The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1908-05-01
An Example in Political Economy.


several ways. One OF liz best result.
springs from the collection Of facts, th'
arrangement Of those facts, and theI
the scattering broadcast Of the conclu-
si0ns 50 arrived al. Every farm isan
experiment station, but every farmer
cannot afford 10 look 10 the ends oil
the earth for new ideas or % run hi,
place at loss for a series of years in
the search for better methods which
would increase his profits ten fold.
The most practical men are those who
know the value Of experiments -cieu-
tifically carried on. The modern
manufacturer keeps trained iuyesiiga-
tor on bis payroll and De D. satisfied
If they hii upon something really uso-
ful once IN i've years. The children
of Israel would he in Egypt al this
day If the wise men of that time had
not passed ON the light of knowledge
toyoung Moses. The Test apology for
colleges, universities, Bureaus of Plant
Industry and all institutions that look
not al the dollar, but al what the dol
lar stands for, is that they have a ten
dency 10 produce men. who know the
principles Of action and who are be-
sides efficient in action.
An Experiment station is a farm
which il run by men who h ow, from
the ground up, what they are doing,
what they want, why they get what
they want, and why they fail 10 get il.
This is getting very far away from the
old times Of merely sowing and reap
ing. A. q matter Of fact, We are a
thousand years away from those times
and We shall have 10 make the best Of
our cussed sophisticaiion. The chief
value, therefore, OF the apparently
absurd attempt 10 teach agriculture 10
boys and girls at school lies ln the fact
that by this means We shall help 10
raise zap cililenry that shall bee open
10 intelligent suggestions, still very
much attached To tie dollar but will
ing 10 raise it with less ,Wea. and more
scientific accuracy.
Every farm j. an experiment station
and in given cases all that the ENper-
iment Station finds it necessary Ia do
is 10 tell other farmers about what
some particular farmer is coming at.
Just a. il Is very difficult 10 say what
exactly is original sin and what il
not, 50 il is a hard matter 90 determine
without a cross examination, whether
any farmers methods are entirely his
own. II Is safe 10 say they never are.
How much did Mr.. sandy learn from
books and papers? An instance Of "a
farmer being reported hy the Depart
ment of Agriculture as a model farm
er i'm his line, has recently occurred.
The lesson To be learned from the re-
port isthe lesson Of the value Of manure,
the lesson that live stock on farm,
if properly handled for the manure, l.
the best crop insurance.
Dr. Ramseur, of Cherokee county,
South Carolina, bought a farm eight
years ago in the Piedmont region of
the State. The land al the time would
not produce more than 0ue-iourth bale
Of cotton TO the acre, with 30 pounds
Of fertilizer. In 1906 Dr. Ramseur
bought few acres of land from am adj
joining neighbor al sl6.o6 per acre.
I'm the same year tie neighb0r offered
500 per acre for the adjoining portion
Of Dr. Ramseur's farm. The improve
meni bad been produced by Am annual
dressing Of Is 10 5 tons of barnyard
manure per acre annually and not a
penny spent for fertilizer. Dr. Ram
seur chose - acres Of his place and ran
| a. one-horse farm, raising hay
alone a. far as possible AT his home
he kept - head % scrub beef cattle
mainly on feed. The cattle barely
paid for the manure, but ne was able
in 1906 10 show net receipts from his -
acres of - ,52i.35-from acres Grim
son clover hay, Is acres oat hay, -
acres cowpea hay, acres corn 1913 rs
bushels per acre. That is, TWO
crops a year and high prices for the
hay. Equipment, &c: One man at
SO a month, one horse, one one
horse pillow, stock with attachments,
one One-horse smoothing harrow, one
one-horse weeder, one one-horse curry
ed tooth slicing and smoothing harrow,
one two-h0rse mower, one one-horse
hay rake, one one-hor-e wagon, one
one-horse hay press, 500, one one
horse wooden roller Observe the two
harrows and the roller.
This interesting one-horse farm II
described in Farmers Bulletin No.
3I2 III. :. Department Of Agriculture.
Al the end Of the paper il found this
notice 10 the public. ANY farmer who
reads this bulletin and desires 10 do
similar work on his own farm allow
ing for differences OF climate and soils
will be gladly assisted in arranging a
system If he will address
The Olice Of Farm Management IN
yestigations, Bureau Of Plant Indus
try, United STATES Department Of Ag-
uculture.'
HAVE YllI WEAK llINnS.