The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-04-14
LARGE DAIRY FARM
TO Be DEVELOPED.
Syndicate of Pennsylvania
Capitalists Purchase | 800
Acre Farm
MANY SMALLER FARMS
ARE BEING PURCHASED.
Congressman NJ. G.. Henry Of
Pennsylvania Heads Syndi-
cate Which Has Acquired
Boiling Hall Farm

A syndicate of Pennsylvania CAPT.
talists has purchased the Boiling Hall
farm. situated about thirty miles up
the James river. and a 100000 dairy
farm will be established.
The farmers were induced to COME
to Virginia by *. r. Crawiey, In
dustrial agent of the Chesapeake and
Ohio. The sale was made by w. E.
Williams.
The farm comprises little nors
than 1900 acres of what is said to
be the best farm land in the State.
Six hundred acres OF this Is river low
grounds on which the soil Is from
twenty to twenty-five rect In deptne
An acre will produce from sixty t0
seventy-five bushels of corn. from
thirty to sixty bushels OF wheat and
three tons OF timothy nay. There arU
also about six hundred acres OF ths
upland cleared. which is also very
fertile. Small streams of sparkling
water flow in all directions through
the farm which makes it ideal for
dairytng
The syndicate when purchased the
property is composed OF w. w. Jacks
son. J. g. McHenry. ana J. q. Read-
ing. all OF Wiliiamsport. Pa. The
company Ia to be known as the United
Farms Corporation.
A. charter was secured last week
which sets forth that the capital stock
OF the company Is 100000. The conn
pany paid $4,000 for the farm, and
about 100000 will be sent for Inn
provements and dairy equipment. Ths
farm will be starter with 300 cawa
Of the best dairy stock. and the best
equipped dairy 10 the South Will no
established. The company expects TO
dispose OF the greater part or its pro-
ducts In Richmond where the demann
for high class daddy products IL grow
ing constantly. The dairy win pc
constructed under the direction or the
Virginia and Richmond health au-
thorittes. and the Strictest sanitary
precautions will be observed in the
erection of the plant.
Mr.. McHenry. who Is United
States congressman from Pennsyl-8
vania. who Is the moving spirit in
the new company. Ia largely interests
ed In the similar enterprises in Penn
sylvania. MIR. j. G. Reading. who
is also associated with the com
pany. is president OF the Susque-
hanna Savings and Trust Company
OF WilIiamsport. Pa. In addition to
the dairying, the company intends to
engage In the breeding of Berkshire
hogs and other registered cattle
The services Of Professor William
Dietrich. of the University OF Ilh-
nois. one Of the most celebrated
swine experts in the United States.
have practically been secured by the
company, and he will come South a.
soon as the proper arrangements can
he made.
Many Smaller Farming Enterprises
The establishment of this large en-,
10 char .ta r fStif. nf -
smaller farming enterprises that ara
being established around Richmond
and throughout Virginia. During this
past few months. there has been
sold along the lines of the Chee-
apeake and Ohio in Virginia q total
OF $4,000, 900 worth OF land. Whila
some OF this was for manufacturing
sites, the greater part is for farms
ing development. Farmers from all
most every Western State. from tho
North and New England States and
even from old England herself ara
included In the list, which have pur-s
chased land in Virginia during the
pest few months. There is a large
demand for tracts OF 1000 acres or,
nanre.- which,. weak; accommodates
colonies. There are from sixty to
seventy five farmers out on the
lines of the different railroads look
Ing for farm lands and factory sites
all the time. The immense fertility
of Virginia lands, the ideal climate.
the low prices of land as. compared
with the prices OF farm land in the
West are causing constantly in-A
creasing migration Of the htEheaE
!. class Of farmers fran all sections anf
the, country. The demand fer sasaAils
tracts of ten to twenty acres situated
. Ht ~ &lxSaw
Of Richmond Is especially great at,
this time, and many such tracts are,
being sold by the different agencies