Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1873-06-17
FACTS ABOUT EAST TENNESSEE.
reformation About the Price and
products of Land In BlOuut
County. fse PAS
NO. CXI.

Covering an area of 800, 1888 acres, as does
the county of Blount, with its many varie-
ties of lands and soil, it is difficult to give
stranger just conception of the value of
our lands. Dividing them into three
classes, we have first river and creek bot
toms, which are worth from $25 to SlOO
per acre; but connected, as they usually
are, with the second class or upland, the
price would range from $40 to $40 per acre.
Or take the upIands to themselves, with
such improvements as we have in this
country, they would average say Sl5 per
acre-some lower, some higher.
The third. class is styled the mountain
nortion-suited for the herding of cattle,
sheep, &c.-is valued at from % cents to
S. per acre, it's value being increased by
tbe evidence of minerals, or the amount OF
that may be conveniently cultivated.
These mountains often form within them
selves eoves or basins, vastly productive,
with soil constantly enriched from the
mountain drains.
The soil of our bottoms is of black col
or, with slight mixture of sand, being
mainly deposited from overflow or left as
the water receded from the higher ground
to its present bed, and is best adapted to
the growth of corn, yielding from thirty to
sixty bushels to the acre, from year to year
without intermission.
The upland is mostly of a dark red or
mulatto soil with clay bottom, yielding
frox six to thirty bushels of wheat per acre,
the average being perhaps not over twelve,
and of corn about. twenty. This land
is also well adapted to the growth of oats,
clover, herd grass and timothy. Potatoes
and all the vegetables common to our
country does well in this soil. Clover is
regarded with us of much value as fer
tilizer, as well as for hay and pasture
These lands may be had in tracts to suit
purchasers Though the river farms usu-
ally sell in tody, including whatever of
upland may belong to them, and are most
ly in tracts of from 800 to 500 acres. A per-
son coming from East, West or further
South might not find our lands so very
much cheaper in dollars, than they are
with them at their present homes, yet
we urge our advantages as being in all
things equal and in the matter of health
greatly superior to any of those sections /:
Producing greater variety of crops than
either and as against the East or West,
might have larger surplus to sell, since
we do not or need not feed our stock for SO
long time as they of necessity have to-
A gentleman, long citizen OF New York,
and of large experience in all that pertains
to farming, now resident of our county
gives it as his opinion that cheese could be
manufactured and placed ready for market
at an expense of not over six cents pei
pound. For person DESTROYS of engaging
in this branch of industry our lands offel
peculiar advantages. Tobaccois also being
grown with good degree of success
enough at least to demonstrate thai
our soil is well suited to its cul-
of our county is conducted as yet in tx
strict conformity to and accordance with
the tradition of our fathers, the old meth
DDS are to much adhered to, our surplus
being devoted to the purchase of more lane
rather than the improvement of what w
already had. But the strides of progress
ion we are now beginning to make, will
tell upon another generation; clearing VI
to get more of the virgin soil is no longe
the rule, Parties are now willing the larg
tracts shall be divided, and many are fire
to admit that they would be better off wit
less land, and labor saving machines ar
taking the place of the slave and hireline
But ours is not wholly an agriculture
country. AS stated in the former article
we have iron ore rich and easy of access
we have water power for the placing 9
any kind of machinery. We have varl
ETY. of timber, only needing the hands c
the skilled mechanic to make yer
valuable Nor is ours an old country i
the sense that it is finished. 1t is not
great many years since the Indian trod tn
forest with none to dispute his right. HI
removal to the distant West and the film
up of the country upon his path has bee
so rapid that we scarcely realize how niue
of value came to our hands. In the begin
hing, walled ia by natural barriers. an
hedged about with the exolusiveness begs
by slavery, we are only just beginning
be known as an agricultural, mineral an
manufacturing region.
The farmer may find with us Undue
ments net surpassed. We want him. III
mechanic can find constant work. v
need his skill. The scholar will find Wit
field for his work as teacher and III
COMPENSATION for his services in Il
blessing from our children's lips and ia
consideration in money. The capital
will find good Investment for cash upt
undoubted security. All these classes y
need and invite to come among u.s.,
need men of experience, courage and
thence. For the help of such We offer
compensation lands at comparative
nominal prices. We offer homes as rit
in scenery and fertility as any in the o
world or the new. LOCKWOOD.