Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1849-12-21
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Who from, rho Northern or Eastern States would think OF
cmiorntinr 10 this region for the purpose OF farming e
although Western man. and pretty wen acauane ;h,
he richness of Western soil am free TO say that one nS
@ frcr and fare worse And for farmer to leave TINS
mari of the State with better his CONDITION as @
ruyator of the SOIL shows 10 me that nc IS III great " Va
Information of all that il necessary in country 10
make il desirable one for the emigan II IS true na We
have surprising rich soil in all the NoIn western S
ut il is so true that of the best farmers In inc ae
Of illinois and Indiana fifty TO an hundred miles rom
uny market for grain, and the owners are III uis r
gagged in hauling their crop tina. n,sr o't narey in
Missouri and Iowa. entirely beyond the reach oil any
market .~, oour,i.s
of Indiana was an unsaleabc commodity at twenty-five
cents bushel and venture to say tat can no" NY ~.
corn for hall that in Indiana, Illinois ana missouri ut
average price of wheat Chicago the greatest whcal mar
ket in the world for buying direct from the iare LOT
last ten years will exceed sixty cents pusle anu e
ayerape distance that il is hauled in wagons VIII ~
miles, while the average yield per acre, counting III t -
sown lost by blight other disaster WI" not cAcec "
Bm The Western SOIL particularly the great prairie region
and upon all the river bottoms is intellectually fertile ana
generally cheap least the immense tracts Of government
land can be bought low price, and that Is %ha INDUCES
EMIGRATION As Western il may be said that should
encourage this My writings for years WIN prove ta'
not, i. indiscrminate emigration "hy shouu nd
no great interest TO serve. great tracts OF ano,
and am no aspirant for ofice-secking popularity nave
enjoyed the character of philanthropst would iau'
it, would persuade men 10 be contenteo WIN .eif pe'e
homes thouah NOT in their present condion-No would
urge them improve hen Ii their SOL MOI ieie ane
| I so me-
drawn oil the Virginia lands is in nexhaustoe abundance
in your mari beds and oyster shells OF easy
the calcareous rocks of the north Then there is uuaho me
most concentrated in world which can De procured
in every city, certain be fully paid for out oil Inc hrst
crop Upon all your coast you have the cheapest OF al
manres in fish, sea weed and swamp muck And you have
even within twenty miles of Norfolk natural SOIL still cover
ed with original growth of TIMBER as rich as the Tar cee-
brated bottoms of The Wabash And even your light lands
such as most of those upon The Eastern Shore can be easily
made more proitaby productive Than the grand PRAIRIE be-
you cultivate OF thai land Win the same
force that you OF si land ana by nGcious sys-
tenn of rotation crops provided them shall be grass or
clover you can keep the land forever productive But ABOVE
all other considerations the lands OF lower Virginia. through
out almost the whole extent possess greater facilities for
ting produce market than other equal extent the Uni
ted States Nearly half OF the farmers might load heir
own vessels and in days have them In New ork or
! Baltimore =. :
And Notwithstanding all these advantages one half OF
your farms badly cultivated that land and owners are
growing poorer every year. and tag OF emgIatng 10 .ne
West Thousands OF of land are covered with forest
trees the product Of which thousands OF men manage
TO keep soul and body and wife and children IN existence
but with very of the comforts of civilized life in or
around their dwellings, upon their tables or person.
Yon need tell that the country is unhealthy Cut
down these immense forests; drain the swaps and take OH
all standing from your fields improve your dwellings,,
and lime your lands drink less rn, and bless God for
health and happiness, and that your lot is cal p one OF the
most desirable sections of these yet United States.
Invite among YOU industrious farmers from the North
Try TO eradicate that foolish idea that prevails there that
white aborer is respected here Every man respected
by every who possesses the true characteristics Of
gentleman that devoes himself the business Of his fc
Northern men have lately engaged in the business Of rails
ing early garden vegetables in the vicinity Of Norfolk for
Northern markets Even this 'sa business May he ladc
great ohe and bring about great Improvement of this
traordnary kind ard easily tiabe SOIL and thereby make
lower Virginia not only most desirable agricultural country
for residents but inviting 10 emigraE,s from abroad .
To the citizen of Norfolk lei say, that II yon would
see your city rise from its Rip Vanwnkleism yoQ mast
arouse the of your surrounding agcunrists TO the
truth that they possess the land and of making this
region the garden spot of The world and them and not ill
them will your city prosper every city always does in the
midst Of highly cu.: ated country To do this spread
knowledge abroad.
If any one is DESTROYS of knowing who Il is that is holding
this plain talk them, he may learn by in9nrng Of the
printer" that am SOLON ROBINSON.