cM'iy lariii is , iiuTrasinj; tlu- iVrtilitv o| the laiui. In iwio inr»rc- 



than V >trl tatil<-, \alui\l at ,^io,< were |>asiiircd in \ iii-inia. 



rhrcr-toiirths of these were reporteJ ln»m tin- Pi«Liim>iU re^'i<iu. 



|)iiriii>.' the last decai^le many dairies ha\e heeii est, i in Northern 



\ ir^'inia because of its pn>xiiiiit\' to htr^e milk consuniin^' oiininiinities. 

 AloM^' the hue of the Southern Railway there are score* "f Utrv dairies 

 which ship milk and cream !< > \\ ashiii^.M"n. U.ihiiii' 'n-. I la, arui 



even ti> New ^<lrk City. 



I'he raisinu aiul feeJin^j <•( h<>^'s as a hy-proJucl of cattle is a pi 

 industry, and may he made more so. The demand for \ irginia liams 

 far exceeds the supply of the ^^nuine article, hut there is no rcas«^)n wliy 

 all Virginia hams shouKl not cmne Irom \ iri.'ini.i. In this there is ati 

 opportunity as yet onl\ half developed. 



\irginia ranks hi^h amon^ the states in the number <jf its siicrp. 



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