Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1907-01-31
Virginia

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is forty-6ve miles almost due north
of Richmond. 1t is twenty-five
miles long by seventeen miles wide
and ia about one-half under culti-
walton. The surface is rolling and
the soil productive, the uplands
being 8 stiff clay while the bottoms
and valleys are rich sandy loan
capable of producing fine crops of
corn, wheat, oats, rye, potatoes,
hay and tobacco. Fruits of ali
kinds especially apples, pears and
grapes do we'll. Vegetables grow
rank and in large quantities of both
fruit and vegetables are sold at
fredericksburg. Dairying and
poultry raising here finds their
home. The climate here is such
that chickens can be raised the
year around and "Old Spot" enjoys
the sunshine and yields her tactical
fluid in profusion. Fish are album
dant and the rivers swarm with
tidewater fowl. Transportation
facilities are excellent.
4 ONE APPLE TREE in Patrick coun-
ty in 1905 yielded one hundred and
thirty-two bushels. One orchard
produced crop of apples that sold
for $475 per acre.
Think of one field of three hun
dred acres of peanuts. Peaches,
pears and strawberries grow to
perfection. While corn often yields
seventy-fve bushels and oats sew
enty per acre, hogs fatten on COW
peas and hay will cut two tons to
the acre. It's the home of the
chestnut and the cantaloupe, and
sweet potatoes grow as large as
five pounds each.
And still homes can be procured
here from $40 to SIS per acre. It
seems incredible but if you will
write us, we will send you booklet
verifying the statement. Home in
| Virginia means farms with fair
buildings and land that will
produce.
Here are few short descriptions
of Virginia farms FOR SALE:
No. 4O5. 500 acres at SIS. Near
station, large ten room house, another
laborer's house, two large barns, meat
house, double cabin, school, postoffice
and store two miles.
No. 406. 234 acres at $1282 Mostly
cleared, fine water, large orchard,
nearly new house stable, two barns,
store, school, mill, convenient railway
station three miles.
No. 4O7. 175 acres at $ll.4s. $50
acres cleared, wire fencing, some or
chard, new dwelling, stable and cribs,
212 miles to station, postoffice and
store, e mile. AZ miles to growing
city.
No. 40S. 5471a acres at $40. 300
acres cleared, 100 acres original forest,
balance bottom lands, small orchard,
large dwelling house, nine rooms.
halls, basement; stable, tobacco barn,
crib, granary, railway station, post
Office and store two miles, school one
mile.
No. 400. $500 acres at SIS. One
thousand acres under cultivation, bal
ance in wood, boat landing on place,
iron and pyrites abound; buildings
not good, church and school two
miles, posLoffice on place, 10 miles
from Richmond.
No. 40. $50 acres at $l4. Land is
partly rolling, about half is un-
der cultivation, balance is good
pine timber, creek and springs,
large frame house, barn and out
buildings in good repair, all build
ings on an elevation affording a
picturesque view of the surround
ing country, half farm fenced good
orchard, half mile to school, ~
miles to re.church and depot,
easy terms.
No 4l2. 326 acres at $780, pr acre
100 acres of this land is cleared,
we'll watered, 5 room house, Post.
office l mile, Church miles, a good
fence all around it.
No. Ala. 400 acres at S $50 DR. acre
The owner has business and is sell
ing it at low figure, the dwelling
is out of repair, but out buildings
are good, one hundred acres is
cleared, so acres oak that will cut
railroad ties, balance is small
growth; the land is good" Post
office Store School and Church in
neighborhood, station z miies.
No. Ais is $50 acres at $1467.
No. 4l8 is 1917 acres at 1882
No. 420 is 100 acres at 1888.
No. 424 is 1892 acres at 52S.
No. 422 is 900 acres at Is g.
No. 431 ie $50 acres at 500
No. 433 is 1872 acres at 1000.
No. 435 ia 283 acres at 6 81.
No. 439 ie 43.4 acres at $500
No. 442 is 700 acres at IT'S.
No. 445 is $50 acres at 500.
No. 449 is 100 acres at6.0O.
No. 457 is 124 acres at 4O4.
No. 400 is ASS acres at $50.
No. 463 is 80 acres at $50.
No 465 ia 226 acres at 1910.
No. 469 ia 1873 acres at 1900.
No. 473 is 228 acres at 1918.
No. 474 is 100 acres at IA 90.
No. 480 is 1877 acres at 1881.
No. ATT is SOP acres at 9.97.
No. 476 is 813 acres at 2.46
Will give full description of
any of the above pieces upon
request. Why go to Canada and