The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-08-14
Albe11larle Tillers Of Soil
Take to Demons tra-
tion Work.
MANY HA YMA KERS,
BOYS CORN Gu UBS
Actual Figures Showing Big Re.
suits in Northern Section Of
Great County Increasing
Corn and Hay Acreage,
While Grapes and Other
Products Not Neglected.
ny FRANK 8. wooDsoN,
Industrial Editor.

ny FRANK $. wooDsoN,
Industrial Editor.
Amid the Foothills, Albemarle Co.
Va, August 12.-In the red hills and
along the mountain ranges OF Abe
marie county i can ind, and have
found, glorious Industrial and agri-
cultural prospects, SUFFICIENT to keep
one enthusiastic for months to come
I have seen, and am seeing every hour
am spending in this delightfully."-
breezy region, enough OF the products
OF this red soil to keep me busy
writing about the productiveness OF
Old Virginia lands until Christmas.
True there would likely be much
repetition shoulu I keep my Faber busy
for that length Of time. but to me II
is most interesting subject and j
would love to tell and keep on tell
Ing what the various twentieth CEN
tury farmers have visited in this
part OF the land are doing, and how
they do It. However. am afraid
that would. before the end was in
sight. begin to bore the readers OF
the Industrial Section. could write
many chapters from Northside Albe-
be found anywhere under the stars.
yes, very man. Horses could I'LL
up two chapters, but that subject has
already been fully covered by the
8Albemarle Horse Show reporter, who
has had the right OF way this week.
Grape culture and wine making, for
which Albemarle Is famous. might
well be the subjects for much writing,
Apples and cider and vinegar making
are reserved for future treatment, as
are cattle and sheep raising aud some
r,fh oy~ n, r1otr
to lead other counties. L could also
furnish a chapter on roads-bad roads
and good roads-bad roads that are
and good roads that are to be. after
a few more old fogies finish the jour-.
ney along certain straight and mar
row path that Scripture tells us ends
In happy land. where county and
district bond issues do not frtghten.
tho dmid old fogies and city automo-
biles have no terrors for rural chariot
horses. Possibly good roads by oond
issues. and otherwise, may come even
before all OF the intimated funeral
exercises are concluded. for In this
part OF the county the old rogics8.
are being gradually forced to the rear
even while they remain In the flcsh.
and progressive hay makers. corn
growers. grape growers. cattle and
sheep raisers and orchardistsEa and good
roads builders are getting In the
saddle.
Farms Flourish Under Denomination
I have been looking over the good
work of some Of these twentieth CEN
fury farmers both young and aged
ones and wherever see the results
OF that kind OF work on a Virginia
farm I can't help taking advantage Of II
an opportunity to- tell other good. and
wouldbe good farmers all about 1T.
One of the best, II not the very best.
and most active Of the local agents Il
In the employ OF the Farmers Coop
erattve demonstration work In Yir-S
iginia lives within q few miles Of the
place from which I am writing. and
he has taken me around to inspect
some OF the work that has been done 81
and is being done.
William G. Shackleford, Jr., Is the u
name OF this wide-awake young
demonstrator, and State Agent sTh omns
10. Sandy has assig ned him TO Ia large
territory. covering the counties q !
Albemarle. Louisa. Orange and
Greene.
This young man was selected by 4:
State Agent Sandy because he had Il
already had the best of training under
his father, DR.. lillian q. Shackle-S
ford. sr., one OF the best and most
successful farmers in the county, as
we'll as one Of the most successful 81
country doctors Until his retiremenlss
two IS years ago. Or. shackleford had
a very large practice, and he had 70 "a
utilize his boys In the management Of
his large plantation near historical
stony Point, and being something OF al
q twentieth century farmer long be-aS
fore the twentieth century daWneds he II
made good and INTEL gont farmers Of So
lShIs boys the eldest q " ION, Who Is
now married and settled on his owns8
splendid farm. is the demonstrate or res
ferred to. 5s;; a Ssss II .3s s:Ss8ss @
d Wonderful Results In n Short Year. M
Shackleford took hold OF the work
the 1st,or September last. md sswhl le,s
like other local a gents In var! Gus parts
1 OF the State. he bbed up ~ against
some old moss bac ks who resented the Y
Iidea that young Willie Shackleford II
could show them anything about n
business they had been wrestl I'M wi
as one Of the sal ,tSs YER since 4 ~
find nanny who were ready. WI Ina
and anxious to demonstrate nders
his directions Ss
In Albenarle county Atty men from
twenty-one to seventy years OF aga X
are on the .stud ent I list, In y Louisa
there are twenty five; in III sOrasg s.
thirty. and In Greene county there az
ten. making In all In tho large ne rFt-
tory 49, s5 Il 3sSBSsSi III 5s .5
The youngsters who save .otnad
3shackleford's Boys Corn Club In this
county number shty. IN 20 y 0yvs: :s s
At Earlysvtlls High School. a stony /,
Point 5 !; Crozet Is; Red Hill 8 Il Scotts-jt
willie A, Alberene g; CHINO nj [; ~ vs. b;:5S
Char ottesville Ks at large 10, Each
Of these schoolboys Is looking 81
one acre Of corn under Shacklef ord
supervision. and. jud lying from g few
OF these acres 7 have en- and Ia hers \
I have heard from. i feel safe 40,
predicting that these eighty acrrsa4
vii produce from Atty TO N eighty
bushels of corn per q Gre his yea 81
cours much yet depenos on faYoraEies Ii
800 SGoatin1ed On Second PaEs. y