The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-07-11

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other FORM sc vegetable or cereal sthat
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~ exn.>et "a, srs.iars "a fine animal. q large,
stranr horse or3 swift animal by ind tferent
breed.ns 81 the animal Kind There Us - as
much science in,f The breed Ing OF !, seets
und In the preparation OF the SOL ana y
I8cuittra,ion the soa. MS N there IS n the 4 g
fJrssSin ! fo, the animal kind or in tho
rrothiction OF fine chineiy, or line
abinet wcrk fine steel. or any other
article that Is manufacturer. y OH farm n
Sfers cannot expect. and YOU have no rig NJ
S$ III expect, that until you edu cate @RSo Ut
selves in the science of the cul t1va v ~
55of the soil and In the science OF 5pro o
sation ana apply this knowledge. that
~ s.n,,I yv;,l 5rct the returns from the soil
@ thot You are entitled to- md whic can
s'nnlv be obtained by the proper met hoels.3s5
S81nnthe conduct OF my business I am
IA nh1ieed to travel d large portion or my
time and in travelling + make y q point
as FAR as i can. to travel by day.t illatt :
" NAV observe prevailing conditions r. anu
am disappointed and distre ssed pey toll3
va ,,ra = see such a marvellous indicn-
5$ ton OF improvidence on the par O VIE iS
I farmers that presents itself ut all times
aatI' IN el@ through the stata OF Virginia.
2 pardon me II II speak plainly onIthis
#s,nntfera but nv time Is ill-spent II | DO
mot give 5you some thoughts that may
be Of value to you. Among the things mn
thatlI see that appeals to me "a being
" wrong in the highest degree Is inc Will Wait
8 of care Of machinery. It #
#i5 No Care for M achinery.
II t,Eo ar three hours'&ztime from the
ISL citv8 az Roanoke, iraevery direction that
3s the Norfolk and Western goes. cas- q and I
west, north and south, see, and you
#can Sec farm implements, whlch nave
# cost you hundreds; of dollars, left n the
8sfield where YOU last used them; wagons,
fEcnrrin res.. buggles, plows, burrows, reap-R
NJ ere, IN overs, cultivate rs--ay g every class
of machinery and appliances q ecded ny
gst hs55 IA r1ner--eft exposed to the8elements,i
$.1Incared for and then, when wanted
III found unfit TO use. Then YOU condemn
u the manufacturers. claiming that they
used defective material. gave you poor
workmanship and imprope r Sonstruc tlsoll5
I'LL Tor the sole purpose OF making you pur-
chase additional machinery, 55g4 on arc
SS}responsI Bile, and mot the manufacturers, q
mat your machinery only lasts o. year
rs or two. or tina your gon{ break SHOWN
I'm so short a time. What @youfneed,.a and
what you should have, IS shelter sheds,
ard when you are throu gh with y y!
ScfEnery for the season IS work put eilt
37away cover the metal with oil to prevent
liz n sting. and. in the spring, before
you take 1t out, take a pot Of paint ana
IS brush and go over the Woodwork, ana
Won will find that your machinery, instead
of asting one or two years, VIII last a
number OF years and that all you VIII
have to do is to purchase some repair
parts, or that part Of the MACHINERY that
does the hardest and most active work
In the cutting OF the grain.
tiS Again as pass through tho country,
I see in fields man or boy behind a
horse or mule and a small bit of q
8blbw-the horse. In many INSTANCES q
rack Of bones and skin utterly unfit to-
idrag this bit Of "a plow on the top Of
Sthe ground even. This condition should
,change and the results obtainable never
will be realized until they are changed
There should be strong, we'll groomcu,
aen-fed horses attached to large plows,
ard the plows should be forced Into the
sI.,nund so as to turn from tho mould
Efpoard virgin soil that has been made
rich by years of decomposition OF Nese-
4 tation, and, when this soil Is turned. u
should be narrowed ana pulvar;zed, so
that the seed sdkwn wall find n soft,
\. mellow loan Som Which to throw out
Iits sprouts and an opportunity for Its.
roots to grow and get q strong lioll Of
the soil. which feeds and supplies Tie
enstenance on which vegetables, cereals
8s-or fruit arc grown. 81
sis Bad Cultivation.
r. Again, after the seed comes up there
IA IS noticeable indifferent sowing Of the
grain, with improper cultivation OF the
ground. Within two weeks have passed
III by fields OF corn Of fifty acres and moro
X that are planted In good bottom land but
& SO clicked with weeds and grass that 1T
was difficult, as ! passed by, to- tell