The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-08-05
rhat husIness abIlIty in the

That business ability in the man
Agerient OF farm counts for much in
the view or pr. w c. Stubs. a former
Virginians now head of the State E2-
pertinent Station of Louisiana, was
clearly Indicated in paper presented
afternoon. entitled Improvement and
Management OF An Eastern Virginia
= Farm Though not entirely resi-
oent OF Virginia, DR.. Stubbs Is the
4 owner OF 4 handsome estate in Glouces,-
Il ter county, on which he has put mucn
time and study, especially In an at
tempt to restore the farm to. Its tradi-
tional Colonial fertility and produc-.
S5tiveness. He said in part:
.'rhe agricu1turist Is a banker ana
Il his soil his bank Its fertility his capt.
\ tai and the crops grown upon ~ ms
silver nndsgold certificates. which may may.
+ be redeemed in exchange for labor
md fertilizers seed or stock. to be
Returned to his capital. Home mace
I1,anures are his domestic and CONNER
cial fertilizers his foreign e, excha sa
J.eguminotis crops furnish him say
angs department, which, II properly
handled, will pay handsome divlas ,no,s
"A rational system OF oankinE ,,,s,srs
an so utilizing its funds as to inSuhe
.rthe largest dividends without diminish
ing. fhe capital. Surplus and resoure o.,
. Yi!nds Increase public confidence INV INV
Z created. A rational system OF ayr,
c,,ifure consists : in producing the
Il largest crops without diminution OF
soil fertility. This can only be accom-
plished by restoring TO she re S9a ID by
.crons. Reserved or surplus fertiity rs
stelsan desirable. and Is accpm y vi ,ra
by heavy manurins. BY drainasa , 10 20
figation,. fertilization p toInIe1T ~ enlti
Sation. the farmer strives to overcomse
idehoiancies OF his soils, changes o,
weather. vicfssitudes of climates mates r anu
occasional ATMOSPHERIC o have ea''I re-.
sn,,narative return. for his labor. me
san,n nrinciples underlie both proies,
fsiFiis. and an Intelligent knowlen ase
and application OF snese pr, n,rossecution
required for the successlui pios'',
of either industry.
PRINCIPLES of Farming.
4 .r,yerv successful banker Spend1s
.tlaberious days and sleepisss MS witch
the Study OF the various t !, .hsnya he
affect his business ness h mnn Of every
ta,,rcessfuI farmer to diligently STUDY
evnry principle which underlies ms
chosen profession. ,,,,,,o,,,es9
but what are ~ 5hsse knorwledge Of
s4haf ro,nnosition and properties OF the
soil he cultivates. ~. The ma
ture and requirements OF the pian,s
grown and CD t Ime Of in the best
methods of producing the largest crops
of thetiatter, when grown on the
FORMER An elaboration of these three
principles constitute me MOSES sie,,,,, ura
.'To succeed any and everywhere now
IN farming requires great intelligence
large caution and the best judgment.
The seed of every crop should be Sc
lected with the utmost care and plant,
ed In only well-prepared and fortified
land OIL available home made manures
should be properly distributed. These
should be supplemented with mineral
imanures wherever needed, remember
ing that In feeding your lands, like
feeding your stock n balanced ration
is most economical and profitable.
Labor-Snving Devices.
Collaborating implements should be
4 eyerywhere used, and rotation of
crops. involving profit to the farmer
and increase of fertility to the, soil
should be adopted by every farmer
"Revfewing the resources of Eastern
virginia. one is struck with the vast
{ opportunities presented. High above
tide. with a delightful climate, With
excellent drainage conditions. with
varied types OF soil. permitting the
widest range OF agricultural industries,
with excellent natural transportation
proffering the best markets for ar,
kinds of Products with people living
IN ancestral homes refined by cul-
ture inherited from the earliest and
y best of American settlers, with nu-
merous churches and excellent schools
and colleges. with these homes and
lands selling at ridiculously low prices,
the opportunities in this section for
investment and development are sur
passingly and surprisingly great.
II agriculture here is failure 1t
rs mans mistake. The trouble is not
IN the land, for where are responses
not in the balmy climate, not in our
I1avorable seasons. God neve. made a
oetter country fGr.the ;laborer or the
man OF small .1nsaps,"''