The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1901-08-16

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tenant houses are dotted here an
there furnishing safe retreats not onl
for the products Of the soil but for IN
faithful laborers who 10y their labor
give grace and growth to this home q
peace and of plenty.
walked over this farm through To
tobacco lots across the grass plots, alonl
the avenues, in truck patch, garden
and vineyard, and no where could
find even the trace o; slovenly work o.
one feature which was not above crit
cism. No gully, nor gaul, nor bar,
spot. Every acre was under tribute
and appeared to be obedient to sklllfu
treatment and thoughtful culture.
This farm consists of less than S5C
acres, and / believe that the proceeds
from this years crops will double the
amount of the assessed value Of the
lands though they are assessed higher
than the majority Of their companions.
Mr. Hubbard is man Of intense en-
ergy and Of high thinking. He be.
lieves in deep blowing, early planting
heavy fertilizing and thorough work
ing. Clover and orchard grass are his
grasses, aud Of these he has generous
and all abundant supply. / was sur
prised to find that he has brought over
from last season a monster rick Of
clover and | believe is likely to con
tinue to carry them over from season
to season. He raises bright tobacco
as well rs shipping and the two kinds
this season are well nigh perfect. The
seasons wheat crop averaged Is for
on tobacco land. and the more than
800 bushels is Of excellent quality. This
he does not carry over but sells at once,
and at the top Of the market.
The farm implements are of improved
order, the favorite among them being
a monster roller, which the owner says
is his best friend.
Under the roof of one of the larger
barns | found stripping rooms, pack
ing room, hanging room, implement
room, and, to my great surprise, an
ice house. In another barn / found an
improvised smoke house and a collec-
ton Of country cured hams, sides and
shoulders that reminded of whole
sale establishment When asked if
the meat had been bought in the
Western market, the proprietor
promptly said mo Stree, it was cut
from hogs, which were fattened by my
clover, my peas, my pumpkins and
my corn"
The stable Is so arranged that each
animal has its own castle, and the
feeding can be conveniently done. But
time fails and your space forbids say
ing more of what interested me on
this model fam. One word Of the
home and the home circle. | have
said it was modest home, and so it is
While quite 5000 have been expend-
ed on outbuildings, the happy twain
aud IA healthy, hearty, happy children
have been content with the cosey,
original roof tree, and there | spent one
of the bright and satisfactory days Of
my life. Rev. Mr.. Hunter was there,
Hon. J. J. owen and his friend and |
Mr.. NunnalIy, father and |
mother and only - Of the children
and such dinner, and such melons,
and such peaches, and such grapes,
aud such good cheer, and such chatter
Of children, and such a welcome, and
such social converse and friendly greet
ing as combined to make an ideal day
in an ideal home in this the ideal sec
ton Of ideal Virginia.
Need say again to the young men
Of Southside Virginia, there is no need
to 90 West? And may not again say
to our fellow-citizens Of the West, that
a warm welcome awaits you here.
The crops in Guinea neighbor-
hood are simply tout Of sight"
All Of them are good, those of
the Crawley Bros, Messrs. Hughes,
Garnett, Walker, Stratton, Blanton,
Womack Steger, Putney, &c., while
those Of Messrs. Stuart and Hazelgroye |
are just as good as Southside Virginia
soil ever produced, or will ever produce.
The fact is land can't be made to bring |
more tobacco than | saw in one lot Of
81, 900 Of Mr.. David Stuart, and another |
Of 5000 of Mr. HazlegrOye. The |
latter is on the land once occupied by |
Judge Perkins as vineyard and which
was in it, day and his a great pet with
him. | think have seen sample of It's |
premium tobacco at your Fair. True
/ am not a judge but have the right |
at least of thinking.
spent a pleasant midday hour with
the Shepherd Brothers who now own
and cultivate the Powers farm in the
Of Stony Point. Here
are hustlers again. They have had the
property in charge only few years,
and every feature is already brighter
and better. Cornfields have been con-
verted into tobacco lots, grass is chok-
ing up the gullies, new barns are TAX