Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-05-15
MANY SUGGESTIONS IN
new FARMERS BULLETIN
State Department OF Agriculture Adj
,ss yiscs Planters How to Secure
'@s.Ss.A New Tractors.
SHOULD LAY IN WOOD SUPPLY
Country People Warned OF Fuel
& Shortage and Urged Not To Burden
& Transportation System by Buying
VI Coal for Next Winter.

Transportation System by Buying
Ss Coal for Next Winter.
sS or !ntcrcs; 10 farmers throughout
ssithc, State is the MAY bulletin Of the
Sss{Dera rtmcnt Of Agriculture ana lmm'-
81 ssration. which is jus, of tho press,
Sand is beins mailed out rapidly as
q possible to the 10000 farmers who are
Zion the free mailing list from tho Office
sSfof q. W. koiner. Commissioner OF
s Tho bulletin is technically No. l2S
STAND is a valuable aid TO practical asri-
SSiculturc. Ind contains much informa-
sTitien which will Nc @! great assistance
Ei3in meeting the cNiScncics OF present
N conditions among the farmers Of Vir-
sf:Einia.
ISL lncloscs with the bulletin is the
s9Sss3eahct carrying the special message u
'satRal farmers OF Virginia from tho Nir-
55saiGthfa Copncil OF Defense relative TO
elite go tractors which have been So
sslcured tos relieve. in a measure. the
fEsfshortaEc pf farm labor and to assist in
food production throughout
$3thc state,
u orders for thirty tractors were re-
%iccivcd Saturday. and will be flied
Ssundcr the supervision OF Commissioners
sasKoincr in order that the traitors will
ssbe sent TO all sections OF the state and
sato prevent congestion in any one sec
Elton.
553 Bulletin No l2S takes up in order
tho Importance Of crop rotation; grow
ling and saving ones own crimson
E8clovcrsccd; nitro culture, which the
s6SDepartmcrt OF Agriculture supplies 10
ssSfarmcrs al cost price; the value OF
Sitnocula ton OF alfalfa: the warning to
$}euy only seeds that are tagged TO show
5attheir purity and termination: the
S$Taiue OF cottonseed meal as fertilizer.
Gland the best means OF getting rid OF
.sIthe OK MARBLE. which is tho grub found
sssSunder the skin on the backs Of cattle.
ID and represents one stage Of the life of
.29the OK bot fly.
AS TO
shs MARKETING: LAMBS
Ss There Is also a timely lamb market
wing report. carrying with il suSccs
sSstion from the Division OF Markets. that
silt would be advantageous to the farm
a%e rs TO combine their shipments OF
#Elambs and wool into quantity lots
q fprefcrably in car load lots-and ship
a Geo opcratively to good advantage. The
report on tho wool mar
sEketing situation is valuable feature
OF the bulletin.
txt That there may be less danger Of
84 the fuel situation becoming acute next
SIT winter. Commissioner koincr urges
SSevcry county resident TO lay in an
s9 ample supply OF we'll seasoned fire
w wood during The summer months,
s6which will serve the double purpose
4Sof making communities far less de-
Ts pendent on coal and viii also help III
Ha relieving an overburdened transporta-
gftion system
50 Commissioner koiner is also deeply
4.E interested in the great risk which is
y4 run by farmers not carrying adequate
g& fire insurance. and he urges the inn
~ portancc OF county farmers mutual
.stS fire insurance company in every county
}N3 in the State In this way, protection
III against fire can he, and is carried al
i1s actual cost in thore counties where
5SE such mutual fire insurance companies
Us exist
fs No rcpor: which was submitted at
SR the meeting OF the Board OF Agricul-
@S turc Friday is Of moro general inter
[lS est throughout the Sta;c than that Of
~ p. 6. MoomaW, Jr, until recently di-
III rector of tho Division Of Markets. MIR.
sS NIoomaw is now doing Similar work.
lSs but OF wider scope, in the Federal Ru-
Pa roau OF Markets at Washington.
sSS Mr. Moomaw' s report contained. first
2&s the results OF his survey OF seed con
~ di,ions in the state showing the short
5gs age OF supplies OF cowpca and sofa
S&3 bean seed. which situation the Division
s1 OF Markets had been able 10 relieve.
sd APPLE BAnREL SHORTAGE
sI Is HEING RELIEVED
III The "a plc barrel situation, resulting
"a from great shortage OF appl- barrel
81 stock and almost insurmcunt"h." trans
81 portation difficulties had also h"cn re"
81 lieved through lis yo'bpcration "f tn"
81 the Division of Markets had secured
# from Director General McAdo"'s ot'lce
tSi all necessary assistance IN SnDplyin:
BIZ cars and forwarding shipments OF
81 atock.
81 This work required much c,.,n,zn-
4l ton and education among tn. aunle