The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1879-12-25

hausted. The shipments of berries
alone from this point lastseason, which
was very unfavorable, amounted to
$4,000 quarts, while in 1873 the crou
was much heavier. 1t is estimated
that with a favorable season next
spring the berry crop will net over
$50, 100000.
Tobacco also grows well here. and
we predict it will in no distant day be
one of our most profitable products.
Sugar cane and broom corn do well in
this section, and there is money in both.
We haven't much character abroad as
a wheat country; but it is our honest
opinion that it is not fully known
whether it is or not. We have been
told by parties from the best wheat
sections in Illinois and other states that
were they to take no more pains in
preparing their lands for the crop than
is done here, their yield would not be
larger than our own. This fact should
stimulate our farmers in the future to
give more attention to the culture Of
this important cereal.
This county has good natural ad-
vantages for stock raising, and those
engaged in it find it Il pleasant and re-
munera.ive business. Our stock is
never damaged any by buffalo gnats
or any of the pests that are common
near large water courses.
All kinds of grasses do we'll and
produce large quantities of good hay
per acre. We may say by way of pa
renthesis that a farmer Of our ac-
quaintance recently sold his crop OF
hay at $4,000 cash-a snug some for Il
small expenditure Of labor.
Cotton has been the leading crop
here for years. 1t grows finely, al
ways finds a ready market, and, be-
cause it yields ready money, has been
cultivated, We fear, to the exclusion
of other farm products which would
return larger profits. The receipts at
our local market have grown in few
years from 1000 to 5000 bales per sea
son, and the number continues to
swell. Cotton seed has also of late
become an important article of trade.
There are annually from thirty to for
ty car loads shipped from this place,
aud it is estimated there will be be-
tween fifty aud sixty the present sea,
son.
We have an abundance OF timber
for building purposes, fencing, DC.
There are several perennial streams
in a few miles of town, on one of which
is situated several grist mills. Foi
domestic purposes, most people have
wells, varying in depth from fifteen to
seventy five feet. Within the past
few years cisterns are becoming com
mon in places where shallow wells
cannot be hau, and always give satis-
faction, The water is the very best
of freestone, cool and clear. There
are several wells OF mineral water in
this county, which afford a fine resort
for invallds and pleasure seekers.
The health of the county is good.
Chills and tevers, which were common
in the early settling, have become
greatly diminished. We have some
typhoid fever and pneumonia. but in
nearly every case it is attributed to in-
discretion or unnecessary exposure.
Having lived in other places, and be-
ing in constant communication with
persons living in other states, and
judging from our mortuary reports,
we feel certain the health of this eOun-
try is as good as anywhere.
Lands can be bought in this portion
of the county at from five to thirty
dollars per acre, owing to quality, i'm
provements and location. Blessed AS
we are with land as good as the best,
with capital market at our doors for
everything we can prodnce, with a sa-
lubrious climate not subject to the
extreme cold of the North nor the
scorching heat of the Gulf States, We
can safely invite those in quest Of
homes. We invite those desirous of
changing their abodes to come and
look at lands in this vicinity before
you select. We have briefly alluded
to some of the advantages of this coun-
ty, while others might be mentioned,
had we the space.
We have INDUCED in no overdrawn
pictures in the above sketch of this
as farming country, but have con-
fued ourselves strictly to the facts.
Having thus far given some infor-
c,ot;on oonoarp;py (,.rroll Handar