Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1868-04-16
FAYETTEVILLE, TENN:
Thursday Morning, April l6, 1868.
The Price of our Lands.

In referring TO this SUBJECT IN
our answer to the questions of the
Commissioner Of immigration last
week, we wrote as follows:
"The price of our land varies
from $50 or 500 an acre down to
81 per acre for some of our Pea
Ridge lands"
To this answer one of our friends
from the "region Of fine water and
pure air" has taken exception, the
principal portion Of whose note
we give below. In defence of the
answer we have given, we would
call "Pea RIDGE" attention to the
fact that we do not say that the
Pea Ridge lands are worth only
81 per acre, but some of them are
so valued. We intended to give
the extremes of valuation in our
county, and knew that some Pea
Ridge lands had been sold very
low, and had been valued that loaO
by some of its owners. We en-
deavored in answering the ques-
tons to give as brief and correct
an answer as possible, for if we
had attempted to have gone into
any minuteness of detail, the an
swers would have required great
deal more space than we could
spare. In speaking of Pea Ridge,
we meant to be understood more
as comparing it with our Elk River
and bottom lands. Will not our
friend "Pea Ridge" give US an ar
ticle on the grape and fruits, as
his section is peculiarly adapted
to them2 We have been intend
ing to do SO for some time, but the
press of other business has pre-
vented our doing it, and we will
not think it a misfortune if we
can get more experienced and ca
pable hand to undertake it:
There is no portion of the
State, even, better timbered than
the greater portion of this section.
We have poplar, white, post, and
black oak, chestnut, and an un-
dergrowth of dogwood, hazel, &c.
1t is beautifully diversified by the
tributaries of Flynt River, whose
bottoms are nearly equal to your
best hill lands in the production
of corn, yielding from rs to 40
bushels per acre, and of wheat,
yielding from s to Is bushels per
acre, and as for rye and oats, it is
equal, if not superior, to your
side of the river. Clover, herds
grass and timothy grow WE'LL,
Roots of all descriptions grow very
finely, and the yield of both sweet
and Irish potatoes is greater than
in your limestone lands. Your
remarks about fruit, are correct.
1t is true, we have ridges COM
mencing in some of the upper coun-
ties, running through Franklin
and Coffee counties, and extendlngl
to the Tennessee River, but even
those ridges make the creek farms
the more valuable, on account OF
the fine range they afford to cat
tie and hogs.
: There are occasional basins I'M
those ridges, where men have set
tied and made Independent and
onestsupports. Wehave a larger
territory unsettled than any other
portion of the county, and to en-
fferprising men we would extend a
welcome (if their principles were
rightly but would not have them
believe they can buy our lands for
ST per acre. We would all be
pleased to have men who thor
understand the culture OF
grains and vegetables, come among
us. Our lands can be bought from
81 to $40 per acre, and ninety
acres out of the one hundred, tilla-
bic. Our creek lands have a red
clay foundation and will retain
manure for many years. AS for
pure water and air, there is no
in Tennessee or elsewhere
to surpass it. ~.
I hope, Mr.. Wallace, you Will
do us the justice to publish this
and set us Alright before the Com
of Immigration.
poepooffuilv PA RIDGE. Il