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of the most prominent of these, is R. Peters,^ who was 

 educated for and practised civil engineering many years, 

 but is now one of the most improving farmers in Geor- 

 gia. He has done more than any other man in this part 

 of the state to introduce all kinds of improved stock. His 

 favorite cattle, after a fair trial of several breeds, are 

 the beautiful Devons. How much a new country is in- 

 debted to such men, is never fully appreciated. Mr. P. 

 and his partners have built a very superior steam flouring 

 mill here, which is not only a convenience, but an orna- 

 ment to the place. Unfortunately, the wheat crop of '49 

 and '50 were so cut off they have been grinding wheat 

 from New York for the supply of the country. 



Near Atlanta, resides Mr. J. V. Jones,- who has lately 

 become somewhat celebrated as the grower of a remark- 

 ably fine quality of upland cotton of a very long staple, 

 upon his plantation, in Burke county. It is known as 

 Jethro cotton, and is well worthy the attention of all 

 planters. This part of Georgia is noted for the salubri- 

 ousness of its climate. The soil around Atlanta is not 



' Richard Peters, born in Germantown, Pennsylvania, November 

 10, 1810; died at Atlanta, Georgia, February 6, 1889. In 1835 

 went to Georgia and was very successful as assistant engineer of 

 the newly organized Georgia Railroad. Set up a stage route from 

 Madison, Georgia, to Montgomery, Alabama, which he later changed 

 from Montgomery to Mobile. In 1860 was elected president of the 

 Georgia Western Railroad and after the Civil War became director 

 of the Atlanta and West Point Railroad. Moved to Atlanta in 1856 

 and erected the largest flour mill south of Richmond. In 1847, 

 established a plantation in Gordon County. Although a conserva- 

 tive Whig, accepted the new order when Georgia seceded, and after 

 the Civil War became a Democrat. See sketch in Dictionary of 

 American Biograjihy, 14:510-11. 



^ James V. Jones. Interested in stock raising. Member of Com- 

 mittee on Stock at Agricultural Fair at Stone Mountain, 1848; 

 ex officio secretary of the Southern Central Agricultural Associa- 

 tion, 1851; assistant secretary of Georgia State Fair, 1851; exhib- 

 itor of cattle and sheep. Successful in growing pears in the South. 

 Contributor to agricultural periodicals. Southern Cultivator, 6:156 

 (October, 1848) ; 9:80, 107, 157 (1851) ; The Plough, the Loom, and 

 the Ativil, ():G5G (May, 1854); Raleigh North Carolina Farmer, 

 2:197-98 (February 15, 1847). 



