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This law was first created in 1994. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 433<\/a> of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year. It has been modified 1 time. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. That modification is as follows: in 2016, chapter 588<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":186563,"object_type":"law","relational_id":84363,"identifier":"23.1-2616","token":"23.1\/IV\/26\/2\/23.1-2616","url":"\/23.1-2616\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/23.1-2616\/","token":"23.1\/IV\/26\/2\/23.1-2616","dublin_core":{"Title":"Station; agricultural survey","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 23.1-2616","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

The Station may direct and supervise a thorough and comprehensive agricultural survey of the Commonwealth according to the most approved methods in practice to gather facts<\/span> and information on existing agricultural conditions in the Commonwealth and data upon which to base a study of agricultural economics and a constructive program for the development of agriculture and agricultural resources. The survey shall examine (i) soils and soil fertility and management; (ii) soil erosion and drainage problems affecting soil fertility and productivity; (iii) the adaptation of various soil types, elevations, and seasonable conditions to crops produced or that may suitably be produced; (iv) farm layout and selection; (v) arrangement of fields for the use of labor-saving machinery; (vi) economy and convenience in cultivation and farm operations; (vii) methods of cultivation, production, and handling of crops; (viii) general farm management; (ix) the various crops produced on farms and their yield and gross value compared with the cost of production and courses of low yield; (x) farm labor and its distribution and efficiency; (xi) labor incomes of the various classes of farm labor; (xii) the relation of various farm products to public needs and local and general supply and demand; (xiii) farm incomes and income sources; (xiv) capital investment and return; (xv) distribution of capital investment; (xvi) the character and extent of idle lands and their suitability for cultivation or other agricultural purposes in the various localities and what, if any, profitable use may be made of them through the introduction of livestock or crops adapted to such soils, by individuals or on a community plan, with notations of elevation, topography, temperatures, and seasonal conditions affecting production of fruit, cotton, and other crops; and (xvii) any other information or studies that may seem advisable in determining methods for the betterment of agricultural conditions and the development of the agricultural resources of the Commonwealth.\n\t\tThe Station may and it is contemplated that the Station will work in conjunction with and cooperate with similar agencies of the federal government to make such agricultural survey whenever a suitable and satisfactory arrangement can be made for such cooperation.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nSTATION; AGRICULTURAL SURVEY (\u00a7 23.1-2616)\n\nThe Station may direct and supervise a thorough and comprehensive agricultural\nsurvey of the Commonwealth according to the most approved methods in practice to\ngather facts and information on existing agricultural conditions in the\nCommonwealth and data upon which to base a study of agricultural economics and a\nconstructive program for the development of agriculture and agricultural\nresources. The survey shall examine (i) soils and soil fertility and management;\n(ii) soil erosion and drainage problems affecting soil fertility and\nproductivity; (iii) the adaptation of various soil types, elevations, and\nseasonable conditions to crops produced or that may suitably be produced; (iv)\nfarm layout and selection; (v) arrangement of fields for the use of labor-saving\nmachinery; (vi) economy and convenience in cultivation and farm operations;\n(vii) methods of cultivation, production, and handling of crops; (viii) general\nfarm management; (ix) the various crops produced on farms and their yield and\ngross value compared with the cost of production and courses of low yield; (x)\nfarm labor and its distribution and efficiency; (xi) labor incomes of the\nvarious classes of farm labor; (xii) the relation of various farm products to\npublic needs and local and general supply and demand; (xiii) farm incomes and\nincome sources; (xiv) capital investment and return; (xv) distribution of\ncapital investment; (xvi) the character and extent of idle lands and their\nsuitability for cultivation or other agricultural purposes in the various\nlocalities and what, if any, profitable use may be made of them through the\nintroduction of livestock or crops adapted to such soils, by individuals or on a\ncommunity plan, with notations of elevation, topography, temperatures, and\nseasonal conditions affecting production of fruit, cotton, and other crops; and\n(xvii) any other information or studies that may seem advisable in determining\nmethods for the betterment of agricultural conditions and the development of the\nagricultural resources of the Commonwealth.\n\t\tThe Station may and it is contemplated that the Station will work in\nconjunction with and cooperate with similar agencies of the federal government\nto make such agricultural survey whenever a suitable and satisfactory\narrangement can be made for such cooperation.\n\nHISTORY: 1994, c. 433, \u00a7 23-132.10; 2016, c. 588.","edition":{"id":1,"name":"2025","slug":"2025","date_created":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","date_modified":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","current":1,"order_by":1,"last_import":null}}