The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-05-26
JUDYv|LLE FARM
AN OBJECT LESSON
sTATroRD'S AGRICULTrRAL EN-
TTRpRIsE \ MECCA FOR
VISITORS,
FINE ALFALFA STAND
ORTHIESS LAND RECLAIMED
AND TUE TRACT or 500
ACRES PUT To GOOD

mock river il d private eHtfTpIlse anu
not public institution, but if all of
the farmers in this section of the
country could see what has been &C
eomplished by Mr.. Judy within The
past several wears II would be an in
-4-tira4iDI. for tAnts4-t4a fart 81 ailf#
efforts which IL executed with the
same energy and Intelligence would
feeke-th this country blossom as the
rose.
There are over 900 acres IN the
furiyTtlte farm. 1t was purchased by
MIR Judy from the Travellers Rest
tract owned by J. +. Gray, and
portion had for years been practt-
cally abandoned as Improbable for
cultivation. within the comparative
~ short time IL has been owned by
Alr. Judy the property has been so i'm
proved by being cleared up, stones and
stumps removed. 10y cultivation and
BY thing that now nearly every foot
Of the land on sthe farm has beer
made productive.
soon after Mr Judy purchased this
property he began to put through the
proper preparation about one-third of
The farm for the growing of alfalfa.
He seeded his alfalfa last year and
secured \ good stand. He sowed with
his alfalfa crimson clover and that,
too. seeded we'll SO mat as the spring
opened he found that he had pros
poets for a magnificent crop of hay,
even for the Arst cutting.
Last fan, just before the time for
frost, Mr.. Judy invited several gen
ti"men from Fredericksburg TO come
down and look at the alfalfa fields.
the alfalfa at that time being some
six inches high and representing in
that state splendid prospects.
few days ago Mr.. Judy ~inyited
these gentlemen down TO see the
change since that time Accordingly on
Friday MIR. Lee J. Graves, Mr.. Nj. O.
Willis Sr MIR. j, F, Gouldman. Jr.
and Mr. \. T. Rowe went In & drag
to Mr. Judys farm in acceptance of
his invitation
They arrived there about IL
o'clock and were welcomed by Mr..
Judy, who a short time later ushered
them into the dtninEroom. where had
been prepared by Mrs. Judy dinner
that 1t was a privilege to partake Of
II not only consisted Of the choicest
articles. but they we're spleudidly pre-
pared and the four hearty visitors
from Fredericksburg did ample jus
tice TO the spread.
After the pleasant social features
the farm under the guidance OF Mr.
Judy. Mr.. Judy showed us first
where was unproductive, water-soak X
cd land a comDteta transformation
nv filing and nroner c,,lfiva+ioo he
has changed me whole facc ~ the
land and whore grew only Wild grasses
now are growing rno crops of po-
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