The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1901-07-05

justice OF Iflncc EDWARD, or PRESIDING
, Justice. To be technically accurate
The old home is still occupied 10y mem
bers Of has family and Mr. Chas. Nor
ton, a son, is working the farm success
fully and well. During a recent visi
! enjoyed the cool water of the ole
spring, the shade Of the old trees, ;
pleasant chat with the two brother,
and seeing the growing of flourishnl
crops Of season Here saw the first
laid by corn and a fine crop it was foi
the high land. In common with q
majority Of our farmers Mr.. Morton is
disappointed in the wheat yield. The
outlook at one time was full Of promise
but tie heads are not filled with the
grain as was hoped for. An enemy Of
some kind has been doing the mischief
Mr.. Monroe Johns has farm unus-
ually well adapted TO grass, and yet he
makes full crops Of other things His
wheat this season is better than the
average, and the clover and timothy
superb
For the benefit of sister housekeepers
am gratified to report Mrs. Johns
success at chicken raising this season
She counted 90 at Matching time and
now that they are frying size she counts
"a, and no counting before Matching
was INDUCED i'm. This ought to en-
courage especially young housekeepers
And this it will be remembered, is not
a good chicken year.
Mr.. Will Bailey, next door neighbor
of Mr. Johns, suffered decided loss on
low grounds from high water but his
upland crops are simply superb.
Mr.. p. NJ. Jones is not a tobacco
grower but takes pardonable pride in
his grass growing and fruits.
Mr.. Geo. Carter, Buckingham in
domitable and indefatigable worker,
has two farms in hand this season, and !
that means energy intensified His
crops are "up-to-date," thoroughly |
worked and growing at double quick.
| never knew the farm near your
town formerly known as the DAME
farm, now worked by Mr.. John Adams
in such good condition. All of the |
crops are excellent and bid fair to re-
turn most satisfactory yield. 1t was
here | saw fine field of herds grass
falling before a fifteen-year.old mower,
and scarce blade escaping its keen
and cutting edge. OF course that
mower has been cared for and has
been well housed when not on duty.
Mr.. Coley Hamlet's clover Is tout Of
sight, that is the ground beneath it is
out Of sight | cannot conceive Of it
being any better. And yet this it not
the only good crop. / could mention
scores Of companions with heads just as
high and touching elbows as closely.
There will be az immense cut Of clover
another season.
As passed ia sight of the tobacco of
Mr. David Hancock the other day, /
saw him bending earnestly aud in-
tently at work He beckoned me to
him just to see the largest crop Of the
moon June-cropo worms
he ever saw. And indeed this name
was legion. Eggs and worms in fear
'ul and formidable array. Is it not
possible to get rid Of the pest in some
other or more expeditions way than by
hand picking? Will not Paris green
10 the work? Is there objection to its
lse? 1t is alarming to think Of killing
he ravaging army in the old style. The
potato bug is no longer to be dreaded,
md what has been done for the bug
ought to be done for the worm.
Mr. Mcdonald, in charge of yelling.
on, has cut better crop Of wheat than
thought could be grown on the place,
,ut tells me il will come short of early
pring promise.
| called at the Baughan Bros, in
recently and was sur
'rised to find that they had corn for
ale. as their farm is highland chiefly
nd last summer was so unprecedently
Try. Wet or dry some farmers will
et the average yield.
My old comrade, ID. A. Armi-t ad,
With the boys to back him is forging TO
he front with crop-bauners waving
Ugh in mid-air. There was a time
shen waving banner and bugle call
made his eye brighten and his heart
eat high for the fray. Prince Edward
ent no Drawer or truer soldier to the
ront.
| travelled through fine body Of
imber land recently belonging to the
state Of the late Mr.. Langslow. 1t t.
Tatifying to know that the timber
end has not destroyed quite all Of our
Imber, aud it is gratifying to know
hat it does grow back rapidly.
Wheat cradles have been well nigh
riyen from the field aud it is well that
bis is so for Graders Of the old sor
iho can swing the blade from sun To
un are almost if not altogether obso-
ste.
The crop OF high land corn in Guinea
is excellent so far this
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