The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-05-25
ALFALFA IS KING
ON PAHANNOCK
Dissington Farm, in King George
County, Under an Entirely
New Regime.
LEE GRAVES. LIVE WIRE MAN
Private Demonstration Work in
Spotsylvania, Stafford and King
George, on Rappahannock.

In last Sundays Industrial section |
told Of the wonderful success of 4.
H. Judy in bringing certain so-called
worm out Virginia lands back TO their
original fertility, ana now nave a
pleasing story to tell as to now others
In his ncighborhood. seeing his success
have gone in 10 do likewise. and from
the same it will appear that gentle
men from the West are not the only
people who know how 10 turn tho
trick. AS a matter Of fact native
Virginians have caught on w'thln the
last few years and they arc doinc
quite as many creditable stunts alons
these lines as arc the newcomers.
Just last week / visited several farms
in the beautiful and picturesque Pa
munkey Valley that remain in the
hands OF natives, and under their mod
ern agricultural methods are BEING
made TO blossom rose bushes, even
though they may at one time have
been, to a certain extent worn out
lands. But that Is another story that
VIII come to light next Sunday per-
haps. want now to tell OF some
things l saw in Stafford and King
George Counties that are not al Judy
Vile.
Live Wire Mt WORK.
Lee j. Graves. of the ancient town
of Fredericksburg, is d live wire If
ever there was one. He is a lawyer. a
farmer, developer. demonstration
and real estate buyer and seller and
success In each and every line. With
it all he is a patriot and has unbound
ed faith in the superiority OF Old .Vir-
einia soil and other things bearing
the Old Virginia brand.
Mr.. Graves has done some devotion
ing III and around fredericksburg. and
success is branded on all OF his ven
lures. tie is running a demonstration
farm of lilo acres In Spotsylvania
County. within three miles of Fred
ericksburg. and on it he. with the as
sistance of frst-class man he has
employed to run the place. is showing
doubling Thomases and breakers and
kickers and knockers that the lands
OF Old Virginia can produce in abund-
ance anything that is worth produc-
Ing. This demonstration work is now
in It's first year. but already the little
1l0-acre farm is becoming a garden
spot and is destined to become i'm :
mensely profitable
No mans money can buy it. for
Graves is keeping it strictly as a de-
monstration farm to show what the
lands of SpotsylVania Stafford. King
peorSe ana other counties along the
Rappahannock River can be made to
produce. and how cheaply and profit
ably the thing can be done.
There are those who may sneeringly
remark that that man Graves is doing
all OF this TO enable the real estate
agency, Of which he s part and parcel.
to sell other lands. Well, suppose that
Is true, and 1t may be for ought know
to the contrary. he is doing good
work all the same. in that he is max
ing manv blades OF grass grow and
many sweet flowers blossom where
but very few grew and biossomed be
FORE and is also helping to make his
home county better and. richer and
more prosperous than ever 1t was be-
fore. Truly the workman is worthy
OF his hire. and the man who brings
great things TO pass Ought TO be re-
warded. or this farm may have
more to say when the demonstration
work shall be further advanced.
DoinGs at "Dissington."
lust now want to tell something
(ContinlIed on Third PaQaN