Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-08-31
in OLD FLUVANNA.
THE ruckAHoE FARMERS, CLUBS
LAST MONTHLY MEETING.
Matters of Interest To ARrfcuiturisss Dis
cassed-rarms fnxpectsd--A Good
Time Generally.
flor the pIspa,chi


Columbia, will not soon forget it. Tho
members Of the club and invited guests
made mp quite jolly set.
President II. Paryear presided at the
meeting and his genial manners added no
little TO the pleasure Of the occasion.
After the transaction of the usual routine
business the order Of the dav, The Pre-
paration For and Sowing OF Wheat, Win
Ter Oats. and Grass" was called and the
following paper from Captain Frank Guy
was read:
"THE PREPARATION FOR AND SOWING or
WHEAT. WINTER OATS, AND GRASS"
Mr. President and Gentlemen Of the
Tuckahoe Club In preparing the land
for wheat or any other crop believe IN
thorough work. There il nothing like
good soed-bed 20 start with. fdon't think
we have right 10 expect good crop over
work half done. If my land for wheat was
O clover sod would wait until the second
crop had natured its seed and then fallow.
After ploughing would roll the land so as
20 pack the sod down good aud prevent It's
being disturbed by the drag then would
drag II until / had II fined and
al hollows lcvelled up nicely; then
Just before seeding j would drag "
again. fresh-workCd surface receives the
fttl DluCD moro tNtuAN iDuu Ls%th nNA-
face # sown broadcast, and IL certainly
works better with n drill directly after
dragging, aud IL gTass-sced were sown
would do that after seeding the wheat or
oats and roll lightly. Now. # you should
have corn land 70 put your wheat or oats
on. If oats, cut the corn of and pillow your
land in September, aud SOW your oats az
once. The principal reason that winter
oats often fail "a That they are not sOwn
"a 20 ~ 1pfAnflV q stand
winter. This land should also he well
dragged after seeding and rolled so as 10
level down the corn stubblcs, and TINS
month "a a good tine for seeding orchard
grass. timothy, or red-tOp, but let your
culture be thorough sud see that your
fields are well drained. that no surface
water may stand IT ponds on your land.
That often kills out your crop, showing
the advantages Of good preparation Tor
the wheat. / once heard gentleman from
ALTERNATE say that he hired "a man with
his team todrag portion of large field ne
was preparing for wheat and went on 10 az
tend court, but told the man TO drag that
lot until be returned, expecting 10 gel
back the next day hv noon but was DELAYED
for two DAYS, and Of course the man KEPT on
DRAGGING the same land over and over uhtll
he returned. TIE consequence was tnaI
Iortion OF the same field with no other ad-
VANTAGE Welded five bushels OF wheat per
acre more than than the balance Oh IL olu.
In this connection ! would say that the
Wild onion and other pests have caused
me 10 change Inv mode of growing wheat
mt my clover sod IN corn ana theb loi-
low with wheat. Tins does not give me as
much wheat but cleaner gram anu ~
ceuseq the clover 20 come again wfthouV
reseoiinp again. If my land was not rlcn
enouph to bring over ten bushels OF wheat
Der acre | would surely put ON at least Ivy
hounds of some good fertilizer, ana thlhk
II paws well 10 do so, for 1t not only makes
a better crop of wheat, but "A much better
crop OF grass 10 follow. ] would never re-
fall0w land for wheat. What vegetable mat
tor Won turn under does much moro good
90 remain under the surface than 1t can do
on top. You can make good seedIoed
with two-horse cultiyotors or DISK mar
row without disturbing the matter turned
The subject was fully discussed by
Messrs. g. G.. Snead, NJ. A. CogbIl, Is. y.
Hancock. Mr. Payne, and others.
JUDGE HANcocK's FARM.
Mr.. Charles f. Jones then read the report
on the farm Of Judge B.. a. hancocA' OF
Chesterfield county, as follows:
The farm Of Judge Hancock is situated
in Chesterfield county, the banner comfy
az the State according TO the award at the
late Exposition. and right wei dld II de-
serve IL. The distance 10 Manchester IL
hut ten minutes drive over an excellent
road through well-kept fields on either
eide And MS one thinks of the Tapidly-ex-
Vending suburbs of Manchester, and the
completion OF the Belt Line through this
farm. and of the building Of the Forest
ViU Park (iust on the edge Of the farm,
now under contraction by a Baltimore
svndicate. il is evident that the time IS not
Tar distant when Judge Hancock VIII ma
ii more profitable TO change, from Vhe
four-feld system 10 the town-lot system
IL Is mainly shown from the CONDITION OF.
the farm that our worthy member is Il neat
and thrifty farmer, but If any OF us had
any doubts as to that fact We were at once
convinced of his excellent management
and wonderful agricultural ski When We
were told that but a few years ago TINS
naturally poor land, purchased by him for
$50 per acre. TODAY VIII bring al auction
t25O. This great skill he has no doubt ac-
ouired bv belonging to tho Iuckahoe CluO
and attending all its meetings regularly.
The fences and buildings were IN good
condition. and the dwelling especially neat
and comfortable. >.
The crass-felds were neatly clipped and
hoe crops well worked. The graSs-helds
were sodded with herds, orchard grass, and
clover and one had but 70 see the neatly
the Weld had been good. This barn con-
tanned about forty tons. principally OF TINS
years crop Of hay. nicely cured Judging
from its color: and also some OF Ii 81 year
third crop. (the second crop was allowed
10 fan on the land and the third crop came
through owing 10 the unusual amount OK
ram.
This third crop sells nearly as well as the
first 10 dairymen. as II IS well adapted FOR
haf D.
couuuerable wire-grass was apparently run
out by the other grasses, but tbs only atem-
porary defeat and will come out victor IN
few years.
The inspection of the corn-feld showed
n fair crop and the land well shaded oy
corn-held peas sown between the rows at
time Of layng-by.
Thesicht of the corn-feld quickly awaken
ed the discussion OF the subject OF beam
roots. which had been sprung at our pre-
Vious meeting and IN which our new mem
Der. Nr. Ashton Starke, so actively partlci-
patsd. and in which believe the Judge was
tomewhat involved. but he soon cleared
himself OF the charge that his corn lacked
bean-roots. However, Mr.. Starke was not
no successful. ,,.
The Strawberries were cleenly cultivated
and had made good growth Tor young
bed.
The result of successful experiment
was shown with gas-house lime IN Sc
curing a stand of grass on worn-out Ianu;
The stock consisted Of three head OK
hors.s and eleven cattle headed by q hall
Jersey bull, all in fair condition.
According 20 Major +. L. ID. Myers's pro,
phecy there is to be made soon large ana
Valuable addition TO this pasturage. when,
Lkethe other, viii cost the Judge nothing.
This addition. according 70 the MAJOR, ~
to be. strange as II seems, the graYei OF
the Belt Line, which is so very fatteuing,
aud not only fattens, but improves the
breed 10 such an extent that when one Is
i,lled by an engine, no matter II 1t be the
eommonest and poorest beforeit graSed on
TIE Gravel. he is found to be pure-olood
Jersey or an export steer.
The hogs and shoats. numbering twelve,
were in good condition. and were Kept on
The nian that keeping them from the sun.
iiebt economical food. The daily ration
for the twelve was two gallons OF cnop ano
sone slop from the kitchen, and nom tnelr
condition il appeared there must DO some
thing in the theory.
cARYsBRooK,
a.. s,,.cd;d farm Of Dir. Jones, was tncI