The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1900-11-09

places. find field and forest in fa
dress, and never were the ancient col
ors, yellow. crimson and brown, rIche
or more glorious. What are shop
window views compared to the fam
ing panorama upon which one is per
mitted To feast ~ he rides through on
woodlands at this season of the year
On my way South from Farmvill'
one day last week | got peep at Ole
Hampden-Sidney and was more than
ever impressed with the fact that the
removal of the Seminary to Richmond
was well-nigh sacrligious Surely
there cannot be found on earth "a spot
better adapted to student-life, and /
am quite sure that Richmond, urban
or suburban, does not present To view
more attractive homes than are to be
found on the historic Hill II Rev.
DR.. Moore could see his old home rs |
saw it in the full glow Of October sun
shine and with the many thoughtful
and tasteful attractions which have
been added to it by the present owner
he would no doubt be inclined to re-
turn To IL never To leave for barren
suburbs, or bustling city. Fit COM
parison for this place of beauty is that
of Prof Blair. Together, they give
one glimpses Of fairy land, and are
poetic and ideal in appearance.
The ride from Hampden- Sidney to
Meherrin was uneventful but intensely
reminiscent As a boy / was familiar
with every foot Of the way and visitor
at the homes dotting the road side
"Heaven's Old Field,n Treasurer
Ewing's name for Meherrin, is taken
on new life. Three newspapers are
published there, two in German and
one in English. The last is known as
the SOuthside Examiner, and will be
edited by grandson Of the late Rev.
Jno. +. Edwards, ID. d., in his day a
leading divine of the Methodist Church,
South. Luck to him.
Deer hunting is the outside sport of
and is full Of fun. My old
and honored friend, Archer Haskins,
asst season killed the largest specimen
ever seen in this section, and hasn't as
yet recovered from the "ague."
There is not much open land between
Meherrin and Lunenburg Courthouse,
Jut wealth of woods. The old burg
lasn't changed since | was boy,
many, many years ago, and is still the
lome Of comfort for man and beast.
"Miue host,n Fowlkes. knows how
o keep a hotel, and at the same time
low to make farming pay. | could
write column on the management of
lis farm, located some miles from the ,
illage, but have only time to mention {
What he accomplished ON less than an d
ere Of land in tObaccO-tO be accurate /
rom $3.50 hills he sold Sl6l of the I
reed. And yet some people are fool /
ih enough To say il doesn't pay to raise a
)bacco. That depends not so much {
n the farm or the fertilizer, but largely &
II the MAN. AMAN behind the hoe d
nd there will be profit behind the b
'am drawing the crop TO market. 9
Mr. +. Cralle Stokes, Of Lunenburg, p
Du Will remember a. the winner of o
'bacco premiums at our Fair, and t
DIV that have been to his home aud b
atched his manner Of doing things, b
} not wonder at his Success His "a
nds do not present the APP earance Of {,
ing what we are accustomed To call p
rong lands, being gray i'm color and 0
a sandy nature, but when | tell you :,
at his last years crop Of tobacco av- g
aged well up to half pound plants, b.
~ will know that he has gotten into
e habit Of making them strong.
This year he has nine barns filled to
e brim with the precious stun, and
far as / examined, it did not differ
)m the premium sample. b
People who do not know this section NJ
Virginia "a am learning to know
will wonder again when | state that
It season one crop, tobacco ! mean, :,
own on this place sold for more than II
e assessed value Of the entire place
re hundred per cent realized Oh
ming investment i'm S0uthside Vir- n,
MA! And even more on this farm, m
in addition TO the tobacco crop IN
lich brought about 3 900, Mr. Stokes q,
lde largely Of other crops, and after \
ing bountiiully had other crops for
irket OF course such farmer has
ong fences, gates that latch when
ut, corn cribs well filled, grass lots
d hay stacks, comfortable stables, 81
{ wood pile, ice the year round and A
getables "to burn" The cat crop is
pet Of his, and ] am glad to find an m
Ter farmer who knows how to grow ii,
And then he is not afraid Of broom
aw. The premium tobacco came n
m a field upon which the broom 70
aw was headhigh when the plows
gan to prepare for the tobacco crop. st
n is he afraid Of Paris green a. the
emy Of the tobacco worm. The poi r
] beats picking by large odds. Nor to
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