The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-09-06
Many Visitors From Other States
at Virginia Farmers Insti-
tute This Year.
THINGS ONE SAW AND HEARD
Old Dominion Holds Prize on In
creased Interest in Cultiva-
ton of Alfalfa.

day TO day. has since been declared by
those who attended and who have been
regular In their attendance upon tho
sessions Of former annual meetings 10
nave been the best and most profitable
ever held This years meeting at
itfacted farmers of all xmas from all
parts Of the State. and quite a number
t@t visiting agriculturists and persons
ihteIcsteo IN agricultural development
IN the South from States other than
Virginia.
Among the many visitors from other
states was }. + Fooshe, OF Raleigh, y.
G.. one OF the editors Of tina. spiendi5
agricultural Journal the rrogressive
Farmer On his return homo. Mr Foo
she wrote lengthy account OF his trim
Ito Virginia. his observation OF the
great meeting. and his impressions Of
some ot the prominent agricultur.s,s
he met and heard in Roanoke during
the sessions OF tho Institute
HIS SUMMARY -
GOOD READING MATTER
In III" outset hc neclnre6 that no
greater tribute could he paid the .nsti.
tutc and its good work 70. a decade
past, which have bren such a great
factor in the agricultural awakening OF
the oid Dominion than that OF ]. 4
Turner n his welcome address on the
part Of the Roanoke County farmers.
when he declared That he was really
AT the first Of these Institutes"
SOME or THE MEN
PROMINENT ~ THE MEETING
Continuing along THIS line Mr.. Foo
she says. THE production OF such a
man In a decade would make these in
st.tutes worth while. for as president
81 the state Datryren's Association he
Is doing great things 70: the develop
ment OF the dairy industry. Roan oke
seems 10 hold the palm as 4 meeting
-NS fNr ~
nowhere else have tho meetings been
50 successful
"Pres,den, Wes;mo.eland Davis, one
OF tho finest types Of the young men
who overca-ns the advers!t!es OF way,
and the recognized leauer OF the farm
ers Of Virginia, In h.s annual address
got down 70 brass tacks and dealt with
the vital problems that confront the
farmers Of this state. with great force
he presented the need for the adoption
II the Torrens land system, the enact
ment OF law .or regulating the com
mission business. and the poStrone.nent
Of any special session Of the Legislature
for the consideration OF tax legislation
l;!ll the report OF the special tax com
mission could be had and a cam a!gn
OF education based on the facts pre-
sented therein be conducted. These
practica! suggestions met with such
hearty response on the part Of the
"hole mem oersh!p that az the closing
session strong RESOLUTIONS were ADOPTED
calling for their carrying out
The Education Q! the Producer or
The Great Problem of Rural Educa
ton was handled by President Es.
g!es;on, Of the Virginia Poly,ccnE:c II
at!tute. in a mastery address, which
Will be given later. President Eggles-
ton has got the people OF Virginia back
of him IN his efforts for making tho
Institution ove. which he pTesides 3
greater factor In pushing forward all
educational work. Ills announcements
Of the enlargement OF the pig and poui-
try club work the coming season were
E. most warmly welcomed
COUNTY AGRICULTURAL SCHOOLS,
GOOD ROADS AND CREAMERlEs
"Foiiow!ng President Eegleston, j. L.
OBrien. specialist In rural education.
presented In q striking manner con-
crete instances from various Southern
states OF Il forward march IN education.
IN these war-lil.e times he declared.
the keeping Of our heads VIII con-
tribute greatly to agricultural educa-
ton. am persuaded that something
viii have TO be done 10 stop child mar
r!ages The county high school prom
ises more for the promotion OF agri-
cultural education than tho congress
iional district schools. because they arc
closer TO the people, n Is wei! worth
while TO plant high school IN every
county in the South. Jamestown, y. G.,
has such q high school as q community
centre, where board was furnished the
pupils the past year at the minimum
cost Of s4.as per month per pupil
Hon G. p. Coleman. State Highway
Commissioner, stirred things nightly
in his address Don Road Maintenance
and Necessary Road Legislation. by
expressing opposition TO the general
principle Of toll gates for road main
tenance fund. In the discussion that
followed, these Virginia farmers let II
T LIN
tain the fine roads they arc building.
especially In the mountain sections,
and that they are going TO stick 10 the
toll gate as source or income TIL
better plan Is worked out.
1T Is my observation said w. D.
Saunders the newly elected State
Dairyman. that those farmers who
NAVE persisted in keeping few good
milk cows from year to year are In bet
ter condition and are producing better
crops than those who have followed
GENERAL farming. The great point In
favor of the dairy COW is that she Is
permanent source OF income, almost
wholly removed from the speculative
features that are found in raising beef
cattle and various crops
"A. +. Howard, Superintendent of
Creameries. gave some most striking
statistics. showing not only the in
creased development OF these money
makers, but the wonderful possibilities
ly, OF the department at Washington.
gave an interesting summary OF the
results OF many experiments In Pas
teurizing. The power OF successful
experience on the part of the speaker
was strkingly set forth in the talks
of James Eallwood. of Chesterfield
County. who held his hearers spell
bound by his story Of twenty-five crops
OF alfalfa, averaging easily ton each,
at a valuation of $50 per ton, in seven
years on his field of 90 acres. which
has not had one pound Of commercial
fertilizer on it, OF ID. S. Jones, of New
port News a da!ryman of only six
years experience, who has learned
that. The sire. II n poor one. Is the
whole heard; and of c. T. Rice. of the
land and industrial department OF the
Southern Railway, q young man who
In 1--WE years by careful breeding
brought up his dairy herd of only three
cows he started with against his
fathers advice and Judgment. till he
had the proud distinction few months
ago of selling Il sixteen-months' heifer
for 5000