The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1901-03-29


'oid That no one could do two things
'ne same time and yet do each We
Uu' down on the farm Of Mr.. J.
wall the other day, saw one ma
sowing oats, clover and guano all
the same time and it seemed to 4
well done.
By the way, this was my first visi
TO THIS farm, and while the high land
are hilly, the 80 acres of bottom land
Nesting IN the angle formed by tn,
junction Of APPROXIMATION and Bush riv
ers, are very attractive. Ii was on
some Of these acres the three thing.
were being well done by one man at
the same time, but forgot to add he
had superior" machine As his co.
worker. The preparation of the soil
was very perfect, and | doubt not but
that the yield will be abundant On
adjoining acres TO the west wheat was
growing luxuriantly, while to the east
oats were being seeded in the old style.
one horse pillow turning them under.
| was raised on that way, and | will
watch with interest the contrast. |
VIII not forget, however. that the man
and the machine had the guano while
the man behind the pillow was going il
alone
Mr.. Horace Richardson has
unique way Of dealing with water fur
rows which think is worthy of men.
lion. When he sowed bis wheat last
TALL water burrows were judiciously cut |
through the crop, so deep that no wash
ng was possible, but now that the
Wheat thickly covers the surface, and
hat Of itself insures against washing
he has leyelled the burrows by blowing,
% that when the reaper begins the
work Of cutting, there will be no ditch
5 to jump, but one unbroken level
rom end to end Of the 40 acre field. 1t
vas new to me and may be Of service
others. / rode with Mr.. Richardson
D an emlnence from which | could
re every acre Of his farm, and though
is uplands are rolling there was not
II inch Of washout anywhere to be
zen. Good farming Is positively fas-
mating, and always pays. Permit
he to say that with good season his [
heat this year will average 10 bushels. |
lie Will tell me how far | miss it. And I
e has an excellent stand Of clover
hich was seeded last fall. As is bis i
ont he will cultivate $4,000 hills of :
bacco this season, and the land has
zen heavily MANFRED and thoroughly
owed. Mr. Richardson called my
tention to binder he had used for
years, and which he expects to use
six more, but he puts 1t under a
led when not at work, even during r
lrvest time. 1t knows nothing of
tdoor night air, and Of course it lives
ID works.
Successful farmers pay attention to
tie things. After all they make up
e, and neglected life is failure.
Mr. Barrow has cut down to the
ound the Usage hedge in front of
'ver, and will now have one Of the Il
Dst useful as we'll as ornamental en- e'
'sures of the county. Couldn't we \
ord to use the hedge more exten.
ely? Once cured and it will last
through your lifetime and that of -
ur successor, and still on through the
es. 1t will require, however, just
lat the hair on your head-trimming
regular intervals, but this can be Z
ne at inconsiderable cost, and the j
ner Will be abundaDtly rewarded
all his trouble.
there is a farm within ) miles of
rmville containing about 245 acres, VI
On which a farmer Of my acquain- Il
ice cleared 5000 from one years crop ~
sw years ago. / can take the doubt :
to the farm and introduce them to as
farmer. This proposition is made
all your readers.
lr. w. b. Gates has grown tobacco wi
cessfully and has not yet deserted "
old friend, but is ambitious just
to raise the premium Jerseys of
ginia. During a recent visit to
he gathered new ideas on AZ
) general subject and is prepared to -
them into practical operation. He
ees with Mr. Sandy that this is
* section as well as tobacco Sec
}, and, | am confident he will dem. j
trate that fact to the satisfaction Of
n the doubling
lis first step has been well taken as
begins with one COW which makes
ee pounds Of butter a day, and
ther two and three-quarters. These
hard to beat, and such cattle always
high as they are always intrinsi-
y valuable.
II. Gates expects to be shipping
'm at an early day and / hope soon
ee the creamery in operation on his
! farm.
Ir. l.. f. Hundley has winter oats
wheat "side by side" and | am
ching the race between them with