Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1912-10-25

ing how, and to know how ia easy
and simple in these days of great and
cheap agricultural papers and maya
zines.
Tho most notable exhibit was that
of the Bellwood farm, in Chesterfield.
Mr.. Bellwood had on exhibition over
500 different products of his farm.
among which were about 200 differ
eht grasses, clovers and forag
plants. There were among these. 3
cuttings of alfalfa, the five crops max
ing cutting of over 10 foet of hay.
Many other counties showed fine al
falfa. The Queen of the Clovers"
is destined to be the great money
maker for the farmers in Virginia.
saw very little yellow corn. The old
idea that yellow corn is stronger In
food value than white corn is axplod-
ed. There Is nothing to it. -
Boone county white predominated.
and much of it was. beautiful. There
were other fine varieties of the Dent
family. Apples and peaches were
there in great profusion. Many of
them no larger than were seen at our
Fair here, but showing the results of
spraying and careful handling. The
Domestic department, needlework de-
partment new methods of cooking,
new appliances for the kitchen and
all were revelation. Such display
of new farm and road machinery of
all kinds l never saw before at n
State Fair. All these things. to n
man who loves farming and "llfe in
the open' were Of intense interest.
A noticeable feature also was that the
church people were in evidence
nearly every eating booth and restaur-
ant was run by some church or benev-
olent society. The most interesting
feature to most people about Fair is
the people themselves. What great
crowds of all sorts and classes of peo-
pie surged through the gates On
Richmond day. Wednesday, there
were said to be 70, 900 people on the
ground. They looked it There was
scarcely loom to walk in. The Fair
Association seems to have solved the
problem How to get the people, "
after all, the chief problem. The
means seems to behave something
to show. then advertise.
The Fair people offered more than
$50, 600. in premiums in the agri-
cultural department-larger purses
and nramipmu Il, fba ro.;.<. o.l .tooL
department, provided large number
of amusements and then advertised.
This brings the people. Then there
is no trouble to sell space to exhib-
itors of machinery and all sorts OF
manufacturers.
But l must leave, though reluct-
antly, the State Fair and Richmond.
am due in Botetourt, the old home,
and so said goodbye. and pushed
and crowded my way through the
gates at the depot, and next morning
found me in Roanoke, where saw
Judge Stuart, and had the pleasure
of seeing Mrs. Stuart and Miss Lucy,
: in their comfortable home; 10. Stras
anu VI. W. DUdh returning lIOIf
Maryland. and Sheriff Harman, with
his prisoner, caught in Roanoke, and
} then, left for
J "The land which flows with milk ant
: honey,
! where the skies are always bright
And the sun forever Shines"
In this little cove, about ten miles
, long and about one and half wide,
D perhaps. the happy years os my boy
hood were spent. Here my mother
t died and is buried. One sister still
lives here. The rest of the large
E family are scattered to thes, foul
e Winds" and may never all NEE
d again. To me it is home. The boy
: and girls of those days are old peopl
n now. Their children and grand, child
e rem take the places of the youngster
g / knew. The community has change
y. Oraatlv durinO fhaaa uappo E;ald