The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-07-30
GOVERNOR TELLS
OF UNITED BOARD
Says Koiner and Barringer Would
Not Aid in Demon
stratioh Work.
BROWN is MORE IN SYMPATHY
Without Koiner's Aid Fifty-One
Farm Demonstrators Have
Been Put to Work.

"Commissloncr of Agriculture Koin-
er and the president OF the Agricul-
turnl College mt BlacksburS refused to
cooperate with the other agricultural
efforts of the State, forcing to form
the United Agricultural board to carry
ON demonstration work." said Governor
william II. Mann yesterday. "YOu see
what haH happened to DIR. Barringcr.
Mr.. I<oiner might have prOntcd by that
example,"
| been called to the fact that Mr.. koiner
is flooding tho State with II campaign
circular attacking the United Agricul
tural Board. of which he is not now a
member. and belittling its work. Like
other campaign literature from Mr..
Koiner's office. it is going out in De-
partment of Agriculture envelopes.
Would Not Co-Operntc.
The facts are" said the Governor
yesterday, that we were unable to get
either MIR. Koiner or the Blacksburg
people to corporate with us in carry
ing on demonstration work. In order
TO bring the agricultural efforts OF
the State closer together. | recon-
mended TO the General Assembly OF
1910 to create the United Agricultural
Board. MIR. Koincr was made mem
Der, but he took no part in the work.
3 =
lature came TO reconstitute the board,
he was simply dropped.
when the United Agricultural Board
began its work there were fourteen OF
fifteen demonstrators Mt work in Nir
ginia. Now we have hfty-one. l do
not care for glory. but do care for
results, and that is what the United
Agricultural Board, without Mr.. Koin
cr's aid. has succeeded in obtaining.
"Fifty-one counties of the state have
seen the value of the demonstration
work we have been carrying on, and
have made special appropriations for
demonstrators. The men arc paid. one
half by the county In which they
" ork. one fourth by the State. and
one fourth from funds at the disposal
of the United States Department OF
Agriculture 1t has not always been
easy to secure good men demon
strators. but we are constantly at work
raising the standards of efficiency. DIR,
j. ID. Eggleston, the new president of
the Blacksburg school. is thoroughly
in sympathy with our methods. j.
Thompson Brown candidate for Com
missioner of Agriculture, is also
strong advocate of farm demonstration
work. and, If elected Will work in full
harmony with the other agricultural
interests of the State.
Brown Fnvors Demonstration.
MIR Koincr's circular attacking the
United Agricultural Board comes with
poor grace in view of the showing OF
what we have accomplished In NIFTY
one counties of the State. The board
was created to supply deficiency
caused by the failure of Mr.. koiner
and the head OF the Blacksburs school
to encourage farm demonstration work.
with nfty-one men working In AS
many counties, showing the people the
best methods of farming and fruit
raising. and with other counties Willing
NGf ny n
monstrators as soon s the state can
supply the men. the work of the United
agricultural Board can hardly be called
:, failure AS rector of the BlacksburG
school, Mr.. Brown is in full sympathy
with Mr.. Eggleston's policies. and. II
elected will press the farm demonstra
ton work without abandoning other
successful efforts for improving asri-
cultural conditions in Virginia
The United Agricultural Board was
proposed by Governor Mann shortly
after taking Office. The bill creating
II was known in the General Assembly
as The Governors bill so strongly
did he press its adoption
Object of United Hoard.
The act of 1910 creating the board
sets forth the importance or expert
mental stations in different sections or
rho State in order TO encourage the
adoption OF improved methods OF asr-
culture, such stations to ascertain bE
scientific experiments the best method
of crop rotation, fertliZing culture,
control of insects and pests. the tacts
so ascertained TO be made accessible
to the people through institute lectur-
ers and demonstrators. The act states
that il Is necessary to the success or
the plan that the Agricultural College
at BlacksburR. the Agricultural EN-
pertinent Station, the Commissioner ana
state Board Of Agriculture, and the
State Board Of Education unite their
agencies in harmonious and determined
effort to advance the agricultural In
terests Of the State in hearty co-opera-
rion with the United States Department
of Agriculture.
Composition of Bonrd.
The United Agricultural Board. as
created by the act Of 1910 was com
nosed of the Governor, the State super
intendent of Public Instruction, the
Commissioner of Agriculture and TWO
members of the State Board Oh Asrl-
culture, to be selected by that board;
the president of the Agricultural Col
lege at Blacksburg. the director of the
Agricultural Experiment Station, and
one member of the board Of VISITORS or
those institutions; the supervisor OF
the district experiment stations, the
general director of demonstration work
OF the United States Department OF
Agriculture, and the Virginia director
of demonstration work for the united
states Department of Agriculture the
LEGISLATURE OF 1912 rcorganiZed the
board, dropping DR.. Barringer and MI.
Koiner as useless timber. practicaiiy
! limiting the board to the Governor the
Superintendent Of Public instruction,
and those actively engaged In demon
stration work. Dr. j. ID. Eggleston.
| then Superintendent of Public 1nstruc-
| ton, has since succeeded DR.. Barringer
! as president of the Agricultural Col