The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1901-07-19

= place to live in and farming as pro
4 fession.
: He readily and promptly adopte,
the best methods Of our successful far
mers and success crowned his efforts
from the beginning. The crops of the
, present are looking admirably well aud
the lands greatly improved since lasl
saw them. | have no where seen
richer growth Of peas and they Of course
will be followed by crop pleasant to
look on and profitable to the owner
when in market.
| spent few hours most delight
fully on Tuesday at the home of Mr..
A. b. Armstrong, and for the first
time in my life examined the lands of
that immediate section Of Cumberland,
and was greatly pleased with their lay
and looks. Mr.. Armstrong; father
moved from Pennsylvania some TWEEN.
ty-seven years ago, bought that farm
Of $50 acres, at so an acre, built "A
handsome dwelling house, commodious
and convenient barns and necessary
outbuildings and made it one of the
most attractive properties in that
county. He, too, came to US a stranger
but found warm welcome awaiting
him, soon fell into our best farming
habits and was "A successful and highly
respected citizen Of the state Of his
adoption through life His mantle has
fallen on worthy shoulders and the
industrial warfare on this place is be-
ing waged with old-time vigor and
success.
Mr.. Armstrong; leutenants, Wright |
and Addleman, are young, strong, go
ahead and will this year give good
account Of themselves. This farm is
unusually level for this section, Of chloe
olate color and admirably adapted to
the growth Of all the crops known to
this part Of Virginia There is a splen-
did body Of timber on it and altogether
an ideal home.
Mr.. Armstrong made no mistake i'm
coming from the one-hundred-d dollar.
land of Pennsylvania to the ten-dollar-
land Of Virginia, where he lived in
very much more Of comfort and where
he made much more money on the
capital invested
Mr.. Clifford Wright, who works the
farm Of Mr.. b. L. Anderson, tells me
that the yield Of wheat Of this season
will surpass that Of last year. and also
said that for all other crops last sum.
mer's drought was friend rather than
foe. This farm is also level one and
has one ii some most attractive
meadows
am told that Peter Francisco lived
here, and here | saw row of one
story brick houses once occupied by
The farm laborers Perhaps it will be
news to our Northern friends to know
hat negroes in Virginia lived in brick
houses while their owners lived in
wooden ones.
Mr.. b. f. Lipscomb with his two
younger sons is working this season a
arm of Mr.. John Anderson, located i'm
Inc county Of Cumberland, some four
niles northwest Of FarmvilIe. 1t is
me Of our best farms, and when under
he management Of the late w. l..
Anderson was wonderful producer.
The low grounds are rich and would
10 doubt yield 40 bushels Of corn to
he acre, but this year there has been
90 much water. The third planting
# corn, however, il looking well, and |
rost with hands Off there will yet be a d
,ood crop. Mr.. Lipscomb's tobacco of II
@, 900 hills is looking remarkably well.
these earnest workers are expecting
Q, 900 pounds for market, and my hope y
) that they will get it. The worms
ave been acting queerly with this
rop. BY common consent they
elected 5000 hills of the 10000 upon h
which to feast and fatten, and left the q
est Of the crop unmolested. p
Mr.. Lipscomb's garden and truck
atches are record breakers. There il
10 vegetable known to this section
which he has not had or will not have
n greatest profusion. 1t is hard to
stimate the value of such acres to a
arm. Dinners minus vegetables are
,nesome affairs, with them, in abund-
nee and well cooked, are fit for the
ode