Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-03-09

the poultry would also gain. az wei as
the land by moderate amount OF
cleanliness and care. Let. the houses NC
cleaned at least once in three or iour
weeks. II farmers would have large oihs
made somewhere under shelter, In "hlch
TO keep the different manures ana Keep
them dry until they put them on the laho,
they might get MP some interest III SENS
tho bins filled. and so the farmers WIVES
would be helped about the poultry. Ashes
should he saved. too for fruit-trees. Wo-
men have hard time raising poultry
in Virginia. and on some farms goo"
many OF the chickens. which are con-
sumed. are bought from smaller iarlls'
where chickens are considered 100 nlu0"
OF luxury to be eaten.
Gentlemen. farmers have great way
Of not taking care OF things aiter .iies
are raised. For example, they VIII nIe
people to gather apples without fequlii"s
them 10 gather them so as not 10 D'u'ss
them. Apples should be carefully hahuiou
In order 10 keep them. the same 'hIns
is true Of sweet-potatoes. 1t does mo-
nav TO raise a large quantity OF potatoes
paying hands 10 raise and gather IN 'ne
crop. and piling them up and letting 'heih
rot go that there are none 10 eat III
winter A man told me to-day that ms
sgeet-potatoes kept well unul ne u9Su
them I'D a short time ago. ana lhat II ~
had raised more he thought ne couIo n" M
kent them later. lie only ralseu d sii"
Quantity digging them I'm the morning Oh
"a drv dav. and letting them ne on III,
pround tin the evening. He then carr
them TO the house. without Drulslhs tie"'
carrying them IN bag on his shoulue,s'
and spread them not very ueep III .".
,lrne, of mis- kitchen. letting them stay
undergone n
sweot. lie was then able 10 pie theni
nm higher without injury. When cooi
,iobts came. and there was danger VI
,not- freezing he spread something over
tho milo. and later on in the winter put
the,a an a box or barrel. and removed
thern TO an upper room, where the neat
-. from, the room beneath, and kept the
Ton of the barrel covered. There was
rotbine, put i'm the barrel except the po-
tatoes Unless farmers are going 10 nave
things carefully put away or sen w 'l'
directlv the crops come in, II seems
pitv 10 pay so much for labor ana ia'1 80.
large CROPS. They will find they hot V',ls
lose money. but will not nave vese', en-,
TO eat in winter. WITHOUT ""''S
more careful people. ,..or Seed
eov,nS in March in rows. with heh-houso
.,so,,,ro In the rows, will bilhB n"o
items In August or September my
go 20 he thinned out when the pi"h'9
- about four or six inches hlsh' anu
60 voung plants can be reset III ianu
,'rerared 10 receive them spaces Vi
-, tour inches should be lett DelWeel,
- tents They must be careiully uIleu
,yhen the crop comes in, either ny sPl 80
ing them or hanging them IN puicne =.
~. ,,,irter they sell high. and there -
a1a,ays demand for them. Some gentle-
-, farmers buy their onions or 90 WIFI
n,,+ tbem why not raise enough 10 use
and 10 sell? ~, Interested
think If farmers were more ii''io''.'
- ,.orls and would be more pract-
cal and take more pains TO nnd OUT 'ne
-, wav TO do things, and not trust
,hoir interests so much to hired help'
tho,, would see that farming could DE
made 70 nav even in Virginia. me VIZ
a,tnio Gentleman must learn TO do Things
1.eu himself If he farms, and must not
toLe too much ease or think he knows
TOO much to ask advice from small
practical farmers. -
WIN should not the Virginia gentleman
farmer take higher rank than ne uoes
we have eminent lawyers, DOCTORS min
teters book-keepers, civil engineers anu
nuhlic men. Why can we not nave more
eminent farmers? The next generation
nav SOC them. but at present 1t seems
there are few. There is an old saying;
"God made the country and man maze
tho town" When the Virginia gentlemen
farmers become more God-fearing unset
fsb and God-loving men the time VIII
come when farming will take a higher
rank.