Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-02-07
FARMERS INSTITUTE
MEETS HERE THURSDAY
TwO-Day Session to BE Held Jointly
With State Dairy Assoc
citation.
PROMINENT MEN ON PROGRAM
Men Well Versed in Agriculture and
Dairying to Discuss Questions of
Interest, Answer Questions and
Give Their Experiences.

The winter session of the Virginia
State Farmers Institute and the annual
session OF the Virginia State Dairy
mems Association. will be ncld jointly
on February ii and IL in the auditorium
or Murphy's Hotel, All farmers and
dairymen are cordially Invited to at
TEND the meeting. Professor w. ID.
Saunders, secretary of the Dairymen's
Association. and Il. Morgan Shepherd,
secretary of the Farmers Institute,
VIII be at Murphy's Hotel on the even
ing before the convention. and will re-
ceive visitors and delegates
All manner of questions relating to
farming and dairy work will be dis
cusseH by well-informed men, and the
convention will be. it is said, OF i'm
portant interest
The program is as follows:
Thnrndny. February II-MorninK ses-
sion.
9:i5-Call to order
s:5o-Address Of welcome. George
Ainslie, Mayor OF Richmond.
lo:oo-Response, Joseph a. Turner.
ers institutes; president State Dairy
mems Association
10:l5-'The Relation OF the Agricul-
tural College to the Farmers" Profess
sor Theo. i. Campbell. dean OF faculty,
V. +. I.
ii."V-- - 1O-oDerat!Se SOQltiOn or
the Farm Credit Problem" X V Hay
maker. Defiance. O.
:45-"Work Of Dairy and Food d.
VISION Department OF Agriculture"
benjamin l.. Purcell. Dairy and Food
Commissioner
l2:15-"Game and Fish Conservation"
GA Brief StatemenD, william Todd
president of Virginia Game and Game
Fish Protective Association.
Afternoon Session.
2oo-"The Community Breeding Of
livestock" Professor John r. Hutchc-
son, specialist In animal husba
v. PI
2:30-"Dairying as a Factor in vir.
ginia Agriculture" Professor Oscar Err,
ohio State University. Columbus, o.
3;3o-"Fceding OF Reef Cattle" ]. H.
c. Beverley. The Plains. Va
oo-"Fccding Dairy Cattle" Pro
lessor II. r. Hunt. Department Animal
liusbandry, V. =. T.
4:45-Bua;ness session the Virginia
State Dairymcn's Association Report
OF the secretary.
Night Session.
S;co--"The Growth OF Demonstration
Work" Jesse NJ Jones. United States
Department Of Agriculture. Washing
ton y. G.
sSo-"The Boys Corn Clubs" I. w
Hin, United States Department OF AgrI-
culture. Washington. H. r.
9:oo-"The Experiment Station and
Demonstration Work" Professor w. J.
Schoene. director Virginia Experiment
station.
o-"Demonstration Work in Con-
nection with Hog Cholera" DR.. C. IT,
Hays. BurkeviIle. Va.
lo:oo--"Our Winter Work in the
Orchard" Professor G. s. Ralston. V.
FRIDAY February 1@-MorninE Session.
Making Dnirying Profitable"
IS. II. Rawl. Bureau of Animal Indus
try. United States Depa rtment Of Agri-
culture.
1c:o5-The Farmers Forum-Ten-
minute talks Improving Poor
Farm" John T. Lewis. ClarksvIlie. va.
MY Experiencc With Crimson Clover
John y. watkins. Midlothian. MY Ex-
perienc" With Sofa Beans" Walter r.
Hathaway, White Stone. Va. Select
ing Seed Corn" T. O. Sandy. Burke
willie. Va.
1o.45-"My Experience with Alfalfa !"
=. ~; Judy. Farmers are particularly
urged to take part in this discussion.
giving Their own experiences
1l:l5-"Thc Farmer and the Cream
ery." W. G. Hoover. T!mberv!lle, Va.
11:45-"Creamery Development In
virginia" a. F. Howard. Dairy and
Food Division. Richmond
Afternoon Session.
2:oo-"The DEVELOPMENT Of the
Cheese Industry In Virginia" w d.
Saunders. professor dairy husbandry.
V. y. T.
o:2o-Round Table Discussion-Ten-
minute talks-Conducted by Joseph A.
Turner. president
Horticultural Education and
the Farmer" 7. L. McBrien, specialist
In rural education. Bureau of Educa-
non Dena rtment OF Interior. Washing
ton. n. G.