The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1901-09-20

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Editor Hcraid:-In recent hurried
run through West Lunenburg | met
with another land.improving, money
; making, comfortableliving farmer in
the person of Mr. w. II. Barnes. When
"A young man beginning life, his father
gave him so acres of land in what is
known as upper Lunenburg, about >
miles east Of Keysville
Like others of whom have written
Of in the HERALD, the AK was to him
his best friend. With it he opened the
way for home, growing crops and ali
the comforts and luXuries Of a wei
appointed and well managed Southside
Virginia farm. The so acres haye been
added to from year to year until the
! present farm measures more than zoo
acres. The houses are now of the finest
order, the fields are well fenced, and
that means fat cattle, fine colts as well
as fiourishng crops. Here is farmer
who finds it cheaper to raise horses
than to buy them, and it would be
hard to find in open market just such
as he fattens on his own pasture lands.
Mr. Barnes told me that in addition
to the 50 acres Of land, his father gave
him, in early life, brood mare, and |
that from her a. ancestress he has sold |
II 900 worth Of horses and still has on |
his place ii who are direct descendants
OF the old mare. 1t Is folly to urge that
the owner Of land and Of fences can't
afford to raise horses at least for his
own use, and cattle and hogs. Busy
farmers have time to grow crops and
look after other interests too. Such
farmers are never found buying meat,
corn or baled hay, but generally have
such things for sale.
This seasons crops on this farm are
above the average. The wheat was
in yield aud of fine quality.
The $4,000 hills of tobacco are excel
lent and though much Of the corn is on
low lands it too, is looking well
When | visit such a farm as this i'm q
our own section, and know Of the lux :
uries Of such home, would love to
catch the ears of our young men and
cry aloud; Don't 20 West.
Success here means more than II +,
Toes there, and can he bought AT much y
ess Of an outlay. | had rather he q
farmer in Prince Edward or ~
my one of the adjoining counties than
become wheat magnate of the far
Vest
l met the other day with Mr.. Frank, {
he enlerprising real estate dealer, with 50
headquarters at Meherrin, and was graf. s.
led to hear from him Of many recent -
aies OF farms to new corners, and the ST
right hopes he entertains of this "
ectiOn of Virginia. But he not only IL
successful in selling Virginia land but ~
also successful in eullivating it. NV Ia
1end and old cOmrade, Mr.. 4. A. \
lasklns, called attention to the vine d,
ard Of Mr.. Frank, which he saws is a "
lodel OF its kind, and from which he
ad just superintend d the making Of ar
NJ gallons Of choice wine. That man be
public benefactor who induces new
'ople to come 20 Us and who teaches
lem how to use the soil after getting ~
ere.
The forest about Meherrin seems to II
inexhaustible. The ak and saw
I'VE been greedily attacking it since
% aud the cry is "still there is more.p slI
Ills, and mules and men are busy ea
thing, saving, hauling, and | am Ga
Id the work promises to 20 on for
ars to come. | hope the day is not 'ol
IN the future when our people will pu
igiously plant tree every time one
cut down. Our trees must be pre- g..
wed or our climate will be DESTROYED
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