The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-08-06
HOW SANDY TALKS
OF VIRGINIA FARMS
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so profitable az medium yields; prob.
ably 100 to 125 bushels to the acre on
an average will yield a larger net in
come than 200 bushels or over. The
average last year for the men was Il
bushels; for the boys, sc bushels. You
VIII observe that the yield on the boys
fields is far in excess of the mems de-
monstration farms. Tho reason is that
the boys follow instructions closely; the
men think they know how to make a
crop and are guided largely by per
sonal experience in many cases of lit.
tie value. The increased yield of corn
In the Stare has been affected more
readily by the work with the boys
than with the men. When the boy wins
me father. mother. sisters and neigh
oors soon know 1t and become con
rer:s.
The Governor of Virginia offered
last year a diploma to the boy max
ing the largest yield; to all boys max.
! ing 100 bushels and over TO the acre
second diploma: all boys making sew
| enty-hVe bushels and over to the acre
third diploma and all boys making
nifty bushels and over to the acre a
fourth diploma. There were twenty
SIX boys making 100 bushels and over
TO the acre seventy-eight making sew
enty-fve bushels and over to the acre
and i67 making Atty bushels and over
to the acre.
Hny ns Good n. Corn.
The demonstration work has es-
tablished hay farms all over the
State. This. believe. is going to &C
complish more than the corn problem
The more hay and grass we AXE the
more live stock on the farm One Of
the best concrete examples of this is
as follows:
called on a man owning 100 acre.
of land. The soil was thin and poor Ho
rented Il out to tenants who robbed
the land each year of humus and
vegetable matter by raising tobacco
he was discouraged. and had reached
the conclusion that he would have to
go elsewhere to make living. His
wife. of course. was as much interested
as ne and realized conditions There
had not been any hay planted on thai
farm for years. We went over the
entire situation and planned rotation
or crops for the net year. /. e. corn,
grass. crimson clover. peas and beans
The first thing was TO get rid of all
the tenants Then twenty-five acres
were seeded to grass in August and
the following June harvested from this
. acreage eighty-fve tons of good clean
hay, 4 corn crop was planted, max
ing fine yield
Hogs and Cattle.
The second year twenty acres NOR,
were added to the twenty-five acres
seeded 10 grass the year before, max
ing $50 tons of hay from the forty
I hve acres. Cattle. horses and hogs
were added TO the farm. The house
was remodeled, heat. light and water
We're put in. and when visited the
place at the END OF the second year,
1910. 1 never saw more contented peo-
pie. satisfied with the farm and farm
life. could give any number of such
instances all over the State where men
have made from two to five tons of
nay 10 the acre. where before they
had scarcely made enough TO feed their
cattle and horses
This was accomplished through the
Farmers Cooperative Demonstration
Work. the success OF which is due to
the untir!ng energy. at personal
sacrifice. of the late DIR. Seaman A.
Knapp. He gave his time and I'M
equaled talents unreservedly for tho
welfare of others and the everlasting
good of his country and when his
work was done. received from both
God and man. well done, good and
faithful servant"