Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1869-05-28
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NcMrxxvlLLr, Tenn, May II, SO.
fRfExp ToNAx In INV last weeks let,
ter, | referred particularly to the society OF
this section Of Tennessee. viii add with
reference to this subject, tha, the native
Tennessecans seem TO fully appreciate the
importance Of immigration from the North,
and lend every encouragement 10 Il. They
realize thu. northern capital, energy, en,er>
prize and progressive intelligence will work
ont great results in this ayorei portion Of .
State so hong cursed With the bligh, OF sla>
very. Every honest man who designs to
fairly earn bis income viii be heartily vel.
coined.
Now as 10 the country itself. l shall in
this letter allaie OIL. to IT'S agricultural ca,
paei,ics. This portion Il the State has its
good lands. its thin lands and its bsrrr,s.
The good lands arc Comprised in the noun,
tain coyes and the undulssing river valleys
The valley q the C~llias River ia which Nc
NiaaviIls 10 located V quite broken, : large
majority Il ,hs hrus having more or less
eide>Aill, thosgh not often % steep - to hia,
der good cultivation. This varying char G
ter Of The country. together with its splendid
scattered and clustered fol,age, reader it ex>
ceeding,y pleasant and picturesque, although
desracsing somewhat from the ease Of farms
ing il. The soil is chiefly clay loan, sOme>
times mixed vih sand, and is deep and NOT
difficult TO work. In places it is gravelly.
I, often varies greatly on the same farm.
This country he known nothins Of deep
plo~ing and thorough working. still with the
scratching il has received, il has
been customary to harvest from ten to ff,
bushels OF wheat and thirty to forty Of corn
on old lands without manure. Northern |
cultivation is already beginning to sstonish
the people. A northern mans wheat, in q
field close BY, stands t~o feet high, stocky,
thick. of . rich color and just on the poin,
of heaiing-a splendid contrast to many otis |
crs near it. That field was thoroughly plow,
ed and manured con northern principles. +.
Many of the farms in this vicinity have been
cultivated fer sfy years ye, northern plow |
would turn up ri b depth Of virgin earth
which would make fair returns without ma,
nu-e. LIE, il be understood, however, that
the soil here ia neither so rich nor so easily |
worked naturally as that Of Iowa. l, will |
make generous returns for generous culiiya> |
ton. The Climate helps it out amazingly.
The soil on the Cumberlands is thin, sandy |
and warm. hope to visi, the mountains
during the sumner, and will give you the re
suit Of my observations.
The barrens comprise q large body Of POOR
land. c1rered with timber, lyirg between Nc
Ninnsille and Tullshoma. l, will never be
brought uader cultivation. The railroad
from Tallahoma to this place passes direct
" through the barren lands AID gives
rasher disappointing ride to strangers
uho expect to End the whole country Par
Adise.
The country is splendidly wa,ered-bcau>
it'll living springs and clear running streams
abound everywhere. Most Of the springs aud
wells are Of soft water. Valuable mineral
.psiags axe very numerous.
The productions are mainly corn, wheat.
,os,oa and fruit. As fruit country it has
attained considerable notoriety' Apple trees
reach IN astonishing growth and peach trees
i've to . good and productive old age.
All the fruits of,his latitude thrive here Wigs
,rously. This is an exceptional year and
peaches were killed BY frost. but the apple
rees are filed TO Overlooking. Wild fruits
.bouId in he greatest profusion. This viii
ultimately be great grape country. But in
nv opinion stock raising AMI dairying will
prove in the future he greatest sources Of in
,ome for the farmer. The tame grasses
hrive wonderfully and the mild winters REM
Ter feeding . merely nominal expense. But
er made here BY northern people has that
ieh pleasan, favor which SO distinguishes
hat Of certain localities in New YORK.
Southern butter is . curiosity in its way,
shich will describe sometime. Stock rails
ng has had but little attention as yet, but as
! means Of improving the worn lands, a.
sell y from iu own pro6sAblensss, it will
hereafter receive greater attention.
Many fasnes have been for yean extensive
, gagged in fruit raising. ! learn, foe ia>
taacs, q one man Who has fosr hundred
leses u trees, and whose income from the
nns, heioss the var. vas from $4,000 TO
pc, go per annum.
j. L. LOOMS.