The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-05-19
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Address of Minister EaganI
Eye-O pener-State Ex
perts to Aid Far
mers at All Times

The address which Hon. NakH~
r. Egan. United States miniGteE e
Denmark, nnade recently to the
ginia D~airynen's association AZ
oke has done good In that II hA6 1
many Virginia formers who iigto4
to it and have heard 1t discussedgt
Mr.. agan, heed up to the viro11
farmers the examples Of dairy1l
OF Denmark, where that t64I
try has bee n for yearn
probably ~oncducted, and outlin61a
system and methods employed t~
and his address was practicaf
helpful because he has lived
enough in that country to OBJ
conditions closely.
The dairy and food division *
Virginia department. of . agrieulH.
has bene working faithfully AndEA
diligently ever since Its estabinn1
to impress upon the farmers okyg
State the pro1tahleness OF dAIE1Z
and has conducted a campa1G1a
education to that end, but II 80
times happens that inviting fields
allowed to remain untitled until ri
one comes along and shows hyys 81
and figures swhat the 'sothcr feH4
has done with the same forces.
TO be hoped thar an awakening 4nS%a
dairying industry win follow tn|
! wake OF Mr.. Eagan's visit, and
probably win.
Lack Of Capital.
Discussing dairying In VirginiAsy
! terday, with special reference ia
LrA O., r. "a xt;plt TNnn,,fN- no ny, m fSa3nfaA&
l.. Purcell pointed out one of
very cogenr reasons why comnaraxf
ly few of the Virginia farmers
! taken up the industry, and that a
lack of capital. q
1T requires ONE capital to so 4
( dairying.'' said Mr.. Purcell. even
! Il small scale. First If all the Ada
man, II he is to nh -sHcCessfuts q
have firsr-cf4ss cows and good ~
I cost money. Then his eufupK1
must be sanitary and up-to-date |
I this rs ffiefa money Yea
remember that Minister Eagan |
the farmers now the Danish g0ve
ment financed the small farmer: 4
il was possible for him TO buy "a
the government on the small payx!
plan. farms and dairtes already CO.
ped and stocked. without capital.
the government has never Lost 4
thing by the undertaking. We d0a
; wanr the government to finances
| farms or dairies Of the State, hu1
should be possible tor the small f11
er to obtain credit from the bankM
I this country, MS a rule, the fA15
who owns a $4,000 farm, clear
unencumbered. honest as the a.
long. can'r get a penny credit s.
! the bank. He can raise mGney 4
by mortsaging his farm and Il q!
wise he VIII not do that. sss4
Il believe. though. that the FAR
are waking up 10 the opportHM5
this industry affords and / think y
In the next few years 1t will haNol
| tained 81 great impetus, Dairytnl
this state Is yet In .ts infancy.
years ago there wer only II
creameries In operation, while
there are twenty-four. Withtl41
past two years the productiou
creamery butter has mora@
doubled and Virginia butter III
more per pound than any bneteE
the market here"
SOS. Alf'. h,..Ii1y 49,. !. sssaasSS31
As AthiTAsr Hsan- .A1 49,
MS reHiarhs. no hloIs laea NJ.
could DC ionhu .han ina. u 49,
Tor the noustfy OF usiisi
n II a great larnlins S1la :
that II is a sooo
In VlIginia cattle can pe Aspk vl
lure 0 some uIne a1.eE lsSa&S
destroseu the pasture OF tcss
seclhons- Mitn q grams - -
c.iiisoil caosSi .so q 49,
the virginia FARMER can keeSS
cows With slight cost Wntie 81
covers the ground IN the 4,essE
west COWS can NJ
from n nrst OF Aprh 70 tne
November. me sniieys ana
west virginia iufhisn otue -
most nutritious grass u -
for cattle. Thus less zee nssg
FOR cattle, and the expense - pr43
dairy barns is not 80 srsat.
As 0 the demand Tor ualFx
ducts. II VIII be many
production keeps pace Win lk
eral nilhon ponnas 81 pukA
imported INTO Virgins
and statistics snow nat NIX
ern cities consume tnTee 49,
much butter a. entire a4MA
Q ceNeiopsa esn1o'o xs
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