The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1903-07-10

has owned the property he now occu-
pies some - years. Il was far from a
desirable farm when he bought u but
progre-, has been the watchword from
+ the moment he assumed command.
Standing at the home site the view Of
/ the farm is an inspiring one. Most Of
the open land is in sight aud we'll cul-
tiyated, and highly improved plat OF
land joins kindred plat, the whole bear
/ ing striking testimony % the thought
fol care and wise management Of the
intelligent husbsndman.
Tobacco is the controlling crop and
this he makes prohtably and well.
Fields not in growing crops are sure
To be in growing grass, aud a. the en-
tire farm is under strong fence there is
no difficulty a. TO the keeping ofcattle,
sheep aud hogs His flock Of sheep
this season only numbers Il, and yet
from lambs aud wool he has already
a profit Of SIS aud In the meantime has
reserved the best Of the flock for Sun
day School Convention week when
he hopes TO entertain number Of the
delegates. Fortunate the representa-
tiyes who are assigned to that hospi-
table home
Mr. Maloney has the happy faculty
Of securing labor, isn't afraid to pile
on the fertilizer, plows deep and often
As his horses are big, strong and well
fed. System rules and reigns on the
entire place just as though it was we'll
ordered mercantile or manufacturing
venture. And while this Captain Of
Industry" is a busy man he never
seems TO be tired or in disquieting hur-
ry. Mr. Maloney is not a millionaire,
doesn't hope 90 be, but Is enjoying the
GLORIOUS pri,ile Of being indepeu
dent and peace Of mind, to which
many milliouaires are strangers.
In my round, have seen one more
good crop Of oats. They were found
on the farm Of Mr.. Rosser, in sight Of
MS mill, once known as Bakers mill,
aud though they had been cut the
shocks were standing well nigh as
thick a. soldiers on field Of battle
On inquiry learned that they were
seeded ion October. 400 pounds Of fertil-
izer applied al the time Of seeding and
afterwards top dressed with a liberal
,prinkling of homemade manure
Aud they did grow. know now why
We have been failing in our oat crop
We just haven't been giving them a
chance. We can't afford TO do with
out the oat crop aud ought to know no
such word a. fail in future efforts.
Mr.. James Elliott confesses that he
isn't much" ON oats but says he can
beat the band" on clover / found |
him housing a magnificent crop on last /
Thursday, a real hot day, and when be /
had filed his barns 20 the overflow
point, and we were sitting i'm his broad /
porch enjoying The cool Of the evening /
he remarked with great satisfaction:
IL have saved some ten thousand /
pounds of excellent clover SO far and /
have only invested IS cents in extra
labor and three cents in a new bolt" /
In the spring of the year that amount /
of hay will be worth at last 500, and |
50 we must agree that he has "been /
making hay while the sun has been /
shining"
] saw one farmer ON that same hot /
day who was cutting clover with an
old-hme blade. and he was indeed |
making haste slowly He said, how
ever with a good degree Of compla-
cency, "when ] am done with it ! |
won have any part to pay for cut
ting" lie had no mower and was do |
ing his vary best
never saw the tobacco looking 30
well at this season. The stand is well.
nigh perfect, the growth magnificent /
and the prospect for a crop inspiring |
and comforting. One farmer did re-
mark, however, Suppose we do have a
dry July and August, what then ?"
Let us hope we won't have il dry dur
ing those months, but that there will
be a continuation Of good season to the |
end and then harvest that will make |
us all glad.
Mr.. John Crute said: 81 have the
best crop of tobacco I ever had" and |
he has grown some good ones.
Nessrs. d. l.. Armistead q Sons have |
a good crop too, we'll worked and NOV
ing rapidly 10 the front.
Mr.. sam Carter has a daisy, aud by /
the way has a fair crop Of oats which |
were seeded in February Those sown |
i'm March are not worth cutting |
/ remember years ago hearing an old |
man say he never saw a failure Of oats
when seeded in September or February.
saw an old colored man limping
along the public highway carrying the
T.. :. mail bag across his shoulders.
invited him To ride and while seated
in the buggy learned from him that he
walked or rode 81 miles each day car
rving the mail for about 20 cents day.
He had but one horse and that was
not equal to the trip one half the time,
the rest of it he footed il. What a
shame that the Government will per-
NIT Of this cruelty TO man and beast.
For like service in a city or rather for
one-third Of the work rendered in the
city the carrier gets $3.50 a day, and
Is not required to keep and feed a horse.
This outrage has been continuing
through the years gone, and when
attention is called 10 il the remark is
often nippantly made that it Is the
mans own fault. Why should the
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