Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1859-09-08

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1ersrsoa; IN Ia .eeu that the elk wsalthicst
nv ~ .,'a ssste are those lying adjacent the
1auss =, >. .-ie.s Lt,ud0un. Fauquer and Al
bns ssi fv;.s Esst Of the Blue Ridge and Au-
D...s Rockinghsn and Jefferson West Of the
Blue Ridge. - - . ..;x,,
Tho Csasu. report, the number q azores i'm,
proved, md the nemDef o' acl's '1'A'
''sss ss''T'' lpprosed. Jn,mproped.
Iondonn. 208, asa acres o6,Z2! acres
s"gnsta l78,695 l55,Bl
Tsnouier. 247 ,297 g l30,206
msyi. 9o0 '467 l69,l54 {"
A 1Iss..oa sl.O87 29,7l6
Thase figures show that Jefferson and Loudoun
which are contiguous to each other have greater
''.aro,t;on Of their lands improved" and small
Ter quantity sunimproved." than any other coun-
''' nv adding the ..improved" to the 'unimproved"
land in Jshssson. We hnd ne so soiat na%oet o, a
al vh;ch in 1850 was estimated at -, 264, 3sS
..h;ch + eouivaleut To an average OF Forty Secen
mais,r, and F;ftv cents per acre. This shows that
,he ,ar IA Of Jefferson cohnty command, upon an
oreraoe. the highest price of any lands in the
State. and we dare say there are few counties IN
the United States. that can boast Of lands
In recnrd to the Kanawha valley, We find the
Census Of 1850 reports the cash value Of lands as
follows fS,-t. sl,o3o,9l7
na"a"' 426 425
Mason,
Total cash value of lands
in Kanawha, Putnam and '-
Mason counties, .SZ''SI,1'y
The Census also reports the quantity of land
Improved" and '.unimprovsd" as follnws:
lmpvoped. Un,mprored.
Kauawha, BATH acres 266.3I1 acres
Mason. 40055 llS,o03
pntnam 2Oo39 1852
From which il will he seen that but a small
quantity Of tho land in these three counties is in
cultivation when compared with the land IN cni-
tivation in Fauquier and other counties just men,
toned. For the Census shows that about nine
tenths Of the land in Kanawha county are ''unim-
proved" and hut one tenth Is ''improved,' whilst
in the counties ut Rockingham, Fanquier &c,
about two.thirds of the land are improved" and
about onethird is "uni improved"
ToBAcco CULTURE IN GRAYsoN CouNTy:-Ihe
odtor of the Independence Patriot, who has re-
Gently made trip to New River. in Grayson CO.,
slys Of the growing crops:
Much TO our surprise, we found good crops OF
con throughout the ncighborhood. we went
throurb and inspected several Tobacco fields. and
the result was n,ore than a verfcation OF all we
have written or said upon the subject Our ex-
prepared to see such Tobacco. Taken as a whole,
tits fully equal to the specimens of either Staun
ton or Dan river production. And this, an East
ern Virgnian knows, is saying good DEAL. but
it is no stretch Of the truth. Amongst Col. w. ID.
Hale's planting, We found leaves twenty-one and
half BY thirty Ave inches, and their fellows might
he found in almost any part Of the field. And at
Mr.. Haywood Cox's, we measured one leaf thirty
eight inches in length. The adaptedness OF this
climate and soil to the growth Of Tobacco, is now
no longer question. The crops of the gentlemen
mentioned will eatisfy the most incredulous: Let
it but become staple CROP and we shall witness
new order Of things in Grayson.
LARGE SALE OF LAND In GREENBRIER Co-The
real estate property, belonging to the late Chas
McClung. Of this county, was cold, nt public nuc-
ton, on Tuesday last Mr.. Harvey McClung. be
came the purchaser Of the Hamilton tract lying
on the Turnpike between Lewisburg and Frank
ford. containing four hundred and fifty acres. at
$27.75 per acre. Mr.. Richard Gillian purchased
the Home Tract. lying adjoining the town OF
Fmnkford, containing six hundred and fifty acres
at 500 per acre and Mr.. J. Griffin RAIDER. become
the purchaser Of the Spring Greek tract, contain
ing three hundred and forty acres, at SIS acre.
Messrs. W. W. Gordon and COL Sam'l McClung
were the Commissioners.
RussELL's MAaAziNE.--We are in receipt Of the
September number of this sterling monthly. Sey-
eral articles of interest attract our attention. which