West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1916-12-21
THE WONDERS OF WEST
VIRGINIA TERSELY TOLD

but on blue grass at an elevation oil
some 1000 feet above the level OF the
sea.
West Virginia is breeding and
growing largely on blue grass. some
of the best beef cattle finding their
way to any OF the markets OF this
country. We have in West Virginia
some of the best dairy herds OF the
country. Among them | might men
ton the Jersey herd of the Gore
brothers at Clarksburg. the Ayrshire
herd OF the Paul o. Reymann estate
at Wheeling. the Guernsey herd of the
Hon. (. W. oglebay of Wheeling.
West Virginia has 15.374.OSO acres
OF land with total farm acreage of
l0.026.442. OF which 5.52l.757 acres
may be classed as improved farm land
Sixty-five per cent of the total area of
the state is in farms. 90 per cent Of
which. or 80 per cent OF the total
acreage is improved farm land. We
have in West Virginia 96.6S5 farms
having n total valuation of 1914. .S59.-
10000. The average value per farm,
including all farm property, is $3.255.
The average value per farm OF the
land is $2.755. The average value per
acre is approximately $50. 1t is found
that 33 per cent of the improved farm
land or 10 per cent OF the total acre
age OF the state is now under cultiva-
H., M, -, -
produced and now on the farms and
the annual production OF farm cropg
and other things on the farm is as fol-
lows:
Cattle .........$15 .$15.S69, 764 90
Horses ..... 1888 .3S1 90
Mules ........... 1886 5000
Hogs ....,.... 20S7, $4,000
Sheep ............ 34OO.901 90
Value OF live stock not
on farms ....... H,3iS.436.0O
Estimated value of dairy
products ...... $4,000, 100000
Value OF wool ..... 7G2, ,2f7OO
Eggs and poultry. .... 5,S72,195.OO
The average yield of corn is 25
bushels.
The average yield of oats. II bush
els
Inc average yield OF wheat, 23-lO
ousnels'
Inc average yleid OF buckwheaL 10
ousheis.
Inc average yield OF rye 80 bush
els.
"The agricultural achievements III
west virginia acre per acre OF Iahd
uhder cultivation ls surpassed by
'e" vi tne States.
we have many thousand acres OF
land, purchasable today at prices
ranging from 30 10 SO per acre which
WIZ gro" better irult than that eN-
niDted from the famous Hood river
ana "ihachee Valleys on land ranging
from %l'oOO TO $4,000 per acre, ano
"hich VIII also cover tseh WIN
spiehuls compact sod OF plue grass.
you ask why the diiierenceY The an
S"er 10 oillerence In advertising ana
scarcity Oh money ana laoor In west
virginia 10 carry on the wonderful
ue'eiopineh' which Is mere
West Virginia is among the rich
est states in the union in it's deposits
OF oil and natural gas. 1t has more
coal than Ohio and Pennsylvania com
bined. more bituminous coal than
Ohio and Pennsylvania combined with
Maryland and Virginia thrown in for
good measure.
Tine greatest and most valuable
body or hardwood and poplar timber
lies within the state, and many OF oui
mills are running both day ard night
to supply their orders.
Great beds of iron ore are lvipg
close to mountains OF unrest limo
stone, whilew thin easy reach NAV be-
found rich deposits Of coal oil and
gas.
THE brick CLAWS and shales found
I'm West Virginia are not surpassed b,
like deposits anywhere.
Thriving and prosperous elaas
plants have sprune nm. manufactrr-
ing every form of nIate qiass wire
glass. window glaas g,ass iare o,d an.
kinds OF glass ware for tablo moo
and other purnoaes
West Virginia is oftcp esid ~ b,
the most nortbern of The sou,b.rr
states. the moat southern og tbo nor,,,.
ern states. the most eastern Of the