VIRGINIA 



6094 



VIRGINIA 



THE MINE 



Iron Ore 

 Coal 

 THE FARM 



Strawberries 



Green Grain Hay 



Peaches 



Mules sold 



Rye 



Calves sold 



Cultivated Hay 



Cotton 



Hogs sold 



MilR 



Sheep sold 



Oats 



Sweet Potatoes 



Horses sold 



Peanuts 



Butter 



Poultry raised 



VIRGINIA PRODUCTS CHART 



Figures Based on U.S. Government Reports 

 Millions of Dollars Annually 



30 20 10 5 



Apples 



Timothy.Clover 

 Hogs slaughtered 



Garden Vegetables 



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Tobacco 



Winter Wheat 



Corn 



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THE FACTORV 



Lumber ,Timber 

 Tobacco 

 Flour.Grist 

 Railroad ShopWorK 

 Leather 

 Fertilizers 

 Peanuts prepared 

 Cotton Goods 

 Shoes 



Foundry.Machineshop 

 Iron.Steel 

 Printing. Publishing 

 Custom -Ground Flour 

 Meat PacKing 

 Paper,Wood-pu Ip 

 Leather Goods 

 Bread, etc. 

 Carriages,Wagons 

 Hosiery.Knit Goods 

 Coke 



Cooperage , etc. 

 Sheet Metal 

 Clay Products 

 C anning.Preserving 

 Men's Clothing, 

 SilK 



Confectionery 

 Manufactured Gas 

 Furniture .etc. 

 Marble, StoneWorK 



Climate. The climate of Virginia is mild and 

 equable, owing to the numerous arms of the sea 

 which penetrate the coast. The western moun- 

 tains form a barrier, shutting out the violent 

 wind and rain storms from the northwest. The 

 temperature gradually becomes cooler toward 

 the west, and though some of the poorly- 

 drained swamp regions in the tidewater section 

 are hot and malarial, the climate in the "middle 

 country" and western sections is healthful and 

 delightful. The mountains, where the summers 

 are cool, are the summer resorts of the state, 

 and at the foot of Chesapeake Bay, notably 

 at Old Point Comfort, there are famous ocean 

 resorts. The rainfall, averaging forty-four 

 inches annually, is abundant in all parts of the 

 state. 



Agriculture. Owing to the mild climate, long 

 summers and abundant rainfall, agriculture is 

 the leading industry of the state. The soil of 

 the eastern shore and of the tidewater section 

 is a fertile marl especially adapted to the grow- 

 ing of vegetables, and extensive truck gardens 



occupy this part of the state. Peanuts are an 

 important product of this region and many 

 other parts of the state, North Carolina alone 

 among the states having a larger crop. 



The great tobacco plantations which have 

 been so important in Virginia's history are in 

 the central section, the southern counties being 

 part of the famous "golden tobacco belt," where 

 the finest tobacco in the United States is grown. 

 In the output of tobacco, Virginia ranks third 

 among the states, Kentucky and North Caro- 

 lina being first and second. 



The Piedmont region is the orchard of the 

 state, the middle counties being famous for 

 the Albemarle pippins. On the mountain slopes 

 there are extensive vineyards and grazing lands, 

 and in the great valley large crops of corn, 

 wheat and other cereals are grown. 



The principal crops of the state, in order of 

 their value, are corn, wheat, hay and forage, 

 most of which is timothy and clover, tobacco, 

 potatoes, other vegetables, including sweet po- 

 tatoes, and peanuts. The cotton fields cover 



