The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-10-31

". #. Massey careful training as
ANY other profession The city man &C
sns on farm with the idea that any man
can be Warmer. VIII soon find that lie
is Handicapped ~ lack 81 practical
experience, nnG viii have 20 learn tho
profession III tho dearest or schools, ex-
periencc. Tho chances tlicn arc that
!, man with limited means VIII be
bankrupted before ne has gained the
knowledge necessary 10 make sue
cesa on farm. Nine OF this class of
men out of every ten, lnNe figured on
paper the wonderful profits that are To
DC made III the raising Of poultry md
selling eggs. ana they want TO devote
themselves to this wonderfully profit
able business. \ year OF two soon
satisfies them that poultry. as an eN-
elusive business, gives u poor liNing
10 most men, anu they return TO the
city wiser ana poorer. The young man
III the city who has = desire To be
farmer, would lie wise to FIRST tab" !,
winter course OF study in one cf the
state colleges OF agriculture. and thcn
}ire out the mex: summer 10 q success-
5ul farmer and work as = hand on the
farm TO gain some rractical experiences
~ the work. Then. ii I've is II good sta
dent. he mag invest in a small farm
and he better fitted 10 gain further
practical knowledge OF the art But
there is no surcr way 20 fail than for
the average city bred man to 80 IA
once on = farm and try 10 run it with
success. Even tn. four year graduate
OF an agricultural college is not ut
oncc ready to make a success on Il
farm. much less the unframed city man.
Ihe college Gradual" ia agriculture
has acquired A store OF Information ia
regard TO farming, ami only needs a
Ittl
farmer to put him in line for makinl.
success himself ISN'T the aNcracc
city nrei man viii bc pretty sure 10
iail II lie attempts To run Il farm! .von
after no has read all the books on
EARNING that lie can get nold OF No
anan would expect to surcced ~ n
phvsi siar, lawyer o. a prcachcr With
cut good preliminary training and
farming demands Is thorough n trni,-
'ns - any OF the professions The
graduate Of 6 medical college needs
practical hospital training IL mako Il
piEhician, and tho lawyer needs cout,
experience before many VIII employ
nm 10 take " case, 3nd the farmer
must add 10 tlainin,, the practical
work on farm in order to make him
= farmer
would say then 10 my city cor
respondent that Notwithstanding The
TACT, as he SAYS That hc hns n GOOD
library or farm books ana has Lccn
studying them. he must take ut least
winter course At some Of tho COLLEGES
9! agriculture ana then add at least
one summers work on Il farm 10 give
ilh INC needed experience before In,
Nesting his money In ii farm Ana tho,
nc should not invest al lie has i'm land.
Tor thcre Is need always FOR worlir..
ranlthl IN farm rs in every other
business, aud the man with ouly n piece
oi land and without Tho means for its
Improvement - badly handicappcd ana
certain 70 fail 'rhc beginner had bet
Ter buy small piece Of good land
father than :, large piece Of poor land.
for the Improvement Of The poor land
Is the work foT men OF means, ana will
keep poor man poor II 81 perfectly
possible for 4 city man to learn farm
ing II he goes about IL right. hut he
VIII be pretty sure 10 fail II lie as
suires that any man with ;Nc farming
fever on him can succeed as n farmer
without learning. ike profession nrst
Curing .--SwtcT Yotntuc.
elizabeth city County: II have built
sweet potato house 1880 feet Have
made four bins the length OF tho house.
ihe walls arc brick, with a dead ain
space between and also Tho roof N-hat
want 10 know Is how TO .ct then,
cug rs soon as possible. have read
iroin YOU about drying them with heat.
AND would like to arrange my stove
enc where 10 place ~ Also how hot
and how long 10 Keen them hot. and
whether II will hurt tic small ones
that shall keep for seed to dry them
~ heat In fact, any Information YOU
can give?"
The best way 70 heat z curing house
Is TO have q hrick furnace In one END
opening in a shed outside like a luo-
curing tobacco barn. From this nuas
can be taken around the house over
49,
used in the same way sitting In tile
she'd outside.
IN Accomac nnd Northampton the
growers claim that they can keep The
potatoes in their houses without using
any artificial heat. and that the main
trouble Is 10 prevent the house getting
too warm or course. there is this
trouble In q mild climate line yours
Cor after the potatoes have dried OF
from the sweat they aiyyavs lass
through. after storing. 4 tcinDerature
not higher than 90 degrees is better
Than any higher Bat any chill while
sweating will cause rot more or less
SO u simply depends a. bow they are
cried OF prefer 20 AaNc some heat
and run IL III, with the vcntilator c,pen
10 - Or 30 degrees till rhey have dried
OF. After tbdt, ~ q House such as
YOU descrihc.{it Is simply 10 watch the
weather and try TO maintain tenn
peraturc from a. - % degrees i. may
bt nccessaI. IN warm spells 20 open
doors and vcutilalors at night ana
olosc carly IA Tie tnorniaa 81 as ia
Ictain tile cool night dir.
Instead q Tins would prefer 10
gather the potatoes iu the dcld INTO
vegetable crates ana store them III
these piic0. 50 that tho ar can clrc,i-
late al around them You might 90 a.
J saw man at Athens GA H.. Mad
snelNes IL each corner 81 tile house ana