The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-03-05
GREAT WEALTH IN
PRINCESS ANNE
/ County Teeming Withdrawn
Il tageous Natural Re-
Il sources
!. RAISE BIG CROPS
OF ALL VARIETIES
Ground Yields Twice Yearly and
the Great Northern Markets
Are Easy -Axailahle-His
tory of Locality.
D, n. j. b. ErHERrDGE.

PRINCESS. ANNE, VA, March s.
Princes Anne county is situated
] directly on the Atlantic Ocean. Its
history began April &c. 1907. when
Captain Jenn smith landed Wits the
pioneers accompanying him. which
I later went on to Jamestown Island
ana esta Dllsned the nrst permanent
English settlement on tee American
4 continent.
perhaps no other section of the
State GAG lay claim to SO many nat
ural advantages IL mas COCOA local
/ markets and transportation facilities
that enai,le ths grower 10 put his
products on the Nav DIRK market
few hours after they are gathered
The soil Is deep. rich. productive. un-
aerlaid with clay. The land is level.
but easy to drain. and being ioamy.
It liz easy To cultivate. All crops
known In the temperate ZONE can be
probably strown. The climate IL
neafthfut, tire wtr turtr and hfactng;;
water abundant and pure. The tenn
pefatuEe ranges from an average OF
40 degrees In January To . degrees
In June and July, The average date
OF the last killing frost In spring Is
April 8, and of the first In autumn
Isl November 10, making the grow
ing season average two hundred and
teventy-one days, and giving ample
tis4te to raise several crops.
Here can be found vast areas of
torn and hay LANDS. equal TO those OF
the Middle West. at ene-fasth West
ern prices. and all conditions are IA
snrable to general farming and stock
raising. No other section Possesses
such q com bination of superior ad-
santages in geographical position.
climate. soil. variety OF products and
transportation facilities. The soil re-
sponds promptly to Intelligent Gull
ture.
yariey Of Crops
Strawberries are raised In great
quantities. and pay enormous pronts.
2 Il not being an unusual thing for a
farmer to, clear over TIVE hundred,
dollars from q single acre Corn
was for a long time the leading crop,
hat II In now giving place to other
crops. Thousands of barrels of no-
tatoes are planted, and yield hand
some prefsts. Two crops of these are
raised on the land the same season.
the first being shipped 10 Northern
markets. the second being housed I'M
III spring and sold for planting. Thes
sell readily for four dollars per bar
rel, and II is not unusual for grow
or 10 clear four hundred dollars per
ARE in one year. This SOUNDS IKE
a gold mine. but II Is true
Three tines of railroad traverse
Princess Anne county. From one emu
to the other II Is dotted with stations.
and there Is not day In the week
In which produce II not shipped. me
nnick time In which produce can De
rntter to Northern markets makes II
nossible for the growers to compete
vrith growers even In the State OF
New York, :.
rae virginia Truck Experiment
Y station il located in this county, and
!. Is conducting a number OF expert
nents 10 aid the farmers. MI = ~
johnson. the director. is doing all ne
can to md out lust the risnt crops
for this sectson. and his experiments
are beginning to give results.
The town of Virginia Beach Is To-
.ated In this county, and while many
people think OF 1t only as a summer
resort, such is not the case IL mas
! substantial resident population. and
II Ii fast attaining prominence it
has been selected as the place Tor the
Baptist encampment this summer, ana
1t is not slumbering even II ths voice
ofs the waves liz inclined to fuI 70
slcep. ii Lis situated directly on the
Atlantic Ocean, and Is reached BY the
Norfolk and Southern railway from
Norfolk. In the summer 1t Is the
ncrn az the tourist. and here many
4 romance IL commenced.
Numerous fisheries are located near.
The guests are sure TO get the very
,ss hest of the catch. and In no par, o.
thc country are the hnny ttine ~,
tar. Near the town Is beantiruI
Il salt lake, fed by the Atlantic. mere
boats are for rent. and here the foi-
levers az Isaac Walton may indulge
u his hearts content, while others
] more Interested in fishing fer hearts
may drift In pleasure boats.
t;rept Fishing Interests.
The fishing Interests of the county
]. are very great. and give remunera-
Tive employment " 9 number ~ men
d who tfrh the pounds. an Improve
M rnanf over the nets used years ago,
The fish are caught iir pockets far
,ut In the ocean. and the men 20
ant In boats propelled by gasnlNne
newer. and bring the catch II, shore.
the 0~h are then backed In Ice and
/. Shipped ii, various markets. The oys-
Ter industry IL also vne OF great Inn
Dorsant Th- tynnh.ven oysters
I'M known All over the cpuntry, are most
w rrfsed ny small Growers, who give
NJ Il their per~nuA htfAns'fs-.
II the Southern sArsfan Of the rouc-
n w sar~ hunttrs. r~r~er-.e~ rr0nonHced
~ those cnrrpeters 10 Frrw 70 he
M nest Is the world. Herr ran he
U Snund ducks ana gaze In rlenty. II
II ~ s.avttaple n~ralli~a az the canval
81 21krk Il fl1scH. nthnse ton has
csnsad HIN a e tne r g, for many 81,
s 800 u. sor,d ~ r,s-.s me me here
& vsr.pvs s,fs~n. and II r.~% - sh~s~ ~.
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