The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1903-07-17

this season all in perfect order and with
nothing 20 do but TO grow. The young
orchard is in tobacco this time, and 1t
was gratifying to notice that though
il had been Thoroughly plowed no tree
had been even bruised. Some people
are careful in all things. The wheat
had not been threshed but from APP
pearances is aboye tina average The
hay crop is good one, and altogether
conditions on this farm for this season
are entirely satisfactory
The cold field" Of which / wrote
three years ago is now an improved to-
bacco lot, waiting lts turn Of next sea-
son, and having on it All abundant crop
Of clover and other "humus" upon
which the tobacco will feed and grow
strong.
never approach the home Of Mr..
Stokes through that splendid body of
original forest trees without a feeling
akin to reverence for the prudent fore
thought which protected it against
waste and ruin. Our people, in their
poverty subsequent to the days ofcrud
war. submitted to wholesale slaughter
Of their trees and the loss has been inn
mense. And the sad part about it is
that the injury is beyond repair.
From the hospitable home Of Mr..
Stokes drove i'm southerly direction
for some - miles, aud memory was
busy with by-gone. There were but
few homes in possession Of descendants
Of those who once occupied them. The
Rcdds are well nigh all gone and so
the Hines. Some Of the Aliens remain,
and | never saw the home and the
farm Of the late Capt. Richard Stokes
i'm better or even so good condition.
The splendid property Of the late
Jaconias overly, at least the dwelling
and 400 acres, is now owned and 0ccu
pied by a worthy colored man, Booker
Sanders. who is good farmer and who
has regard 10 appearances. by the
way he doesn't believe much in the
use Of manufactured fertilizers and con-
graduates himself that he has done a.
well a. his neighbors who have been
using it literally.
The late Cralle Stokes, Of Lunenburg,
one Of the best farmers Of his neighbor.
hood Of good farmers, on the contrary
believed in using it generously, and
said it always paid him.
Mr.. j. Horace Booker still lives in
the old homestead aud there | enjoyed
restful aud most delightful night.
And there found everybody's friend,
Familiarity known as Nat Morton,
and was glad 10 learn that master and
mule" were happy and prospecting.
"Mars Nat" isn't farming on a large,
scale but has about enough crop in
hand to keep the man and mule in
healthy exercise, and my prediction
is that he will make more clear money
than some others will on large crops
His garden is a pet with him, and is
an excellent one.
Corn, tomatoes and cornheld
peas were almost ready FOR the table
and but that / was on the go ! would
have been tempted to wait their COM
ing. At least two Virginia girls have
been cheated out Of model husbands in
that these worthy bachelors, who know
so well how to make home comfortable
and happy, haye decreed themselves
into the condition Of "single blessed
ness As long a. there is life there il
hope. Noone can just tell where the
wedding bells will next be heard.
Mr.. William Henderson also occupies
the old home, and when | saw hin
on the low grounds the imam behind
the plow,n | could but think that her'
is practical solution of the vexed labol
problem. Here is a farmer who could
no doubt live the rest Of his days il
comfort without lifting a hoe or hand
ling a pillow, but ne is man enough fol
any occasion, hero enough for any bat
tie. and so without repining at condi
tons is "up aud at it, The day wal
warm one, actually hot, and the
farmer hero was painting, but ! dom
know that / ever saw him happieI
while holding the reins over the fas
flying sorrel
No, the anglo saxon race hasn't a
vet lowered the flag on any field
whether Of work or Of war, and is no
likely to in the years to come.
ON THE Go.