Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-07-23
FARMERS INSTITUTE
At V.P.I. NEXT MONTH
Committees on Arrangement
and Entertainment at Work
at Blacksburg.
ABLE MEN ARE ON THE PROGRAM
COOPERATIVE marketing of Farm Pro-
duct" VIII Be Chief Topio-Aaron
saptro, Marketing Expert, One of
the Chief Speakers.

bLACkSBURG, VA. July l5.-Only
the sympathetic cooperation of the
weather man will DO needed to make
the annual summer meeting OF the
State Farmers' Institute a. the yir-
sinia Polytechnic Institute August
3, 10 and II, one OF the most suo-
cessful In the history Of tho organiza-
ton. IT Ia to be big at homo"
Tor tho farmers and farm women Of
the state and all who are Interested
In tho agricultural development OF
Virginia. Those who como will not
only have tho opportunity to her
some OF the very best speakers OF the
country. but will also be Afforded the
privilege Of seeing their agricultural
college. experiment station and ex-
tension division under the most
favorable circumstances. Those con-
nected with the college arc already
hard at work with arrangements and
fun details Of plans for the onter-
tainment OF the visitors arc given
hero.
Special Committees.
Special committees havs been ap-
pointed on entertainment, registra-
ton. quarters. meals. etc. Every
thing Will be done for tho comfort
and pleasure of those attending the
Institute. Meals will DO served at
the college dining hall at not to
exceed so cents each. Rooms may be
had In the barracks and In town.
Tho rooms In the barracks are pro-
vided with beds, cha,ra tables and
other furniture, but those expecting
to occupy tho rooms In the barracks
are requested TO bring along sheets.
towels and the necessary toilet ar
ticlcs. nominal charge of Is cents
per day will be made for the bar
racks rooms. Those who are unable
to bring bed clothing may secure
the Same from the quarters commit
tee as long as the supply lasts. but
to be sure OF being comfortable visit
ors should bring pair OF sheets and
a blanket with them.
There will be n registration booth
at the entrance to the college grounds
and every one should register inn
med.ately on arrival. whether they
expect to stay in barracks on not
Farmers so desiring can make private
arrangements for entertainment In
town
It has been decided to devote prac-
tioally the ontire session this year to
questions of marketing This has
been done because successful market
ing Is perhaps the biggest problem
CO nfrontins the farmers of the State
at the present time Tho entire pro-
gram has not been completed. but
some OF the national authorities on
marketing will speak on this subject
Aaron Sapiro, OF San Francisco,
Cal. Is recognized as tho leading CO.
operative marketing attorney In tho
United States at the present tino.
He is connected with moro large CO.
operative associations than perhaps
any other man IN the world he Ia
attorney for fourteen OF the success
full cooperative enterprises IN Call
forn!a He helped organize all OF
the cotton marketing associations OF
the South, the Tobacco Growers AS
soc!ations of Kentucky. Virginia,
North and South Carolina. the Pea
nut Growers Association OF Virginia
and North Carolina and many other
large farmers cooperative market
Ing associations. He has studied CO.
operatives constantly for the last
ffteen years. and knows perhaps as
much as any other person In tho
United States about this subject. He
has promised 70 address the institute
on the evening Of August 10.
President ]. C. Stone. of the Bur-
ley Tobacco Growers Association Of
Kentucky, will also adtreas tho
meeting. This association haa tuet
completed most SUCCESSFUL yean
and has demonstrated conolusively
that large commodity mark citing as
socfaticns can succeed in this part
Of the country. Mr.. Stone recently
said: I'm former years mark citing
tobacco cost from 80 cents to $1.25
hundred pounds, while under the
association plan. after all operating
expenses arc paid, the cost Is only
90 cents hundred pounds for mar
keting, thus resulting In a big saw
ing to the growers" MT. Stone says
that the vice-prssldent Of one OF the
big manufacturing companies who
came 10 buy some OF the associa.
TONS tobacco told him personally
that IL the growers had not organ.
lied they would not have realized
for their tobacco for this year with
in 10 cents pound OF what 1t ac-
tually has brought.
DR.. G. w. Dyer. OF Vanderbilt uni
versity; A. l.. Bibbins, Of the New
York Seed Growers Association: J.
T. Howard. president of the Ameri-
car Farm Bureau. and other promi-
nent men and women have been in
vited to address tho meeting. Pro.
fessor T. b. Hutcheson. G. S. Raj
ston and other members of the fac.
ulty OF the Virginia Polytechnic In
stitute. will also mako addresses on
crop production. fruit growing, soils.
etc.
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