The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1904-02-04
FREDERICKSBURG, w., THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 4. 1904
LETTER FROM MR.. ROBERT |
JAYNES.

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Advocates the Live Stock Industry
Words Of Advice to Other Farmers
He Says This Section Has the Nee
essary Advantages For Raising
Stock He Wants Better Roads
Etc.
Benyenue. Spotsylvania County. Va.
Jan. 3Oth, 1903.
To The Free Lance:
presume you will be interested IN
knowing that my efforts To improve
beef cattle in our vicinity are meeting
with success.
There is nothing the matter with the
land through here, but IL needs
lots Of barn yard manure God IN
order 70 get il live stock must be kept
the crops raised fed 10 the stock, the
resulting manure returned To the land
There il NO lasting prosperity TO any
farmers where live stock is not kept
and IL can be raised IN Virginia az
well a. any where and being 80 near good
markets should return larger profits
than most anywhere. But II cant he
done unless the people will start aud do
IL. Get good, pure bred bull and grade
up on the native cattle, or II iarmer
cannot afford TO DO this alone let several
Join together and get one and improve
their herd There are several good breeds
OF beef cattle-Short Horn, Hereford,
Aberdeen Angus. galloway, etc Any
are good to grade up with, although my
choice il naturally with Aberdeen Angus
~ they are hornless and have the Ability
& transmit this 10 10 TO 80 per cent Oi
their Oiisprings. no matter whether bred
10 cows with horns or not. The grade
calves will be about the snme percent
nge, all black. They mature quicker
than most cattle and are ready To sell
for beef cattle at years old. Let the
farmer choose the breed that suits MN
best and then Y at il. There is no mys
terry surrounding the live stock indus
try. Plenty of good feed can he rai-ei
here. There il lots II pure water Al
this cannot be done in day, but The
sooner il il started the sooner you VIII
see Spotsy lvania county Numbered
amongst the richest in the state. By
that time | hope we will have good roads
was very much disappointed 10 not
being able 10 attend the farmers instl
tute last week, but was detained by q
series OF accidents. caused by the terrible
roads we are forced To put mp with.
Oar roads are disgrace To a civilized
community. started two teams I,
fredericksburg Ole of the horses o
one team got toto - rut OF the road Aud
his legs had T. be chopped out with an
hxe The wagon was left in the roAd
aid team brought home, one crippled
fr don'C know how long. jus a.
,his team arrived home received tele
phune message that valuable mare ~
the other team had broken her Lex on
Fall Hill 1t was necessary TO s'nd An
other hOr,e 20 help get the wagon nome
but even the wagon had whet pulled
on. There il not one word ot e1agg"ra
ton in above. bnt actual fa'ts, caused
by the condition Of the roads.
My loss that day was m Dre than th'
increass in taxes 10 a dozen ayereg'
farmers could possibly be, and such az
cidents might happen TO anyone AM
time.
Farms here would be worth tripl'
their presen. value II we had good roads
70 m, certain knowledge several mel
have decided not to buy land here on ac
count OF the roads.
am heartily with you in all you MAJ
do to improve farming methods in thu
vicinity and will endeavor 10 do all on
can to forward the good work.
Yours truly,
Robt l.. Jaynes
Beavenue Stock Farm.