The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-06-03
THE SOUTHs|DE
FOR AGRICULTURE.
Well Watercd Section, and Bring
Fine Crops Under Wise
Management.
MANY WELL KEPT GARDENS
Under Ordinary Care, Orchards
Give Variety Of Choice
Fruits.
MANY WELL KEPT GARDENS
Especial 10 Tho Times Dispatch,

.; Especial to Tho -Dlspatch.)
4 TARNlv1LLl0. VA, Juno 2.--Thcro Is
no section Of Virginia which has been
moro misreprcsentcd or misunderstood
than whnt Is known us Eouthsdo vir-
gtniu. 1t Is dorisively alluded to as
Short grass" section, tho homo OF tho
Then nest" grass, tho land Of "bfoom-
sedgc." These natural products arc here,
but the lands that bear them, In tho case
of energetic nnd thoughtful farmers, arc
made to yield thirty bushels OF wheat
to the acre, seventy-f1ve bushels OF corn,
fvo tons OF huy and 500 from tobacco.
II these statements are brought into
question the writer Will take the doubtcrs
] to the lands upon which such results
| have been attained and Introduce them
1 to the workers who have won these mute
| rial Victories, ana while these things
have boon accomplished on short-grass
/ Southsido Virginia 1iclds, In Il largo ma
jority OF those fields arc to be found
nevcr-failing springs OF pure. soft, cool
and refreshing water luxury which
can only BIO appreciated by the workers
Of those fields in midsummer weather.
In many so-called favored portions Of
our country jugs OF cistcrn wator arc
| the only substitutes for these gushing,
| bublling, inviting springs.
And on each we'll managed Southslde
| Virginia farm, there will always 20
found q well kept garden, In which q
greater variety Of vegetables grow than
| IT. other gardens OF other sections, while
the orchards, with reasonable care, can
be relied on for choice fruit tho year
round. Add to all those II health record
which Is absolutely unique, and there Is
no wonder that the citizens Of the old
| Short Grass" should have gotten into
the habit of speaking OF It as the Gar
den Spot Of Earth
AS am on the subject OF the health OF
the Southsde l can not refrain from res
porting bit OF HampdenSidney history
which cannot DO too often repeated That
venerable school Of learning is now in
the 18th year OF It's existence. and dur
ing NIL these years there has been but ono
OF It's students to die from the effects of
disease, and that one came to the coll
lcge from his home with the fever upon
him, went to bed at once, and died with
in ten days. When 1t Is remembered
that moro than 100 young men have
been in attendance each session. wo do
not believe that the world can produce
q parallel.
The educational advantages of the Sec
ton are keeping pace with advancement
aloll5 olHcr llies, "Hlie lts Soclhl ana Ecll-
gious features are OF most attractive sort.
Little wonder. then, that home-seekers
from other parts Of the country are ar
irving by wel-nigh every train, and that
land are being sold in large quantities
and for good prices-and here I would
like to give little friendly advice to
the stranger who comes to settle with
us.
MANY OF them come fron, sect,o,. ,,,,,oro
the lands penrrallv ara rich.r tha,, go a,,.s
and where tbe mctbods NJ c,,,ivo to-
difYer very widely. The, iu,nn - W.
conclusion that thn ,netbois tho,, ,a,.a
been accustomed 10 are ,ary ,,,,c,, 'ha+1
ter than ours, as the results Il, general
are better. and nat,Ira,lv thev cIing to /.
them, H.
What wish II s,v 70 ,ar, n ~,
Kindness is tSnt Virginia soi, dimnrs 'fro,r
thnt ~ Michirnn on,y 7 Lo,in,,n x,irai,,;.,5.
sun and yIrrlnin sbownrs ~ nlso..nn1 q
this being so, if they sare roinp n fnr,n
in yirginfo tlev must .dnrt Virginia
methods or record dismal failures Ana
there is no need tb,t' ,,,istaIr shn,,Id ~
made inst here for No n1attor ~ ,,ho1
neighborhood Of southsde Virginia Ifha
newcomer NAV locate Ia viii In rnra
10 have an,onp his ,,eiobhor. soma cIc.
ccssful native fnrner u,ho viii taka
great nlea SIRE IN rivinp Rim, such advice
ne no con sn feIy rcl, m ana a1t[,ouph
hc nny never l1ove ,yrjtten q line for
An n AGRICULTURAL nnner he has through the
Years been raising crons rrotitably. and
an ounce OF practice is always worth
pound Of theory,
Labor is d,stressingly scarce. and that
means that5no man should buy moro land
than he may reasonably hope to man
ago with tho home force. and mvTexpcri-
ence in the recent frost iustifies mo In
saving that that home force Will prove
TO he the very best ever known in the
history OF the State. Tho broad acres,
the old-time plantation must go, and God
knows they served a good purpose In
their day, and farmers OF this day must
deal with Il Condition. and not
"theory." and they are meeting 1t bruyely
nnd we'll B1t Yesterday i rode 4 IN ST