The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-07-28
OR ATOMS
OF The FAR N ERS
Some OF Good Things Accom-
plished in Great Meetings
OF Soil Tillers.
BEST OF MEN ARE LEADERS
Big State Meeting This Week
In Winchester That VIII
Do Good.
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nave Just been looking owe.
the program o: TIE Virginia stat,
Farmers Institute the ninth an.
nual convention OF which Is TO
oe ne!d At Winchester. August nrst
and second, and IN connection with This
feel safe n saving that an organic
alton az this sort, along with many
others now existing n our old cora
monWeal;h are doing wonderful
amount Of good
Take FOR instance. the members r p
lis; Of those various progressive or
sanlzations and upon inquiry you san
readily ascertain that those farmers
who are Tho leading spirits. are. In tho
majority OF cases, very substantial
men. citizens IN their own community
who are indeavot!ng 70 manage the
up-Nft Of any. or all moves which tend
TO 4 bettermeni OF conditions. gener-
ally.
II may be heavier crops or smaller
acreage. better methods OF handling
and marketing these crops in fact any
vital subject which may ultimately
lead TO more successful results attend
Ing the efforts OF those who cultivate
the land for living
Educational Features
In all cities there are numerous as
socia lions organized with the 'dea Of
bringing about civic reform In its
best sense. and upon the work o. such
bodies often depend certain moves
which II successfully carried out are
provocations Of both good and last
ing results. No city can set along
without these associations. therefore
II is most reasonable to suppose that
the same rule applies. to even
greater extent, with regard TO country
communities
In either case there IS an Interchange
Of IDEAS plans are formulated and dis
cussod in open meeting where all
members have n chance TO express
their views on any given question So
the farmer who belongs to an organi-
cation and who takes n real interest
in It's rulings. must necessarily become
a more public spiritual citizen than his
neighbor. who only works for his own
Individual interests The same may
be said of city men In like cases.
Getting Together.
1t has been my good fortune 10 Mt
tend. at different times various meet
ings OF the mos, prominent orgam'-
zaiions now operated bs progressive.
Virginia farmers. men who mean
business. as the saving Is. and mus,
say that Il has always Sbeen n sincere
pleasure to me to see these Same
farmers in business session" to hear
the good. sound talk on subjects tina.
stood for the real welfare of the agri-
cultural interests of cur old State
The mere fact Of the getting TO-
sether OF such n body of men, Farmers
who are anxious TO tell their cX-
rorience in the raising and handling
OF cropsD was an encouraging sign.
business Features.
Not only are the subjects of prepar-
alton. cultivation and handling OF all
the various crops discussed. hut at
these get together meetings. there is
generally some mighty sound talk on
the business end of the question. and
some admirable plans suggested along
the line of showing tho farmer how To
sell his crops To the hest advantage as
well as how to produce them most
economically.
Prominent Stntc Organizations.
Among those organizations now we'll
established and deAns splendid work
in our State. are the Virginia state
Farmers lnstitutey4the Virginia State
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