Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1873-01-04
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HO FOR GEORGIA.

from trip, of few days, to the upper
part of Georgia 1t extended to Seno-
ia, town about the size of Shepherds
town, some 800 miles from Savannah.
Senoia is a new place, built upon the
Griffin q North Alabama r. r., about
midway between Griffin, the County
seat of Spalding, and Newman, the
County-seat OF Coweta county. The
County is well watered and very healthy.
The face of the country is rolling and
the forests are heavily timbered with
pine, hickory, oak and chestnut, together
with other growths. My object in wri-
ting, however, is not so much 10 de
scribe the country as to state the adj
vantages it possesses for persons 'aesir
ols of obtaining cheap and comfortable
homes. From inquiry | elected the
following facts y farm Of 800 acres,
tour miles from Senoia, was recently
sold for $4,000. 1t has 100 acres clear
and under good fencing. 1t has good
dwelling and out houses, substantial
.stabling, Clubhouse and cotton press.
Cotton is the staple production, but the
land will produce wheat, corn, oats, rye,
potatoes, Grish and sweet,) COOLERS, SUI
gar cane, field peas, together with fruits
such as apples, peaches, peas, grapes,
&c. From information | learned that
the average crop of wheat was s bush
els to the acre, but if manfred with cot
tor seed would average ID bushels. 1t
will require % acres to support an or
binary sized family i'll provisions and
food for his necessary stock of mules,
cattle AID hogs. THIS % acres is judi
ciously planted in wheat corn, peas, &c.
None of these products are grown for
sale. But to make sure. we viii use 90
acres for this purpose, and we have 100
acres for Gotten. This, without any
fertilizer, will grow.a bale OF cotton to
every three acres, one year with anoth
er. Here then we have 30 bales Of cot
ton. While at Senoia, heard 4 man
say that he had just sold his cotton for
II 81 cents per pound. This realized
for him, per bale OF 800 pounds, $3.50
We will say $50 per bale, and the 100
acres would amount to $264O, or $40
more than his farm cost him. Battertl-
lizer at cost of $50 per acre will give
him a bale for two acIcs, or 80 bales.
This at $50 would be $1,000. less tertil
izer for 100 acres $3.50, equal to 1920,
with no additional labor. Any factor
will advance the fertilizer, payable 10y
the crop to be grown But now this
80 bales of cotton the first year Will give
1909 bushels of cotton seed, which ut
80 bushels to the acre, will fertilixs 80
acres for the second year. But should
YOU desire to dispose of the seed, 1t
commands ID cents per buShel, and You
have 1928 to expend in any other frrti-
lizer YOU may prefer. This land is suS-
cepuble of the highest Improvement.
An experiment WAS made llpon sin
Gle acre, by fertilizing and extra cult
vation, and it yielded 1900 pounds OF
seed cotton or 1909 pounds of lint, or
over three bales TO me mere. Please
compare this with lands near Snaps
burg, in Maryland, at Sl20 per acre,
producing 20 bushels Of wheat, proyl-
ded a sufficient quantity of guano be
first put upon it. That is $40 at best
upon an investment Of Sl20. Here $40
on an investment OF So. In Maryland
it takes three years to pay the land cX-
elusive of interest, i'll Georgia the first
wear pays the land five times.
But we pass on, Some - miles from
! Senoia, but few weeks ago, farm OF
100 acres, having on it a house, stable,
smoke house, cotton house, and 60 acres
clear and under fencing, was sold for
$50. Here please make your own cal
culation, reservng % acres to support
your family, and adding $500 to stock
your farm, ready for operations.
One mile from town 100 acres OF
heavily timbered land were sold for
! $1,000, with wood worth s. per cord,
and lumber worth S25 per thousand
feet. All these were actual sales.
As to the time, would say, that You
must purchase before the LIST Of Janua
~, or You will be obliged to pay some
thing additional, usually called moring
expenses. that is, farmers begin to pillow
in JANUARY and are therefore fixed for
the year. To break up then is eXpen-
sive, and the purchaser is expected to
make up the additional cost. Perhaps
! | NAV gain some additional information
at some future time If so | will ap-
prise my friends through the Register.
| am authorised to say that farm Of
200 acres. some 20 miles from Savan-
nah.2 - miles from the Central Il. r..
having good house anG outhouses, well
of water. and 60 acres cleared, can be
purchased for $1,000. Don't all speak
ut once. ID. u. IS.
BY TIE AMERICAN FARMER FOR DEc.
FIFTY closes the volume for the year
with number of great excellence, the
contents varied and practical, the stand
ard feature of this journal being its pa
perS from eminent agriculturalsts of all
! d Son, Baltimore, Md, at $3.50 4 year
or at 81 in clubs of five or more. Spec
linen numbers sent free.
\ leading article gives an account OF
n visit to the farm and Short Horn herd
/ of the venera! James Gowen of Mt.
Airy, Pa, long and widely known as
one of the most Successful Of American
farmers. The Live Stock and llorticul-
tural departments are particularly COM
plete. The publishers offer very hand
some premiums Of clubs tol 1873, and
promise the Farmer, which is the oldest
agricultural journal in America, shall