The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1913-12-31
FARMERS
Hold Interesting Meeting at
East Stone Gap Saturday
Afternoon.


ing of the Richmond District
Farmers Club, held at East
Stone Gap on last Saturday af-
ternoon, was one of the most
interesting aud largest attend
ed Of any Of the meetings ever
held since it's organization last
spring.
At this meeting Il number of
interesting talks were made by
members interested in farming,
among them being a splendid
talk b V Judge Matthew'S on
poultry raising, and one by f.
l.. Cousins on the beefit the
farmer can get from the farm
bulletins and farm papers. MIR.
j. &. Stiles, the county farm
demonstration, was present and
addressed the club on the pro-
gress of the farm demonstration
work in the county. MIR. Stiles
has already secured the coop
Grafton nt neatly hundred
farmers in the county who agree
to cultivate from one to twenty
acres next year under his in
structions. and large number
of others will fall in line before
planting time.
At this meeting the prizes in
the corn growing contest, and
those in the exhibits held here
ON the 25th of October, were
awarded. The latter prizes
consisted of useful articles for
! the farmers, and were geuer-
onsly contributed by the fol
lowing merchants ut this place.
h. #. Burgess. one box OF to-
bacco; Kelly Drug Company
boX of silverware; Nickels Gro
Gerry Company, two cans of
coffee; Fuller Brothers, four
handkerchiefs; i. II. Barron &
Company, one dozen ORANGES;
Mutual Drug Company, two
boxes of soap; G. S. Garter, one
tie and TWO handkerchiefs;
Elamblen Brothers, one pitch
and one fruit dish; j b. Col
lier, one fruit dish.
In the corn growing contest
for the largest yield per acre
for the first prize OF 325 90 was
won by H. G. Stewart. who
raised 80 - bushels: second
prize of $1,000 by Juo. w.
Chalkley aud \ J Hood. who
raised Si.2 bushels, aud the
third prize of $500 by G. II.
Campbell, who raised 57l-2
bushels.
In the contest for the largest
yield per acre ut the lowest
cost, the first prize of $25. 90
was won by Jno. W. Chalkley
and y. j. Hood, who expended
SIS. 5S; second prize $1,000 was
won by IL. G. Steward, who ex
pended $l2 80, and the third
prize of $500 by G.. II. Camp
bell. who expended $1,000.
MIR. Chalkley, the president,
addressed the club on the sub
ject of some proposed laws that
will probably come up at the
next meeting of the General
Assembly, of which he ia n
member, and asked for express
sion of opinions on these sub
jects, and after the matter had
been thoroughly discussed by
the farmers, the following reso
iutions were unanimously
adopted
eve, the members of the
Richmond District Farmers
Club, realizing that our county
is particularly adapted to sheep
raising and that this industry
has fallen off because OF the de-
structiOn of sheep by dogs, be
it resolved, therefore, by this
organization that our represen-
tative, Hon. John w. Chulkley.
be empowered and instructed
tn use his influence for the pas
sage of a more stringent and
more practical dog law for the
protection of the farmer against
the Expectations of worthless
oogs.
"'Resolyed Second, That he
use his best endeavor to have
such law passed as will re
quire male horses and cattle
for breeding purposes to be sub.
Ject to reasonable requirements