The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1920-01-15

VesM9SA 1AVt V0H3&A 0NblOH una M0iulen-
apce Ut st4te ana county highways TO
be paid out of the general fund Of the
state treasury. $400.e00.00 represents
the appropriation made for this pur-
pose al the extra session CT 1918 for
ZACH year Of the stwo-year period end
ing Sept. 5. 1921 None Of this amount.
as has been stated, will be expended
before March /. 1920; and. in order
that All appropriations for highway.
construction may conform t. the reg
uiar appropriation period, March I to
Feb. rs, 1t Is recommended that this
amount Of $400.000.00 a year be reap
propriated for the biennial period end
ing Feb. IS. 1879, in addition to the
annual approximation OF $500 00e 90
heretofore made. for this purpose.
AGRICULTURE
The total appropriations recon ;
mended for the department of agri-
culture and immigration, and the
other agricultural boards and bureaus.
to be made out of the general fund of
the state treasury. amount to s11a.-
5000 for 1920-192i, and to $l1s,ls0.-
90 for 1921-l822, an average annual
increase of 10 per cent over the ap-
preparations for this year The an
preparations recommended to be maid
out OF special funds are approximate
ly ] per cent greater for each year
OF the ensuing biennium than those for
the current year: while the combined
general and special appropriations rec
commended chow an average increa e
for each year over 1s1s-1a20 of "a
per cent.
In line with economy and efficiency.
it is recommended in this budget that
all the work OF testing tubercufar cat
tie be transferred 10 the state live
stock sanitary board to be done by
the state vf.tinarisn. For the contin-
uaticn Of this testing work the dairy
and food commissioner has requested
an annual appropriation Of $4,000
0o: while. on the other hand, it is esti-
mated that the work can be efficiently
end satisfactorily conducted by the
state live stock sanitary board for So
10000 year. IT Is recommended
sfA viewer that tha requests of the dairy
49, "-te'' rf,r-, ~ f~~s@n~~ for an annual
appropriation OF SCI 900. 90 to be used
~ W. IL isF'e nn'fvin~ owners ~ tn
hereular cattle, under the provisions OF
the act approved March "a, 1914. be
allowed
a rAcc~,-ra~a~ tim afso js can.ni,od
in this budget for an annual appro~
pris ton OF $e2 100000 r. be mad on.
of the general fund OF the state treas
ury for the VIRGINIA truck experiment
staten at Norfolk and it's Eastern
Shore branch at Onley. provided the
control and management Of these sta
tons Is vested In governing board.
to be authorized by law. and the prop
crty Is conveyed to the state is fee.
or leased free OF rent to 1t for a period
or not iess than ninety-nine wears
Another recommends ton in the in
teres' Of agricultural development
which is contained In this budget. is
the request for an appropriation of
100000 to the convict lime boa I'd
for each year OF the 1s20-Ia2i bien-
mum tn be used for the esta blishment
OF another state lime grinding plant
The two existing plants. one at Staun
ton and the ether at Irvington, arr
new on a self-sustaininr basis, ANA
nave proven of inestimable value in
supplying chan high grade linz to
the farmers OF the state. The general
economic benefits to be derived from
more general use of lime on our farm
lands will more than Offset this initial
outlay for another state lime grind
ing plant
TRANSFER OF LAND.GRANT
AND MORRILL, FUNDS
BY an act approved July >. 1859.
known as the, Morrill, land grant act. .
the congress of the United States
granted the several states certain pub
nc lands IN lieu threof what was
known ~ land scrip" which the
state should sell and invest the pro-
ceeds In certain specified securities TO
constitute perpetual fund. the ca nj
tai OF which shall remain forever I'm
diminished. The act required that
the states accepting these so-called
Ia ma grant funds" should appropriate
the interest therefrom ito the endow-
ment. support and maintenance of a.
least one agricultural and mocha MICA
college
As set forth in section s5s Of the
cooe OF Virginia tIS1s). the genera,
assembly accepted the donation of
lands proffered to Virginia By the con
grcss; and the amount to which the
state was entitled was received in land
scrip. which was sold in accordance
with the act and the proceeds invest
e.d in state bonds. One-third Of tbs
snnuaI income from this fund, amount
ing to S10.32s.3S. was appropriated by
the general assembly to the Hampton
normal and Agricultural Institute at
Hampton tfor colored studentsl ana
two-thfrds. amounting to sao.s5s.7a. to
the virginia Agricultural and Mechan.
icaI college and Polytechnic institute
al Biacksburg. The fund is admins .
tered by the second auditor OF Vir-
ginia
second act. known as the Nor
riil act approved Aug. 80. 1890. to-
gether with the so-called Nelson
amendment Of March 4, 1907. for
the more complete endowment and
maintenance Of colleges for the bene-
at OF agriculture and the mechanic
arts. appropriated to each state ac-
cepting the benefits OF the Morrill,
land act of 1852 an additional
sum OF 100000 a year to be paid
out OF the funds derived from the
sale OF public lands. The general
|. assembly accepted these additional
annual grants by an act approved
Feb. %. 1894 (section Ss3. core Of
virginia, 1919. p. $500, and directed
thar the auditor Of public accounts
receive and disburse the funds. one
third. amounting 10 sI6.666SG an
nuAlly. to the Hampton Normal and
Agricultural institution at Hampton,
and two-thirds, amounting to s33.-
$685. annually to the Virginia Ag-
ricuitural and Mocha meal college and
Poiytechnic institste at Blacksbrrg.
As the state now has. a separate ag-
kriculturai and mechanical institution
Tor colored students at Petersburg.
while the Hampton Normal and Agri-
cultural Institute is a highly endowed.
generously summarized nrivata nrfnr.