SUPPLEMENT 



SECTION LXVL THE PRINCIPAL SOILS AND 

 CROPS OF VIRGINIA. 



BY HAEVEY L. PRICE, Professor of Horticulture, Virginia Poly- 

 technic Institute. 



The State of Virginia lies between the parallels of 36 31' 

 and 39 27' north latitude, and between meridians 75 13' 

 and 83 37' west longitude. In the State there are in 

 round numbers 45,000 square miles of territory. There 

 are 19,907,883 acres of land devoted to farming purposes, 

 about 50.7 per cent, of which is improved land. 



Natural Divisions. Virginia consists of six natural divi- 

 sions (Fig. 218). These divisions differ in soil, climate, and 

 agricultural features. 



The Tidewater region. This region is the largest divi- 

 sion of the state, comprising about one fourth of its area. 

 Most of this land is arable, though a large part of it re- 

 mains undeveloped. This region extends from the sea 

 coast to the head of tide, the inland border being a line 

 roughly drawn from a point a few miles above Alexandria 

 on the Potomac in a southerly direction through Fred- 

 ericksburg, Richmond, Petersburg, and to the North Caro- 

 lina line. In general, this is a low country, the highest 

 elevation being only about two hundred feet above sea 

 level. However, much of this section is rolling and where 



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