Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1899-07-01
rnE FAMOUS PENINSULA.
MS Locatioa. Industries and Natural
Advantages
Continued FROM asst weekly

cation and industries of the
Peninsula. Int it Is difficult 20
consider its natural advantages
without tres ting the former
subjects. However. let Us look
at ige mstter.
Under the head Of natural ad-
vantages we may treat this SUBJ
icct in the following divisions:
(n Ciim tie.
f2l Nature Of soil.
go Geographical position.
The climatic conditions Of the
Peninsula are Of the greatest
Importance to tn farmer, truck
er. stOckraiser and mannfactu-
Ter. Surrour daa As il the Pc
ninSGls ~ great bodies Of water,
together with the proximity %
the ocean, with is Gulf Stream
flowing along the coast, the tenn
perafure i regulated the year
round. Ii seldom Is too warm
70 labor in the fields al day and
never except In such general
storms p : prevailed lsst winter
ton cold 70 perform with per
fect eaSe aud comfort farm
work. even 70 blowing. through
out the winter months. As q
general thing thu winters are
- mild that cattle flourish by
grazing IN the marshes wher-
luNnriant wild EraSses gov The
farmer does not have TO work
al summer 10 raise enough 10
- ICED ais stock. - he does IN
other sections. Moreover, the
climate i thoroughly health
fni, the water cold, clear ana
pure. Nearly every farm has
me Sprin-. or running stream
Along 10th rivers artesian wells
have been or can be sunk al
reasonable outlay. which IL
many cases gives flowing
streams Of pure, cold water.
The nature at the soil, l. q
sandy loan, with clay subsoil.
Nearly every farm has more
than one kind OF soil, however
: ndy loan i especially adapt.
ed 10 rrDcks-InelOns, potatoes
pes, al small vegetables, pea
nuts, sugar beets. etc The Othel
j. adapted 10 wheat, corn. cat.
and grass. The heavy clay SUD
soil makes il possible to enricl
your land. We know places tia
two yeags ago were ponr an,
unpiOduCtive. but which ar
now productive aud valuzblp
The farm that l. now worth ST
per acre with The right Kind q
farming can be made WORT
twice that amount in a fey
years IT. ertiDiiity 70 i'm
prsveIn-nf. aud its natural fer
fility il what makes the PENN
suIs 80 inviting u the expert
enced Northern aud NeSter
farmer. WHAT we need l. pec
ple-fhose who know how I
Eariu, those who are willing {
work. aud viii adopt -y~t-mati
methods, rotate crops, raise
variety Of products, aud max
our section independent Of I'll
West. To day We Duy nearly al
our hay. oats. four, etc, whe
experience las proven that al
ear p. r--ff-..7 karsa 70 -iA want ~.
A. king~iniii Tor NOrtbtonl froi
81 ~ ~ bushels Of wheat 10 IA
acre las been often yieldeds z
" iudsOr shades 32 bushels hay
been averaged; timothy, Cove
and orchard grass, oats, rye, ia
ley aud bucKwheat DO a. We
yet ~ our lax and antlQuat@
methods We are pay iDg tribu
70 other sections, thus KeepiH
our own SECTION behind when
should lead.
aenurr= u his article are r
Quesbed 10 take the map Of Vi
ginla and locate William
burg and the Peninsula. IA
observer. Will notice a ma
row strip OF land Detwet
the James and York river
terminating at ii a m pic
Roads and chesapeake Ba
In the center Of the Penins
La viii he seen the location