The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1902-04-11
MODEL STOCK FARM.
The Goshen OF Virginia. Grass Like
that OF The Valley. Cows Regis
tered and Rich in Butter
Fat" Horses Strong and
Active, Hogs ShapeIy
and SaIeable.

kdtor H,r1id:-l have been con-
siantly reminded since the close ri the
last crop year that it was poor crop
year. but there are exceptions % all
rules, and have been impressed with
"A striking one % this.
have had something 90 SAY before
la the HERALD Of the stock farm of
Mr. Il o. Sandy, iu the county Of Not
toway, about annie west Of Burkeyille.
IL was my privilege 90 visit Do again a.
last saturday, aud with the owner OF
guide to inspect 30 carefully aud well
The herd Of registered Holsteiu- were
resting comfortably and quietly DO the
sunshine and boz am enclosure where
they have been an winter They were
fat aud sleek aud gave striking evidence
Of the fact that they had known DO day
Of want or even hour of neglect with
large and weil-littered stalls. each hav-
ing, by the way, full miion- Of eu-ilage.
bran, c0ttOnseed meal and bay, there
is no wonder that from the eleven cows
bat few Of them at The fui milking
period the owner was selling boz the
Richmond market each month from
$50 to $50 worth Of cream. Thecream
brings 80 cents "a gallon. the rc~tof the
milk lO cents. Just here I asked Mr.
sandy the cost of feeding the herd each
day. 90 which Doe said about two Dol
lars day" u is readily seen. then.
that Doe is making money from This
source ou "a : uthside Virginia farm
From the COWS I went to look after
the thoroughbred hogs, and here again
! found perfect pictures all registered
stock agun-and learned that from one
0f the most perfect of the soW- Mr.
sandy last year sold sls7 Of pigs This
again gives emphatic denial 20 the off
repeated charge that hogs cannot be-
p0iabIy raised in this section Of Viz
ginia.
then went to look at er thc chick
eus, and here again found only the
best, noble Plymouth Rocks, divided
into three grades. ranging in price from
81 % 90 sd cents Settling another
source Of revenue. and the "bird.' all
wired on to themselves, with abundant
range. however. aud Deb permission to
invade garden or grain field was
curious % know the cost of these three
separate wire enclosures, and was told
that Do was not more than so
Went from the hen.hou-e 10 the |
home of the horse. aud here I found q
model stable. comfortable box stalls, |
litter knee deep, and room for full |
years supply of hay. Mr.. Sandy j. |
making a speciality Of the Hackney /
horse, ald a noble animal be- i----trong, I
active and with great power, Of endur- /
ance ln nay opinion the ideal horse /
for this section.
And now became curious to know
how all these animals had been kept So
comfortable through the winter time,
following "a bad crop year, a- many
contend, and on this poor l?l ~9uth,ide
Virginia farm ! Vas not kept long in
suspense Three hundred barrels of
corn were gathered from these old
piney fields last season.. wei zap 90 am
average of SO bushels 90 the acre-5O
barrels now on hand. $50 tons of en-
-ilage saved. enough siiil remaining to
last the season through, besides AN un
-tnled supply Of excellent hay, cut
from acres which seven years ago were
reckoned as the CRASHES kind. or
course no animal was allowed 20 -uiler
10 touch Of plenty like that
"Aud NOW what's the crop outlook
'or another year, Mr. Sandy your
correspondent asked, and the reply
was given in most impr ive object
e-slu-
fifty-five acres Of land to he devoted
% corn, we'll dressed with homemade
thoroughly plowed and resdy
or planting. bat this Will not boz done
lefore the first week in May. 80 thai
when the "coru begins 20 grow it bias
lDthing t0 dO but t0 grow Sixteen
.crc- With second years crop of grass.
which was moved five times last sea-
900, and which this season looks a.
hough the yield would be more album
liant than last do not believe there
s "A better piece Of grass anywhere. in 3
G out OF Virginia. six or more acres
( this field, better than the rest, gave /
triking testimony 10 the inestimable ,
alue of under drainage. Alta cost of
ot more than SIS doIar- the cure was 81
lade effective, aud the wonder Is that
bee Investment is not ofieuer made
Veil located bitches, pine poles and
lcR~, and fhe victory is won. Which
f our farmers can 200, command such
,mejie-?
ln another field, perhaps 20 acre-
be- grass seeded last fall was beginning
, rc.p.ui % the wooing- Of spring
ld Wa- giving promise Of rich return.
heavy roller was being passed over
Dis field to smooth the surface aud