Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1914-08-21
THE FARMERS INSTITUTE

the pleasure of attending.
The session was one of the best
and most pleasant yet held. Some
thing like five hundred in number
were i'm attcndance-"theb bone and
sinew," the very backbone of the
States body. Brains, too, IL plenty.
were there, as was evidenced by the
speeches and addresses heard ON var
ious subjects. A glance at the pro-
gram will show that the subjects
covered wide range. Agricultural
Education, Educating the Producer.
Road Legislation. Tax Reform, Co
operation Work, Demonstration work
from Bankers standpoint. in ad-
dition to various subjects hearing di-
rectly on the growing of crops, dairy
ing, etc, were ably presented by
leading, experienced men from this
and other states. In a report such ms
l am compelled to write here. only -
hint can be given of these discussions
The address of the brilliant. cncr-
getic President, Hon. Wcstmclcland
Davis, was up to the minute. He read
Il great paper, covering wide range.
and making valuable suggestions and
recommendations looking to the adop
ton of more improved methods, new
legislation, etc, etc. The paper WAS
pronounced "a vcrtablc classic" and
marked Mr.. Davis a farseeing states
man as well as progressive apri
culturist. DR.. Thos. Walker PAGE
made Il great address on Tax Re
form i'll Virginia. He is Il professor at
the University of Virginia, Il member
of the State Tax Commission. and nm
authority on such matters. He was
careful, conservative in his statements
honestly admitting several times.
Il do not Know" when dealing with
ana pointing out the extreme difficult
ties of the question involved. lie
treated the perpleXing question with
skill, admitting that perhaps within
the next ten years the question of
the equalization of taxation NAV he
solved.
Hon. j. ID. Egglesion, President of
v. p. /. said the last word ON "Edu-
eating The Producer" Mr.. Egglcslon.
as everybody knows, was formerly
state superintendent of Public In
struction. Since his election to the
presidency of V. p. | he seems ia.
nave been looking at this question
from different angle. He said that
the three fundamentals in education
are not the three "R's" but, first. =
healthy body; second, trained ca
pacity to live and MAKE n living nor
maily; and third, an unselfsh outlook
on life. He would make all education
contributory to these ends. He showed
clearly what we of the country round
about have known all the time-thot
the public school curriculum is NOT
only inadequate and insufficient, but
an evil perhaps. Wish Mr.. Eggleston
had tackled this question while he
was at the head of affairs in Virginia
MIR. McBrien, of the Bureau of Edu-
cation, made popular address ON
Rural Education. He is one of the
big men" of the United States De
partment of Agriculture, and travels
great deal, and gave encouraging
and inspiring accounts of what other
states are doing in educating the chill
dren along practical lines.
Prof. JOS. A. Turner, Hollins. said
that ten years ago there were only
ten acres of alfalfa in Roanokecountv
Now there are 400 acres. This year
live carloads of silos have been re-
celved in the county; last year 1900
acres of crimson clover were grown
IN the county-none ten years ago.
MIR. Turner has one of the finest
nerds of Holstein cattle in the coun-
try, and very fine dairy farm. But
1 can't go on. had the pleasure of
meeting number of fine farmers
among them several of the big potato
growers of the Northern Neck. where
hundreds of thousands of barrels of
potatoes are raised every year. Mr..
w. III. Moomaw, a merchant of Roa-
noke, and a farmer. His father, ID. C.
Moomaw, Is known widely through his
articles IN the Roanoke Times. He is
now over 80 years of age. | used to
near MN preach when Twas a bow.
The Moomaws-fve or six of them
Oh the past generation, were all
preachers in the Dunkard church
Rev. John Moomaw, father of Frof.
Clarence Moomaw, VINO was once
principal of the Tazewell High School
gave Botetourt it's first boost as
fruit-growing section. w. II. Moon1aw
mas farm near Roanoke now, which
Is feast to the eyes. | drove along
side of it, and my mouth watered."
as the saying is. 1t is one of the fines;
at all: Other pleasant acquaintance
were met, but cannot be mentioned
here for want of space. Tazewell va.
represented in the persons of Mai.
A. j. Tynes and his son, Lacy. ana