The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-01-21
FARMERS Of STATE
N WINTER Session
GOVERNOR MANN ADVISES UP
TO.DATE MEASURES IN
AGRICULTURE.
HOLD THREE MEETS
HOLD THREE MEETS
MORNING. AFTERNOON AND
NIGHT DEVOTED TO SUBJECTS
or INTEREST TO FARMERS
AND OTHERS AS WE'LL.

Governor william Hodges Mann III
an address delivered to the members
Of the Virginia Farmers institute az
the night session al Murphys hotei
last night urged the farmers OF var
r3nta TO get abreast Of the times ana
10 adopt and 10 take advantage Of
the latest discoveries or science in
their agricultural pursuits
you farmers of Virginia should
realize the inconsistency Of riding IN
automobiles and st the same tune
rultiyating your lands az your fore
fathers did $50 years age said Gov
ernor Mann,
joseph A. Turner presided, and the
other speakers at the night session
were: Bradford Knapp. chief or the
demonstration bureau. who spoke on,
what Demonstration Has Accomplish
ed: Hon. j. d. Egsieston. president
OF the V. =. J.. who spoke on. Co
operation Of All Forces Along Agri-
cultural Idnes"; and Y. Walden the
agricultural representative on the
state Bankers association who spoke
on, ''Co-operation OF Bankers and
Dem oastrative WORK
Afternoon Session.
At the afternoon session several
leaders in agricultural thought and
action spoke to probably about I'VE
hundred farmers, some OF them mem"
bers OF the legislature
The main topic Was the perfection
Of dairy interests and Of co-opera-
lion among farmers in convenient
localities. By which it was argued by
the speakers, the result might prove
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+ ylanter as well as the distlnctively
dalryman,
Is. II. Rawl. OF the dairy division Of
the department Of agriculture, told
those present how to perfect the dairy
system. and when he concluded. the
five hundred members of the institute
demanded more. He responded by
-E~Fis+as 10 several quest .asaas ssA4e sd Icy
members, and further clarified his
ideas
Mr.. Rawis subject was Community
breeding" He showed that where
neighborine farmers chip in" and
ship their animals from one farm TO
the other, In rotation, the product,
both for dairy purposes and meat
would be many degrees better
The cattle tuberculosis question was
also discussed by Mr.. Rawl, and IL
was declared by the speaker that
many of the farmers VINO had ex-
perienced losses. had done so through
their own fault, in not taking pre-
caution against the Introduction OF the
disease among the cattle on their
farms He urged every one TO do
everything possible for the protection
of the stock and the eradication of
the evil.
Factor In Development.
Joseph A Turner, OF Hollins col
Iege. the next scheduled speaker.
Factor in the Development OF Viz
gin!a Agriculture" modestly asked
the chairman to permit Mr., Rawl u
consume his time, az he presented
snauy valuable hints and suggestion.
which, he himself. could not SO force
fnIly deliver. but the chairman in
alstetf, ss did The members, that Mr.,
Turner would have to speak, and that
Mr. Raw could have as much time ar
he desired, and as much time as the
hearers wished.
After a little discussion on the topic
presented by Mr. Rawl. Mr. Turner
delivered u most interesting and en-
tertaininR talk.
He urges ali farmers to accept the
suggestions made by Mr.. Rawl, and
supplemented the suggestions by re-
la;ing number Of instances in which
the community spirit had done much
coed
DR.. John Lee Coulter, Of the de-
young man. who spoke with the tongue
Of a Solomon. as one Of the dele
rates suggested. talked most instruc-
lively upon community, or rural,
credits. He deplored the condition of
the average American farmer. be-
cause that farmer is handicapped by
the absence OF the condition which
prevails among the farmers OF every
country in Europe.
For Better Roads.
J. E. Pennypaeker. secretary Of the
American Highway association. spoke
un Better Roads" He said hereto
fore il had been good roads" and
now II was better, He suggests that
the farmers insist that the legislature
continue it's good work, and that auto
mobile taxes be placed To the credit
If the opening Of better roads. while
the State pay for the maintenance of
roads already built