Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-08-01
State INSTITUTE OFFERS
BIG CHANGE TO FARMERS
Eighth Annual Meeting mt ". II. 1.
Promises Program Bigger
Than Ever.
SENATOR GLASS TO SPEAK
Demonstrations Planned Along
Lines of Interest to Women
Whose Part in Meeting Form I'M
portant Phase OF Gathering.

HLAcKSBuiiG. VA. July 3l.-''Big-
ger and Better Than Ever" both as
10 program ana attendance. is the
prgnise for the eighth annual meet
inr OF the State Farmers Institute
~ IN" virginia Polytechnic Institute,
IlhclSsburg. Angus, 4, ana g. II
may hc fairly called a week OF OPP
poftun!ty Tor Virginia farmers and
Farm women. since they viii have
IN these three days chance 20 see
thcIr state agricultural college in All
rs departments. 10 hear brief talks
from men ana women who have mad.
Ire aiudy Of agricultural problems.
ana TO Witness practical dcinonstrn-
t!olS ana experiments.
,, Among those on the program are:
ZION. Carter Glass. Senator from Vir-
6!"'1 ebe e pa - hnssst' f2Imerly heIi
Westcott. Eastern ShO<e Truckers'
EAchahgc: Clarence Poe. editor. Pro-
gfreSgsi r Farmer; DR.. Lyman. Nation
non Joseph Turner. Hollins College:
.. a. Rommell. Bureau OF Animal IN :
Ius,ry; - Dcpartmcnt Of Agr!chl-
t9rc; MISS Ether Springer. In charge
OF welfare work FOR children, and
Mrs. II. Lauder0ack. home dcmonstr.,.
lion agent. Hamilton County. Ten
Poe tn speak wednesday,.
br. zoe VIII Speak 1T sac We'd
ncsdDy evening. August 4. and Sena-
tor Glass at the same hour Thurs
day evening. August :. In addition
70 these there VIII be local speakers
and each OF tho departmental sections
~! htE. excellent spcnkcrs present.
There VII be round-tablc discussions
on subjects OF timely interest TO tho
FARMER and demons trations o! various
Kinds. Personally conducted trips
Tor tic visitors over the college farm
aud through the farm buildings Will
be features OF Wednesday and Thurs
day afternoons.
Women. section.
Ilp program for the women =
particularly attractive. The morning
sessions VII be devoted 10 Joint
Wednesday, afternoon dcmonstra .
tion ia the use OF the steam urcs-
surc cooker Viii De given. followed
If.e' 6 l9" ,Sr , isGinre on The Home
VIII he an exhibit throughout the Il,
sulutc OF practical farm kitchen
ana ch!!drcn.s garments made from
INC dlsear1ed clothes OF the!r c!d.rs.
In me afternoon OF August . Miss
Ethel NJ Springer. in charge OF neld
invest! Rni"ns for West Virginia o;
a round table. answcrlnr Tucst! ous
about child welfare work ana how 10
Sci thiH work started Ia virginia.
IN Ia" evening she viii tel! some :
pt!nE done BY tho childrcn's bureau.
To Stage Demonstration.
,,.rhG tame afternoon. Mre. Eliza
ucth ihuGcrbaCk VIII tvll what home
demonstration work has don. in
Hamilton County. Tennessee, and in
the evening she viii tell hOw she
established market. bringing the
housrkccprrs IN CHATTANOOGA IN close
touch with the women and girls on
,ne farm 80 that tho latter may sell
their products directly to the con
snnsr cutting out the prom; FOR the
mi'!lleman.
Ia the late hours OF Thursday az
tcfEcNn there MI! be II social gather
ing on the lawn in front Of the
agricultural hall. giving everyone an
opportunity 10 become acquainted
With cach other and WIKI tho speak
trS at the institute.