The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-01-22
AGENTS TAKING
FARMING COURSE
Demonstrators Fitting Them
selves at Blacksburg for
Their Duties.

In order to be better equipped for
demonstrating the possibilities of Eir-
GINA farms. the county agents for
demonstration work in this State be-
gan this week course on instruction
in the Virginia Polytechnic Institute
at BlackEburg For weeks these men
will take all that the institution has
TO offer to help in their work among
the farmers
Milk testing. for instance, will be
studied. Hereafter each agent will
take a tester with him in his buggy.
Visiting the farms he will be enabled
to tell the owner of milk cattle which
of his cows are furnishing a profitable
Yield and which are not worth keep
ing. The care of milk and other mod
ern ideas Of dairying will be absorbed
Values of fertilizers and their ingre-
dents will be gone into thoroughly,
as will anything that offers of q prac-
teal value.
Hard to Get Best Men.
One of the hardest tasks faced by
State Agent Sandy has been to get
the cunties interested in the work and
then to get suitable men for demon
strators- AS the people have become
more and more interested and appre-
ciative of what il means 10 them, the
standard OF demonstrators has been
raised and better men are demanded
In most cases it is necessary to pay
more TO get best results Many coun-
ties have increased their appropria-
tions for this purpose. the State and
the department in Washington always
duplicating anything the boards of
supervisors will contribute toward the
salary. In Amherst County the school
board contributed, rather than see
the demonstration work suffer Citt-
zens OF Danville put up the money
which Pittsylvania County refused to
give, and citizens of Richmond, through
a committee OF the Business Mems
Club. are doing the same thing for the
beneft of Henrico farmers
The following list of men taking the
Blacksburg course includes those en-
pIoyed by schools. such the man
secured for Elizabeth City County by
Hampton Institute. the one for Motto
way County by the agricultural high
school. and the one for Washington
County by Emory and Henry College
Here is the list:
Farm Demonstrators
Elizabeth City County. C C. Camp
bell. of Hampton; Washington. +. b.
Kcgley. of Emory; Nottoway. G. p
Koontz. of Burkeville. Nansemond. p.
s. Blandford. of Drivers; Prince Ed
ward. T. w. Lewis, of Farmviile. ,
Pittsyivania. w. NJ Perry. of Danville;
Halifex.W. w. wilkins, of Turbeville;
CneSt ernel0. l. IL buIIcot- VI Man
chester, r. F. ID. No. ?; Gloucester. l.
c. Catlett, of Gloucester; Albemarie,
l.. NJ. Walker. OF Ivy Depot: Ian
caster and northumberland. B. A
Warmer. of Kilmarnock: Charlotte, X
u. Moore. Charlotte Courthouse: Bed
ford W. Ti Walker. Bedford Roanoke,
J. NJ. Gish, Roanoke. r. F. D. No :
Culpeper. J. O. Bruce. Culpeper. r.. r
d. No. 3: Augusta. w w Trimole,
Swoope: Nelson, T. A. Withers. Rose
land Powhatan. Prank Michaux. yor-
dams store: Botetourt- C H. Rieley.
Troufviile: Louisa. J. H. Quisenoersy-
Fredericks Hall. Amelia. Ashton Cole
man. Mannboro Campbell. W NJ. Her
rim. Rustbgrg. Surry. o. NJ Cookies
Flberon; Sussex. j. II Harris. Wake
field. Southampton. C. P Crizzsrd-
Drewrysville. Dinwiddie. s. p Spain.
Church Road King and Queen. A. r.
smith. Biscoe. James City. 2 NJ
Slauson. Williamsburg. Rockingham,
&. 3. Kiser. Bridgewater. Middlesex.
FP. Eastman. Saiuds. Hanover, i.
l. Lancaster. Ashland Rockbridge, A.
p. Fultz. Rsphine. Fairfax. J. T.
Hunter. vienna. Cumberland. W. NJ
Carson. Guinea Mills. Isle OF Wight.
Aubrey Lyons. Isle OF Wight. Spotsyi-
vania. 8. q. Howison. Frcdericksours
sorfolk. p. L. Portlock. South Nor
folk. Amherst. A. II. Moore. Amherst
prince George. Allen Temple. Prince
George Courthouse.