Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-10-15
KING.
80, CORRESPONDENT on FARMS
AND FARMING.
CANE PERTINENT SUGGESTIONS.
pisadvan,ascs and the Advan-
,osc. OF Life ." the coun'rs--neau-
,f,iug tho Home-wh"t II Means
rbc Farmer Wife.
1--Tr1.pondonce Of The DIspasch)

1..rrespondonce OF the Dispa.ch)
.~roN VA, October 81 have
~, and growing love for the cult c,
..to tnird syllable OF a long word that
81 an The basis Of country's pros
Guess this word puzzle and III
,,, three months subscription 70
,..t virginia paper. a set OF tea
.,. and o solid roiled-gold diamond
ing iren
r'..i. up? wen. for myself I had erst-
t.s "a feeble appreciation OF this
N-. e.,onco-a science drawn from the
t,,i,s1 properties OF the earth, AMI 1
'.,.'...,a,,hat OF the old-timo ideas both
l,,',,..ui,ure and Of farmers. These last
eo,..C5 Win n nasal drawl and bent
.to hind Of idea Mr.. Markham gives
..Tno Man with a Hoe" VINO stopped
s.. ruel the soil aud walked hot-
,.t.f over uneven roads ana stuppiy
IA. "ln my minds eve. horauo' there
rt somehow. tho vision OF man.
,..r AGAINST Dolby. who amused hiniseIt
rrn agricultural pursuits ABOUT one hou'
,.- day. piscatoral pursuits oOout zen
hours. and TWO hours. perh"pf' ne ue,
,-ed TO literature and NE SLI 'cui,urai
rsrers. The remainder De oeNoteu TO
snoring the roof OK DE house ana grow
frr healthy wealthy ana WISE hVety-
body knew him. and he hh," every Douy
..I cysrvtbine. Ne Quid minis. / nave
l..l- converted. know now that the
f..,~.r fs "a king urcrowned; his farm
t.s pirr7on more potent than all OF
1.-the nr.rclBali.its-if he will have II so.
~ washington 4 went 10 a big agricul-
t...1 revival. and sat under the ministry
80 r.-r, e.rne0n ana j. Hamilton Lewis
re Dr.. sure. these gentlemen were speak
r- on the "s.ug'c-tax." and agriculture
,.e only % side line in elOQUence. but IL
they bad lccturel on making soft soap
o-s would have listened entranced while
tae kettle boiled over.
jerry Simpson was in full evening dress
from bis head 90 his toes. and his patent
leather slippers glistened beneath black
hosiery. When the sunset aureola of
Hamilton Lcwis's whiskers cleaned upon
r.t audience and the rapidity OF his
'rs" fel Ike the musical murmur-r-r-r
o. many waters. 10 settled itself for q
good time. and was not disappointed.
do not remember what they said about
ue single tax" because l could neve.
p.p occult mysteries, but on the SUBJ
rt O. agriculture many things were
us'a plain.
ray crowned the farmer: socially and
politically. they said he held the balance
o,ruar lie does.
FIRST EMPLOYMENT
Agriculture was the first employment
G. man. From the record OF CREATION
ratr.eord of which we know TO be true
ve learn that when the Creator had
srutel the land from the water. Gre
rel the birds and the fishes, one thing
more was wanted 10 utilize this creation.
lsa % t.ll The SOIL lie was created out
of the dust OF the earth. and made
living Iut-suons. vlrile, pure. Per-
hsrs something n0bler was required for
tne creation OF womar-that dust ethe-
realized and onuoOed From this first
farmer and Dis wife came all the de-
scerlauts of the Adam.c race. OF course.
evolution scouts this idea. and many
>raiuy mon have said witty things OF this
luteliural ub-boue operation, but they
Il Nay1 given us nothing better
These first landowners titled the soil.
i In1 may say they tiled &C. very laborl.
4 sls.r when Ode early contract was
broken. Since then. If we wanted any
thing. we have had to work for it-but
tie rac0mrclse comes. BY filling the soil
wealth SIS created. manufacture change
the condition OF the products OF the soil,
end Increase their value; commerce inter-
changes their location, and thus increases
their value. but agriculture alone pro-
t-ccs wealth, and mechanics and come
merc3 follow I'm IFS footsteps.
Thomas jefferson says: Let farmers
flfovermoro DO h0nored in their calling,
ff....r f.n rf...r. o.
Ihe soil IS the heritage Of the people. IT
promises lmitess developments and hap
Ilst relief TO crowding populations.
homes thr.ft and industry when We re-
feet that the soil with its products is the
true source % all wealth. comfort, and
luxury. It is the grand eXchequer of the
world that h0n0r an drafts. however
large. Like the Widows cruise. 1T IS al
ways ready 10 supply our necessities. il
IS the source OF life itself"
IL does supply on OF our necessities.
but ~ tho soil is tho source Of all wealth
90 others why does Sc give so little be-
y0ld his necessity 10 him who cultlyates
az
We who draw from the kindly earth
or simple needs feel that something IS
wong. though We may not know what IT
is. The farmer is. by nature the most
reject Of men even OF HIS wrongs.
AND no Questions: is II bad work or bad
Management? AS d rule. farmers are
INDUSTRIOUS. honest. Tlght-minded. we'll
behaved. ond-given half chsnce-im-
prove upon the heritage left by their
fathers
Year hv wear We hear the old refrain,
feIming does not pay"
Nr ia 4t lrslslauon? Something IS
I".Wu.Ur fhEa. Ir
Wall tnat was not so when George
washington was a farmer at Mount YER
non ana Thomas Jefferson vas q farmer
al Monticello, and John Adams at
VlHcy and a host Of others whom
Cd non now recall though l am greatly in
'''o ".l Day subject
Agriculture Was then thought Of in the
''-acIs ot ,le nation and OF the State.
ana when I-Ws were passed record was
.'- 90 mo interests Of farmer, while
.Ae] in tlln mode their profession
~.hoiaols ~ selecting candidates among
themselves
EETROGRESSION.
IAefe is 30 field OF labor which is re-
'ogisulns SO rapidly as that OF farm
' q" tAe 'old Inhabitants remember
zen corn was ready sale at 81 bushel;
'-.~'' sl.-0 or $40, and other cereals
crops m Proportion. Take tho price
Ia. now ITS cultivation Will be a
c. ''' I tnese present prices maintain.
-. .-hAlont The basis Of . nations
st'E IS TIE broad shoulders Of its
I I'm. Place burdens on these shout
rs-r, guy a.. Others win DO weighed down.
Istl,' The wors, or all tariff Iegls-
,b. me. -Nty ale taxed 10 protect
So. 'i'.l.,lloeinreis Of every class OF
,,-,,le........ey pay heavy taxes upon their
f~e,. ms ,,. o1t in the salo OF their pro-
y,or,s .- ..s Igit 10 compete with the
f.s - - are aHolded no assistance by