The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-06-02


proper care. is not only a prolific
producer, but for variety OF crops is
peerless. On the Serpeil farm over
looking Farmville the farm crops this
seasons as wheat. oats variety of
grasses. corn, rye and tobacco, while
in the orchards arc to be found
peaches. apricots, plums apples,
huinces, pears, cherries, grapes. straw
berries. raspberries and in the garden
every variety of vegetable known to
this section with the watermelon and
cantaioupes to follow. And the happy
owner Will have choice lamb from his
own flock, hams from his own hogs.
ducks and chickens from his own
poultry yard. Surely the lines of such
one have fallen unto him in pleas
ant places and his is goodly heritage.
Historic Bizarre.
Bizarre. the historic farm, long the
home of the Randolphs and one Of the
best in Southside Virginia, is located
opposite Farmville on the north of the
Appomattox in the county of Cumber-
land. For the past many years 1t has
been owned by the Jackson family
and for many decades has been work
ed-Hader the direction of W ".
Jackson. In its spring dress 1t shines
out this season In genuine glow and
glory. or the seven hundred acres
there are no unproductive ones. Where
the grass isn't growing grain and
other crops are maturing. The alfalfa
fields have already been cut over and
the hay safe under shelter. and other
cuttings over the same fields are to
follow in quick succession. The oat
crop this season is one of the best
grown in this section for many years.
Seeded in the fail and now an average
of four feet tall and as thick as should
he. Mr. Jackson expected to thresh
900 bushels from the crop. Other
fields are growing German clover and
the old time redtop, while others still
are producing variety of grasses and
all of finest kind. Sixty acres are
being seeded in peas from which the
hay will be saved. then they fallow
to be followed by some hoe crop, or
rather the pillow crop as the hoe Ia no
longer much in evidence on that
farm.
Farmers are not Boosting of tfle
wheat crop of this season in this sec
ton. and yet on the farm there Is
promise of thirty bushels to the acre
from many of the acres The lowlands
are given over to the growing OF corn.
Only some fifty thousand hills of to-
baceo will be cultivated, and on highly
improved lots with the promise of a
pound yield from every three plants.
Fine Hoist~in Cattle.
The Holstein herd of fifty cattle,
mich cows predominating, Is as fine
as the finest The brag animal. of
the herd has been giving eight gal
Ions a day for many months. At the
milking hour they present attractive
pictures standing in their comfortable
and cleanly stalls. and when they wend
their ways to the grazing grounds
the procession is an imposing and i'm
pressive one. Just here I am reminded
that ii is charged that Southside Viz
ginia lands cannot be made perna-
nent as pasture lands, but on the
farm and on forty acres this herd has
been grazing for many years, and the
grass this season Is as luxurious If not
more SO than ever before In Its HIS
tory.
In this connection am reminded
that on the farm of IT. o. Sandy. in
the county of Nottoway. there is ten
acre lot OF blue grass which was re-
Gently pronounced by citizen of the
southwest as fine as any to be found
i'll Pulaski or Tazewell. Mr.. Jackson
is a progressive farmer, buys modern
machinery. use fertilizers after having
studied their value a~ applied to his
lands, and to different crops The
horses and mules are all fat and sleek
the hogs are no rooters for they find
living without roofing: chickens ga
lore. garden in perfect order. water
pumped to points where needed, fruit
trees bending under a weight of ma
turing fruit OF great variety. The hume
though no longer occupied by Mr..
Jackson and family having moved into
town. is an ideal one. and the wnole
picture of rural beauty good to look
upon: the pride Of the owner the pride
of this section, and II generally known
would be the pride Of the State