The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-04-12
to beat him. and but few his equal. / He

! to beat him. and but few his equal. H Hc
prepared tho soil very finely before plant.
ling. After the corn came up he cllltiva-
ted It four times always careful not to let
IT lack for want OF work, and during the
last cultivation he sowed black peas
among the corn a igorous growth OF
Vines was the result, which benefited both
the corn and land. He always raised al
crop Of clover. which he claimed was a
great benefit to the soil. Ills potato crop
brought him In q goodly sum every year.
e & Fl. c.. Rowe, soon after he began life
was married and after paying for HI a
license and the preacherahe had one bar
rel Of corn left He hired himself out
Z to buy things to start housek coping on.
Now he ownes n splendid farm In sight
4 of Heathsville, where he has ut&many5
Improvements cleared off acres Of pine
covered land, brought under cultivation
land that for many years had produced
nothing. In the meantime no has sup
ported himself and a large family When
work is slack on the farm he handles
cord-wood, lumber and all kinds Of tim
( Der. He also owns a store In Heaths-
Vile Industry economy and knowledge
of farming may be given as the reasons
Of his success, 3fs5 ii.3s Itsa
Mr.. Joseph Marsh grew up on a farm
and got what might be termed good
working knowledge of farming. y de \
planned, Il worked and saved until he was
able to buysa farm Of about 200 acres,
near Atiskimon, northumberland county,
Many mon had tired farming on the place
before he bought 1t, but the poorness Of
tho place discouraged him. He went to
work and 1t was not long before 1t was
said he did more work than any man in
the neighborhood. NJ He gets up long
before the sun rises and works steadily
on until 1t sinks below tho horizon in the
west. On rainy stormy days when he
cannot work out In the fields. he does
some kind OF indoor work, Mr.. Marsh
is a slender built, wiry energetic mantle
has probably made moro money farming
than any man In the Northern Neck. He
has built himself a handsome dwelling.
erected new out houses and at the same
< time made a good living for his family,
He also has many thousands OF dollars
out drawing interest, 5 2
' III makes the major part of his money
out OF hay, corn. potatoes, cattle and
hogs. JIe never believed In hiring any
more helm than was absolutely necessary,
and has arranged his farming operations
h so he Is able to do most of the work hiHl-
self. Flo Is q great believer IN the new
agricultural machinery and Is constantly
on the lookout for machinery that VIII re-
QuCe ltLpOr,t l3 si.ii tGs
Trucking is beyond a doubt the business
that brings more money into the North
ern Neck especially Northumberland coun-
ty than anything else. InIottsburg Dis
trIct there are many who ten years ago
were not worth q hundred dollars but now
since they have enga ged In trucking. they
have made enough to buy comfortable
homes and arc In good easy crcumstan-
ces, Wan AVA
Mr.. Joseph Bryant is probably one of
the most successful truckers In this coun-
ty considering the small area no has had
to work on. Since he has been living,
on the place which Is now HIS ana only
contains about 20 acres, he has paid for It,
erected a nice dwelling and supported a
large family When no came on tho
place 1t was nothing but red clay hill
sides but now 1t brings as large crops us
any farm In the county, Last year af-
FAR raising a crop OF peas Mr.. Bryant
nlanted the same land In corn and hnr-
vested 10 barrels OF corn to every acre.
His only revenue comes from trucking on
these few acres, 6g
Nh. large and handsome brick church
built here by the Methodist Protestant
COZ p.reeution in 1860 has recently been
n,,rchased by Mr. Jones' Of Cape Charles.
1t is learned that the purohase pflca was
81 900 Mr.. Jones expects to make or u
clothing and merchant tailoring es!apr
fllshment. * 1, , ~
N AZ recent meeting of the Board OF
Directors Of the Northern Neck Agricpl,
stural Valr Assoala tinp. " was dfolded