A hand book of Virginia . ys contain blue grass and farming lands of a high order thatare scarcely surpassed in the State. The staple crops are corn, wheat, oats, rye, barley, millet and hay, abundantyields of which are produced. Fruits and vegetables of various kinds are suc-cessfully grown, and these industries are receiving increased attention every year,and in portions of the county, constitute a very important and profitable sourceof revenue to the farmers, for which there is always a ready cash market. Theraising of cabbage, Irish potatoes and apples in the western part of the county isb
A hand book of Virginia . ys contain blue grass and farming lands of a high order thatare scarcely surpassed in the State. The staple crops are corn, wheat, oats, rye, barley, millet and hay, abundantyields of which are produced. Fruits and vegetables of various kinds are suc-cessfully grown, and these industries are receiving increased attention every year,and in portions of the county, constitute a very important and profitable sourceof revenue to the farmers, for which there is always a ready cash market. Theraising of cabbage, Irish potatoes and apples in the western part of the county isbecoming quite an industry. These products are mostly shipped to the southernmarkets and bring remunerative prices. Being situated between the North andthe South gives this section an unusual advantage in disposition of her cabbage industry has built up an important business center at Rural Retreat,with good hotels, banks, mercantile houses, etc., which attracts much attentionin the wholesale vegetable I 1 s 235 The United States Fish Hatchery, three and a half miles west of Wytheville,is quite an important enterprise in the county, and is rapidly stocking the watersof the State with the best varieties of fish. Agriculture is carried to its highest perfection in this county in the departmentof grazing, and in this respect it is scarcely excelled in the State. Its cattle, sheepand horse products are immensely remunerative, much of the former being exportedand commanding the highest prices. Transportation facilities are excellent,furnished by the Norfolk and Western railroad passing through the heart of thecounty, and the Cripple Creek branch of the Norfolk and Western railroad extend-ing into the great mining region of the southeastern portion of the county; alsoa branch of the latter ten or twelve miles into a rich mineral section, developingthe celebrated Cripple Creek iron ores. This is one of the richest counties in the State in the variety, quality and
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