The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1867-10-18

tural Matters.
The Baltimore road runs through
Marshall for about thirty miles. Thi:
opens up the county, on either side, to
the markets, and makes its produce
available. The consequence is that pro-
duce of all kinds is worth at places like
Cameron, Glen Easton and Moundsyille
about what it is worth here or In
Baltimore, counting off the cost of trans,
portation.
Lands are improving in value in Mar
shall. The agricultural interests OF the
county have healthier and better
status than they had some years ago
The war wrought changes and infused
new ideas. Educational matters are
rising to a higher standard. The school
system, though hardly under way, is
telling benefcially upon the tone OF
society. The general tendency every.
where throughout the county is onward
and upward. G
Sheep raising is getting to be an inn
portant interest in Marshall. In 1860
only about 1000 pounds of wool were
marketed. Last year there were some
125, 900 pounds. 'tS
Among those who are paying the
most attention to wool matters are
Thos. Allen, John and Silas Ingraham,
Joseph, William and Levi Phillips,
Washington Adams, Daniel Price, Peter
Crow and Mrs. Absolom Titus.
Mr.. Allen went to Marshall some years
ago with a limited capital, bought a
rather rough farm some three or four
miles from Glen Easton and went into
sheep. He is to-day the owner of many
broad acres and several hundred head
of sheep.
Land Just as goodIfor sheep purposes
as the Washington county, Pa, lands,
can be had in Marshall for one-half the
price. The Pennsylvania wool raisers
should make a note of this fact.
The best farms in Marshall are those
of the Cockyanes, between here and
Moundsville. Their far ms would prob
ably sell for $500 an acre.
Among the next best farms are those
of James Burley, VIM. Alexander and
Captain Dave. Roberts. These are
river bottom farms.
Among the best of the hill farms are
those of Thomas Allen, Richard Allen,
Benz. Hill, Peter Crow, VIM. Collins
and Samuel Riggs. They are worth
from $40 to $50 per acre.
The average price of land in Marshall
would not probably be above $50 per
acre.
The largest farms are those belong
ing to the Ingrahams.
Among the best fruit farms are those
of Jamts Burley, Elisha Lindsay and
Samuel Riggs.
John Jefferson, +. NJ. Weyman, and
Jonathan Purdy are among the princi-
pal stock dealers in the county.
Silas Ingraham is supposed to have
the finest house in the county. Daniel
Price owns the best buck. Thomas AL
len raises, perhaps, the best average of
wool. Mrs. Titus had the finest fleece
in the county this year. Lot Enochs
raises some of the best horses and cattle
in the county.
Cameron does larger shipping bust
ness than any place i'll Marshall. A
good deal of Greene county, Pa, trade
is doae thore.
The better part Of the county lies
north of the railroad. That part OF
Pennsylvania bordering upon the Mar
shall line is excellent country.
The wheat was universally good this
year throughout the county. 1t is
worth at such places as Cameron and
Glen Easton 81 25 per bushel.
Corn will not exceed three fourtho of
crop. Potatoes are good, both in yield
and quality, and worth from 40 TO ~
cents per bushel. Old corn brings 81 90.
Oats are good, and sell at so cents. Hay
is abundant, as it is everywhere round
this region.
Wheeler, Dunlevy & Wilson, of this
city, get out large amount of boat and
keg timber from their lands near Glen
Easton, and ship it here to be manu-
facturea.
The business of getting out cross-ties
for the Baltimore road has been a con-
siderable industry along the line of the
road They are worth, delivered at the
track, 80 cents per tie. As high as aO
cents used to be paid.
the Eastern company that bought
the lands of John Bell, near Bolton, two
years ago or more, are, it is said, still
boring for oil. They put down one well
700 feet and abandoned it, and are now
trying their luck in second venture.
They paid about $4,000 for some 500