New-York tribune., 1871-11-07
THE GEORGIA STATE FAIR


through Northern Georgia without being impressed with
fsct that 1t is improving II he has visited
previously, the change will be evident; II not, then
the already built and In process construc
ton, the fresh white paint which is Transforming old
new, will show him that there spirit of life and
energy the Land. But after one passes Atlanta and
enters the strictly cotton country these evidences of
renewed vitality Tho people here have but one
idea, and thai is cotton This city is improving and
largo stores and elegant private residences have been
built in the few years past but 1t is the Dealers not
the growers, Of cotton have madeS the money; |
the commission merchant, not the planter Last year
the crop abundant and the planters complained OF
low prices this year the crop iSmuch smaller yet Dut
few OF them in position to avail themselves OF =
possible high prices Thev are In drnt cjSdvances.
4, tho seretS Fzft oI Ic State, d severe droutn mas
~ m the heat crop but the farmers there' WIN ,nc.i
diversified industry, win be comparative! nu. 80
-, f,ir cr,n ol corn the increased IrgS q S2SSo~l
ana lastly, tGr new and CSgg -Hu'S C3rtorsrilIo
and sto,% 4 p.,Tinyut Hcc6-dtaIcr III Ooi. ..
.tc,I,, has sod % worth Of grass Sced 'nc pasV
sn ono in rc-rc secoo and another in Atlanta A'tIo
rr gin, 81 l, Lat many III the section above A'i'"''
mr. ,., o,I su..lts While hCGe.huiS almost "" ~
face Of gloom lud dependency. Tas tc'n"F o to..
Ioa, accoun, ,or 10 greater attendance q" u' Ae'N
turi Fair, With closed iJ.S Day
Il, au grr.a-...ru. ietScyu tIc the TWO cues 'lo
n,irc f t state FL, to alternate between Atlanta
e,.; ,ig,,. >yrtrt nClongs TO Macon ProOaey the
G.l,!l rr! i".t". sgur grounds III tho country
v,y, ~ nv -.- e.. Liz, Over 10" acres were lhcloSeu
80, = .,t, ..r .t~ual buildings, gotten up in the
,,,f.,,- ..~lo rl,es, were clustered amid grove
.., ..,,.. ,,,'.ip- a very attractive picture
=, .- t.-,,- ,,.t 81 yii.r T2nvond them was fitted
mn N .. .g0-; UCr..c: malaCv racc-tTdCE, wmch q
syI.rI5, mruCrl :o h' TIE ~"at attraction Tho F@r
rr.,~. CO, ,' ;.rr, ' 'ia.'goN and On TIE neXtd day
.;,. OF, -r,r n lccs. .fcz the 10000
,. ...,. .,,.., ,,.,,.J;au. T&cu, every one says
l, .., b.. ~, -, crowd: lst l shall not stay to
So ..- ..,r N.tb that ~ AUapta, the
49, 49, .. g.. -,..l.. She accommodated
-, 49,; ',.,,.:, ;,.it,y last.,,,ar: every rail-
VI" ~ .''. ,...',, ,,., +-S,,s and two ran
''" 49, =. .,., - ,.1,,, Ir,,,,lt from, and
'''-' '"''' -. ,-r,ou.,. han they
,,1, 49,, c.., I'M, ...,,., ,rte-rr;se has not been
..., 80, t,e-a ,ros IN need for
'N''' ''' - -', ''''~' -, =. % roo5 20
ITO, yi,J"N r''. ;"r ne pop"a IIDo OF roa W
th.a Acc air H.' ID Necessary tA'i ilISc Vl Hoei'
Ah'N' 90 r o. ltIclt| u AHh'eCS Is III INC i'' 'u"'
tbcS ,dCs o,tu II lie H'It' tLlvo NSJI''' IN'S'
EnG alr ."p ur!c next week; 'lso, That OF the
CoFlu Sos. ~ 4 r-U III People cannot so to all anu
H.. G.ls 3 s,,re D..
T.r sagc a.siGy ~ extra shows exists on the fair
gre I,ds ,hal haF b,Dn 20 often condemned but some
tu.trul ;L4t IT, uc,o c. before saw many. The
L. orx state Agricultural Society complains of poverty,
EJ hem tbs >dr. last, the farming out Of the priv
IL gs lie lful, 10 party in consideration OF GER
TAIN htg ~ agricultural machinery the specially
vas un .,rcs >uT vtyus nLHipuatiuns Of cotton and
pcttou glI.ug TLcIc are foHr gins, two cotton-seed
.,5 ..,ir. All these were made in the North
ezccp; oac G.. the huers; that is the invention
NJ Columbus nan. Excepting olc plOw, every.
hing els. wIs Northern or Western. Macon possesses
one ui rge best foundercs and maclne-shO2s in tie
Epp'h ifs foreman was near this plow I smoke OF It
nolv aud hoped II was but tho beginning Of
hundreds. He rcpcd That II they went TO making plows
ucv vuo,,d have to have large captal TO push them
, y,tl arc.,ulIste Great STOCK without salo; that
u, ,..c with all their Southern politics. did not be-
Be,, ,l,dr, ma le t homo WAS as good as that made
the North. spoke Of soy es dozens Of which were
On exhibition ,.y one tro;u Rome, being OF home-man
afac'urc. His reply was about the In measure
BE- is correct but not fully as the success the Rome
Itove demonstrates He, however is right in stating
that the South needs skilled mechanics, that her worl
may Dc 80 well done to rival any Northern man
Hac'u.v' --,......-. - - a.
lh tne oopar."ea1 nv u l''i, 10 49, %t bt most a.
..a 49,, attor,Io, vas a collection of AZ Varieties
nt,ro .sses and seven bales Of bay exhiN. cd by Nj
mn of F,rsyth county lust south OF Atlanta. For
we're of red clover one of marsh grass and tw
,ttb. Io.,,i, ~ Strata or os hero called Georgi
,,,.r r. ID, .g7,ar grass ap1sared I'm the south abou
pc rsc of the war and has spread over large part
,vcrv stotc II is preferred ly cattle TO red or whit
,vcr grows In DOOR or rich land and roots out that oil
,vc-s1rc the h-ooru-scdge This was the tlrst hav
co ,nt and " hIIe aduiring the product wished tha
ur c.rI .d been a little more careful in his prepara
don IL Is evidently TO occupy ON important part in th
tic old fields Of the South. The four bale
D red clover hay were from gcrOps Of which the frs
r;o.EG5CO bounds per acre, and the second yielded
s,2 I.jd, s, red and gray which In fair season
,,I lbout seven bushels of corn to the acro
~ p,pnds Of cotton Iwbether lint or not is mo-
;cp The cost was; For cultivation q so; fertilizers
10; total sl3 81; value Of hay, over $50 example
may induce Others TO try similar experiment but the
rrat rar OF the people in tho cotton belt are welded
to otboiridol
cattle wore scarce On the Ground. could not find anv
NM risses Pctr,,s sn,erdd Dcvons and rraes No we'll
- t,oso ~ ot,ers of Vortbern C;oroia A toy, sheen
,ro rros.ao al, for sale M tfe list in tbatlrn As