The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-04-27
Some of the Best Farmers n One Of Vir-
ginia's Best Counties.
MENWHO MAKE MONEY OUTOF THESOlL
"A Farmer With His Own Baseball Nine is lnvncibe t
Ali Comers-Men Who Work Hard, but at the End
of the Year Have a Balance on the Credit Side
of the Ledger-Lving Illustrations
That Farming Does Pay.

The late Colonel Thomas Whitehead.
former Commissioner of Agriculture of
Virginia, maintained that BRUNSWICK
county was the most valuable strip OF
land in the world, constituting belt that
would grow more kinds of crops than any
other area, of like size in the United
States, growing and maturing everything
grown anywhere else in the whole coun-
ty including semi-trcpical fruits.
A halfway line between tho temperate
and semi-tropical zones, it is peculiarly
favored and its soil adapted to grain as
we'll rs cotton. Its farmers are among the
best and most successful in the State and
The Times takes pleasure In introducing
TO It's readers some of those who win sue
cess as high-grade tillers of Virginia soil.
FARMER AND BASE-BALLIST.
Mr.. Ira w. Mitchell Is one OF the most
enterprising and up-to-date farmers Of
Brunswick county. His farm Of 500
acres. on which he resides. is on the
soutl, side OF the Meherrin River, near
Pcwelton postoffice; is wei stocked and
IS adapted to the raising Of wheat, corn.
oats, cotton and tobacco.
He has made a success at farming.
which he engages in exclusively. The
balance at the END of the year after all
farming operations have been paid for is
generally en- the credit side.
He is an enthusiastic Democrat and al
every election.
He is fifty-two years of age, has raised
a large and interesting family of nine
sons and one daughter. He always took
q great interest in baseball and his sons
are all considered good country ball-play-
ers.
His sons as a baseball nine have play
ed several match games with different
leans. always coming out victorious.
MAKES FINE TOBACCO.
JUMPS T. Parrish. of Dolphin post
Office Brunswick county, Va, was rear
ed on the farm near Smoky Ordinary
postoface. His success at farming.
which he has been engaged in all his life,
As due only&to his hard work and close
attention to his farming operations.
He has the reputation of being one of
the hardest working men in his neigh
borhood. Mr.. Parrish owns one of the
best farms IN the bright tobacco belt of
the county. He makes a specially of
raising flue-cured tobacco and generally
z secures top prices. Mr.. Parrish deserves
o good deal of credit. having raised a
large family and nearly all girls He is
good citizen and member of the Baptist
Church.
His vito is daughter OF DR.. J. "A. Blick.
of this county.
PROFITABLE SMALL, FARM.
One of the most profitable small farms
= m InlS N1ClU!ly IS iOCdtS0 Nl1iliAA I Nv
,nIles OF Barrow's Store. Va, and is on
the Barrow.s Store Blackstone public
road. This tract OF land consists OF but
d few hundred acres. It was previously
Known as Kit Jones'" and was pur-
chased by Mr.. w. II. Barrow little
more than ten years ago; it was imme-
Giately given to his son, William IL Bar
row. Jr... who has, since the time OF his
coming into possession Of it. not only
10 x,{v fo1co cod
fold the value OF all his tillable lands.
When coming into possession Of this
estate Mr.. Henry Barrow. Jr., possessed
but q Few hundred dollars. and during
his first years experience as farmer
his success was very limited. His second
years stay was less encouraging, as he
vas in the mean time the loser OF two
Of his best barns filled with fiue-cured
tobacco: tho third and fourth years ser
vices spent on tho farm were very dis
fcartensng, owing to the drought; he
says it seemed that It would rain any
I where and everywhere else all around
except on his place Still these things
did not lessen his desire and aim to make
farming success and even after the
slid OF i've years OF hard work he could
4 but dirnly see the rays OF fortune faint
/ ~ shining into his life But now. after
s I'VE more years OF crop-making. we find
8 aIr. Barrow what Is termed a success
3 &ul man.
Els success is no doubt due to the
power OF his pertinacious will. and
I Through his whole life It IS found that
+ s.fry again" Is his motto
IN the making cf good crops the Junior
i Rarros'' ranks with the first. and there
ore mono in this coIl,Inussity whose prices
& f1rs their smoked tobacco. IN the past