Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-02-13
FARMERS INSTITUTE
MEETS ON WEDNESDAY
Distinguished Lecturers to Address
State Association of Agri-
culturaliStS.
SHEPHERD GIVES PROGRAM
Many Well-Known Men to Take Part
in Debates on Legislation Now
Pending OF Interest TO Farmers OF
Virginia.


Tho winter session of the Virginia
state Farmers Institute will be held
In Richmond. "Wednesday and Thurs ;
dag in Murphy's Hotel Auditorium.
| The organization is incorporated, and
is in Its twelfth year. Its purposes arc
purely educational and 1t has brought
| many OF the foremost lecturers and
experts on agriculture and live stock
to the State for the bcneht OF the farm :
crS.
The institute has always been active
in securing remedial and beneficial
legislation for the agricultural inter
cStS 1t has had many cases before
the Corporation Commission and the
courts. all in behalf of the farmers,
and it has never lost case.
The meeting scheduled :his week is
one OF the most important, as matters
OF vital interest to farmers that are
before the General Assembly will he
discussed and "A course of action or
policy determined upon by the mem :
bcrs. Among the most important are
the TorrcnS system of land rcgistra :
! ton. the bonding OF commission mer-
chants. additional convict lime grind
ing plants and n market bureau.
SHEPHERD ANNOUNCES
PROGRAM OF CONVENTION
! B. Morgan Shepherd, of Richmond
secretary Of tho institute has announced
! the following program: Wednesday.
February 16, at 10 o'clock, the insti
} iutc Will be called to order, and the
j. J. Gravatt. d. D., rector Of the Church
Of Holy Trinity. Mayor George Aims
lie VIII make the address OF welcome
J after which Will follow an address by
4 the president of the institute, Walter
I r.. hathaway, OF Lancaster County.
/ The remainder OF the morning session
/ viii be devoted to discussion. aopoint
/ incnt OF committees and announce
| mcntS
ThT afternoon session wednesday
| VIII he devoted entirely TO the discus
! SION OF the legislation of interest 10
farmers and live stock men. The ses-
sion Will open at 2:3O O'Clock, when
John j. Dillon, COMMISSIONS Of New
ork Department of Foods and Mar
/ kots, will read n paper on "a Bureau o,
B MARKETS. Next will follow a discus
sion on the bill pending before the
Legislature requiring commission NOR
chants TO be bonded. AT 1890 o'clock.
! cN-Governor William Hodges Mann. Of
i.tcHshurg, and Westmoreland Davis
/ OF becsDurg, will speak ON "Iip,c
Grinding Plants for Eastern Virrini, ;,
| n discussion Will follow
ne TorrenS' system of Land ROY
| IS'rahoh VIII! be the subject of John
owen. assistant commissioner Of ms
Virginia Department of Axr.culture
n -, winch a discussion will follow
! ''NNN'''o W III adjourn At 70
! o'clock
EGGLESTON TO DISCUSS
AGRICULTURAL. OUTLOOK
thursday the morning session will
open at 800 o'clock with an addr.ss
hy Or. j. II. Egsleston, president OF
! virginia Polytechnic Institute. on The
Agricultural outlook OF the State
after which discussion will follow
Alfalfa--the King OF Forage Crops
VIII be the subject OF n paper read nv
PROFESSOR H. J.. Westover, Bureau Pla nj
Industry, United States Department Of
Agriculture, at 1915 o'clock Discus
sion VIII follow. "Potatoes-a Stale
/ Wide Crop" by Professor T. c. John.
son, Norfolk truck station, will end tho
morning session.
| The closing session will he held in
| the afternoon at 2:30 O'Clock with T.
r. Colcnso. manager OF the Curles
Neck Farm, and 4. II. Bellwood, man
aEer Of the Bellwood Farm, taking as
their subject MY Experience on Large
Farms" Next will follow a round
| table discussion on the more common
diseases, prevention and treatment OF
, IN" diseases of live stock. The sinh
ject VIII he called The Health of Your
| Live Stock" Then will come n series
OF three talks by experts in their line
Horses will be the subject Of Or
| j. G. Ferneyhough, State Veterinarian
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