Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1914-04-23

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cash value of land should be $3.50, or
old Peck place land not so good. or
15I acres averaged 40 bushels. Cross
examined said he paid $500 year
cash rent, but Miss Pryor had right
to take two-thirds crop if she prefer.
red, would not express opinion re-
garding other lands.
George Dame said he had cultiva-
ted land in Pryor farm for last six
years, is heavy black limestone soil,
next to river sandy, would average so
bushels per acre, had not had best cul-
tivation since beginning Of lock and
dam, cane break valuable for feeding
cattle, fed 100 head of cattle there of
average 1OO0-1b. weight two months
in winter without other feed, slues
could be made productive at small
cost, land at fair value worth $3.50,
ridge land necessary for farm, but
now deprecated to SIS per acre value,
spring valuable for dairy farm, valued
buildings at S., 500, but deprecated
four-fiftns value, Rankin's cove land
not so good, estimated cost of cultiva-
ting and harvesting from land at $5 to
50 per acre, on Rankin farm consider
able white sand, one red ridge in
heirs portion of farm which washed
off, estimated Pryor farm 30 per cent.
better than Rankin farm when COM
pairing land same distance from river.
entire Pryor farm two-thirds better
than Rankin farm, paid $500 rent for
Fannie Kate Pryor and Pryor heirs
shares, 900 acres of each, valued ridge
land at $40 per acre, bulk of cedar re-
moved, malaria prevalent in section
last three years, said he made money.
This closed the prosecution, eleven
witnesses having been examined.
D. 9. Kelly was first witness put on
stand for defence. L. N. Spears OPEN
ing examination. Mr.. Kelly testified
that he was a third cousin of Mrs.
Bennett, went to property October last
with Albert Rankin and w. J. j.
Hoge, on request Of Chattanooga &
Tennessee River Power Co., to value
crops and land, spent seven days on
the work, priced lands as follows:
Bennett land, so acres at $125, 100
acres at 500, 1879 acres at $40, total
$s2. $50; A. W. Pryor heirs land. 100
acres at $125, 100 acles at 800, 64.S4
acres at $50, total $14,445; Fannie
Kate Pryor lands, 80 acres at $i25, 90
acres at 800; 65 acres at $40. Total,
$21, 800. II acres of Bennett farm were
susceptible Of cultivation. including
slues and banks of river, lived WITHIN
21s miles of laad all his life, was
farmer and surveyor. Cross examined,
said he selected other two members,
got So per day for services, averaged |
land according to other lands, thought |
land would produce so to IS bushels
per acre.
A. R. Rankin testified he knew
farm all his life, spent week in Pryor
bottom, had first, second and third
class land, gave figures same as Mr..
Kelly regarding value of lands and
classification of acres, thought it fair
cash value, thought Rankin's Cove
and Pryor lands about same PROPOSE,
ton, very little wash in either farm,
thought lower end of Rankin farm
better than upper end of Pryor farm.
Cross examined by Mr.. Spurlock ad-
mitted figures were from written re-
port, but said each man arrived at his
own figure, and determined jointly on
basis. first class lands would produce
80, so to rs bushels, so on an average
year in and year out, second class 40
to As bushels, at 6Oc per bushel land
would make $27 per acre, some of the
ands would not make more than 10
bushels, estimated land not cleared off
1T $40 per acre, valued oanebreak