Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-02-12

close a margin. and that regulations
ircrea sing the cost of production. Grip
pied or destroys his business. There
were. nc declared. two ways or cor
recting the trouble--to abolish or
amend the regulations or reduce the
cost Of production. He thought the
latter plan to be the wiser.
Mr. Turner did not share the belief
tina, the farmers day had come be
cause there had been a big increase
In the dcmandsfor foOdstuns. He said
that war consumes without producing
and that In the end humanity must
pay the cost.
PROBLEM OF RURAL CREDITS
DISCUSSED BY HAIMANER
Mr. Haymaker discussed the rural
credit problem. He said that coop
Grafton among the farmers was the 80
luton Of the problem. III the surplus
cash OF the farmers OF America were
for one year deposited in cooperative
financial institutions" he said, rather
than in capitalized financial instiiu-
lions, the beneficial effects would be
enormous.
Why should tho farmers be surprised
AT high rates for farm mortgag" loans
in any community" he asked "wher"
the prevailing practice Of the farmers
themselves Is TO deposit their surplus
cash in financial institutions which pay
them little or nothing for the use oil
by law to make loans on mortgage Sc
curity. and which are compelled by
law TO maintain heavy cash reserve
In some distant financial centre
usually New York-where 1t is chiehy
utilized by stock gamblers in manipu-
lating the market?
URGES FARMERS TO KEEP
THEIR MONEY AT HOME
III the farmers could be made to
fnN lNnf
institution gives them back every cent
their deposit earns above the cost OF
handling, and that II Is kept busy at
work aiding anil building up their
own community. rather than stalking a
stock gamblers game in New York.
wc believe that the farmers themselves
would In very short time bring to
themselves through the use of their
own money. tho financial relief for
which they are asking"
During the afternoon session Pro-
lessor John r. Hutcheson. specialist In
animal husbandry at the Virginia Poly
,cchnic institute, talked on The Com
munity of Breeding Live Stock" and
professor oscar Err. OF the Ohio state
University. discussed "Dairying as n
Factor I'm Virginia Agriculture. There
we're talks on feeding cattle by J. II. G.
Scverly and Professor X. I. Hunt.
which were followed by business scs-
ION OF the Virginia State Dairymen's
Association.
r,nn MADE PRESIDENT
OF DAIRYMEN
The Dairymon's Association elected
officers as follows: president, Paul
Tabb. Tampton: vicc-prcsident J. A..
Dcchtcr. Williamsburg: secretary and
treasurer. A. +. Howard. Farmvilic.
pircctors-Frcd Driver. Waynesboro;
w. &. Hoover. Timbervillc; X. V. Mar
.indalc Sweet Briar: T. j. Strauch,
richmond: w. B. Gates. Rice: II. +.
Boswell, Burkcville: ID. S. Jones. New
port News: Joseph Turner, IIollins: w.
H. Saunders. Blacksburg. and 4. r..
scott. Richmond.
The feature of the night sessions OF
;re convention was the talk of I. w.
il.ll. OF tho United States Department
Of agriculture. OH The Boys Corn
,'!uss," in which he said that the boys.
II iIey were not interfercd with, could
grow better and fuller crops than their
cldc"s, and he proved his statements
,.th figures of the work done by boys
In Virginia.
Dr. Bradford Knapp. of the United
states Department Of Agriculture.
smoke on "The Growth OF Demonstra-
Schocne director OF tho Virginia Elk
pcriment station, made n talk OH The
Experiment Station and Demonstration
Work" DR.. c. II. Hays. OF Burkeville.
read paper on demonstration Work
in Connection With Hog Cholera" and
"Our Winter Work in the Orchard" was
discussed by Professor @. S. Ralston, Of
the Virginia Polytechnic Institute.
INTERESTING PAPERS on
TO-DAY'S PROGRAM
The program for to-day follows:
9:30-"Making Dairying Profitable"
u n. Rawl, Bureau of Animal Indus
,ry. United States Department of Agri-
culture.
io:05-The Farmers ForumZTcn-
minute talks Improving Poor
Farm" John r. Lewis. Clarksville, Va.
MY Experience With Crimson Clover"
John p. watkins, Midlothian. "My Ex-
rerience With Sofa Beans" Walter f.
hathaway. White stone. Va. Selecting
seed Corn T. o. Sandy, Burkeville, Va.
lO:45-"My Experience With Alfalfa"
\. H. Judy. Farmers are particularly
urged TO take part in this discussion,
giving their own experiences.
1l:15-"The Farmer and the Cream
ery." w. G. Hoover Timberville, Va.
ii:45--"Creamery development in yir-
cinia," a. f. Howard. Dairy and, Food
Division. Richmond.
2:0o-'"The Development of the
cheese Industry in Virginia." w. d.
Saunders, professor dairy husbandry,
Virginia Polytechnic Institute.
o:30--Round table discussion-Ten-
minute talls-Conducted by Joseph A.
Turner, president
a:oo-"AgrIcultural Education and