The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1900-05-25

} has been I'm the family for more tina
( $50 years and there is no present ind
cation that it will soon pass into othe
z hands, as the owners now in charg
are happy and content, and the llttl
ones coming on seem already IN low
with the old home and its surround
ings Until recently the farm contain
ed only about one hundred acres, bu
no acre is idle, and no acre Improbable
! am more and more persuaded thai
under present conditions in all thi.
section Of Virginia, that system must
become wel-nigh universal And
though this farm is a small one there
seems to be room on it for raising eve
rything needed on the farm. They
raise all Of theii own horses while some
owners Of broad acres insist nn0n il
that they can't afford to raise colts,
calves, cows or any such articles of
prime importance. Without fences
the thing is impracticable, but the
Williams brothers have fences. And
/ they have the creature comforts, and at
the same time are intense workers.
This is one of the places where tobacco
land is still made into hills, and to my
mind it must be the best preparation.
They say they could not exist without
abundant supply Of ice, and Mrs. J. d.
Williams told me that it was not ne
cessary to shake the mixture to Sc
cure the freezing. / never knew that
before, and when | remember how l
have been made to SHAKE" / regret
that did not know ii sooner.
Just one hundred acres but no search
ty of forage in the spring time, splen-
did tribute TO those in command.
haye read Of shepherds Shop"
on the sign boards, and heard Of
Bush" Shepherd all my life. He is
still doing business at the old stand.
Cheerful, cordial seminiscent, and jolly.
The only possible objection l have to
him is that he will persist IN calling
me "old man,
Watering plant beds was no uncOm-
mon occurrence last week. Sam
Weaver caught cold at 1t, and Ned
Hundley got "hot." THAT broom straw
field, from which the Walker brothers
cut those IS stacks Of hay last sea-
son, was resisting the dry spell better
than the clover field. The scythe will
soon be sharpening for another lick at
il.
While Mr.. Swan is doing good work
on our public roads, he ought not to
forget sign boards wherever needed
They are real friends Of travelling men.
Just word aud the doubt is all gone,
and the traveller proceeds on his way
confident and rejoicing.
Mr.. Carey smith believes in early
planting. He was working corn while
some other people l know Of were
planting The early bird is sure to
catch the worm, tobacco worms inclu-
ded
The preparations for another crop on
the farms Of Mr.. h. II. Walton, are Oh
an extensive scale. don't believe he
could be satisfied on a small farm, and
since he can make large one profita-
BILE the larger the better. His son, Mr..
Ben Walton, has recently finished one }
ofthe most attractive bones in the
county and on one Of the most attIac-
tive sites.
/ found Capt s. w. Watkins in his
tobacco lot, aud if he was really direct
ing the laying of Of those rows he is
an expert Of the first water. His 20
acres are being brought up to high
standard, and Messrs. Hundley, Bar
row and other owners Of small farms
must be hustling to keep ahead.
The day Of small farms is coming,
aud coming to "stay-" With the pre-
sent scarcity Of farm hands, the sooner
the better
The first tobacco season" Of this
season began on the 18th, and many Of
our farmers were ready for it. Messrs.
Lancaster, Hundley, ARM
istead and others, IN the neighborhoOd
IF Farmville, were among those who
planted Mr.. Hamlet, near Hamp-
stuck $4,000, and num-
Der Of the farmers near Overly, in the
eastern section Of this county and the
western Of Amelia, planted their entire
crops. The "staud, so far as l have
seen, is a good one. Now for blowing,
worming, suckering, cutting,
curing, ordering, stripping,
hauling, to close with selling. May
the last act be the most satisfactory Of
All the drama.
The warmest reception | have had
in any Of the homes Of the good people
IF this OF Of adjoining counties, l re-
ceived i'm that Of Mr. Garland Steger-
he had a glowing fire on the hearth
stone of the parlor on the morning Of
the DIST He is working the farm Of
the late Capt T. +. Parkinson and do
ing it admirably well. He has the
best pair Of work horses l know Of.
They work every day Of the week and