, 1879-05-17
WEST VIRGINIA.
Notes npon Farming in That State.
Nr 7he IrthHHt.
M KDMuHD KIAKH.

Mo. IT,
In 4 praytous paper wo said something about
tlic cllmate, soE, anti general productions Of
West Virginia. Limited space forced lis to
speak onty IN general way, and wo n,ny not
have covered all tic po!uts that naturally sag-
gest themselves to reraone proposing to begin
life Ia a new section. va beloye fully In the
many advantages this State oflars to tho North.
crn emiHfant; but, as ali tfutl, IL best tested
by experiment, the "ground Of our fatth tnay
more fully appear, nnA we may, at the same
time, The butter answer the questions tho intontl
tng sosslcr may naturally ask It VIC give tho
actual experience Of Northern mnn who ro-
Gently went thero and tngaged In farming
operations.
Tic was machiu'st, who went from this city
about two years aRo mud settled Id the Kanhwha
Valley. Lie was 3.5, In ordinary health, ind hatl
n awitc md three children. {Io probably kt,sw
less about farming than Horace Grcelcy, for be
liad onty din, recollection OF driving the cows
to pasture OF hts fas'er's llttle :" pats!n In
New Hampshire; hit the careful savings of fifteen
years lad yielded him only about *70, nsnl ie
Thought he could do no worse II he harrowcd
tlr bosom, Of I'is alofher earth in some new r.
glu1,. But ho determined 70 "took bc[uru lie
halfraie ticket, be SET out With 500 Of bis hard
carried greenbacks srwcd tightly to tla
ruticlo, for an exploring expedition into
West Virgins. lilo iookoa )clsurcly
bought farm Of loo acfos,--a sauara corner cut
out from larger trect belonging to n nnn who
had niore land ll,ai he hIl probably cuilt-
yate. acvo0ty acros Of It wero cleared, the rust
In the orgttn iorest,- -magnitlcont oaks, ash,
wnltowooa,. IND Observation-Disclosures, cut md
hauled 10 the nearest railway station, would
ilr1nE III CASH. several times t'e cost of tho orig
inal purchase. He was to pay for mis- fattn s7ul,
-pcrt,ap, about onc.esghth Of what a similar
TN q Sew W"Y YoA III Ho % pad s dop ind ID as9ssd @
TO pay the remainder In ssx equal annual INSTALL
mtnts. There wus no llotlse on his premises, but
bis new nclgh6ors got up q "ratsiug-hee,"
aa In ysry low low o',a. anxs ~ ~. ad
AsplnwMtl's magnificent mansion on tho Hud-
sui, and yet tnuch more OF tiomicile than those
In Which Jaclsson, HARRISON, aud Lincoln were
bor,, Or tllc otle IN which our worthy President,
during tho campaign In West Virginia. The
i totnl CASH outlay On lha mansi0n-'' double-Dar
Eeied csblns u tl,cg arc called down soutl-was
$50. >.
lfo now returned home for his family. Er-
llibiting. its deed to tlie railway on1pauy, he
wns agn!u furnished With fares A. half rates,
u,ld alsu p.csentGtt with freq ticket for i
thousand miles q srnYel good for any member
Of his fQmtiy. Well, the ctilldrsn wtso seut to
l. school, wIe tho housewife did hrr, own work; !;
snt our farmer, with tic aid Of d "cullud gem
mHnt" somewhat given to 'cn11lp-1neettNgs altl
poor, whisky, hut honest aud willing to work.
set abuut tho cultivation Of Ills newiy. acquired
homestead. lis uecitlcd to lay down nbout Gfly
acres, Ni,l let the rest remain In forest, or lie
tailow until n more convenient season. During
tho ilrst year he had 160 working days frotn
frost 10 frOst Ind at Tho close Of seven months
his Inst bushel Of grau wad harvested. lie kept
nn accurate account Of every tlimu tl,at wunt
out and cane IN. ami TIL. following, exp1essad
In our own fashion, WAS tho result OF his first
yunr's operations.