The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1900-12-21
Random Remarks.

circle cared for it, Another told me il
was cheaper to buy corn aud meat than
to raise them at home. Still another
SAID he never owned curry comb or q
horse brush in his life, and never ex-
pected to, while a neighbor remarked
that he never owned "a cutting blade,
and that 1t was folly to be wasting
time cutting hay, oats, shucks or any
like thing. One Of the profession in
slsts on ii that 600 pounds Of fertilizer
l. AS much as any one acre Of land will
appropriate, while another says be
prefers to use 1000 pounds rather than
200 To the acre. | knew a farmer to
cut down a vineyard as a nuisance,
and heard another say that, in his
opinion, an orchard added nothing Of
real value to farm. One Of the broth
erhoOd raises his own work hoses. an
other says he can do no such thing.
One prefers the wide tire another the
'"iA'"f 'h' iioto btlolt udl duOtIltl
just before sun up, and one takes the
local paper while his neighbor don't.
And so We 90, agreeing and disagree
ing, but all digging away for like re-
suits, animated by kindred hopes.
Noble brotherhood
| was driving through your county
recently with a citizen Of Illinois, when
we came in sight Of the home of Hon.
Colin Stokes, and he remarked at once:
That's the best have seen, and more
like the homes / am accustomed to
see in our section of the country"
And IT Is one TO excite admiration.
The spot is dear to me because of sacred
memories that cluster about it, and
though the old home was burned its
successor is a worthy one. The day
we saw it, it was fresh from the hands
OF the painters, and stood out a thing
Of beauty in its new dress and with
its attractive surroundings. The straw
berry bed was rich IN promise of a
spring yield and the wheat field of a
summer harvest. The wine saps were
large, red and luscious, and the milk |
my companion, who lives in the city |
asked for glass at ten o'clock in the
morning. that Of well fed cows with no
suspicion of spring water about it.
MIR. Stokes has one Of the best i'm
proved farms Of that neighborhood and
will do more to recommend the posi-
billties u our farm lands 10 home seek
ers than others, suffering from neglect.
The farm Of his brother, Mr.. w. ID. NJ
Stokes, adjoins him, and though | did
not have time for stopping on this trip,
a passing glimpse told Of plenty, good
order and thrift The orchard attract
ed the eye Of the stranger aud elected
words of commentator.
Ii was on this "go" that we passed
the stable, the Westerner called it
barn Of Judge Watkins, and my
only regret is that every farmer in
Prince Edward hasn't good one. 1t
is hard to estimate the value of a rOOmy |
aud convenient stable.
Mr. Ned Hundley sOwed his tobacco
land in oats, at least portion Of il,
this season, and that the yield will
be abundant | am fully persuaded
He hopes to make two bushels Of oats
instead Of one OF wheat, and as prices
now are it isn't hard to calculate his
profit.
My boy-companion and soldier
comrade, Mr.. w. H. Morton, never
kept poor horse in all his experience
as farmers, and | am sure his horses
have done as much work and lived on
about the same rations as those of
brother farmers. A man who loves
his horse will not allow it to suffer.
Speaking of horses reminds me to say
that Mr. Geo. A Lindsay is driving
spanking pair" useful as well as or
He is busy, too, not only
stocking "ScottwOod" with "blue
bloodedn sheep, hogs and cows, but
fencing, papering, painting, &C. When
Farmyille's next fair opens Scottwood
will be heard from.
Major r. NJ Venable, Of Baltimore,
is encirclng his Hampden-Sidney lots
with well woven wire fence. and hard
at work on the lake. The latter will
occupy the bottom between the college
and the residence Of Prof.
Thornton and will be a beauty. Would
that other sons Of Prince Edward had
the ability and the willingness to help
the old mother The good Lord trusts
some men with money who know just
what to do with it.
Prof Winston, occupies one Of the
best houses on the "Hill, and isn't it
"a pity that he lives in it olOneP
Much Of the tobacco land for next
season has been prepared, and some Of
our more thoughtful farmers are APP
plying the homemade manure as fast
a. il is made. OF course this is good
farming.
Mr.. w. w. Jackson has recently |
put extensive repairs on the dwelling
house connected with the mill tract,
and that now is one Of the desirable