Union and American. [volume] (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1875-1877, 1876-04-06

. The Valley or r.as, tennessee.


TN tiieiraosuitalHsorG among them
aS'lo he caei in summee, while it is
iaf enou2h sGathItO avopdithe long
and severe waters, which are so
irsiie dolthc constitutions and so
hard Il taN ultdu Me farmer, as to.
mike undesirable the ticr prairie
lahdSDf The lIorthgwest. . mJ.EsIT1I
There is'no %inlasmalic fever. no
''uhiiis, "no sickness, IL shOrtueX
c,pt wheat man is evervwIhere liable
la. There is no part OF the United
Sk,tas,0 1t lis generally admitted,
that can, in climate compare with
EustT cnucssee -torcirtug tcatth
The productionsA ofIthel s0l Of.
East Tennessee are same as those
OF the ,thcrh and MiddIe States.
Cplieg can, be Ipised- with profit,
uulys ainBg the liverbOttOms of the.
southwest corner of this section.
Wheat and corn arc the most i'm
portant crops; grass Fmid is very
profitable lQr hay There is always a,
dep9dd fitGn hhS Gedrgia baad'
Alabama markets APPLES, pears,
leacles,. plumb cherries, bewies OF.
&HkildS ,apJ grapes do well any
where in East Tenncssee.uHWhca
rye, oats, vrIQveE, bailey and
grass N all~tiNds grow abuQdahR
y. Both JriS!Lqnl sweet Pototoes
are easily raiSed and Of very fine,
QpSiT3 EE4E haslbcoA ~ektehsiGI
~ cultivated, IAe castor oil bean
is raised elsily. The soiLand elm
ate slit T6bSeco very wel1,I Ut is
Jaissaof excellent quality, and MS
very profitable crot1o' aoin'ila boa
uBast Teiihessc, is,ohc Succession
ofyl'leys and ri,!ges,9o f lines of.
maintains aud Hills, and the fertile
valleys have close iat hand ridge
land-for pasture, for timber, for
trait, supplying the clear springs
wlicieduvs ROM q veuyO r3ne,aafS
tording cool, healthtull, water for
man apdaesr1J bHf gysNJgilk
syle lands in East Tennessee,
may he, classified as First Class
River Bottom Lands talong the
larger steams aud where they are
occasional !.ycpreredwit back-watr
or, which keeps up their great
f,,Ns1;4,, G - ,To
larlS are flryy aadg brig lheI
gfass Ana sthAF grain.A Others arei
sandy or veryloose, and are only
Suitable for Corn, whichthey bring
enormous ciops,' frequently reach-
ing lOQpusllels yoG lsl(epeaL white
corn per acre.
SecondClasSB6tto are along the
smaller streams, or where the land
subject "a wash 'TlIese hands arc
sometimes adapted, to all crops
some Times, IS in The. case of the
first bottomsrpay better in CORN
than in anything else, and will pro-
due it year after year without
wedrAlgg Then comes the First
Class TplandsMa DARK reddish
chocolate, eolored soil, over limeS
stone deep and strong, and very
susceptible To 4sanIifeI or!A good
treatments. MANY of these lands
originally very strong but with the,
surface soil injured by Shallow
pioying and constant ,eropplng,
can DE bought at aslowprice, aand
in three years .aof c~loverlng and
deepptowing,scan he Dbrought up
to their original fertility, with the
great advantage Of having no
stumps in,the grounds, aud being
fit for The iseof machinery. Where
this land mas nutbbeeu sworn out,
but can be obtained in good order,
there is no soil in the world more
fertile, easier tocaltFate, oradapt-
ed to q greater variety Of crops.
Good upland will yield, with
ordinary cultivation, 40sbashels Of
coFn, and from ~ TO 20 Bushels Of
wheat per acre, or from one to two
Mons Of hayLwith good cultivation
twice as much.
Second Glass Uplands, are where
the soil is somewhat broken or
grayelly, or where the soil is a
G~.h;+nr,ha1 ieuitohla onl,. for otoSS