The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-01-20
FARMERS HERE
BY CART LOADS
WINTER INSTITUTE TO HAVE IN
ATTENDANCE LEADERS IN
AGRICULTURAL MATTERS.
MANY DECLARATIONS
SUBJECTS OF INTEREST TO EVERY
CITIZEN OF VIRGINIA TO BE
DISCUSSED AND DE-
BATED.

The winter session Of tho Farmers'
institute begins its deliberations this
morning at Murphy's hotel.
Mayor Ainslie will welcome the dll-
ers of the soil to the city, and many
topics of interest will be discussed. On
Wednesday the farmers will sit jointly
with the horticulturists, and all mat
ters of Importance to those who live
in the rural districts will be discussed
by men who know whereof they may
speak.
The Program.
The program today starts at $3.50
o'clock at Murphys:
9:30--Address of welcome, Hon.
George Ainslie. mayor of Richmond.
1o:00--Response and annual adj
dress, Westmoreland Davis, president
of the institute.
1O:45-"Progressive Agriculture in
Virginia" Hon. G. w. koiner, commits
sioner.
l1:15-'sThe ". P. I. and the Farm
err" Hon. J. d. Eggleston, president.
11:45--"Alfalfa AS a Crop" Pro-
fessor r. A. Oakley, U. s. department
Of agriculture.
Discussion.
12:45-Adjourn for lunch.
Afternoon Session.
2:15-"CommunityB Breeding B. Fl.
Rawl, dairy division, U. S. department
Of agriculture.
Discussion.
3:00-"The Dairy as a Factor In the
Development OF Virginia Agriculture"
JOS. A. Turner, Hollins college, Va
Discussion.
3:45--"Rural Credits" DR.. John Lee
Coulter, L. S. department of commerce
and labor.
Discussion
4:so-"Better Roads" Hon. George
P. Coleman, State highway commits
sioner: Hon. j. e. Pennypacker, secre-
tary, American Highway association.
- Discussion
5;30--Adjourn for supper.
Nigh Session.
(Farm Demonstration Workers.)
S.00-''The Demonstration Work"
Governor William Hodges Mann.
$50 What Demonstration Has
| Accomplished" Bradford Knapp.
chief, demonstration bureau.
| 800 Cooperation OF All Forces
Along Agricultural Lines" Hon. J. d.
Eggleston, president. V, p. /.
9:3o--"Co-operation OF Bankers
with Demonstration Work" v. Walden.
agricultural representative. State
| Bankers association.
Wednesdays Program.
| s.s0-tBeef Cattle Feeding" Pro-
fessor Dan T. Gray, N. c. experiment
| station.
| Discussion.
lo:15-.sThe Horse to Breed DR..
G. NJ Rommei. bureau animal In
dustry, L. S. department OF agrtcul-
| ture.
Discussion.
| l1:o0-'"The Farmers Friend-The
Dairy Cow" Professor w. K. Brainerd.
animal husbandman, v. p. l.; Peyton
Rowe, assistant dairy commissioner.
Discussion.
11:45-Farmers' Hour, Experience
With Sofa Beans, Cowpeas and
Legumes," w. f. Hathaway, White
Stone, Va: James Bellwood. South
Richmond. Va. George w. Bedell,
Curls Neck. Va. and others.
| Afternoon Session.
(Toint session with Virginia State
Horticultural society. Westmoreland
/ Davis. presiding.)
| 2:00-Address on behalf OF the
horticultural seciety-"Orchardin In
Eastern Parts of North America"
Ralph s. Eaton, Kentvflle, Nova
Scotia
2:45-Address on behalf of the
| Farmers institute--'"The Marketing of
Farm Products" DR.. Charles j. Brand,
bureau of markets, u. S. department
| OF agriculture.
3:3O--Address on behalf OF the
Horticultural society - advertising
the Apple by the Stamp Method, u,
Grant Border, Baltimore, Md.
| 4:15--Address on behalf Of the
| Farmers institute--''The Legislative
Reference Bureau DR.. John Lee
Coulter, u S. department OF commerce
and labor.
+ January 2fst--Ni9ht Session.
(Joint session with Virginia State
Horticultural society, William A.
Pratt. presiding.)
s:0o-Address on behalf OF the
| Farmers institute-"Soil Fertility and
/ It's Relation to Southern Agriculture,
Dr. Cyril G.. Hopkins. Southern Settle
ment and Development organization.
/ Discussion.
9:O0-Address on behalf of the
Horticultural society-"The Home
Orchard" Professor A. w. Drinkard,
Jr., v. p. I.
| Discussion.
| 10.00-Adjourn.