Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1911-04-26
THE SOUTH AND HER
GROWING PROSPERITY
Remarkable Strides in Dixie
Land in Recent Years
SUPERIOR CLIMATE AND SOIL
Most Favored Region of the Earth
Say Her Sons

Gently issued number devoted 70
THE South and Prosperity" con-
tanning contributions from leading |
editors and publicists OF the South,
including many women in the pub
lie eye. The cover design was a
photog taph of Gen. Robert F.. Lee,
with the motto, Father OF the New
South" Agriculture, education,
manufactures, transportation, all
came in for their share Of exploita-
ton. Numerous illustrations we e
used to show the South's prospect
ity in the making.
Following is Virginia's contribu
ton through Governor William
Hodges Mann:
Virginia is steadily and rapidly
progressing along all lines, Her
manufacturing, commercial, indus
trial and mining inter ests are year
ly growing in the efficiency with
which they are pressed and the
products which they yield. Her
transportation facilities extend TO
almost every section, and those not
now reached are being looked after
aud will shortly have all OF the ad-
vantages Of the most favored locali-
ties.
am writing my real views when
say that the apple lands Of this
State cannot be surpassed in any
other State or country We pro-
duce fruit excelling in beauty and
flavor, and improved methods have
demonstrated that we can produce
it at a wonderful profit. can show
single trees which have yielded as
much as thirty barrels OF the finest
fruit.
Few, if any, States produce more
or better potatoes, round or sweet,
and we are .aising In our mountains
the seed for our crops in the east
D ern part of the State. Our waters
are full of the finest oysters, fish,
d crabs and CLANS, and abound in
/. wild fowl. Our climate is delight
=. full, our people intelligent, law
!. abiding and hospitable, and in every
), section springs and streams are
y plentiful and their waters pure ano
delightful. In many OF our coun
= ties blue grass is natural to the sol
u and comes without seeding as soor
:, as opportunity and conditions are
afforded; and as fine cattle, many o
7. them for export, as can be raised
}, anywhere are the product Of the
bluegrass section.
:, Virginia embraces twenty v'
II millions of acres of laud, of which
,, less than four millions are unde
cultivation, and, making due allow
ance for mountains, swamps ant
'r waste land of every description,
< is safe to say we have ten million
of acres of arabic land lying idle.
4 To demonstrate the value and re
suits of scientific methods of ayr
r, culture, boys corn clubs, in connee
r ton with our public schools, hav
TX been organized in MANY counties
U. the State, and each boy is require
to cultivate an acre OF land and kee
a complete record of his method an
r. time of cultivation. kind, quantit
I'd and cost OF all fertilizers used, kin
at of seed, and, indeed, a complete hi
tory of the crop-all done under TT
n. direction of the United Agriculture
e, Board of Virginia and the Unite
a States Department OF Agricultur
in The interest. enthusiasm and r
he suits have been simply wonderf
rt- and have stirred up the farmers a
over the State. One boy in. Di
ar widdie county, sixteen years old,o
CT land under usual methods not pr
on ducing over twenty-five or thir
bid bushels of corn to the acre, MAJ
I67 7-9 bushels of shelled corn I
ID. one acre, netting him over $50 aft
Va having rent for the land and n
nd crediting its improved value, fro
n which three crops can be made wi
i've very little expense.
> We are using the stored eneri
md Of generations to push old Virgi T
ON furw ard. and are determined tt
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