Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1869-06-18

p'rfectly level, very rich, and admirably
aiapted to the growth of wheat or any 9th.
q grain, as we'll 40 IN grass. Still above
Ills lies what Is called upland, the eleva-
tim being greater or less IN different locA-
TINS. The upland i rich mnl=.to i.me.
some soil, producing luxuriantly any crop
adapted TO the climate. Wheat, rye, oats,
corn, clover, timothy, vegetables Of every
description aud the finest fruit OF every va.
rlety grow here In perfection. Blue grass
springs up naturally wherever tho forest Ia
tlinned out, and every bauk by the road
sides Is set thick with white clover, the
finest known pasture fer hoes. Hawkins
county Is considerably cut up by steep
ridges which sometimes riss to the dignity
ofmountains lending a very picturesque as
pect TO the ever varying landscapes which
uiset the eye. Between these ridges dow
streams OF water which meender through
beautiful aud fertile valies, in which the
sd Is disposed much as II is along the II y.
ston river. Tnere Is much fine meadow and
muth very fertile upland in the county.
The northern slopes OF tho hills ara espsci-
ally fertile, the soil being rich loan IN
derltid by red clay resting upon limestone
The land is generally smooth and free from
loose stone, even on steep hill sides aud the
limestone only crops out occasionally so a.
TO interfere with the pillow. There Is not
farm in the county which has not plenty of
limestone upon It. Timber of the Hnes,
quaBy abounds. We saw on one tract
within two miles of Rogersvillc, any guam
tity Of yellow poplar trees four feet acros,
the stump, running up to'a height OF sixty
feet without limb, with ash, black walnut.
white yak, red oak, black oak, chestnut
oak, buskeye, hickory and other timber of
similar rigorous growth, while locust and
red cedar, the best wood for posts, alsp
abounded. The land is Guilty tied with lit
lie labor, the soil being loose and mellow.
i is ac0mmon thing TO see 1t broken up
With ono horse, and more than two are
n,ver needed to turn the stiffest sod II Is
calculated that one horse will cultivate 80
pres NJ corn.
The method Of farming in East Tennessee
fonld shock Penusylvanians. Some idea
q how far behind us the people are may be
lad when we mention the fact that there is
tut single reaper and not grain drill or
horse rake In Hawkins county, still, with
All this bad farming, they raise good crops
We frequently saw a fine growth of wheat
which had been SO rudely put in on corn
ground that the stalks still stood almost as
thick as they did when green. We nAtu
rally wondered how they would manage to
Icop Nho Wuoat, anu were informed that al
ter corn planting was done they would 20
over tho wheat fields and cut the old corn
stalks Gown with a ho', Considering that
the wheat was then knee high, aud stood
ihi On the ground, we could not help con
sidering this westafll method, and was
led to txclaim, "Oh how shiftless."
Pleny of land, cleared, under excellent
f-nce,.b good condition, as rich as 1ny in
LancaSer county, and with comfortable and
CONNEXIONS dwellings and outbuildings can
be purchased in Hawkins county, and else.
where IN Eastern Tennessee, at remarkably
low prices. For twenty dollars an acre
choice farms can be secured along the rail-
road shich will be worth double or treble
the money In few years. on from the
railrOad few miles excellent lands can he
Rad at ten or twelve dollars an acre. Sec
Ond and third rate lands, susceptible of
greet Improvement, can be bought at from
FIVE TO ten dollars an acre. We know no
section of country which offers eqnal in
ducements TO emigrants, and we say this
sitter having Travelled over the West more
han once, rs far as the western boundary
of Missouri. we remained in Hawkins
county more than week, and will have
more to say of this East Tennessee country
II our next.