of attend
ance. and brought out great growth
in the crop yield per acre
To DRIFT MILK BILL
1t is understood that at the annual
meeting of the State Dairymen's Az
ooClalipH lO-udy, IL OIL VIII be drawn
affecting the admission OF milk into
cit es, along the lines adopted by the
United Agricultural Board. This means
a modification of the Throckmorton
milk bill of last session. which was so
thoroughly fought by practically all
the cities of the State
While the primary idea OF the United
Agricultural Board Is to bring about
uniform set of rules. SO that the
milk producer who can meet the re-
quiremcnts in one city will he per-
mittcd to enter all. the proposed lcgis-
| lation goes further I'm that 1t gives
State authority final control. If n
. da!ryman feels that he is aggrieved
by n decision OF city board of health.
he would have the right Of appeal to
the State Dairy and Food Commits
| sioncr, whose judgment would be final.
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