Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1845-03-19
Agricultural improvement in Vsrginia
MarUlund, Carolina &c.,

Maryland, Carolina &C.,
FelioU- Citizens In unison with the
views of sundry Southern gentlemen who
are warmly interested in agricultural i'm
provement, and in accordance with the n-
quiries Of various friends in the Northern
States, the undersigned are collecting STA
tisIicts illustrative of the vast field for Gu.
lerprise presented by the unculiyated lands
of the South. The dilapicated estates, as
we'll as the virgin soil, in various sections
Of the Old Southern Stales, present aitrac-
tions which would not long be sIighled,
were the facts generally known. Thous-
ands Of enterprisng emigranIs from the
Northern States would annually select
Virginia in preference 10 the Western coun-
Try, were her advantages presented in a
manner calculated to arrest their attention.
At present, all the Guide Books for settle
ment point exclusively to The Vest; while
examination and reflection will probably
satisfy any Intelligent man that the world
Nowhere presents better field Tor enligh-
ened enterprise Than is furnished by the
millions of acres which now invite i'm.
prcvemenl in the highland regions as well
as in rhe tide. water section of the "Old
Dominion"
The natural advantages of Virginia are
unsurpassed by ,hose Of any country in the
world. The richness of the soil in large
sections Of The Commonwe enih still defies
the exhamsling influence of improvident
cultivation. Even the "woruout estates"
as they are sometimes styled, abound gen
orally with mineral ard fossil mauures.
admirably calculated TO replensh the soil
wherever mismanagement has robbed it
Of qualities essential to successful farming
Tue land a5ounds not only with these
manures, but with mineral manures of in
calculable value. The mountains EN-;
bowel iron and coal. transcending in quan.
tity any pussible requirements of the lar
sest population which could he crowded
for centuries within that aucien1 Com
tnonwealth; .while the lime, aud mari, and
other natural fertilizers, abound ,YSt,cx.
every where in The sta,e, s.Fs IFir reudcr-
hauslible and cheap, - EfTch ffTiche.r asriculluraI
lns vns,9Ia s,sI9tsfth. Stsff'th The Atlantic aud The
WJsSNusn t1s,uuSn Waters, with numerous bays and
rivers penetrating various sections, furnish
facilities for commerce with other countries
as well as for easy communication be-
tween the people in nearly all quarters Of
the Commonwealth. The value of the
fisheries is largely experienced, not merely
in the tide water region, but 10 great. ex'
tent through the interior, aud what terrific.
ry any where surpasses lhe Virginia noun
tans in qualifications for sheep husband
ry? Superadded 10 all these coa-idera,.
lions and equally important with any of
Them, is the mildnrss of the climale-an
attraction alone suificienllo reu'ier Virgin
ia desirable to thousands Of enterprisins
settlers, who, when abandoning their homes
in the North, would prefer the Southern
temperature if it could be enjoyed under
advantages like those presented by the
Western States now most rapidly accu'
mulaling immigran! population.
The men Of Virginia, familiar with the