Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1875-06-10

The crops of Lincoln are gen.
orally very fine. Its question
able whether any other county
in the State can make a better
average in this great staple than
Lincoln. Wheat, also, when
properly put in, makes very sat-
isfactory returns. Timothy
grows with great luxuriance up
on the moist bottoms, but the
sun sometime kills it out very
badly after the moving season.
But for this it would probably
be a staple crop. Millet Of ev-
cry variety yields abundantly.
The heaviest millet crops we
have seen harvested in the State,
grew in Lincoln county. Cot
ton, however, is the great crop,
and almost every thing in the
better parts of the county is
sacrificed to this. But for this
Lincoln county would,undoubt-
eddy, become famous for
Stock-raiSing. Every thing
marks this county as we'll adap-
ted to the rearing of stock. The
bluegrass that clothes the slopes
of the hills, the we'll watered
valleys, and the ease with which
forage can De grown, as we'll as
the abundant yield Of the corn
crop, show how easily and how
cheaply stock Of the best quail
ty could be grown. Some very
fine short-hOrns have been inn
ported, and, some of the finest
sheep to be found in the State
are in Lincoln. The native
breeds Of cattle are hardy, and
are usually good mixers. These
are being crossed on the Short
horns and Alderncy, and a high
order of graded cattle will soon
be found upon. nearly every
farm.
The Farmers and Farms
The farmers. as a class, are usu-
ally well-informcd and industri-
Gus. There is, probably, great
er number Of renters in Lincoln
county than in any county in
the Central Basin. The farms
will probably average from TWEEN
ty to fifty acres Of arabic land;
The census returns show 1888
farms, of which 1,154, or over
one-third, were between twenty
and fifty acres.
Ejujt-grOaoing. While the
low bottoms are not we'll adap-
ted to the growth. Of fruit on
account Of its liability TO be
killed by late frests in spring,
the fiat lands and hilly regions
grow almost every variety of
fruit to be found in the State, tC
great perfection. The farmers
arc planting out many new orch
ards, and special attention has
within the past few years, been
directed to the culture Of grapes
The admirable drainage and
broken surface Of the country
around Fayetteville, together
with the abundance Of wild
grape vines, show a peculiar fit
ness IN the soil for the growth
Of this fruit.
/ The UaterpOarer, while not
the best in the State, is fully e.
quail to all the present, and
probable future, demands of tho
county.
Fayetteville, the county-scat
stands on a considerable eleva.
ton, and commands a fine view
Of the surrounding country. The
scencryis decidedly picturesque
the spurs of Elk Ridge and Pea
Ridge rise in solemn grandeur
like the parapets of the Titans
Reinforcement valleys, through
which flow Elk River and Nor
ris' Creek,present lovely coun'
try. The luxuriant fields of
wheat and grass, the stately res
licences peeping out from a mas:
of dense foliage, the snug cot
tages empowered in evergreens
and winding roads, skirted with
white-washed fences, present
such a variety to the eye that i
never wearies. The town has
population of 1900, and is ;
place Of considerable trade
Besides Fayetteville, there are
several other fiourishing towns
in the county.
| Public improvements. There
are four turnpike roads center,
ling i'll Fayetteville, and another
lis, in process of construction
IOne of these roads. crosses the
Elk River, near town, by one
Iof the most substantial stone
bridges in the State. This
bridge was built in 1861, by
Patrick Flannery and Johr
Markham, of Limestone rock