The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1900-04-20
NandcringS of a Week.

E0UOf HcrdLd:-l found a bunch OF
good farmers just south Of Worsham,
Messrs Bark dale and sons, McCraw
brothers, Rucker, Clark, Brown broth.
ers, and Stokes. There wasn't poor
horse to be seen on either farm, and
the pigs looked well and the sheep and
the cows. Some well fenced lots, clover
booming, wheat Furnishing, tobacco
land plowed and replowed, corn land
being made ready and things generally
with the "move" on them. Most Of
them had sold last years tobacco,
satisfied with the prices and bent on
doing a little better next year.
During a rapid run through the
Sandy river neighbOrhood got birds
eye-view of the spring campaign now
being conducted on the farms of
Messrs. Bruce, McNutt brothers, Gates,
Bruce again, Foster, Hubbards, Weav-
ers, aud was impressed with the spirit
and dash by which they are marked.
Somehow my horse would stop at
Mr.. Jim CiaTk's about feeding time.
and neither horse nor driver have ever
regretted the stop nor the stay.
| have cheerful news from that home
stead, especially for the housewives
who are readers of the HERALD. /
happened there on wash day, and at
the dinner Ga glorious one, by the way
the good lady Of the house apologized
that the meal was a little late because
Of the extra work. That led to
general discussion Of wash day i'm the
country in these modern days of the
republic, and here / found that the
horror incident to il had all been driven
away by the introduction Of an effective !
machine. A half grown cOlored boy |
prepared the water early in the morn
ing and then turned the crank, the |
result being that cleanliness, which is
next to Goodness, regned in the house
hold by noon of that day and no one |
seemed to be the "wOrse for the wear"
With the wash problem solved our
housewives have nothing to dread. |
Just here | would earnestly endorse
that which have 50 often seen recon-
mended in the HERALD, tO-wit; the
organization of farmers clubs that
farmer may learn from farmer, and
farmers wives from farmers wives.
Old Moylena, the former home Of
our townsman, Mr. Jno. A. Scott, is
owned by the Gillian brothers, one
half of it being worked by Mr.. John
Gillian, the other half by Mr.. French
and sons. Here all farm work is well
advanced and the promise is for an
abundant crop
Messrs. Anderson and Bondurant,
just opposite, have the "moye on, and
the competitors who beat them will
have to be fleet Of foot indeed
Mr.. Ii. a. Stokes has in hand this
season a real "old field" and | am
going to watch the treatment and the
results with peculiar interest.
Mr. Carter, who bought from Mr.. w.
II. Morton, has one of the most attrac-
tive small farms in the county and
am predicting a brilliant future for
him.
Mr. II. +. Barrow. one Of the busiest
Of our busy townsmen, is working
On that wee bit Of farm adjoining that
Of Mr.. Hundey, and the race between
them promises to be anlmating and
exciting
The season is late and winter has
been reluctant to 20, but the farmers Of
Prince Edward never entered upon
canvass with more Of courage and good
.heer Here's to the man "behind the
loe.n TRAMP.
Fleming d Clark are showing a
beautiful line Of up to-date colored
hirts.