Sentinel of the valley. [volume] (Woodstock, Va) 1841-1848, 1842-04-21
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more than half of which is in wood. remarka
bly well timbered-and large portion of il
is as fine Tobacco land as any in that part Of
the country. Most of the cleared land is in Il
good state of cultivation, having been improv
ed by the partial use ofPlaster and Clover, to
which think it is as we'll adapted as the ia
nous Short Hills of Loudoun.
The tract occupies beautiful valley, the
ce..tre of which is cleared, leaving supply of
timber on each side, running. short distance
up the sides of the low mountains forming the
valley Although situated among mountains,
this tract of land lies remarkably well-being
- level as could be desired, with not fifty
acrer.-a.the mountain side too steep for cult
1t has, thitk.s-.
CREEK AND BRANo1oO ACRES or
which are highly improved. h ss..l . linost OF
up as Tobacco Lots) CAPABLE S6 p ee,, kel5,
CONVERTED INTO WATERED MIN MINI
OW. This meadow land alone, under iudfi.
cious system of management, such as is prac-
tised by the Farmers of the Valley of Va,
would give profit greater than the interest
on the purchase money for the Estate Hay
has during the last year been selling on the
Canal, from ST. to ST. SO per 10O-and the de-
mand is likely to continue, for besides supply
ing the large number of horses used in the
navigation of the Canal, the price of transpor-
tation is SO low as to enable the farmers con.
venient to the line to furnish this article to all
the towns from Lynchburg to Richmond
This grand State work-the J. r. and K
Canal, BY rendering transportation certain safe
and cheap, has already enhanced, and must
continue to enhance the value Of the lands a.
Wong the line of the improvement. 1t has
:acticallvs.so far as the cost Of tsansp
Nucerned, brought the farmer Of Nelson
10 or IS miles of his market at Rich
land offer for sale is we'll enclosed -
I'D state of cultivation-is susceptible
ion into three or four farms, each well
led with timber OIL taoo sides, and aboun-
with fine springs and running water
AT it is well adapted to grass is proven by
The fact that wherever at all improved and
suffered to rest, it speedily covers itself with
green sward--the best of our natural Or arti
fetal grasses.
For this Estate I gave about twenty years a.
90. 1914. 300, since which have expended sew
eral thousand dollars in buildings and other
improvements.
10 the iudicious and managing farmers of
/, the Valley, this tract of land, which Consider
;np its locality and conyeniece to market)
could soon be made as productive as their
own. which they can sell at three OF four times
the price L. ask for mine-holds ont induce
ments which Ithink they could not withstand
If they would look for themselves
The Improvements consist Of an Overseer's
House. with four rooms-Negro Cabins silff-
Gent for tile accommodation of forty slaves
a Granary with Threshing Machine attach
Atl--Cribs. Stables, and Tobacco Barns sllffi-
Gent to cure $4,000 lbs of.Tobacco, h.
This land will be shown by my manager,
M. johnson, on the premises, and the terms
made known by application to myself, in Al
AbemarIe, or to my friend Capt LOTUS, at
Nelson Court House Address, 'Garland's
Store, Albemarle.
CHARLES COOKE.
Esmont Albemarle, June %, 1842-6t