The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-05-05
lions In tho Old Dominion.

sioHS IN lHu Oiu DOMINION.
In tho past years It can be safely
said thet In the no!shborhood of 1000
virginia farms have been sold to those
who have hitherto esidcd outside OF
the State
IL Is safe to say that somewhere
near s5,00o.00O would lie iuvextod by
these newcomers in year. The
purchase or farms. machinery. teams.
furniture, seed. ana supplies OF all
Kinds would amour. tOa sum sar
ahead cf tho cctual price or the 1000
, far'nr themsslvcs. Then " must he
remembered that many OF those
ADOPTED sons Of Ike old Common
wealth bring some cash with them.
ard accounts are opened with tho
virginia bSnhiug houses. thousands
from the Northern ana Western banks.
and placed in V!rs.ni4 bcnks
rive Million In "a Year.
The ws!t'r obtain-1 so.ac intorma-
lion from the State Agricultural be
p"rtm"nt aren't The amount that would
b" expended - newcomers in Il year.
Somewhere near 81 100000 wouii b.
near the marx
Now this sum OF money spent IN
any state Ia 80 short Il time signi-
ties that tho people who speud 4
INSTANCES IL means permanent bust
ness. that is. there is little reason to
doubt TINT a honvY percentage or
these folks. Will continue to spend
their money with Gu, will conclude /"
make virginia ;heir permanent hoine.
and In the end become ;horoughgo lrs
rsinian farmers themselves.
NirGiEinns Welcome the Srwc6mrrs
II has been the good fortune ot the
who. breaking up their homes IN other
sections. have come to us to buy Vir-
glnln farIns. and - make 8 new start
in Dixie Land" II liz interesting: to
not That even those mentioned Canh
. IN comparison to the total number
they represent small proportion ex-
i press themselves well satisfied with
general conditions
IL may b. suggested that quite a
Few OF the newcomers. attracted hy
the low price Of Virginia lands. are
inclined 10 purchase too large Il place
and then they wan, to put the whole
plantation in apple pie order the nrst
year, forgetting that they never could
have bouEh: the farm at anywhere
near the ngures II Il had been IN
perfect condition. II may be tina.
with limited capital and teams they
cndeavor. In the start. 10 vultivate the
whole farm. which owing to size. need ;
full complement Of both men and
teams
Intensive Farming.
Probably in seven cases out OF ten
farming on the INTENSITY. scale would
be much better for the large majority
of the newcomers. Man" of th.m
nave been used 10 running small farms.
averaging from nifty to 100 acres. re-
curing from two 10 four mead OF
teana and from one To two regular
hands Let thls man settle on a
l,o09-acTc Virginia plantation. requir-
Ing from twelve to fifteen haad Of
teams and from four to six regular
month hands and extra labor at har-
vest tiinc. AMI our friend Will have a
new problem Go him) To solve II
would bc II much better plan If when
ne bought his l.00O-acre farm (at .
low price and somewhat .un down.
PERHAPS, therefore bought .acap) TO
go SLOW at iiTst until he became thor
oughly acquainted with iocal condi-
lions.
Wording Virginia Lands.
shoal upon which many newcom-
crs strike IS the so-chlIcd mystery NJ
fult!vating our farm lanes. : nar
buys an Eastern Virgin!a farm. upon
which drainage is necessary. The
bitches are there. and NJ doubt were
id!u OK 4 century ago. ana II kept
open they Will kaep water of ;he land
and insure 80 i orcps. Ou- friend has
come from ? section whore land is
naturally we'll drained. He buys this
farm sees 1t is run down. is inclined
To ridicuie all work done by former
owners. ins.s,s on working the land
without any idea of drainage. and nat
urslly loses out, not because his farm
Will not make crops. but simply be-
cause he reverse. natural conditions in
MS methods OF cu!t!vat!ng the place.
Plea for the Newcomer.
Realizing the fact that the man from
afhr who buys G Virginia farm 10 nat
ura!ly- entirely unfamiliar with all local
, conditions. il behocves us natives tt
tr% IN the gentlest way 10 enMghien
him as u these same local but at the
same time very important phases 81
country life in the Old Dominion Our
new friend may have been very sue
cesstul farmer in Canada Oregon Ne
braska, Ohio. Pennsylvania. New Yort
or Michigan. but all the same he Will
not hnl conditions here exactly as h
left them in any of these particular
places, so although he may improve on
many OF the everyday customs here, Il
would not be wise to entirely ignore
them. certainly not FOR year or 10,
or in other words. till he secs them
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