The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-12-12

/ PRODUCTION of pure sires and the
i production of an enormous NUMBER
! OF calves, which. marketed even on
| the veal basis. will show most pront-
able returns. TO say nothing or the
! possibilities of nugmepting the sup
ply OF young cattle in districts fur
ther North. which are much in need
! of animals for feeding and finishing
purposes.
| Breeding Possibilities.
! Only n limited portion of the pine
| districts of the Southern States can
! be profitahly developed in this way,
/ but In some sections with which |
am personally acquainted. there are
/ in my opinion vast possibilities for
the breeding of young cattle and the
/ production OF hogs and possibly sheep.
! Taking into consideration the CHI
matte conditions under which the ma
| tive cattle live the year round with
out food other than that which ma
ture affords, the adaptability OF soil
/ to the growth of crops, raised at a
minimum cost and added to the natu-
raj grazing for improved cross bred
stock there seems to me no reason
able doubt that there is here afforded
field differing in some respects from
the Northwestern range thaving some
advantages and some disadvantages in
comparison), which offers opportunity
for the development of most impor-
tant industry in live stock. Especial
~ Is this true in some of the pine
sections. where the land reforests it.
self. and where the standing timber
and the annual growth in many cases
viii take care OF the investment IL
tudctously made as a timber PROPOSE
ton, leaving the stock growing and
agricultural development charged with
nTaGfiCUtiN mot hing "a hove the T.
ment in fences and live stock. and
the comparatively small expense of
providing winter provender
Answers Economic Question.
] have developed this subject some
what at length. believing Ii TO be one
OF the means in sight for the relief
OF the South from the drain involved
in the high cost of products OF which
the South is buying so much and
which she could so easily produce
The success of such an industry once
demonstrated, the ractiveness of
the South to the immigrant. especial
~ from the frozen Northwest. would
he immensely enhanced and should
he the means of building up very
large communities In the South in
character similar to those that have
contributed so largely to the agricuI-
tural Importance OF the mighty West
Time would fail me TO enumerate
the possibilities of the South as to
more general farming. which when
once realized even in part, would give
enduring stability to the markets for
it's chief products tobacco,
sugar aud peanuts.
sevea Years of Progress.
AS chief executive. have some
pride In saying few words about
Virginia, Talking about Virginia Is
one OF the easiest and most pleasan
things "a NirSintan can do. and I want
to ten YOU something of what we have
accomplished In the seven years since
the first meeting of the Southern Com
mercial Congress
The total capital Invested in ma
tonal and State banks in Virginia on
June 80. 1910. was $2BI07S66.O4: on
September IL. 1916. II was $32,214,-
SIG so. The total deposits in national
and state banks in Virginia on June
30, 1a1o. was s119.724.o 6l.51. and on
September ~. 1916. II was s193,s93. :
1896.
In corn production we have grown
+ from less than twenty millions
dollars in 1909 to ffty-one and one
half millions in 1915; our tobacco is
now worth twenty millions as against
! twelve the year this congress began
jts work. forage and hay Is worth
this year eighteen millions as against
ten millions sevc nyears ago heat has
( shown the enormous increase from
/ sS.776, 0o0 to s25.20o,@00 oats have
nearly doubled In yield: rye has nearly
tripled. although some things made
from rye are not now so popular as
formerly Irish potatoes are being
turned out in Virginia this year to the
In n Mill lnll
against Ave and one-half millions in
1909; trucking products and small
fruits have jumped from st0.7o0,0o to
$4,000, 600.
Apple Record.
Our apple production has grown In
seven years from s3,129.oeo to $40.
500, 0oG other fruits from less than 2
/ half-miilons TO two millions two hun
bred thousand. our forest products
have more than doubled-going from
ten millions to twenty-five millions
In poultry the production has in
creased from a little more than six
millions to nine millions. and In eggs
from less than seven millions to mine
and quarter millions. In horses
and mules we show a decrease-tht
European war and Mr. Henry Ford be
ing blamable. This year the farm
products. including live stock in Vir-
einia are valued at 1856. 657 900, as
compared with s230.ss4.5o4 in 1903
Our commercial activity has kept
pace with our agriculture develop
ment. Taking few of the larger in.
dustries. I find that our production OF
lime and cement has about doubled
going from one to two millions. The
same proposition of increase is shown
In the manufacture Of sash. doors ano
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