The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-11-05
Made Them Adopt Intensive
Methods Responsible For
Wonderful Growth
GET BIGGER CROPS III
ON LESS ACREAGE
Better Machinery One Of PrIn-
cipal Factors Working
For Development OF
Country Life
BY cHAs. A. MILLER.

W slSk'>AsAAy AOA $3.50
The scarcity Of farm labor 49,
been blessing in disguise TO
farming interests in Virginia az WalM
as the entire country, not only g.
the reason that it limited producttu
and thereby increased the demAM
for farm products but the chick NMA5
far reaching benefit gained 70 og
farming interest has bee. the int43%
duction of new and better m0thcs =
Of farming. made imperative BY
son Of the scarcity of labor.
What ] shall say Is directly ap&
cable to Virginia, Plenty Of cA&
Ia Dor simply meant land ruin
poor farming in too many fn9s&M@
indifferent farm machine YVES ~
and In many cases II was not e1l
to the work. With plenty Of
tan implement that would do 4
bic the work was not neede0s
thought of )and poor az It waek
was only too often left where
last furrow was made to decay
rust Plenty Of labor meant this NeM
Ing of many horses to culttvAt0. l
lands. Extra stock reQuires unne4
sary capital, for the feeding of l
horses means a heavy tax and
sumes the profits ssssa ~
All GAtTd Lceu 5iAodfu 1ahs1
given to the mich cows. the h
steer. the hog. the sheep or tbs ppJ
try This Improbable laborer
to be boarded. which made still ANM
err inroads into the profits. addN4
this was the extra work entatled 81
the farmers wife and daughters -
cidentally making the farm-hou1e
work shop.
Only Small Part. aa
While these facts mentioned pN1M
out very clearly some OF the tMe
that operate against the 1UCceG
the farmer. yet AZ important ~
are. they show only 4 small pa1&
the evil OF too much labor, wh4G
consider that the direct cause a.
impeserishment OF the soil Waa
undertaking to cultivate too NH
an area. Poor preparation and IN
tillage naturally followed. and "a.
crops were taken of without ~
followed by a cover crop ana
soil exposed to the sun and ratta
! might Also add. and II II Wne
OF note. that too much labor enG
ages the idleness OF the farmers n
They grow up on the farm. II = ti
but not trained and seasoned "a IT,
work. and when grown leave thu n
for the uncertainties and struGa5
the commercial and business N1
allow the old homestead to p410
! other hands and surrender tho i
pendence that only the faFmpE
enjoy to become the slave o4 RI
corporation. s]Rss35
Having shown some Of the -
fects OF too much labor. I VIII
endeavor to point out the dew
ment. growth and prosperity W
farmers have enjoyed with oQ&x
Of labor. This prosperity II mot
to the tariff or the party Ia p0S
as many would have you bellows
in fact. has been accomplished im
face of high tariff. which II IN ~
TO the farmer. AS 1t forces htn
pay more for his farm implenG
clothing. etc. than the natural
OF supply and demand would
him the right to enjoy.
Business PrOposittOu.
The scarcity of labor and th&
crease in wages has brought thA f
er to a strictly business propne
he realizes that uncertain. hapln
methods Of the past must o8<
| first proposition that fOrcez tteo
him Is that he must cultiva4e =
erd area; the second Is that h4A
the boys must buckle down ~ III
as little labor as possible. ana
the third suggestions crOwd0A
I
wants To encourage the boys, 1E&7
ed machinery must be gotten ~
to make Il interesting to his 1on1
incidentally secure two or three
the work from the hired man.
In order to secure satisfactuS
CULTS. new system OF cropptnGA
be inaugurated that Will make
acreas produce larger yields.
the farmer has reached this o.
sion and then puts ii in pg1
! farming will always be a succeo
Improvement of the soil and l
make large crops on a small 6x
becomes the burning and III m
tng question. The boys catch E.
and every question that can he3if
about this object Is weighed ~
vestigated: those little e131
plows that have only been aef
the sell must go and big tufnsf
purchased. and II two horae9a
break up the land we'll and
desired. why three are hltchN
and that old excuse Of hn44
thrown into the scrap pile and
away disc harrow takes IT. plAe4
three or four horses at work $s8 S&
More Machinery. II II ss3
The double corn planter t1
purchased. with which one ~
two horses can now 90 tbs
three men and six horses.
riding pillow Is put 10 work
farmers boy with two h0rAAG
the same work that II took
and four horses heretofore
form. Now the time Tor
ing has arrived. and Wt4AS3
loader In the field and ~
at the barn. one man A4t4
one team can store the pa>(I
OF hay that under the A.