The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-04-14
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or TWO blades OF grass, to grow upon
spot of ground where only one grew
before, would deserve better of man
Kind and do more essential service TO
his country than the whole race of
politicians put together" That single
sentence promises TO become Jonathan
Swift's chief title to the eternal re-
membrance OF men, for In it's most
literal sense it has become the favorite
quotation of those who are preaching
through whole nation the gospel OF
progressive farming 1t embodies an
unconscious prophecy, perhaps. but a
true one none the less. Of new order
OF nobility and n new rank of honor
ana distinction in our democracy.
Inc First Farmers of Virginia are
fast forming the first estate in the Old
dominion. Theirs shall be the glory
who make the desert blossom MS the
rose. who make ten ears of corn and n
thousand blades of grass grow where
put one grew before. 1t is for. them
TO create new Virginia which shall
retain what is good In tho old The
farm has replaced the hustings as the
boy with his magical acre is of more
real value to the Commonwealth than
battalion of politicians Ii lies with
In the power of our farmers TO trans
form the country districts of Virginia
INTO an agricultural empire: they can
raise enough foodstuT TO support not
only the 100000 and more people
here to-day. but they can produce
enough for 100000 If they will,
They can. through common resolve
and common endeavor. fashion Vir-
ginia into one OF the richest and most
progressive commemorative
At Suffolk Friday and Saturday more
thar thousand farmers. with their
wives. sons and daughters. assembled
not to talk about Nirginia's past. but
about Nirginia's present and future
They constituted the first Farmers
Congress of the Secopd Congressional
District. which was called ana held
under the auspices OF the merchants of
Suffolk. They looked prosperous. Thev
came in carriages and automobiles
they talked farming and listened to
talks about better health conditions.
good roads schools better and pro-
gressive farming: they sat patiently
through hours listening TO informing
addresses upon the same topics Their
wives and daughters. as modishly clad
as the women in any city, and their
sons, in new suits. all wearing proudly
the colors OF their home schools. spen,
hours ut the school fair and boasted
OF the exhibits OF their respective
schools; they viewed with intense
rivalry the exhibits of other schools.
and stood by IL that the girls
of their school raise better and can
better tomatoes and put up better pre-
serves and cook better cakes and do
better sewing than any other girls.
The boys talked about their own acres
under demonstration work with un-
concealed interest and pride: they know
much more about how to plant corn
ana cotton and other things success
fully than city boys do about the
movies: they can tell YOU more about
intensive cultivation than the city lad
can about the latest style in mems
These farm lads want
To stay on tile farms. because they
know that they can make five and ten
times as much money there as their
elder brothers in cities can as clerks /
and stenographcrs and bookkeepers
and car men. They learn In their
schools all about scientific farming;
they put that knowledge into practice (
NJ home; they are practical pupils OF
practical schools
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