The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-09-27
.K0|NER ISSUES NEW
SERIES OF BULLETINS
commissioner of agriculture Pre-
diets New Fra in Agriculture
in Virginia.
RETURNS FROM GLOUCESTER,
Visited Some Finely Eoui,,.,,
'"rhis' Where Electrical Appli.
'hces and Modern Machinery Aid
IN Handling Bumper Crous

Steadil! iior.nsin., nov ,,,,,,
from Virginia farmers co,..-,t,,,, ,,,a
h"th"dS Of farming nov
advocated by the State Depart :
/ S"' "i Agriculture has been burden
ing the mail ~ Commissioner ,;.orrc
| son set in '"'""'" so"
ing commissioner however is NOT
In pitining OF the Increased volumc n :
~" thereby entIiich Ito IL eyultan,
nc interest thus displayed by tho
na inhicates the approach OF :,
new era of agriculture In Virpiuia hc
Ss's; "heh farmers Will avail themselves
~ advantages or soil and climate
~ winch they have been hcrtofor. in
Inherent, ana Virginia farm iands viii
'c 49,. Ercht"r crops than ever before.
~" commissioners spent several days
"ih' week IN 'ilouccAtcr County III.
spcaks enthusiastically: or the ,ro,,
H'NcHeSs OF The farmers in that snc,in,
~ IN: state. At the Gloucester t.oun,v
ram. where he delivered an ,,Idre.s
20 i'"oo agriculturists. lie met ,nnnv
pt""I"Fons farmers He was the guest
"i -. r. Weaver. president of IN.
niouceSter Fair Association. at ~
weaver place ON York River Here hc
iouhd Farmer Weaver operating an
tiectric plant for tho exclusive usns
-. ms model farm, generating electric
n,l
farming uses He saw a ynauni0con,
- r'esian well giving an inexhaus,ihin
no" or pure. clear water and nu,nns
IN operation for distributing tho water
wherc II Was needed
Visited FORMER HOME
OF REV. THOMAS DIyoy
lie also visited 'Dixondale" tho lora.
country home OF w L. Di,nmjcIt vico (
president OF the Fair association and |
me OF the wealthiest farmers In the
80. everything at "Dixondale," Alr.
h"iher shys. is modern and In line
With advanced theories Of farmi,'',
IN" house, formerly the home of Rnr
Hondh DiHon. is magnificent
structure Of the Colonial tyne OF nrchis
'c'ur.. The lands Hre fertile and ,.,.IO. !
~ what arc regarded as bumper crops
ms year. Ia Gloucester Mr. koinnr
"a" many fields OF corn that usinn.
s""u hlh. ia view OF tho drought from
when the greater part OF the State suf-
cred this year.
nc pimmick farm will have an ex-
, ,,,,' az me coming State Fair In
Ncnnond. Gloucester County viii ,
ehd many smaller exhibits. The De ,
nFtinent OF Agriculture ~ DreonrIn., ,
II unusually Imposing exhibit for this ,
car. PROMINENT features OF II sill be ,
ne DIVISIONS allotted To feed, fcrti- .
Hers, hof choier" serum and dairylng. >
are 10 be given I'm the
'eathient OF hogs FOR the prevention
cho!era, the department co-opcratinp
i hese demonstrations with thu .
hit"d states department OF Agri- !
i.urt. Iho serum TO be used in ,hr |
"fE 'nocuiations Is To- be supDIj.d
mo State department. and tho vac. I
mating viii he done By government y
spertS n
NEW g
BULLETINS ISSUED !,
Commissioned Koiner has prcnnroI r
"enty-onc special bulletins designed y
; cover the subjects on which farmers
sire Information, as evidenced h.. the L
oihine OF Inquiries coming In TO him
hcso bulletins may be obtained fr..
applying by mail 10 the Commits
oner Of Agriculture. Tho subjects
Gated in the separate bulletins nov v
'taihable are: !. Growing Alfalfa.
Improvement OF the Soil: ). Home
king or Fertilizers; {, Stock Raising.
iiog Raising; Il. Potato Growing: 81
HOW 10 Use the Hog Cholera Serum: Il
IoultrN Raising; 2, Apple Orchards -
hcmedies Tor Destructive Insects: [,
Iopncco Growing. IL, Tobacco Cur ~
~, How TO Purchase Good Seed: IA 81
ort Leaf Pine: -. Wood-Cs!n In VI
stries: is. The Farmers CiuLdr: Il IN
Lessons in Agriculture. FOR IL.
rHinia Boys; IS. Values OF Different ",
o"ds Grown In Virginia: ls. Dairy 50
:; 20. Silo. Il Necessity or the Modern cr
rm; II, Feeding and Breeding Stock r.
lhesc special bulletins are stumble. III
MARY 10 the regular inonthIv bull
In Issued by The department. ANY ID
All may be obtained for the ask ne