The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1871-01-25
r.,,r,hr Dispatch


s ObscrvattcDs of q. M.
nuuenn. who. having @o'a "'S ~
s vYomc IN Scioharie County. n.
w.. Moved to Farnhan, Hsch""
county, Va, In june, ls"'' "'"
Bought 3.5 Acres III 81 per Acre
FARNuAM. VA, Jan. 1871.
7 fornd the summer here longer nuI Mo'
bo,te,. than we sometimes had ~ '". c,,,,J
WAS kindly received by all, ana Soun '' W.
that we had friends among st,". '!S,,,.n MORE
sal r a,,d nleasapt than anticipated couia
h h.n riowed almost every day; spent the VIII
.ar so,, in repairing buildings and clear
inonew land. Sheep were Wlntereu Wen " 'ii,
~ JiTtie. and in some cases with no leea
hut what they picked for themselves; esoeh
Of every kind were aud can be kept thFouRn
the winter on less than one-halt the ieeu,
care, and expense that are requueo Ia
Scbohar,e county, y. y. or any OF the
northern localities. Spring, with its work
nf cnrn.planting, sowing, and making gar
don came early, or seemed so to me. VIM
Tor grain looked we'll in the spring. It's
iii and Weld was injured by rainy spell
when the grain was in bloom. Following our
early spring work. we had early garden
vegetables and fruit to enjoy, had new pota-
toes, plenty Of ripe cherries and early ap..
pies, last of May and first OF June. had
100 much rain in June, followed with
dry season-something of drouth iii the
last Of July and August. but not 10 pre-
vent fair crop of corn where twas pro-
pcrlv cultivated. Glover was medium
crop, and the drouth did not las we feared
it would) kill the new seeding Of clover.
Fruit OF various kinds was abundant.
Nearly all kinds Of fruit will do well IN this
soil and climate.
The soil is titled easy, it being sandy
loan surface, and find it is susceptible Of
easy improvement. as it has good clay
sub-soil. Good oak and pine timber are
plenty here, and we have some chestnut
and cedar also hickory, and some black
walnut. At the time of the flood in Rich.
mond city and other parts of Virginia, we
had but nice rain here. / would here
state, that though this section is well sup
piled with mill streams, good springs
and durable wells, yet the i've coun
ties situated between the Potomac ant
Rappabannock rivers are not subject
to foods and destructive freshets, The
rivers are not wide, have a good descent
and the banks are high, and there is a grad
ual rise from them to the centre, the rlver'
being from eleven to fifteen or sixtcel
miles apart. These rivers furnish US WIN
very convenient and cheap transportation
also, with the luxury Of plenty OF iresl
fish and oysters ofthc best quality. l fint
that keeping of fowls pay we'll here. Hens
can be kept laying all winter-ours have
thus fur this winter-and we are convenient
10 the best egg and poultry market in TIT
Onion, which IS Washington. d. c.
We have received and enjoyed very muct
kind and friendly attention from all the Nir
glnia people with whom we have met, ant
our circle Of acquaintance is larger than WI
expected for the time we have dwelt anon!
them.
There have been three new saw-mlls pu
ND in this vicinity in the last two years
with some other machinery attached, alIt
~ many new churches. The people arr
duly engaged in the support Of meetings
and Sabbalh-schools. The school district!
are being formed, and the free-,chool sys
tenn will ere long he in active operation.
In many respects We are better sultct
with our purchase and associations than we
expected to be. Now, any that will ma!
come and see, and also enjoy, for them
selves. Yours, in truth.
o. Nj. DUNCAN,
OF Farnham, Virginia.