The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1875-10-01
FRIDAY,
OCTOBER 1 1875
TENNEssEEs RRsOURcEs.

The following is a synopsis of a speech
delivered by Major William J. Sykes at
Brownsville last week.
Haywood county, like all the other
portions of Vest Tennessee, from the
natural fertility of soil, the variety and
abundance Gifts products, and the char
acter of its population, must remain for
long time, if it does not always continue
an agricultural country. This need not
however, prevent its engaging extensive
~ and probably in manufacturing, be-
cause manufacturing creates a demand
for agricultural products, and wherever
agriculture and manufacturing can be in
close connection, there the greatest pros
peritY will exist have therefore chosen
for my theme on this occasion the agri-
cultural and manufacturing interests Of
West Tennessee, and particularly of Hay
wood county how they may be benefited.
Haywood has as many natural advanta-
Ges as any interior county in Tennessee,
whether we consider the richness of the
soil, the variety and abundance of its
productions, or its valuable streams of
water. There are counties IN Tennez-
see where lands command higher price,
and where there is more prosperity. Why
is this Not only Haywood county, but
West Tennessee as q whole, is the very
best farming country in the South, if not
In the United States that is, it is capa-
BILE of producing a greater variety and
abundance of agricultural articles than
any country of the same extent. There
must then be some reasons why lands
command higher price, and why
there is much demand for them in other
sections. These reasons now propose
to consider. Let US take four Middle
and four West Tenn essee counties-GiIes,
Sumner, Maury, and Williamson in Mid
die Tennessee, and Fayette, Hardeman,
Madison. and Gibson in West, and com
pare them. l have not included Shelby
and Davidson, because the cities of Mem
phis and Nashville are in them, and
might be thought to affect the price Of
land. The value Of farm products in
these counties is as follows: Middle Ten
nessee, $9,65S, 056; West Tennessee, SO
$4,000. The value Of farms in these
counties Is: West Tennessee, $I6080,-
$50, Middle Tennessee $29, l00,728. 1t
thus appears that while the value offarm
products is greater in the West Tonnes
see counties by $363, 0O4, the value Of
farms in the Middle Tennessee counties
is greater by $I3,0l9, 872. The value Of
farm products per acre of improved lands
is: Middle Tennessee, 5000. West Ten
nessee, $40 so. The value of farms di
vIded by acres, of improved lands, stands
thus: Middle Tennessee $40 50 pei
acre; Vest Tennessee, $3I per acre.
The average value Of all the lands il
these counties, per acre, according tc
all the comptroller's report Is: Middle
Tennessee, $14 %; West Tennessee
$40 81 difference per acre of 81 81 in
favor of Middle Tennessee. L have now
given the facts as to the value Of az
Eicultural products, and also as to the
value of improved Ian DIS; and they pre-
sent the strange anomaly of counties
having the greatest value of farm pro
ducts per acre, as well as per county
Yet having the least valuable land OF
rather the land commanding the least
price. Why are these thi7gs? Let Us
look little further and we will see. The
following table explains the reason:
MTBDLE WIS
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