Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-11-28
FARM DEMONSTRATION
IN BRUNSWICK COUNTY
Demonstrators Sizcr Tells OF His Ex-
perience and Observation in One
of Virginia's Good Counties,
DIvERsIFIcATIoN OF CROPS
Hog and Hominy Doctrine Preached
All over the County-Tobacco and
Peanut tho Money Crops, hut Corn
ana Hay Come In, All Right.

LAWRENCEVILLE. VA. November
I'D. ID. siaer the farm demonstr,.
tor for Brunswick County. is an en-
thusiastic young man, and seems to be
impressinE some of his enthusiasm for
! better methods Of farming. upop f,r-
ihers, young and old, throughout tbe
county. Speaking OF his work in thi,
section the other day, he said to Tho
Iimes Dispatch correspondents:
Ever since have been In this coun-
~ nave been working to get "A diver
s'hcation OF crops and to induce the
FARMERS to raise more Of what are
known as hog and hominy, crops more
Oh their own supplies. that are needed
Ior consumption on their own place
My eiforts have been received ravorably
throughout tho county, and am much
, encouraged with the prospects. I have
more calls to go out to farms for sug-
gestions and directions about various
matters than | can possibly attend to
The annual increase in alfalfa
acreage Is one Of the things in which
L am most interested. There are about
! 30 acres of new alfalfa sown this
tall. and the stands are generally good
The farmers are making success Of
this crop. They are discovering the
value Of lime and vegetable matter I'm
the Soil. two things that arc essential
for alfalfa.
GETTING MUCH INTERESTED
IN BETTER LIVE STOCK
There is movement for better live
stock In the county, and several pure
bred animals have been bought CO.
opcratively by the farmers. 1t Is evil
dent that six breeds OF cattle. are com
Ing rapidly into favor. Jersey. Guern.
sey. Holstein, Hereford, Red Poll and
Shorthorn. More fences are being
built and planned. for the proper ac-
communication of more live stock
brunswick is producing mn OK
c"ilent quality of corn. y considerable
amount of purc-brcd seed corn has
been planted and grown under my
supervision. with the idea OF furnish
ing here In the county all the seed
necessary. The yields on these plrts
have All heen satisfactory.
There is more interest in the home
orchard than ever before. and more
pruning and spraying is conducted each
YEAR. Fruit trees are being purchased
comparatively. thus making 4 great
saving for tho county. and encourage
ing increased purchases. One farmer
who had never sold any fruit from his
trees. pruned and sprayed the past
season. and sold n big crop at II good
price.
lhc recent fair showed n great i'm
proVemcnt in the quality Of corn. fruits
ana grasses. The pride OF parents in
the boys who Won prizes, was "A stiin-
"iuS 10 lnc production OF good Crops
Tobacco, In bot!, bright and dnr ll
grades. is of course. our great money
crop with cotton and peanuts ranking
second and third. Something like =
100000 pounds Of tobacco are raised In
the county now, with the quality anu
the amount steadily Improving
think the bright tobacco raised in this
county is above the average in quality
ON the whole. Brunswick Is doing
we'll in the agricultural line, and | OK
pect to sec more and more rapid dc.
Nelopmcnt rs tho years go by"