The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-03-03
BILL IS OF v22AL
CONCERN TOslUTH
Much Depends on APPROPRIATIONS
Congress Grants TO 1gri-
cultural Department


idea In mind. ana that idea h. is care
fully nursing. The big agricultural
appropriation bill Is nov pending be-
fore the House, ana as Captain Lamb
IL chairman OF this committee, the
work OF putting the bin through the
Legislative machinery naturally de-
wolves upon him,
To-day Captain Lamb was asked for
an outline OF what the present bin
means 10 the people Of the country.
and consented 10 give the following;
brief outline of what the IN pro-
poses To accomplish for South Caro-
lima and the other Southern states.
while the bills shows suhstau-
tial reduction" said Mr.. Lever, m
single Item has been reduced TO such
an extent as To impair or curtail the
activities of tho department, II can
be said. think. without tcar OF auc-
ccssful contradiction, that tie Com
fnlttcc on Agriculture Of tho House
Is collectively and individually opposed
strongly to any lcsscnng OF tbs APP
propriations for the Department Of
Agriculture. which In their results
would seriously interfere with the
work OF that department. Tho maSni
ficent work of this department.. the
splendid results which have come 20
the people all over the country through
its activities and possibilities OF still
greater results IN the future are real
ICED by every member of tho CON-
rnIttec.r
1T is true tina, great deal OF this
work is OF scientific nature from
which no apparent tangible ana drec:
results seem 10 come. but those OF
US familiar with this line Of work
realize that the exploding ~ scicntinc
experts az u!.warranted th.urice is ut
incalculablc value to the american
rcople.
Valuable Remedies Discovered.
The discovery by the apartment
tcicntistu OF remedies for hog cholcra.
FOR tuberculosis in cattl" s-abIcs In
sheep and remedies aga!n-, inject
pests, such as the pine bark beetle. the
hcllweeril and the Ike are OF groa,
commercial value TO the people.
We of the South have d particular
ana special interest In the bill. for
We think II is true beyond DISPUTE tina,
Of the fundamental work ~ the do
partment touching agriculture the
south is tho largcs. beneficiary. The
ash, OF the department zgalnst the
hpread OF the bin weey.l alone and
the results thcrcfrom have been wortE
10 the people OF the South many times
over the appropriation ior the de-
partmcnt We, OF the South can hard.
Is realize that VIC are within the
very shadow OF tho menace u tho bolt
wcev'l, whose approach In our d!reC-
tion IL at tho rate OF n:ty miles a
year. II IL now firmly established ir
Alabama. and II must be q very short
time only before It reach.s our Dor
ders, and We must DO PREPARED 10 deal
with IL along the lines mapped out
by tho Department. OF Agriculture IL
It's fight against IL in Texas. Louis.
lana End Mississippi. Th!s piun in
wolves an almost complct. revolution
in our agricultural system. We shall
have 10 learn. and tho cNpcriencc OF
other conditions has be-. ii sad ono
IN this respect. 10 grow cotton In spite
Of the bollweevil. ana to DO ;his I.
is necessary for us to learn q system
of crop rotation. which is ,h method
by which tho hollwcev!l l. com
batted, To this end. ana In rrcpara.
tIon for the boilwecvil, the work in
South Carolina, Georgia, North caro-
lima and other Atlauti- seaboard
states. is being conducted and IL IS
II WORK which in 'olvcs tho ,oacninr o;
our people tho better method, of a-.
riculture and of impressinE uton them
tho absolute necessity OF rlddin. Them
selves OF tho idea that cotton ana cot
ton only can be grown proutably nm
GtI Oul peculiar CONDITIONS. Tho rns
cult OF this work, aside from III. oiha-
benefits it Is comforting, as an cduca
tional factor. is resulting IA the re-
wal II corn growing.
More than $4,000 boys each cuI,i
waiting and growing corn under the
direction of the experts Of the Dcpn-;
Inent OF Agriculture. Will b. coroIIcc
Cor this purpose during ti. comm,
crop season. This Is an Increase ~
more than 5000 over LAST vcar !,
ia hardly possible to appreciate wha;
such force of young farmers. en-
gagged in a gwen occupation must he
in tho way OF changing aerieul,ura,
conditions, and the invalualjo rasulr
Fundamentally Is to he, that tho So,1-b.
crn boy, buoycd by his success ir M.
ducinS yiclos far beyond tho oycr,.,s
in his community. inspired h. his siic-
cess in mastering the laws al pature
will come to regard the pfo5.ssion ,f
agriculture in the true lght-as nne
requiring brain. Skill ana EDUCATION.
as opposed 10 the idea that many hay.
'nht arminS can he successfully car
ricd on by just any ono
The South is interested +, ,t,s ifu.
also becaus of ;ae derart.le7t,s yo.t.
in the eradication OF the SIMMER, o,+
lie tick. 1t is estimated j,v rnod a.,
thority that OH account OF tt ,ra-,,,..,,
of the cattle tick and the o,;n,.er,,,,'
which Is laid against tho if.portntinn
of Southern cattlt I'm the gr..a, ,,ta,,!
yards of the country, the So.th &, -.
ing annually anywhere If,n -.
TO sixty millions OF dollar ~ e..
of South Carolina, acco.Giu.,
latest information, is losin,
million dollars annually. b.c,,
the Texas fever. and this Il 49,,
fair estimate of tho loss f, 49,,
son that the presence az M. .o,,I.
tick In the South not only rc,,ucns ~
price of cattle we now hgyn 10. =,
Is a handicap against Tho .ntroouciion
OF the best breeds OF ea,Hc and of The
the 1out,:.
we arc interested also N ~, "a,
because OF the work OF m. 49, ~
mcnt In reference 10 DARWIN. u.p",'
South can illustrate Tho noc .m ,'v
for me upbuildinic of this ind'.,
calls. attention th,. ''t' "