The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1910-03-11
THE GREEN NURSERY PLANT.
ALL READY FOR ACTIVE WORK.
With the Opening Spring Buds Are
Bursting iloMs are Eunning.
And The Ryc is Growing.

And The E5c is Growing
Many changes have been Uiolsl.
at the Nursery since las. 81 reple
sentative or the Herald visited tle
place. Tie commollous all cone
senient barn. forty by nl4 ie-,. pel-
lect iu its every detail has been .-
p.shed. and it IS pleasant 20 inspect
a farm building SO attractive iu its
every feature and So adapted TO- its
every use Not only are the horses
we'll housed but there is tie hay
oit. tie grain bin. the harness room
the place for the vehicles and the
shop for all farm work. One can not
examine structure like that without
being impressed with the value of
comforts and conveniences on the
farm. as well a. I'm town
Men must take pride in work
when they begin work from starting
point like that. and we are not SO
sure that even dumb animals do
not catch a kind Of enthusiasm from
such environments The horses are
big and strong. and they do walk in
front of the plows. reaching down
deep into the earth. as though they
had no load 10 draw 1t was our
first experience with sub-soiling. ard
as We watched the process. we We're
convinced that those acres were be-
ing moved 20 full duty. No scratch
ing of the surface. but diving deep
for buried treasures. Whom last at
the plant We looked upon acres
thickly set in small trees aid We're
surprised 10 find them this time
bleak and bare on inquiry. how
ever. We learned that the original
paintings had all been cut down 10
the ground. and now the buds were
clinging 10 the stumps and were be-
ginning 10 lift their heads By next
fall these will be ready for market
and then the world of buyers can be
supplied with peaches. plums pears
and cherries in vast numbers With
i'm a few days the lands will all be
ready for other paintings with the
imported tWigs. and in due time the
will be budded. then cut down 10
the ground again 10 make growing
places for the different trees that
are being raised for market All
tnis means work and much OF it. but
il is interesting work not only as
seen by the occasional caller. but by
those who are constantly al 1t. There
will be no worms 10 catch and no
suckers to pull. and yet the buds
have already been sprayed once this
season. will be again when the sum
mer comes. and TO receive careful
thoughtful. attention all the time
Twenty-Five thousand rose bushes
will soon be ready for sale and how
many gardens will they brighten int
bloom. aud how many homes Will
they cheer with the perfected flower
The strawberries too. and the cur
rants. and the gooseberries and the
raspberries are maturing for duty
The rye. seeded upon a Virginia
field. without artificial or any form
OF fertilizer. is looking fine. and
most OF this will be allowed 10 grow
for wrappers for the goods 70 be
shipped. One field however. will he
turned under to contribute TO the
growth of other trees and vines. and
so the work goes bravely on. There
is but one COW on the place. but tha
one furnishes milk and butter for
the family. and some for market.
This animal. now twelve years old.
seems 10 be in her prime. and some
idea of her value may be had when
We tell YOU that at her best she has
still supplied the wants OF the family
and in u- meantime. furnished elev-
en- pounds of butter each week for
market. and two quarts of milk each
day for sale. Mr. Johnson, the own
OF. told us that few years ago he
paid forty dollars for the animal.
and the first year not only supplied
his table abundantly. but brought
him in cash sixty dollars. 1t is idle
then to say. that it does not pay to
keep a good COW.
As the season advances it will in
terest you to go out to the nursery
and inspect its workings We say
again. that nothing which has come
to this section for many years has
about it more Of promise than has
this plant. Mr.. Green. with his
family. is expected in the near fu-
ture 10 make their home permanent
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