Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-08-12
INSTITUTE At
AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE
Twelve Hundred Farmers and Farm
y crosses Assemble in Blacks
~ burg This Week.
vIRG1N1A's GREATEST SCHOOL
Agricuiturists Of Both Sexes to Visit
Their Own College - Prominent
Speakers and Teachers Will Be
in Attendance.

III sttlChuduCCs
Y BLACKSBURG, VA. August H.
Z When word wac received that the
\ Farmers Institute had selected this
college as tho place for it's meeting
B on August Is. 16 and II. the college,
sion division at once began prepara-
Z Ing and enjoyable meeting that the
institute ever has had.
Among the many distinguished speak
ers on the program are Governor II. c.
Stuart, DR.. Carl Vrooman. Assistant
+, Secretary of Agriculture; DR.. c. r.
Titlow. director of extension division
CT Wet Virginia; DR.. i. w. Hill. States
relations service. and J. B. Finley, sec
rotary Federal faIm lean bank. Balti-
more.
Important talks and lectures will be
delivered also by other distinguish ed
speakers. by members of the extension
division. department station ard col
]ege STATS, and demonstrations and ex-
hibits Will be given to both men and
women.
The barracks In which the students
are Quartered during the session has
been renovated and are ready to ac-
commodnte the members of the insti-
tute who are coming. They will live
In the same rooms and under The s -.
conditions as their sons. whom they
have sent here, and will find out for
themselves the things about which
their sons have written them many
times. The quadrangle. the stoop and
the showers. of ancient fame. will glad
~ welcome the parents of the boys
who have occupied them for the last
half century.
TO SEE AND LEARN
OF THEIR OWN SCHOOL
AT no time is the campus more at
tractive than II is at present. With
the hundreds of shade trees, the heavy
grass and its delightfully."- cool breezes,
II. too. is gladly awaiting the time
when 1t can welcome with pleasure the
farmers OF the State.
Its athletic field has been equipped
10 accommodate all automobiles That
are coming, It's natural umpi;hcate ter
VIII be used Tor the patriotic song ser
vice, and the part OF the campus that
VIII be used at night for open ir
speaking has been illuminated for
these occasions. All the buildings on
the grounds Will be open for inspec-
tion. and all inquiries as TO the equip
meht, etc. VIII be gladly answered ny
the headS OF the various departments
informetion SO far received leads 10
the belief that the attendance upon
the institute will be over. 200
Inc hundred-acre experimental plot
with Its experiments on cereals.
grasses and fruits, is one of the most
popular places in the agricultural de-
partment with the students. and will
prove equally attractive to the MEM
bers OF the institute. On II will be
round a wealth of information and in
formation in its most attractive form
lou VIII hnd growing here crops OF
corn. grass. apples and peaches, the re-
suits or which YOU will later receive in
Inc bulletins that are sent out TO YOU
ny the experiment station
ATTRACTIONS THAT WILL APTRA CT.
HEARTY NiILConE ATS
Ahother place of particular interest
is the dairy barns. where will be found
me dairy herd. and in particular the
nerd OF nifty Hoist Friesians, among
which are the fourteen rccord-break
ing cows, with the methods OF feed
ing and testing and the results. Here
also tests on beef cattle and hogs ar.
conducted. records are kept. and III.
results compiled,
me exhibits and demonstra tons arc
arranged in the agricultural hall. n
large light, cool. stone building This
place Ia or particular interest to the
women as here will be given demon
STATIONS of meals and discussions of
general interest to them All prob
iems mat are pcrpleXing them will be
siaaiy taken up. and every effort will
ne made 10 make them feel that this
is not their building. but. at least tom
porarliy. their home in which they
can teel perfectly free TO make them
serves comfortable and at home.
The members OF the Farmers 1,s,i-
tute VIII be guests and their Agrlcul.
tural College Will be host at this meet,
ing or the institute. and every ,nor,
mas been made by the college TO IRE.
pare welcome 10 its guests that viii
IN small way show them how much
II appreciates The honor that has been
conferred upon IT. There can he no
question OF the fact that the Farmers
institute is welcome. ana il is the
nope OF the college that every men,
DER who can Will come To this meet
ing so that IL may have The pleasure
OF demonstrating TO the Farmers, In
sutute It's appreciation of this honor
Every farmer and his family will h.
welcome a the college