Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1884-07-19
HALIFAX COUNTY.
A New Dspot Forty Feet OF south Boston
Land for n -Four. Hnndred-Acre Dan. River
Farm ,ioIifax Tobacco Crop.

Furm-ii1lifaX Tobacco Crop.
Correspondence Of the Richmond Disoatch.l
SOUTH ROSTON. July Is, 1851.
ANY one not familiar with the importance
81 this place n q trading point will be sur
priscd 10 hear some oil the figure, that 20 10
show there is no other local point along the
Richmond and Dauyillc railroad between
Richmond and Greensboro except Reds
vile, y. c., that comes anywhere near it.
Last year the receipts for frcights at the
depot ran up to $1,000 and in April Of
this year the lin ireights" alone amounted
10 $1,000. Four million pounds Of leaf and
about nine hundred thousand pounds OF
manufactured tobacco were shipped from
here last year. This season the shipment
Of fertilizers TO this place was from twenty
ty-six 10 twenty-seyen thousand bags.
About double the amount was sent here IN
one year before. This was nearly all used
on tobacco. and a well-informed gentleman
IN the tobacco business tells me that, while
heretofore the fertilizers used on the to-
laccO crop have been bought on credit,
this year the farmers have nearly all paid
cash.
The farmers have received fine prices for
their tobacco, and the country was never
c0unty-the Vernon sectiOn-the soil is Pc
culiarly adapted to producing the fine yell
low wrapper, which is cured by ilues, and
tobaccO-men here say that no people in the
United States can make money As fast rs
these tolacco-planters are making II, and
a snug little farm in that gray, light soil is
pronounced to be better than California
eold-mine. II is common thing TO clear
-. 4 Ii 4. al =
and not few 500 and $500. a great deal
Of tobacco brought $50 and $40 per hun
bred in this market last winter and spring,
md il was no unusual thing for 4 farmer
10 bring a twO-horse load Of loose tobacco
here and carry home seven or eight hum
bred dollars for it. Tobacco is very low
now, but this week the writer has seen lots
selling at from $50 TO $40 per hundred.
Very little shipping tobacco is made in this
section. the bulk Of the crop being what is
termed by the trade working" tobacco.
Whc present crop Is fine one. The
stand Is unusually good. Fertilizer was
arplled much more heavily than has been
,be custom heretofore and the frequent
rain, have been very favorable TO IL action,
consequently the crop is well advanced,
much Of II being in top, and In week from
NOM a great many farmers will be through
topping, an uncommon stage OF advance
ment for the latter part OF July.
The tobacco-dealers here are preparing
Cor an early, heavy, and brisk business,
andthough the long, broad roofs OF tobacco
warehouses, factories, and prizing-houses
are seen every way you turn, several more
are in contemplation.
Here are some sample transactions in
south Boston real estate Mr.. Joseph Steb-
bins Yesterday sold lot, 40 by 100 feet,
mon which there Is frame prizlng-house
o. nv 100 feet, to Mr.. Abram V. Daniel, re-
coiying In even payment valuable Dan-riy-
or plantation OF 400 acres, situated on the
sarih bank OF the river, about two and
S,Ii miles from the town; and both parties