Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-07-29
STATE FARMERS TO MEET
IN BLACKSDURC AUGUST 7
Three Days Session Will Be Opened
by President Eggleston, OF
Polytechnic Institute.
SHEPHERD GIVES PROGRAM
Boys Short Course Will Bo Held.
No Reduced Rates on Railroads
for This Years Conference Mt
" Il. l.

Is Morgan Shepherd, OF this city.
secretary of the Virginia State Farm
ers' Institute. Incorporated. has an
rounccd the program for the session
to be held ut Blackstone for three days.
beginning August 4. DIR. Jesse NJ.
Jones chief of the extension division
"a, Blackstone, is chairman OF the COM
mittee OF arrangements for the meet
ing TO which all farmers arc welcomed.
II is expected that hundreds of club
boys from all over the State will at
tend the boys short course. which will
be held during the institute.
The Virginia Shorthorn and Virginia
angus Associations and the Virgi nia
Beekeepcrs' Association will hold their
meetings at Blacksburg during the
three days of the session. and other
similar organizations are expected to
take advantage of the opportunity to
meet at this time.
Unlike former years. there will be
no reduced rates on the railroads. for
since Uncle Sam took over the opera
ton OF the roads he is charging every
body flat rate OF cents a mile plus
the war tax of per cent 1t Is hoped
by the management, however, that this
will not deter farmers from attending
the conference, many Of whom have
travelled to Blacksburg in automobiles
u
will be a larger number of automo-
biles present this year than ever be-
fore.
WILL ne WELCOMED by
PRESIDENT EGGLESToN
The institute will open at $50 4. NJ.
August !. with the address OF welcome
by Or. j. u. EEgleston. president OF
Virginia Polytechnic Institute. where
ell the sessions OF the institute will be
held The complete program follows:
Wednesday, $50. address OF welcome.
DR.. j. D. Eggleston. president Virginia
Polytechnic Institute. Blacksburg. Va;
1000, annual address. Hon. S. L. Lup-
ton. vice president OF institute. Win
chester Va. 1900. address. Cooper
alton" DR.. Bradford Knapp. United
Washington. ID. c.: 1900. adjourn for
lunch: 200. Wheat Production" Pro-
lessor T. 3. Hutchinson. Virginia Poly
technic Institute. Blacksburg, Va:
PAS, inspection of plots. women's di-
vision: 200, demonstrations in war
breads. Miss Elizabeth Miller. Univer-
s:ty OF Chicago. Chicago. Ill: 1880. com
munity sing. led by Miss Christine Mu-
noz. musical director. Farmv!llc Nor
triotic address, Everett Colby. OF New
Jersey, United States Food Admins
tration: s:45. Whitmell Agricultural
Club. Whitmell, Va. This club. COM
posed Of 100 boys. will demonstrate
how they attend TO business.
Thursday, $40. Farm Organization
and Management" Professor A. G.
Smith. specialist in farm organization
for North and South Carolina: 1880.
Beef Production" Professor w. a.
Cochcl, field agent. American Short
horn Breeders Association: 1880. The
Poultry Business" Professor Harry La
mon. in charge OF poultry investments,
United States Department OF AgrIcul-
ture; 200. The Farm Tractor" Pro-
lessor NJ. L. Nichols. agricultural en-
gineer. Virginia Polytechnic Institute.
Black sburg Va: PAS, a tractor demon
stration. Women's division-2:oo. dem
onstrations: meat savers Miss Eliza
beth Miller. University OF Chicago, Chi
cago. Ill; 1:3o community sing, led by
Miss Christine Munoz. Farmv!lle Nor
NAL School. Farmville. Va; 500. War
Service Without Uniform" Miss Mar
tina Van Ressalaer. Cornell University,
\. y; S:a5. The American Red Cross"
+. NJ. Conley. director Home Service
Educational Work. Washington D. c.
Friday. $50. sheep Raising" Pro-
lessor E. l.. Shaw. University of West
Virginia. Wheeling. w. Va: 1890.
Pork Production" Professor NJ. o.
Cooper, animal husbandman Virginia
polytechnic Institute. Blacksburg, Va.
-l:5o, The Dairyman's Troubles" Pro-
lessor r. f. Hunt. dairy husbandman.
virginia Polytechnic Institute Blacks.
turg. Va; 200. business session: cleo
tion OF onc-half of the directors; re-
ports OF committees; adjournment.