Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-10-14
.FAUQU|ER IS ANOTHER
GREAT CATTLE COUNTY
Rich Lands That Grow the Grasses
and Grain for Horse, Sheep and
Beef Raising.
IMPROVED FARMS NUMEROUS
Second Best Corn and Wheat Grow
ing County In Virginia-Cattle
Shipped to European and North
ern Markets.

Some OF virginia's best agricultural
big and crop-growing counties are in
tho northern part OF the State. and
Fauquier is one of them. It is sit
uated along the upper waters Of the
| Rappakannock River, which separat es
1t from Culpcp.r and Rappahannock
| Counties on the west. The Blue Ridge
Mountains skirt he northwest border
where Fauquier touches Warren.
Loudoun lies to the north, Prince Will
| liam and Stafford to the east. and a
| corner OF Culpeper to the south. Thus
Fauquier Is Mt only a ri:h county,
but is entirely surrounded by the same
kind. Tho county is forty-fve miles
long and from fourteen to eighteen
mics wide. and contains 676 square
miles. Something over 80 per cent of
the lands of Fruquier are undcr Guilt
ration, and no lands in Virginia nre
better or more profitably cultivated.
Practically all of the farms are In a
| high state Of Improvement. The soil
is very fertile. and tho energetic farm
| ers and stock raiscrs are prosperous.
TIE PEOPLE GO STRONG
ON BIIEF CATTLE
The farm products are wheat, corn,
| oats, hay. potatoes and all of the vege-
| tables. with beans. peas, etc. The
county stands second in the State as a
! corn grower, and some of the people
| there are Of the opinion that If a little
more care had been exercised in weigh
ing and measuring last year, the real
figures would have given Fauquier thu
first place on the list. 1t also stands
second or third as wheat producer
among the counties. However, the
grasses cut very large. perhaps the
largest. figure in the prosperity of this
county. The soil Is we'll adapted to
the growth Of all of the grasses, from
alfalfa down. and then the blue grass
grows spontaneously. and. therefore.
it goes without saying that Fauauier
is some catt!e-raislng county. Splendid
horses are grown there for the mar
kets. and sheep are on all the hills
Taken as whole. 1t may be said that
stock raising is the chief industry of
the county, and 1t requires the grass
to make tt that. The horses, the fine
cattle and the sheep so we'll grown
are sold in the nearby markets OF
Washington. Baltimore. Philadelphia
and Richmond. mostly in the three nrst
named In addition to shipments to
these markets. before the world war
interfercd with shipping arrangements.
great numbers OF Fauquicr grown cat
tie were shipped to European mark cts
BIOLOGISTS SAY VALUABLE
MINERALS ARE UNDER GROUND
While tho farmers give the most OF
their attention to the lines indicated
above. they do not neglect what are
usually termed the smaller things.
L.. inn is- rr;a
able extent. as is also orcharding, for
the lands arc we'll adapted to the
growth OF vegetables and fruits of all
kinds. Some as fine apples rs grow
in the State are gathered from the or
chards of this county, and nearness to
good markets with ample transporta-
ton facilities enable the people to do
good business along these lines They
also are engaged quite largely in the
pouitry-raising industry. and dairyinc
is carried on by many of the farmers
located Immediately on the railway
lines that take their dairy products
INTO the Washington. Alexandria and
Baltimore markets in very short time.
The mineral formations. according TO
the Gcologists and the miners, are yari-
GUS embracing gold. iron. copper, as
bestos. marble. slate. sandstone and
granite. Some of these minerals have
pecn mined or quarried, but their de-
velopnent has not been as extensive
AT any time in the history Of the county
as the reports of the biologists con-
corning the wealth beneath the sur
race would seem to Justify. The north
western section OF the county is still
well timbered, oak, hickory, chestnut
and poplar predominating. In this part
or the county numerous sawmills and
other woodworking plants are i'm ac-
tive operation. The Rappahannock and
occoquan Rivers and the many smaller
streams that flow into them furnish
many valuable water powers. ouite n
number OF which have been utilized
and are now running the machinery OF
various small industries.
GOOD SCHOOLS. GOOD ROADS
AND GOOD TOWNS
The public school system has come
near to reaching perfection in Eau
outer and the schools are numerous
all over tho county. These. with sew
Graz academies. give the county SUI
rerior educational advantages Fan
qu'cr IS giving intelligent attention
I" us highways. and there are many
e""d roads in the county and others
coming. The transportation facilities
are good, the main line or the Southern
Railway cutting across the southern
haif the itarrisonburE branch OF that
system running across the northern
man ana the Manassas Warrenton
oranch penetrating the center.
"arrenton. tho chief town and coun-
I! scat. Is near the center OF the coun-
W ana Is splendid town of about
E.ooo inhabitants. Much business IL
| oohe there. the town having all of
thc banking and other facilities re-
quired' and 1t has all of the other good
| 'hihGs necessary to make n good Vir-
GINA town. Other thriving towns ana
vhiagcs are Upperville. Remington
Sum'nervilie, Markham. New Baltimore
mo flains. Rectortown. BcaIton and
faris' The population OF the county IS
| about 25 00O