Consequently, the principal coal mining establishments intact at the present time are limited in number, and can be considered individually. It has included contests in schools which stressed sanitation and cleanliness. In other words, on a per day basis, this means about 1/6 pound of beef, a little less than 1/5 pound of pork and lard, slightly more than 1/8 pounds of corn, nearly ½ pound of flour, about 2 medium sized potatoes, a little less than 3 pints of milk or its equivalent in by-products, and about ½ of an egg; plus approximately two pieces of chicken per week. This substation is connected with a 22, 000 volt transmission line, and is further connected with a transmission system which makes it capable of placing at the disposal of the customers in this area, an unlimited amount of electricity at any desired voltage from 22, 000 to 110, 220. The County of Russell has been in existence for a period of 145 years. 00, and for elementary teachers $1, 008. It seems that the poultry industry of this area could be expanded without much difficulty; and in view of the fact that the demand for poultry products is increasing, this would mean an addition to the present income of the farmer. In addition to the livestock and the staple grains - corn, wheat, and oats - the census for 1850 shows that Russell County produced quite a bit of rye, buckwheat, tobacco, wool, peas and beans, potatoes, butter, cheese, clover seed, hay, flax, flaxseed, maple sugar, molasses, honey and beeswax. 7 per cent were listed as subject to some mortgage debt. RUSSELL COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD. Throughout the intervening years, this practice of general farming and diversified production has continued; but more recently, perhaps, in a less diversified manner, as evidenced by the fact that flax and its products are no longer produced, and several other things are receiving but little attention. It will be noticed that the farms in the size groups under 100 acres, in general, have tended to increase in number; while the farms in the size groups comprising over 100 acres have tended to decrease in number.
They indicate a decreased in the number of chickens and at the same time a large increase in the egg production. In keeping with an old saying, her first 100 years appear to have been the hardest! R. Fletcher is president of the corporation, and S. Fletcher is manager. The specific food deficits revealed, however, relate to very important products; and, therefore, deserve careful consideration by the producers in this area. According to the 1910 Census, the production at that time was 38, 357 pounds, an increase over the preceding figures; but for some reason the production of honey, as shown by the 1920 Census, was little more than a third the production of ten years before - just 12, 414 pounds. It continued to exist for a while as a female school and later as a co-educational school until 1909, when through the influence of H. Fugate, then Superintendent of the Russell County schools, it was converted into the Ninth District Agricultural High School, since known as Lebanon State School. Since the inauguration of the Nursing Service a great deal of attention has been directed to the school children. The Cleveland High School has an attractive building but it has a poor location on the crest of a hill. MANUFACTURING IN RUSSELL COUNTY - 1860-1920*. In 1928, however, the school system rated an index number which was eleven points better, and a ranking among Virginia counties which was nine points better than at the previous date. From the above statistics, it will be noted that the Honaker High School is the largest. 79, for the following purposes: $245, 504. Member – Swords Creek, Drill, Honaker. The pioneer Russell County farmstead, like the early American farmstead in general, was characterized by its self-sufficiency.
The underlying principle of this specific provision for poor relief is commendable; however, a glance at the actual operation of such a traditional system discloses one of the County's present day problems. Visits are frequently made to homes and schools where instruction is given concerning hygiene and the care of the sick. It is worthy of notice, however, to observe that since that time more interest has been shown in milk production; and quite a bit of this deficit, no doubt, has been cleared away. Even in the days preceding the formation of the County, hunters coming into the section found the soil of such depth and fertility that they often built temporary cabins and farmed a year or two before their departure; and thereby became known as "long-hunters. The Old Dominion Power Company, which operates principally in Wise County, extended its service into the western corner of Russell County about 1915. The first telegraph line was erected along the Norfolk and Western Railway as far west as Honaker in 1889. In 1850, there were 3, 427 horses, and 211 mules in the County. In the State, as a whole, at the same date, there were 143, 587 farms of this same classification and of this number 18.
For your convenience, we've created a modified version of the Russell County resolution ("Sample Pro-Life Resolution") that you can provide to your local representatives. The approximate Irish potato production, according to the 1925 Agriculture Census, was only 26, 339 bushels. Neither did she possess telegraphic service, rural free delivery, electric lights and power, nor the majority of the more modern miscellaneous conveniences. Breeding sows||875|. Shortly after her organization, Russell County made provision for her poor, and thereby inaugurated her first service in public welfare. Virginia Attorney General. The judge is elected by the General Assembly of Virginia for a period of eight years, and serves as judge of the circuit which includes the three counties of Russell, Buchanan and Dickenson. This seems to indicate that a rapid development of all these feeder roads has been impossible with the available resources of the past. Here is what to do: Contact your County Board of Supervisors or City Council members and ask them to pass a resolution that declares your county/city to be a community where the dignity of all human beings, from conception through natural death, will be defended and promoted using all available powers. The total amount paid for regular instruction was $137, 017.
