Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1852-02-26

land than us capacity to produce wheat,
and taking this as tho criterion, our poor
old worn out Slate, is certalply 10, intcrar
10 any in the Union, old or new.
Tho following statement from the Cen
sus Report, may be relied upon as near
approximation to ,suts in relation to the
wheat crop. which is probably accurately
measured; but in regard to the corn crops.
is entirely conjcctural, mos, of it being fed
upon the ground, and is therefore entitled
TO no reliance:
GREAT WHEAT AND CORN.
STATES.
A correspondent of The Pitisauyg Ga.
zetie, writing from Washington. savs:-.
From the abstracts OF statistical returns al
ready prepared at the Census Office. it ap-
pears tllat Pennsylvania in 1880. was the
largest wheat producing State Of the I'm
ION. have had the curiosity to compare
the six most prominent States In respect
10 this crop. and give them below with
the crop Of each as shown by the return:
Pennsy ylvania, l5.4S2,l9l bushels.
Ohio, 14,967056
Virginia. 1i.5I6,906
New York. 1903, 900 I"
Michigan. 49ls 600
Mary yland, 4,I9i,6S0
In the yield Of Indian corn, Ohio bears
OF the palm, or rather she stands primus
inter parcs magRos. for FIVE States stand
almost in line in regard to this important
staple.
These States and their respective crops
are as follows:
Ohio, bushels Of Indian corn 5o,7Ss.750
Kentucky, 5s,O00O0O
Illinois, 5000 900
Indiana. $4,000 900
Tennessee. 52.00O,00
The corn crop Of 1850 for The whole
United States is returned as over 500,
100000 ofbushcls, gain Of about 40 per
cent on that of 1910.
In Eastern Virginia. the career Of i'm.
provement may be said 10 be hut just
begun. We are scarcely in the full tide Of
successful experiment. yet the striking
fact, communicated in the Governors mes
sage, Of an increase in the assessed value
Of the lands, Of this section, Of more than
seventeen millions of dollars, or nearly 80
per cent, In twelve years, is well calculat-
cd to star,le the croakers and 10 cause the
complers. Of statistics TO commence figur.
ing anew. This assessment. gratifying as
the result mus, be considered, falls far short
of the actual value of the lands; and their
true increase in value, cannot be rated nt
less than thirty millions Of dollars!
| IL Il al.
sic value of land, and would recommend
to those who have a taste for such invest.
cations, the perusal Of most remarkable
essay OF Dr. Black, of Delaware, publish
ed in an carly volume ofthc old American
Farmer, in which the subject is treated
with singular clcarncss and force. He
maintains that land, being permanent in.
vestment. is intrinsically worth that sum
the annual interest of which it will Con-
time TO pay in all time, after deduciing all
the expenses Of manurng and cultivation.
Taking this principle as CORRECT, ~hrh
seems to be founded in right reason, the
assessment Of many Of ou, farms is much
too low. The farm on which reside, for
example, which few years ago cost 81
per acre, was assessed, | believe, at IS;
yet it yielded, the last year; 10 say nothing
Of the incidental profits necessarily arising
from farm, on which large family re-
sides,) a cicar proG in cash, after deduct
ing all expenses Of cultivation and manu-.
res, of 6 per cent. on $50 per acre. And
! hayc no doubt, that under the systern
now pursued, this profit will moi only con.
tinue, but be largely increased, in future
years. Nor is this an isolated case. Many
Of my ncighbors, npnn similar lands,
made, craps quite as good, and others
much better than mine.
There was time, Mr.. President, when
we ofihe East feared the competition Of
the West, and all schemes Of internal i'm
provemcnt were indiscriminately opposed,
with zeal quifa sincere. but, perhaps.
not always according TO knowledge. That
time is past. We will now endeavor se-
| ly 10 direct what we have not been able 10
countcract. Press on, therefore, with wig
orous but prudent zeal, your great works
Of improvement; reach the Tennessee line;
tap the Oha,ai asmany points as you please,
and pour down upon the markets Of the
East, the rich product Of your tecming
valleys and grass clad hills. We invite
you 10 free and generous competition
Nay, more; connect yonr improvements
| nhkinJF Fed works,inoihcrS States s,uniilthey
reach the heart Of the great West. and let
her vast store houses be empied upon the
ocean. Yet we shall not BE- appalled,: Con-
I 6dent in our own resources, We feel assur-
ed we shall be driven from no market in
which others can sci, With a profit.
Each section has lis peculiar advanta.
gcs ; but sarvey this glorious Common
wealth in all its length and breadth, and
tell me. in what is il inferior to any Of The
States Of this Unionl In race Of brave
men and fair women, Eone claim superior
tmy.
/ 1t is not mine 10 speak cf her inexhaus
tible mineral resources, Of her unfain,
water power. We have seen that in til.
production of the most important of ID,
cercals.she surpasses them all. Her tobnc
co finds market 10 every quarter of ths
world, where the "wced' has a vofary.---
Her Indian corn is not surpassed. cxccp
in that fabulous grain-growing region
where the halfbusbel is discarded and the
only measurcis an exuberant imagination
Her horses are equal to the English and
/ superior ia tue Arab. Hers are "the cat.
tie Oh thousand hills" Her WOOL cy.
ceeds IN fneness that Of Spain Or Shes'ss,