The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-06-22
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entho farmers. and arc pleased to
know that they have become very
important members OF the community
At nry community meeting you find
them in the front seats listening and
talking in an Informal way and learn
Ing as they have learned before that
there Is stll more to be learned In
ono case 1t is an old man who has
been reading. in another a travelling
or business man WHO has learned tho
value OF good business and seen other
places. I'm another an Industrious sort
OF fellow with good taste who has
just picked IT up himself In every
case one finds an attractive home &C.
cupied by Interesting people. 1t is no
surprise to hnd number Of farm
papers. a magazine or two. daily
newspaper, an Indispensable county
weekly on the family reading table.
Twentieth Century DoinEs.
There are few families that cannot
tell you about the nigh yields of corn
club boys and about the dangers of
germ diseases that 50 mysteriously play
havoc "ith their lives. 1t is not un-
common to rams and motor wheels
at the springs along the road and wind
mills and engines mt tho wells on tho
nils And | am never surprised to find
complete water and light plant in
any rather rcw looking house on any
well-kept farm. In road construction
the most sauguinc expectations have
been surpassed. Some mistakes have
Deen made ami some omission for main
tchhhce allowed, but that only stimu-
1utes provisions for another effort. In
spite of amy irregularities that have
come In local and constructing road
beds every neighborhood that has an
improved road is proud of it, Those
who can't have macadam roads will
soon get Interested enough to make
GOOD art ones. ana such implement as
hing drass may yet be seen in com
mon use
More people SOW crimson clover and
co"peas than would be expected in
this mountain climate, and alfalfa
patches dot the roadsides Of many
valleys Lime rs believed to be a good
ming. ana neighborhood grinders will
help To solve the problems of long
hauls Ut is thought that "a good crop
cannot be raised without fertilizer, so
that Is used as medicine" the for
Inula not generally known Glover
seed Is TOO nigh to be thrown away.
especially when tho plant does not last
more than two Years. The big cattle
mon Know ia" value OF a good pasture
but the little fellows do not figure
1nuch on am old pasture ncld The
sheep and COWS rarely have enough to
eat and tho hogs make their own Way
until corn shuckins time When ask
ed what Kind 81 corn was planted the
usual reply is some white and yellow
corn Every progressive man has cx-
Ierlinenied with numerous improved
varieties of seeds ana has generally
come out with his ola variety more
mixed and deteriorated Yet there is
much corn that Is good. though Yields
are low for the quality OF land. sub
Hoiiine ana deep blowing Will be prac-
tced more rs draft horses replace the
native saddlers and Imported trotters
SlIcs VIII te constructed as the Bah
cock tester makes its way into the
country and The farmers become will
Ing 10 30 60 tho trouble to feed n COW
! ne sheep industry grows as dogs can
q" dispensed with spray pumps are
beinG forced into use by the spread
81 plant diseases, that used to be un-
heard OF
Vaccine is now generally used for
.b1ack4eE' but sometimes the calf Is
run and bled Mites stul bother chick
ems even II they are pure bred. and
some people do not know what to do
Tor them BroomsedEc is as natural
as blue grass aud has the right Of way
In some places. Shorthorn steers are
often not finished until they are four
years pit. ana thcu they may not 20
on tho best markets Methods OF sue
cessiul management need 10 be studied
md taught
Room for Improvement.
/ md some examples OF fine farm
ing and successful grazing. some homes
That are ideal in appointment and spirit
Fome enterprises that are magnificent
In scope and management But no
phase OF community life is we'll or
Eanized, there is too little getting to-
Eether. too much doing the othcr fol
low. too much mistrust and misrran-
hgement OF public affairs. Those Of us
who are in the held are irving to find
recognize and encourage every good
thing In opinion ana practice about the
home and on the farm. and trying TO
discourage extravaganza, Incidence and
wrong Impressions. We have n good
opportunity to work through Tho
schools. through clubs for young folks.
through visits TO farm homes, through
neighborhood meetings. and through
newspapers and lecture courses at col
reyes. There is . spirit Of co-opera-
non among the educational forces that
is gratifying, suggestion of reor-
Ranization and redirection of the com
muntty life that is stimulating. orr
big problem is to get the right atti
tude or mind among all the nnonIe
instruction Is an easy thing 10 cot
when 1t is really wanted. Our nrol
gress comes at as high a cost as docs
our land. but IL is as sure as the rocl-
under cur blue grass sod