Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-08-07
||NDITION OF FERTILIZER
INDUSTRY IS CHIEF TOPIC
|cstion Thoroughly Discussed ut
Meeting Held i'm Conjunction
With TURNER'S Institute.

|cstioh thoroughly Discussed AT
Meeting Held i'm Conjunction
With TURNER'S Institute.
PORE ELECTED CHAIRMAN
Eminent Virginia Agriculturists
ADDRESS McctiDg-Comnit of
Five Is Appointed and Reports
IN Conditions and Remedies.
hat Virginia farmers are greatly
|turbed over the price OF fertilizer
$ evident from the attendance and
crest displayed at tn. meeting of
|tilihcr consumers held in conncc-
+ with the farmers institute last
|ck. according to j ~ Meek. d!;cc-
OF IN" Division Of Markets of the
L. Department OF Agriculture.
he meeting Was opened with pray
~ Rev. Wyrick, after which Mr..
OK. stated that after making care
investigations OF the present con-
on Of tn. fertilizer trade and tn"
Ices 90 goods that arc being offered
farmers. hc had consulted several
the foremost leaders OF agriculture
the state and decided that such "a
|ctns should be called. lie q~9tcd
length from Information. which
wed that raw fertilizer materials
now available at Approximately
per cent OF what they cost one
I.r ago. and urged that farmers pool
IT hrd"rS and pay cash for goods.
y. u. Moore, assistant director OF
..FaA a.. Z e
lscn chairman of ,h- meeting. and
i. Thomas. state business agent OF
Farmers Union. gave the list
ccs of fertilizers as being offered
manufacturers. which showed !, to
approximately what Was received
spring. Frank : Walker. prcsi-
IT OF Virginia Dairy Association.
ted that thcr. should be a com
|ttcc appointed from the farmers
EXAMINATIONS Ia confer WITH "A similar
mnittoc from fertilizer manufac-
crs and argu" before Congress ia.
ion rendered.
> H. larger, president Of the
'giuia Farm bureau. spotc briefly,
nEing out tho fac, that fertilizer
uld be- bought at lower prices than
80 INV w a. A''' ~ bNT4-
* methods are uscd lie also spoke
the uujustucss of the present quo
ions being made on fertilizers.
OF farmers organ
,tions from Augusta. Loudoun,
Culrcper, Rockingham,
angc. Pulaski. Wythc. Smyihc.
,ntgomcTy. Bedford, Washington,
les, Grayson. carroll. Roanoke and
Isl other counties tina; use fertilizer
the fall. were present and the ex-
essIOn from them Was that farm
! wcrc not going to use fertilizer
any larger extent than they are
iuucd ia proportion with that OF
I'm products.
Professor Il - HUTCHINSON, agro-
mist "a, Virginia Polytechnic lnsti-
&c. spoke Of the value OF fertilizer
lcn properly used ANA urged the
rmcrs TO use more Of IL. ilc said
4, 1T was advisable for them to cur.
1t TIA. acreage Of crops i; ,hcr
shed to decrease tn" use Of fer,!-
cr
Or. McGruder. Of Register & Com
ny. Norfolk. and Mr.. Bunch, OF the
;glcul,ural supply Corporation.
brought out the fact that
rtiiixer manufacturers were heavily
debt ana had sold spring goods ~
Iuccd prices. which amounted TO an
tual loss. They stated. also. that
g excessive freight rates were
rccly responsible for the high
ices.
W " Cease. president OF the Pro-
GERS Co Operative Exchange. Rich
ond reviewed the proceedings OF
g meeting held in Lynchburg, March
1921. and OF his activities as AN
pointed agent to purchase fertilizer
r the farmers of Virginia who
ough, about better conditions in
g spring trade. He admon!shed
riners 10 stand up and pay their
lis and do the busincslikc thing. and
,t.d that he manufacturers OF fer
Iizcr were human and the same
mgs that appealed To other people
,pcaicd 10 them, and that cash would
i goods cheaper.
on motion Of !. II. Meek. and see
id.d 10y NJ. Il. Rae. field agent OF the
rgifiia Farm Bureau Federation. Il
mm!ttcc OF fivc was appointed TO
ork out plans for handling the sit
.tiou and rcpnrt the next morning
Mr.. Moore appointed the following
,mmittcc:
q. :. Thomas. chairman. Lynch
Irg: y r.. Euc. secretary. Roanoke.
r.. QuiscnDcrry. l'rcdcricks Hall:
i kcclcy. Richmond. and :. &.
HIcr l|ridgcwatcr.
The report. as adopted by the com
iticc. follows. in part:
l. That one purchasing agency he
icctcd through which as great u
,lumc OF business be pooled as pos
BILE
>. Tina, after careful consideration
existing agencies, and dccming it
,wisc 10 create an additional agency.
Q Producers Cooperative Exchange
Richmond seems the most feasible
as II purchasing agent.
= That upon being approached rel
i've to serving as purchasing agent.
10 president Of the above exchange
lyiscs us that. for the good OF Eir-
mia agriculture and To further de-
,lop cooperative spirit among the
rmcrs. this service will be rendered
ithoui cost
{. That all paymen, for fertilizer
continued on Fifth PagcD