This means, that among ten important food items, Russell County produces six with a surplus, and four with a deficit. At various times since the session of 1919-20, the State Department of Education has endeavored to measure the adequacy and efficiency of the local school systems of the State by the use of index numbers based on ten factors - five of which are financial and five of which are academic. The trend of the past and the approximate condition of the present with reference to Russell County's wealth can be more accurately sensed, perhaps, by a close study of the trends in agricultural wealth, than by any other means; for the County has always been principally rural, and her agricultural wealth has been determined by current market values instead of estimated, or assessed values. On an average about two religious services are held each month by the local ministers or the Salvation Army; and at rare intervals, books, magazines, and papers are provided by outsiders. The County Board of Supervisors, at its regular meeting in April, 1931, reduced the general county levy to sixty cents, abolished the levy for county roads, and reduced the levy for the county school debt to ten cents. Located on this land was a farm population of 13, 894, of which 13, 715 were white and 179 colored. To get a fair idea of its importance, however, it is worthy to note that in 1925 more than 100, 000 acres were in blue grass pastures. These comparative statistics, based on the 1920 Census, can be clearly ascertained by observing the table which follows. There is a bus each way in the morning, in the afternoon, and in the evening. In the preceding chapter of this study it was pointed out that Russell County was a pioneer in the Virginia better roads movement; that she has made considerable progress in road construction; and that she now has 105. The County Board of Supervisors is made up of one elected member from each of the seven magisterial districts. The writer has come upon records showing that individuals sometimes had 25 or 30 or more horses at one time.
The total assessed wealth was slightly more in 1929 than in the preceding year, but was quite a bit less than in 1920, 1923, 1924, 1925, or 1926. Miscellaneous sight-seeing trips are made to interesting places within Southwestern Virginia; and during the last camp week a larger Virginia tour is made. A private institution, known as the Abingdon District High School was established at Hansonville in 1870 by George A. Frazier, and continued to serve that section until it was moved to Castlewood in 1876. The milk produced, according to the census figures, amounted to 1, 739, 361 gallons.
Furthermore, since the establishment of rural free delivery under President McKinley in 1897, more than a dozen R. routes, which average from 25 to 30 miles in length, have been established within the County. His duties therefore, are many. 00; while the minimum high school salary was $810. Implements and machinery||309, 130||73, 400|. In fact, it was erected in 1926 at a cost of $75, 000; and is, in some respects, the most modern school building in the County. In fact, it was the almost exclusive life-sustaining product for both man and beast during the pioneer days; and has since been very important as a feed for the County's livestock.
2, 664 dairy cows-2, 664. The second proposed form would have at its head a County manager, selected by the Board of Supervisors; and this manager would appoint the heads of the different offices, each of which would be directly responsible to him and serve at his pleasure. There were 5, 356 pupils, out of a total enrollment of 7, 153, in daily attendance regardless of excused absences; and it is of interest to note that the percentage for white pupils was 91. This is due to the fact that the majority of the farmers still need and use horses and mules for farm work.
However, as the population was small then, the total number of horses kept was not as large as since that time. The following table gives the total number of cattle at the time of each census date since 1850, and gives a crude picture of the ups and downs of the cattle business over this 75-year period. In 1920, for instance, the County possessed 38 establishments, which produced during the year products amounting to $1, 138, 606. Fuller's Bus Line makes two round-trips daily between Bristol and Cleveland by way of Lebanon. Administration - $ 4, 810. We understand that the word "post" comes down to us from a Latin word meaning "placed, " and dates back to the time when horses were put or placed at certain distances to transport letters or travelers. For this reason, it seems that the culture of Burley tobacco has been mainly beneficial to this particular area. Auxiliary Agencies - 6, 015. Many instances have been noted in the early County records where committees were appointed to view road sites, to survey them, and to keep them in repair. It will be noted from this table, that the trend in oat production has been up and down many times; that the production was much less during the period following the Civil War than in either 1850 or 1860; and that the production is much less today than at former times. Furthermore, it is apparent that the amount spent for this form of poor relief is out of proportion to the benefits afforded.
White Farmers||2, 574||2, 228|. She has also a percentage of total illiteracy which is 4 points higher than the average figure for the State including the negro population.
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