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

Virginia, and the ambition Of the pre-
sent owners Is 10 make il worthy to
bear that name / stood but a few
days since on one Of the fields which
was reckoned as ordinary corn land
TWO years ago, which had Just yielded
the present owners the most remarka-
Die crop OF oats and clover which has
come under my observation and the
clover Is now knee-high the field over
On the opposite side OF he road there
are 10000 bills Of tobacco which is
neck and neck with the best i'm Guinea.
and still further on another field of
10000 which are hard To beat. Heavy
plows were turning under luxurious
growth Of grass ready for the wheat
and another crop Of grass. aud on every
hand were evidences of progressive
farming. | do not know what that
700 acres OF land cost the Carter Bros.
but ! venture the prediction that they
crops Of one season the full amount of
the purchase price In the meantime
the lands will increase largely in value
year by year. make bold TO say that
no other lands OF our common country
have history like that. My hope is
that young NlrgInlans generally NAV
catch the spirit Of the Carriers and Shen.
herds, and determine 10 save the old
hOmesteads Of Virginia from decay
and restore more than their old-t time
glory and greatness. Better for this
than going 10 the sc0rching and freez
ing West. Not that love the West less
but Virginia more
! rode with COmrade Roland Foster
in the Prince Edward troop during the
first two years of the late unpleasant
nessn between the States. but had new
er broken bread with him under his
own roof until recently. | found him
in a snug home on small farm of 76
ACRES. in Cumberland There he has
lived and lab0red for well-nigh 80
years. As a young married man he
invaded an unbroken body OF woods
armed only with an AK, first cleared
foundation and upon IL built the mod
est home from which four children
have gone into other circles 10 make
them brighter, while one remains still
to brighten aud bless the old home
circle.
It would be interesting 10 trace the
life-work Of this family on this small
SOuthside Virginia farm, but for want
Of space content myself with SIM
pie sketch of what the veteran is now
doing "single handed and alone" He
has 1000 hills Of tobacco, much of il
fiat and fine" and all clean OF grass,
seven acres Of corn, besides the usual
gaden and truck patches, and but one
regular hand aud that the old soldier
himself. Upon the entire crop during
the entire season he has paid for labor
the prncely sum of Sl75. He pur-
poses TO fight the worms aud snakes
without comrade, and estimates that
il will cost not more than $40 TO cut
and house the crop In the meantime
all other out door work on the farm
is being well and thoroughly done,
and the whole machinery il moving
smoothly and without jar When these
things are true Of what's being done on
one of our farms why so much concern
On the subject Of labor ? The way TO
solve the problem Is to solve II.
In front Of this home stands white
pax tree for which ! presume Mr. Car
negie would pay princely sum il he
could have it transferred 20 his lawn.
For grace and symmetry OF form il is
peerless, and so far a. ! know without
4 successful rival MIR. Foster tells me
.
seems as one Of the members Many
years ago companion tree was blown
low and fell on il, aud actually con-
tributed to its graceful proportions.
The hurt was that OF friend. May
no hurt ever be felt in that home.
ON THE Go.