Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1868-04-30
THE RUTLAND HER Raid,
TUESDAY, Arldl =, l~GN
Agricultural Resources ~ we>,
Virginia,


Agricultural Resources ~ w">,
Virginia,
The monthly rIprIs Of the Agr''ulur'
al Bureau are laying before the country
interesting aud valuable Intelligence, in
reference Ia the agricultural resources %
many OF the Southern States Much a',
t.ntion has hern directed, since the war
u West Virginia, a, fertile section Ion
the settlement Of the norther farmer
Unlike other Southern States, in which
the involuntary system existed, West
Virginia shows au Increase IN the value OF
lands since ISL, amounting 10 an average
81 ~ per cent Different parts of the
state show higher average, the counties
along the Ohio river bciug generally
much higher than other sections, some
portions Of the State are less than at the
las, census During the oil excitement
some pieces OF farmland went up 100 per
cent, but since the wild speculation has
subsidized, except those known 70 be oil
bearing, the average Is only about five
per cent ever 1850
In the Pan Handle countries, wild land
is unknown, and all included in farms
and timber reservations are generally oc-
cupiea as sheep pastures, the nnderbuSh
being KEEP, clear, and these woody past.
ures are frequently quite valuable adj
juncts to the arabic portions of the farms
To which they are attached, and sell Al
SEQ per. acre The soil. Astounding in
lime and clay, will produce anything
Iron. ore and coal also abound. In some
sections in this region the soil is clay.
slightly imprcgnated with lime, product.
i've in grasses, especially blue grass, which
springs up spontaneously when the land
is cleared, and land sell AT $40 per acre,
The mineral resources of West Virginia
are well known and nesa no comment
Nearly all the counties in the State con-
are found along the banks of the upper
Ohio, in the hills along the course Of the
Monongahcla and its branches in the cen.
trail counties of the State, in the Kanawha
valley and in all the counties south Of
that river. A considerable trade in tim
Der is already m progress in the river
counties, and boat building is engaged in
10 some extent.
The cereals are everywhere cultivated
upon farms and do well. The soil is gen.
orally suited to wheat and corn the ire
gularity OF surface is the principal draw.
back to tillagc. Forty bushels Of wheat
TO the acre, with good culture has been
obtained. In the interior counties. the
principal market products are wool, sheep
and cattle In some counties nearly as
many sheep as cultivated acres are found. I
hay is worA from SIG to $50 per ton and .
iss principal crop, in many cases yielding .
three tons 10 the acre, Fruits a special /
tv on the Ohio river, to some extent; and .
tobacco is made a prominent crop on some
farms. Wheat is also produced, although
great diversity Of views exist to the most
productive kind. The period of sowing is
generally included in the latter part Of
September. In the Western mountain
counties, September 10Th is the commence
ment of the planting season, and in the
Central and southern counties the season +.
is often prolonged to October 18th /
The pasture grasses Of West Virginia |
are blue grass, rcA-top, clover, white clo-
yer and crab grass. The length of the
season for exclusive feeding in pastures is /
seven months in some sections on the
mountains it is six in others eight or
nine months. At the same time, it is
true that cattle are wintcrcd in pastures
or forests, with very little extra feed, and
sheep often with none at all 1t is 10 I'M
common sight to see sheep in. excellent
condition on the first Of April 1t is pre-
eminently fruit-growing State, and it
has long been a speciality to furnish the
New Orleans market with apples From
this summary Of the agriculture of West
ern Virginia, il will he seen that ii i a
land of rich promise. when once populated
with enterprising and intelligent husband
men.
WEED AND GKErItY- The Troy
Wig is responsible for the following re-
lative to Horace Greeley and Thurlow
Weed Mr.. Grceleys Rccollcctions of
Busy Life for the last week are devoted
TO Seward. Weed and Greeley" He
speaks generously Of Nj Seward. and OF
Mr.. Weed ns follows
Mr.. Thurlow Weed was Of coar,er
mould and tibre--tall, robust, dark fea-
turcd, shrewd, resolutc and not over
scrupulous- kecn-sighted, though not far
seeing Writing slowly and with diff
Guilty, he was for twenty years the most
sententious and pungcnt writer os cdito-
rial paragraphs on the American press
In pecuniary matters he was generous "a
fault while poor he is said to be less 50
since he became rich, but am no longer
in q position TO know. | cannot doubt,
however, tina. if he had never seen Wall
street or Washington, had never heard OF
the Stock Board and lived in some yet
undiscovered country, where legislation
is never bought or sold. his lite would
have been more blamelecss, u,eful and
happy"
A cut deep and neat Is the last part 81
that paragraph. Had Mr.. Greeley set
out to write Ii " Recollections for the
sole purpose Of getting in this hit, it is
probable he would feel compensated for
his labor Further ON he tells story OF
Mr. Weed which occurred soon after Mr..
Stewards election as Governor of New
York. Sitting in his editorial room, Mr..
Need rnceirnd a l.,t.r f. - IL =.