Sketch book of Lynchburg, VaIts people and its trade .. . itingthis region, was so effectually done, that it came to be believed bymany that the valuable forage and pasture grasses would not growhere, despite the f^ict that blue grass —poa compressa(the true bluegrass )—the identical grass which is so highly valued in Fauquier andLoudoun for making fat pastures—is the grass which has given theplanters most trouble to keep under; which has made such a struggle ITS PEOPLE AND ITS TRADE. 9 for existence that it has never been extirpated in this region ; but,where it has half an opportunity, will
Sketch book of Lynchburg, VaIts people and its trade .. . itingthis region, was so effectually done, that it came to be believed bymany that the valuable forage and pasture grasses would not growhere, despite the f^ict that blue grass —poa compressa(the true bluegrass )—the identical grass which is so highly valued in Fauquier andLoudoun for making fat pastures—is the grass which has given theplanters most trouble to keep under; which has made such a struggle ITS PEOPLE AND ITS TRADE. 9 for existence that it has never been extirpated in this region ; but,where it has half an opportunity, will assert its rights and will takepossession of the land, crowding out wheat, or whatever may, at thetime, be in occupancy. Clover has long been successfully grown here; and the idea thattimothy, orchard, etc., would not succeed, has been disproved by thelogic of facts. There is scarcely a county in this region in which thereare not meadows that would compare favorably with the best any-where; few though they be, they demonstrate the possibility. The. SIXTH STREET BRIDGE AND UNION DEPOT. (from blackwater creek.) renovation of this healthful and most improvable region will bebrought about by clothing a large portion of the country with meadowand pasture grasses. FOREST GROWTH. The Sylva gradually changes as we ascend from the TidewaterDivision to Piedmont. The cypress disappears, the long-leaf pineceases to grow after the first tier of counties is passed, and the cedar 10 SKETCH BOOK OF LYNCHBURG, VA. ; and holly, the gum and willow oak, become more and more short-leaf, or hard yellow pine, furnishes its valuable timber inevery part of Middle Virginia, but does not take exclusive possessionof large tracts of land as in Tidewater, except where it is found assecond growth on lands which have been cultivated and then turnedout to grow up again. There it takes the place of the genuine lob-lolly, or old field pine of Tidewater—the long-leaf variety—the pinustaed
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