The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1900-03-02
1902 4Os SO2 40

Il ADnA bl ldupi ft..-s.......g -lD w
Cost of guano, ........... So 10
1902 40 5 3O2 40
Leaving a. profit............ 81 ,297 81
Add to the above estimate Of cost the
work Of the owner himself, that Of the
team, &c. aud still the result is Won
| derful. The same labor cultivated all
other crops, provided for the wants of
a family Of eight and contributed to
the improvement of the farm All the
grain, hay, dc, grown on the farm
were used there, and in addition 10
hogs and sheep number Of cattle were
fed which will not be sold until next
season. Can any section of the county
beat it? If so, let's hear from it,
Mr. Il. Il. Carriers farm adjoins that
Of Mr. Fuqua, and here too, peace vie
tories are being won, which are much
more desirable than those Of war.
The tobacco crop Of last season
brought, ....................... 300 90
II cost in guan0,~ .........S 80 90
LabOr...................... l2l 90
Leaving as profit........$2ll 90 $2ll 90
Total paid OUT. ........ 81 ,0S9 90
As i'm above statement nothing is
said here Of the personal work Of Mr..
Carter, nor is any mention made oil
proceeds from the sale Of flour, hay,
meat, lambs, butter, eggs, &c. l am
justified in saying that from these little
things enough was realized to reim-
bur-e the owner for the entire amount
paid out FOX labor, while all that was
consumed ON the farm, other than gro
cerie,, dry goods, machines, dc, was
raised ON the farm, and So the accounts
balance. Score another victory for
Southside Virginia lands, and repeat
it all along the line, that it is the gar
den spot OF the country.
There are well-nigh a score Of other
farmers iu the same neighborhood who
are doing just as well. and in due time
your correspondent hopes to see them
at their own homes and learn from
them just what is being done. Happily
one test 20 every farm | visit aud Is
yet il has not misled me in my con-
illusions. Wherever / find good
rood pile / know that good farming is
there too The needle to the pole is
not more certain.
Stopping at Prospect on my return
trip learned that my friend, Tom
Henry Glenn, had jole, turnip salad
and poached eggs for dinner, all Of
which learned after dining, and all
Of which / have been deploring ever
since. sometimes wonder if Queen
Victoria knows anything Of this dish.
Friend Glenn told me that he had
been to Farmville but once in seven
years, and then he arrived here at S
u. m, saw Mr. Venable, the veteran
cashier, at $50, transacted his business
with the bank, got in his buggy before
9, and was in his store again at 1918.
The only explanation of all this Il
found in the fact that he is actually
afraid that he will miss one Of those
dinners for which the Madam is no
ted
Mr.. Goodrich Venable told me Of
tree curiosity on his farm, which Is
worth repeating. Two large oak trees,
one a white and the other a red oak,
stand separated from each other about
10 feet on the leyel Of the ground. Ten
to twelve feet aboye they have met
and grown together, and from that
point upwards only the white oak APP
pears. He asked for an explanation,
and all could say was, that with trees
as with men, wherever the races meet
the UhHe was sure to reign supreme.
White oak over red oak. white man
over red man.
noticed a number Of walnut logs at
Tuggle's, and was told 10y some one
that they belonged to f. ;. Taylor, of
Prospect, aud that he was the largest
exporter Of walnut logs in the country.
1t does my heart good whenever |
hear that we are victors in any legiti-
mate endeavor. On The Go.
Hampden-Sidney.
HANPDEN SIDNEY, VA, Feb, %.