Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-04-08
CO-OPERAT|ON WORK BY
BANKERS AND FARMERS
Peoples National Bank Of Farmville
Inaugurates ShOrthorn Cattle In.
dustry in Southside Virginia.
FARMv1LLE's WAY or HELPING

Financial Institutions That Syste.
maiically Preach and Practice Hog.
nnd-ItOminy Doctrine - Splendid
Plan for Other Banks.
In this cr;, of good farming by Inn
proved methods. the banks Of the coun-
Try are doing great work In the matter
OF helping and encouraging the farm
ers in taking advantage Of modern
methods. No banks in Virginia are
doing more or better work along this
line than those of Farmvilie in Prince
Edward County. There are three
banks in that splendid business town
and while they are vieing with each
other as to which shall do the best
work OF this kind they arc operating
harmoniouEsiy and so dividing tho
work that the greatest general good
may result. They are giving special
attention TO dverslfication OF crop.
and are not only preaching the hog
and -hominy' doctrine. but are doing
practical work 10 make the preach
I ing effective.
one Of the banks makes speciality
of helping and encouraging the farm
ers OF Prince Edward ana surround
Ing counties to raise thoroughbred
hogs and make bacon for home cor
sumption and for sale. another makes
a specially Of poultry raising and egg
production and the third spends its
energy on cattle raising and beef
making. MI three branch out In
other lines of help 10 agriculture. bu;
their spec'alties arc az above stated.
Tho Planters Eank OF tarmvillc Is
tho hog pusher. the First National is
the poultry leader and the Peoples
National is tho beef cattle ranchcr
The past week was cattle week in
farmvlle and Peoples National Bank
n
about.
sHORTH0RN CATTLE PURCHASES
ny lP-rO-DATE BASS
For few years pas, the people Of
Southside Virginia. especially of tho
counties contiguous to FarmviIle,
farmers who in years gone by have
devoted their attention almost en-
tirrly |" tobacco growing. have been
feeling tho need OF more stock anu
better stock. investigation has proven
,hat that particular part OF the State
- we'll adapted to the shorthorn cat
! lie industry, the grasses that grow
bes; there being just the thing for
the shorthorns: and some slight prog
rcss has been made. In order TO en-
courage the industry in all that see
ton and to stimulate q more rapid
| progress of the movement the Peoples
National Bank Of Farmville decided 20
buy registered shorthorn cattle for
oFt'diGE purposes IN carload drovrs
| ana sell them 10 farmers in various
parts OF tho territory at actual whole
sale cost and give the buyers long
time and easy terms on payments and
! thns enable those who are in earnest
i"out going into the ca,tie-raisine
business on their farms an exceptional
opportunity 70 get the pure bred short.
norm cnt;l. under unusually favorable
circumstances. The idea of the bank
| ; /" Get the counties around Farm
| Eill" well stocked with the pure breed
with The hope that in few years all
that part Of Southside Virginia will
b-c"ne as famous for shOrthorn beer
cattle as II ha. been III years past for
the dark and nriSh, tobaccos
10 start this great scheme the PEG
PIES National Bank sent It's vice presi-
| dent. &. r.. Eondurant aud c. W. Ma
son. tho Prince Edward County de.
! nn"itation agent. 10 Kentucky and
! ohio I" buy IL carload or young short.
! norm bulls and heifers. These men
W'rs joined on the way ont by 81 cat.
| iis expert from the United states De.
/ haItincrt Of Agriculture TO assist aud
La"N!S" them in their work They first
| ni;"nced big pure-hred cattle sale
~ tennessee" aud picked up not a few
I liable pointers However their pur-
masses were made IN Kentucky the
carload OF twelve magnificent Young
ANIMALS being made MP OF bulls and
he'iers hom Winchester. Lexington
ar" L"rIS. iky, and West Union, Ohio
) rom these places they selected seven
%onAs 3ulis and I'VE hcifers OF pure
h'"" scotch aud Scotch-topped short
A"fn>, IT," animals being from eight
+" went, mouihs ~ age The twelve
I .N'uf" breeders fo' Southsidc Virginia
4 arc ~! registered Scotch, and thcv
were selected, not only 70, their al.
/ h''E"f ihd!viduhiity. but also because
! 'n'E az. sprung from the best families
OF thr shorthorn breed Ca,tlemen
| ana others familiar with shorthorn his
! .o'F VII! understand this when told
| ,hal 'he families represented in the
Inl are known az Whitehall Sultan
hine Cumberland. Lord Banfr Duchess
OF 'iostcr, crang" blossom. Young
MARY ana Eoa" OF sharon. Selections
| were made from those SpeciaI families
! bccansf they ar" known as the proper
peer type, and AT the same time have
| strongly marked milking tendencies.
sHORTH0RN EXHIBITION AND
PARADE AND SPEECHnAkINt:
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