Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-10-13
Says WOMEN MAKE MEN
GIVE UP LIFE ON FARM
D. ID. ESgleston Tells Demonstration
Agents of Hariships of
Country Living.
PRAISES COUNTY INSTRUCTORS
Conveniences in Home of Farmer as
Much Needed as Modern Machinery
for FILLING Soil or Other Methods
in Agriculture.

Before the county demonstration
agents OF virginia and large number
or spectators in the auditorium OF
Murphy's Hotel last night President
j. -. Eggleston. Of Virginia Polytech-
Me Institute. Blacksburg, urged that
| cohVeniences in the homes of the farm
ers would do more for the "Back-to-
'he-farn movement than any other
agency. The former State Supcrin
tendent OF Public instruction did no,
| express his idea in just those words.
put he made II plain that the women
on farms should be considered In tho
advancement OF tho agricultural in
| terests OF the State.
In discussing the matter Mr. Eggles-
ton said that the farmers had TWEEN
teth century machinery for the culti-
walton and harvesting Of their crops.
while the convcniences in the average
| farmers home was of the thirteenth
century variety. His :dea took we'll
with his audience. and was heartily
| Endorsed.
SAYS WOMEN MADE TIE
MEN LEAVE THE FARMS
The women make the men leave the
farms" said Mr.. Eggleston, because
the convenicnces are such that they
are not satisfied. If the wives and
| daughters OF Virginia farmers are sat
ishtd with their environments, Il will
| be OF great Importance in the agri-
cultural development OF the State"
The session last night was one Of a
series which is being held at Murphy's
auditorium during the state Fair in
4 q n t,,f
stration agents with the men who are
willing to support them in their eff
forts 10 improve agricultural develop
ment in Virginia. Tonight the county
agents Will speak for themselves and
detail their experiences, their troubles
and what they hope TO accomplish
George H. stevenson, an expert from
the United states Department of Ayr:
culture, spoke the value Of tho
/ county fair from an educational stand
point. He aEserted that while man!
fairs tend toward the amusement fea-
lures. 1t had been proved that the cdu-
cational value WAS OF great import
auce
SPEAKS ON VALUE OF
COUNTY DEMONSTRATION WORK
Jesse NJ Jones. field agent OF the
Federal Department OF Agriculture. in
charge of the demonstration agents IN
Virginia, Maryland. Kentucky and
| West Virginia, made an address on
! How County Denomination Agents
| Can Do the Most Effective Work"
Mr. Jones said that they should not
! only be good mixers In the communi-
/ ties in which they were located, but
( that they should know how to mix
/ sympathet!cally. They should be In
teres,ed in every public Improvement.
and he cited good roads, schools and
other matters OF civic interest which
appeal 10 the public.
on the question of the work being
done by the county agents in Vir-
ginia, President EgEleston said that
there was a great future for this class
of work in the agricultural develop
:ncnt of the State. More calls are
being received from counties for cX-
pert assistance, and there are no funds
available 10 increase the present force.
He indicated that he believed the next
: General Assembly would be called upon
to look into this feature OF the agri-
cultural appropriations.
EGGIESTON MUCH PLEASED
WITH WORK At BIACKSDURG
r. o. Sandy, State demonstration
agent. presided al the meeting last
night. He has established hendquart-
ers at Murphy's Hotel. and while not
at the State Fair, Is In conference with
the county demonstration agents and
! others interested in the agricultural
development OF the State.
President Eggleston expressed him
| self as very much pleased with the
prospect for Virginia Polytechnic In
stitute and College OF Agriculture this
] year. There are ego new students, and
| the total enrolment Is In the neigh
| borhood OF 500. a gain over last years
! record The school this year has prac-
tically all that the accommodations