A hand book of Virginia . has made it the mostfamous apple in the world. The high quality which gained thefavor of the good queen has kept it in the front ranks beyondall competitors. The Valley of Virginia Washington, in his letter to Sir John Sinclair, written 1796,said of this beautiful country: In soil, climate and productionswill be considered, if not so already, the garden-spot of natural Blue Grass land, the home of the stock raiser anddairyman; its heavy clay land, fat in fertilizing ingredients,always repaying the labor spent on them in crops of corn andwheat; its splendid
A hand book of Virginia . has made it the mostfamous apple in the world. The high quality which gained thefavor of the good queen has kept it in the front ranks beyondall competitors. The Valley of Virginia Washington, in his letter to Sir John Sinclair, written 1796,said of this beautiful country: In soil, climate and productionswill be considered, if not so already, the garden-spot of natural Blue Grass land, the home of the stock raiser anddairyman; its heavy clay land, fat in fertilizing ingredients,always repaying the labor spent on them in crops of corn andwheat; its splendid soil for fruit growing; its nearness to the bigmarkets, have made this section famous. The Valley is said byexperts from the Agricultural Department in Washington to con-tain a large area of apple land, the equal of any in the world. Manyparts of this Valley, especially Augusta and Frederick counties,are becmoing a vast orchard. Frederick and Augusta Countieseach produced last fall about 250,000 barrels. The real estate. 37 in the Valley counties is assessed $34,938,, and the personalproperty at $14,325, Staunton and the city of Winchesterpersonal property, $3,382,, and real estate, $5,435,,making a grand total of $58,082, Harrisonburg is perhapsthe greatest horse market in the State, and is making wonderfulprogress and growth. The Valley has a homogenous white popu-laton, industrious, honest and intelligent, and is entering upon acareer of prosperity the equal of any section in the State. Lexington is the educational center of the Valley. The VirginiaMilitary Institute and the Washington and Lee University arewithin her borders. Ne section has superior social and educa-tional advantages. Apfalachia or Southwest Virginia Just west of-the great valley of Virginia lies a mountainoussection of country, traversed its whole length by the Appalachiansystem of mountains, known as Appalachia or Southwest altitude it varies from 1,000 to 3,00
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