The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1900-05-11
Here and There.


and manures and works his corn lam
! just "a we'll a. he does his tobacco land
ana that means that he has good re
turns on the one "a he does on Tia
other. | met him recently in his corr
field and / was impressed with what
saw. The field had been in grass fO
two years, was in good heart, and ye
the owner was planting a standard
fertilizer As he was planting corn, anC
expected to put on more when he
worked il the second time. / naturally
asked what lac expected to make pei
acre, and he at once said: "Last veal
on land like tins and with like treat.
ment / made 30 bushels to the acre,
and hope for even more" | told him
Of Mr.. Sandy, who have already re
ported to the readers Of the HERALD,
a. making 90 bushels to the acre, and
Mr.. Musgrove expressed no surprise to
hear it.
Mr.. Musgrove owns and cultivates
the old Hancock farm, recognized be-
fore the war as one of the best in the
county, and is not only keeping it up
to lis ancient standard, but is elevating
that standard. OF course he believes
in grass and it il booming this season.
The fields are all enclosed by strong
fences, and the home is ideal. How a
tired man Of the city would love to rest
there.
Pars0n Roach, as he was familiarity
called, was IN his day one Of the best
known and most respected of the
preachers Of this section of Virginia.
| have recently been meeting with
many Of those who delighted to sit
beneath his ministry, and without eX-
ception his memory is dear to them.
| passed recently old Spring Creek
church, where he preached for more
than 50 years, and was glad to find the
building i'm excellent state Of preserva-
ton A neglected church building and
an uncared for grave yard alike give
real sorrow TO those who reverence God
and love their fellowmen. Alas, that
there should have ever been what is
known "a family burying grounds.
Better far that neighbors and towns
should have been given charge Of our
dead. / meet often with those who
cannot mark the places Of their dead
who have died even in the recent past.
Just a. the places that now know US
will soon know US no more, 50 the
places where our bodies rest may be
forgotten too, but for the child not to
know where mother rests is or should
be a genuine regret
The dry spell has done much harm
to the clover crop. At one time the
prospects were cheering and bright. |
have met with another farmer, this
time a Charlotte county farmer, who
tells me that man can't afford to
plant corn on thin land unless he in
tends to help it. He experimental
last year on a few acres and found that
by using guano that cost him $3.50 he
made 20 more barrels of corn than he
would have done without it.
| met in the same county one day
last week an eXcommercial tourist,
drummer if you prefer, who five years
ago, tired Of the road and returned to
the old home, where he has since been
raising crops. | don't know where |
have met with a more cheerful worker,
though he did grumble little because
one load Of tobacco brought $3.50 a
hundred and another load from the
same bulk and just like it brought
1925. He insists upon it that the
higher price should have been main
tanned throughout. He laughs at the
idea that a man can't make living
on a farm, and says that call alone and
bv himself he can make enough in one
year to last five for self and family"
| met also widow whose husband
died some years ago, leaving con-
siderable debt on the farm. This she
has wiped out, and is now making ten
per cent. on her investment as farmer
And she is not looking for the second
husband either
have seen little children happy at
play on the grounds of the White
House at Washington, in Central Park,
New York, in Druid Hill, Baltimore,
and on our own lovely square in Rich
mond, but the happiest scene of like
kind | witnessed one day Of last week
when | saw bevy of country girls
playing on the gentle slope Of hill
thickly set in clover. have read of
living and dying in clover, but never
before was / so impressed with the
force Of the uurestrained joy Of being
Gin clover"
My faithful horse tried it the follow
ing day and actually renewed his
youth.
It's gratifying to find that farmers
are paying more attention to the ice
crop, and now, Mr.. Editor, if you
want to be almost as happy as those
children rolling on the soft clover bed
.nit unnr nllice for a dav. ride In the