212 DADE COUNTY. 



way between the Raccoon and Lookout mountains. It is a small 

 place, having an inferior court-house and jail, and two or three 

 stores. The population is perhaps 250. Good water and 

 excellent health may be considered as the principal attractions 

 of Trenton. It is 231 miles N. W. of Milledgeville, 21 miles 

 from La Fayette, and 35 from Summeville. 



Nature of the Soil, Productions, Value of Land. — 

 Dade can boast of lands equal in fertility to any in Georgia, 

 producing with little labour abundant crops of corn, wheat, oats, 

 &c. Corn on the bottoms often grows to the height of twenty 

 feet. The main productions are corn, wheat, rye and oats. 

 Irish potatoes succeed well. Cotton does not seem to thrive, 

 and very little is planted. Vegetables of almost every descrip- 

 tion grow most luxuriantly. The best lands are valued at $10 

 per acre. 



Mountains. — Raccoon and Lookout mountains. 

 Average Product per Acre. — Cotton has been known to 

 yield 1,000 lbs. per acre ; corn averages 40 bushels per acre ; 

 wheat 20 bushels per acre. About 100 bags of cotton are 

 raised in the county per annum. 



Forest Trees. — The oak, hickory, cedar, poplai', gum, 

 pine, walnut, chestnut, locust, elder, mountain birch, and all 

 trees peculiar to mountain districts. 



Animals. — Deer in abundance, wolves, bears, and panthers 

 in the mountains, foxes, rabbits, &c. 



Birds. — Wild turkeys, quails, ducks, woodcocks, &;c. 

 Climate, Diseases, Longevity. — The climate is cold in 

 winter, but pleasant and invigorating in summer. Fever and 

 chills prevail in the valleys, and many of the diseases can be 

 traced to exposure and irregularity of living. The instances 

 of longevity are the following : Mrs. Cartwright, over 80 

 years ; Mrs. Carr, 80 ; Richard Cox, 85. 



Average Price of Grain, Provisions, Expense f Liv- 

 ing. — Corn averages $1 per barrel, but has often been sold at 

 50 cents per barrel. Wheat, 40 cents per bushel ; turkeys, 50 

 cents per pair; fowls, 10 cents per pair; eggs, 5 cents per 

 dozen ; pork, $3 per cwt. ; beef, 2\ cents per pound ; bacon, 

 7 cents per pound. Negro men are hired by the year at f 100; 

 women, $50. White labourers have $8 per month. Board 

 may be had for $4 per month. 



