Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1852-03-05
PETITION.
INF.N,
elatiy. IN Igurbict: n LINED Lands.


TO IA. Gan.ral A=s.nd!y "t IIrSihia
The petition Of the subscribe! resiec4ily Tepfesen's
That agriculture. country the corctiJn ahd pcssf-
walton .! the statistics Of agricultural Improvement ans
progress highly useful Tor encouraging Tie !Gr'ef
extension o like improvements and these meant o' one I'M
at least may he directed 10 good purpose ~ the
tsisr Virginia, without cos: TO the treasury or
% Tue commonwealth in any manner whl@v"'.
That Tic vcrno. Virginia. in his recent ane'al e.
70 your honorable body called your attention to TIC I'M
poran statistical fcts that the assessed value OF the iands
Of tho ,, icwcter r.on ui Virginia had zen ic:aeed in
anoant yearly SIS Coo 0G0 in the years preceding
The Las, o lands in 1850 whereas h San" dnds
had about s. t0Uu ~ The Immediately preceding
time Of niuc,cca years shown by the e:=cssmcnts en-
bracng that ac. T'e recent great Increase 81 sen 70
strongly in vita tie prvenus continued dec lie '
"a!a", and of course 81 roiaci") "as lf"7 a'ct.H IN
the 10 tle!p.0sengn! ana renovation q! 'rAAy IN
his par; vi Virginia. IN which before there iad remain
but i,e ii tie land undo: iiilage which had MT
been more less exhausted and impoverished, ana
greatly 90 in GENERAL, AMI still iess If uncIuared o.:
wood land Of enough fertility 10 no worth bringing nn'
der culture. All well informed PERSONS 0; this Tes''n
will in this deduction stated by our c!cl magistrate
and viii 20 luther into particulars, and ascToe nearly inc
whole Of ali this great amount y! new erlzat!Dn ana pro-
duciirencse and consequently OF new value OIL a:u' ana
increased receipts thence derived Tor the treasury |" 'e
rce cica,ous manurcst practice FOX ms icGltH ":
nC III. foundation aud essential previous concon 81
all other duEate and pr":t'5s Improvements 'i ano ana ID
agriculture. rt
That The ac ana existing Q! the extent 81 te
.pn,inns III ,cs. cal. ntous lnanrcs tli ia been
but r.cc.;iv mase) 30 obtained EASILY. ma win
sGcau a;r:Uac accuracy and with I'D COST o' money
the treasury mcly BY giving legal instructions I, 'ic
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