The state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1883-1893, 1884-10-11
FORSYTH COUNTY.
nrSeVJrTEGN OE' ITS SITUATION.
IN rE3S.E.EsS OF IT'S sT!sIES.
4 fl,anter in oar industrial History that
gn,i,in. lessons which all our Towns
Ought to Learn.

: f.hapter in oar industrial History that
Contains lessons which ali our Towns
ou@ht 10 a-e"iH'
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.|. ste. ri [arth CarnIina Tannas.nn
and iirzii4ia, we're ceded to those States.
forsyth is hiiig and unduating. we'll wa
tcra.i with broad pxpanses of meadow and
bottom land situated along the margin of
the numerous streams and creeks. which
are tlickiy interspersed over the whole
county. MANY Of these streams afford
Hne water poWer for various manufactu-
RING purposes. The prevailing soil is red
CLAW in the uplands; and dark loan with
clay subsoil In the lovlands. however a
GREAT diversity Of soil predominates
throughout the county. Many Of the
springs are strongly impregnated with
mineral hat at Salem being much re-
sorted to by those who visit the place, and
IS said to possess fine medicinal properties
Situated 1900 feet above the sea, our
climate is dry and temperate, indicating
USUALLY about 90 degrees Farenheit in
summer and 40 III winter. The extremes of
heat and cold which prevailed here fifty
years ago, are now rarely felt. Clmatl-
ally there is perhaps no country more
pleasantly and salubrlOusly situated.
Though Nature mas la1lsneo upon tlls
county the extremes ol ner lIuilliicGllce' 1
she mas IarGly co1ll'iileu cor ~ a. q lnGle p,Ga
my ana hc"i'n.ui oio 'i''i0
alid iuA"ln no VI ''ii o'lh'' oiiiii'''o
TOBACCO
$ the staple produce of agriculture, as
we'll as manufacture Very little was
rrown however. prior to 1870 and none at
all earlier than 1853, beyond few small
PATCHES for home consumption. In 1858
hree fairness Guthrie. Marshall and Ker-
~ Inv name. from Halifax county, Va,
to this county, and being expe-
.jenced growers of tobacco, their example
md success stimulated others, until in
$50 the marketed crop summed up 23S,
360 lbs 1T soon became evident lUdl,
with intelligent cultivation, and handling,
rba 1ands Of this county we're capable of !
nToduaino the finest GRADES of yellow leaf
.baTying tobacco not inferior to that
crown in the famous 'sIeathGrWOOd QlS-
Lnct OF Henry county, va. = IN 1910 .lle
yleld had reached l'ooo' wv IDS, anu ~ ~
day borders closely on 4,ooo' ooo. lno lno
Sleld on newly cleared ialluS, s lloli ~
[" o'o IDS, ana Oh olo ldil,is wien @ @lerln
yea ana cafeIully prepafeo' d ih''cii iaiSoi
crop IS often Salhereo.
WHEAT
grows finely on all lands that are well
drained, and prepared, and yields hand |
some profits. Corn and oats produce fine |
crops when grown III the meadow lands. |
Rye IS also grown to some extent Pota-
Toes OF both varieties and other roots t
grow IN almost any location. Such grasses |
as orchard grass, red top, timothy ana
al hn