Star of the Kanawha Valley. [volume] (Buffalo, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1856, 1856-06-04

nearly subluesI. and the soil is en-
riched by the llecayed vegetation. and
the droppings Of the cattle. Then
the land is easily applied to any de-
sired use. = "a 4.
There is some cornpensation for the
labor of clearing these lands, III the
fertilizing effects ofithe decayed. veg
citation, and in the convenient supply
Of timber and fuel Potash could a.
so be made of the wood ashes, as far
mers do in the north; and much 5of
the timbcrmav be taken to a profita-
bic market. IGencrally at a distance
not exceeding three miles, is a river,
or a creek, which. in tim es of food,
would float tile timber to a large
stream. and thence to a g god market.
The demand for timber along the
Ohio is great, and is. yea rIy incrcas-
ing; and these 1monntain forests are
the principal source Of future supply.
|. The Inconvenience of cultivating
mountain sides with the plough, adj
mits of no remedy But flat lands
have their inconveniences, too, and
the richer and moister hey are. the
worse. II on mountain sides. horses
Slip and wagons upset. on soft levels
they labor through the mud and stick
in the miro. II the monl ltain FARMER;
must dig roads on sjdeling ground,
the low land farmer mus t. drain his
wet lnls and bridge impossible
swalnps. M = !.
Mules are the best. sort Of animal
I"r. cultiyating steep Ian Is, and on
these mountains they can lie raised
ut small cost. J.
+. But the mountain farm cr. ifhc be
wise. will notIcnltivate c. rn for the
market. Aftqr he has e. tenleh his
Improvements, AMI preparc l his lanl.
hc vii not put thp tenth part Of it IN
corn. He will cover his rough lands
with grass ain IlHit trees, and cult
vatc. the most 3t}his plough lands in
small grain or tobacco. with a pro
Portiou:of POTATOES and tur niI,s. Thus
the Inconvenience Of cultivating steep
lpnl, is in Il great mta>uii y aNoiAefl.
1t may be really ihrlrr& l.. that the
preparation ot,a large farlh IN these
mountains requires per3e vrrIng la.
Dor. But no NhrreApaS per3eyering
lpbor, jul;ciousE apple |, secure a
more AMPLE r>.war lat last. The main
Al Vl'fr l,"+ III wnr, u Nlrrush III
,ir>t - rs o., inioruv4n, nt, ENh,rl-
sion and completion o. what is once
well begun, soon remun2ratrs the Ia
Dor bestowed. ! Fl. .. III. r.. ....
The writer knows ID two rclnu&a-
.ble instances IF succp3sEul IN. row
mrnt ou Il large scaIa in the kana,
VITA Mountains. A wealthy grazirI
Dn thc Ohio tirst|inprlivcl lol acres
-ufr.ch low ground. Tnen H. extcn.
led his improvements over the alia.
cent mountains, until he hal 1909
acres Of well-sct pasture grasses there
op a soil Of or lirrIry quality. Now
he considers the mountain pasture to
he rs Halaablcas the same quantity
oE"bottom lands. / y
On the hcA4 waters Of the Guyan-
dottc, Il poor. Industrious man begun
80 or NOR wears aro tJ clear land oil
ny v,le,of II brook or small creek -
Attcr he had corn ground enough to
feed INSTANTLY anil his small stock OF
cattle, he connnenced the system OF
girllipg the tra es, and hacking the
bushes for pasture, land. In u few
cars the winter grapes began to GOV.
CIR the ground SO prepared Mean
while his SONS were growing>lp, and
were taught to labbr with him. %Ehen
the work ofinproromelt was accel.
Grated; and the live stock multiplied
on the extending and improving pas,
lures. At the death of5this exelnp!a-
ry mountaineer, u few years ago, his
wales and hills were covered with
fine grass, and his live stock was APP
praised at $23,0Dq. i. ..
Two thousand acres If cool noun
tain lands can now be bought, in
their natural state; for $1,000. But
what would be thea' value il twenty
years, supposingtile one-half to be
thqn in grass, one hundred acres III
fruit trees. one of two hundred in
grain, roots ana tobacco; the remain
der in forest trees, somewhat thinned
ont for wild pasture, mast bearing and
timber! With fifteen " twenty Ia
.borprs, the ownermlght realizoa good
profit on an estimated PRICE Of eighty
or one hundred Thousand dollars lor
the land, with the assurance, that, I'M
der good management, its value
would continually Increase. X. -.ae
+ But were the prospects. Of wealth
less than they are, the exceeding
healthiness ofthenduntain mir should
recommend this country toemi grants.
"A pnrer atlnosphereis MOTTO be found
in the United States, tits not thick
ened by damps, nor poisoned by OK
halations from putrid waters and fes-
tering mud. No agues and fevers,
no cholera ever reach these breezy
mountain tops. Invalids from low