The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-09-17
lI|Is NINE MILES
Of new PAVEMENT.
Farmyille is Now Macadaniizing
Her Side Streets and Suburban
Roadways.
FARMERS PROSPEROUS
Agriculturalists on Southside
Raising Record Breaking Crops.
q Strawberries Return Unusual.

Especial TO The Richmond NirEinianl
y FARMNgII.E, VA, Sept 17.--Farm-
willie has laid more than nine miles
uf granolithic walkways recently and
ts now busy with the ma ca damtzing
Of her side streets. Prince Edward has
4 Rafne twenty miles Of macadan road.
and the last seven miles are ideal road
ways
The tobacco season opened With the
& sale % primings, choice ones bringing
is much as SIS a hundred
No such crops OF corn, wheat, hay
and tobacco have been grown In this
section for many years past Some
landowners are succeeding as truck
FRS.
Mr.. Paul C. Senable. a Confederate
veteran, Who has passed the three
X score and ten mark on life's highway,
sold from one acre of lettuce the past
season $1,000 worth. making clear
4 rrofit of at least $500, and il now
shipping cantaioupes TO the city mar
kcts by the wagon load. His profits
n On two acres will be greater than many
y farmers realize on broad acres
Farmers here have been having a
second crop o. misunderstanding
nnususl here
The first day of the fair. which will
be held the 25th of October. will be
Il observed as home coming day, and
the officers are expecting many friends
from other places here. Farmviile and
3 the county of Prince Edward have
& contributed literally to the success of
the fair and the authorities are work
Ing for q record breaker
Fine Grass Section.
Southside Virginia lis often alluded
4 g as the short grass section" of the
State, when IL has a record for grow
inx grass and grain that cannot be
II extelied by any other section in Fir-
1 kiiaia The regret is that this record
~ only being written IN spots but
COW that the creamery is in successful
a operation in Farnville the growing OF
more grain and grass will become gem
sral In Prince Edward and adjoining
counties.
h The history of Farmer T. .. Sandy
IN known over all Virginia, and moth
Z ing need be added to il. but there are
others OF whom the public knows but
little.
Mr.. FL. A. Stokes whose farm is
about five miles southeast OF Farm
Vile. left the Confederate service at
the surrender with a faded jacket as
abont all of his possessions, He re-
turned to his fathers farm and be-
came at once the man behind the
/
10 the job and is to-day one of the
leading farmers of Southside Virginia
~ Well as one of it's leading citizens
IN financial and farming circles. He lis
president OF the Planters Back here
which under his wise direction has
grown to be intrinsicaliy solid and
strong in public confidence. Here is
n page from his history as a farmer
written during one season.
3n L. a.
assessed al about $4,000. and he sold
from the farm In that one season
more than $4,000 worth Of crop. If this
~ not unique in agricultural lore, the
TACT has Vet 10 be made known. Mr.
Stokes is large grower of tobacco.
but In addition to this recognized
money crow of this section, he always
has corn. wheat. nay. meat and other
things to sell. He liz one OF the farm
crs who intends continuing to raise
tobacco. because he makes it pay, and
pay wei.
To Market $1,000 Pounds.
Mr.. w. III. Hubbard, whose farm ia
\ In the Rice section, Is another earnest
and successful worker on Southside
Virginia farm, He will this season
4 have for market $4,000 pounds of to-
bacco. has already sold 100 bushels
4 OF wheat at 81 a bushel. and Will con~
I tlnue 10 sell corn and hay during the
winter and spring: and In the mean
time he has raised fourteen children,
the grown ones boys and girls. filling
responsible positions in life either on
the farm or in business circles.
Mr.. III. T.. Richardson, who ctIti-
Yates one OF the best farms in all this
section. within two miles of Farmville
Il II also tickling the soil and making
II laugh with abundant harvests,"
while he wears u genuine Taft smile"
wherever he goes.
The Bradshaw brothers, who are ex-
4 tensively engaged in the mercantile
4 business at Rice are also owners of