Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-07-20
.Bt}GksBUnC ARRANCEs
TO CARE FOR FARMERS
Annual State Farmers Institute tS
Re Held AT v. r. l. August
1915.
ARRANGE PRACTICAL PROGRAM
Farmers Week Will BE Crammcd
Full Of Good Things-Round liable
Discussion for Women on Farm
Problems VIII be Feature.

BLACKSBURG. VA. July l9.-The
annual summer meeting OF the State
Farmers Institute will be held at the
Virginia Polytechnic institute Blacks
burg, August Is. Il and Is, and plans
arc being made to make the meeting
this year even more successful than
;hc two that have been held at the
college heretofore. In spite OF war
conditions, nearly 1000 farmers and
farm women of Virginia attended the
meeting here last year. and now that
the war is over, il is expected that the
attendance this summer will be larger
Some, of the advantages in holding
the meeting OF The State Farmers In
stitute during the summer and max
ing the state College OF Agriculture a
permanent place for the summer meet
ing are:
First Farmers are better able 10
leave their farm work in August than
any other time OF the year.
Second. The college dormitories are
unoccupied in August. and Will be
placed az the disposal of the farmers
for the nominal sum OF 90 cents for
the three days.
Third. There is apt to be less inter
pecially Tor the tractor demons;ra-
lions, which will he an important fea-
Fourth. The plots of the experiment
station and the fields OF the college
tarm VIII have growing crops on them.
study Of different varieties Of c-ops,
inc results o. crop rotations, the re-
suits pro OF tsrti,izer treatments: etc.
n,crssaIng 'd dtsau "Ei"rrs a Meek being
arranged Tor the Farmers Week"
ana ,,i;f, i, is safe 70 say, that every. hour
there Will be something Of Interest il;
it 10 eTery farmer OF the State. and as
Tor the farm women. Mrs. ". NJ. Davis,
ASSISTANT state agent in home demon
strAt!9n work. is arranging 20 have
something particularly interesting 10
rs ,,..i, women every day. The evenings
ny men and women OF note
IN s addition 70 seod line OF speak.
s sS;us s1me va o. III sPee!ai feasures of
Sing" before each evening meeting.
ed by someone espe ciaily well quail:
.ieG Tor this Work livestock parade
tors and heavy draft horses The
tractors Will piow. harrow and disk.
and the draft horse people Will pu; on
a multiple hitch ADMINISTRATION Men
ana women VII. hold Joint sessions in
me mornings and evenings and separ-
ate sessions in the afternoon.
Just for Women.
Last year representative women
themselves OF the opportunity 10 meet
otner Interested women in d iscussior
o. nome problems and 20 become ia
:...:s WIN farm managemeni and
al VINO attended the Institute w.re
Women: This year for the women
: Hct+ VIII 90 round q oles where Viii
be discussed topics OF spscis ir;aras.
70 them. and where they Will hear re-
DOES IRON the various home demon
s;Fat:on clubs In the state. There viii
wash cay. ironing day, baking dav,
e. G.rFAsns daT cieA2;7E day and every
men, come and have al enjoyable time
Accommodations Provided.
The college dora,i,ories viii be
,aoEo1sn.y cleaned and the rooms
WIN mattresses and cots viii BE- avail
eb.e 20 VISITORS. II cost Of 30 cents
. OCCUPY. these rooms must bring
sHee;s' pillows toweis and necessary
!ese Goes not, furnish ,hese. Meals
" j! be served at tho college dining
IA. :, s.5c per day, this making the
cost - visiting the farmers institute
ass man SO 90 per day for boa ri and
logging. one Of The barracks and more
iAAn one i necessary VIII be set apart
another VIII be assigned for the use
o. sUcn ~ the visitors as may be ac.
EoTp@ r!.4 oy their wives. There are
shower baths and al! convcn!euces for
Persona! comfort ia each harracks,
tTtEy one can be assured OF "A comfort.
aoie pace TO stay. While here. Full
3 n5tEucl!ons az 20 What al! visitors
should do on arrival III order TO Securc
rooms and meal tickets will be sent
our .atcr.
y Is suggested that ~ many reople
as possible make the trip 10 BLACKS
nIrg ~ automobile. !arrangencnts
VII be made . axe ,he best of care
o! tho ears and the automobile trim
through Virginia affords many a:trac-
tons Further than this. Their. are
many points o: interest within easy
motoring distance OF Rlacksburg and
many OF those "hO came 70 the ius,i-
tute last year IN cars we're able 10
ris!. Mountain Lake, Fellow SULPHUR.
EEElcS. ON Springs and other nearby
points bciorc returning TO their homes
TT IL, ~ II