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Greenbrier County, West Virginia is a rolling plateau with fertile grasslands and grain lands. The soil is mostly clay, but there is some limestone in the central portion of the county. The best crops for this land are corn, wheat, oats, buckwheat, and grass. Corn yields 20-40 bushels per acre on the levels and 10-15 bushels per acre on the hills. Wheat yields 15 bushels per acre on the levels and 8 bushels per acre on the hills. Oats yield 30 bushels per acre and buckwheat yields 30 bushels per acre on both the levels and the hills. Potatoes yield 100 bushels per acre on the levels and 75 bushels per acre on the hills. No manure is used for these yields.
The value of land in Greenbrier County is as follows: best agricultural land, $20-$50 per acre; second-class and rougher land, with less improvements, but some subsoil, $2-$10 per acre; timber lands, $1.50-$3.50 per acre; iron and coal lands, $2.50-$100 per acre, depending on distance from railroad and richness of deposit.
In the northern part of the county, near the Greenbrier River, there is a good deal of valuable timber, especially white pine. Timber is worth $1.25 per 1,000 feet at the stump and $6-$7.50 per 1,000 feet at the mill.
The principal industries in Greenbrier County are farming and stock-raising. The principal exports are grass-fed cattle, sheep, horses, and wool. The county is a grazing county.
The market for stock is Baltimore. Some stock is also sent to Richmond. Surplus grain is fed to shipping stock. Horses are sent to North Carolina and East Virginia. Timber is sent to Baltimore and other eastern cities.
In the western part of the county, there are some workable seams of coal. There are also fine workable iron ores on Anthony's and Howard's creeks, and elsewhere. Limestone is found in abundance, of all qualities for agricultural, building, and hydraulic lime. Clays suitable for rough crocks are found, and these were made, for years, at Lewisburg. Excellent grit for grindstones is found.
There are several mineral springs in Greenbrier County, including White Sulphur Springs, Blue Sulphur Springs, and Alum Springs. There are also many chalybeate springs.
Coal was formerly worked on Little Sewell, and hauled 22 miles to Lewisburg, but this is no longer done because of the more ready transport on the Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad for the coals further west.
There are four carding mills, three woolen mills, one tan yard (exporting leather), and several smaller tan yards in Greenbrier County. There is also the St. Lawrence Boom and Manufacturing Company.
The Greenbrier River is the principal stream in the county, and is navigable for canoes and batteaux on rises. The Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad and turnpikes are the main means of transportation in the county.
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