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corn per acre, and the second quality lands four to five barrels ; 

 the third quality lands produce from two to three and a half 

 barrels per acre. The bottoms produce from 15 to 20 bushels 

 of wheat, second quality lands eight to ten bushels per acre, 

 and the third quality from five to eight bushels per acre. 



Productions. — Corn, wheat, cotton, rye, oats, potatoes. 

 Fruits and vegetables do well ; tobacco grows finely. In 1846, 

 80,000 lbs. of tobacco were made. About 350 bags of cotton 

 made annually. 



Original Settlers. — The original settlers were James 

 Hays, Mr. Hardy Strickling, Charles Jackson, WiUiam Black- 

 stock, Mr. Jacob Scudder, and others. 



Character of the People, Amusements. — For sociability 

 and hospitality the citizens of this county cannot be excelled. 

 The houses of all are open to worthy strangers. The amuse- 

 ments are hunting, dancing, and fishing ; some cock-fighting 

 and horse-racing in certain sections. 



Mountains. — Sawney and Coal mountains. The latter 

 may be considered a continuation of the former, although a 

 level intervenes between them. 



Rivers and Creeks. — The principal rivers are the Chatta- 

 hoochee and Etowah ; the creeks are Two Mile, Four Mile, Six 

 Mile, Baldridge's, Davis's, Vickery's, Dick's, and John's creeks, 

 and discharge their waters into the Chattahoochee river ; the 

 Sitting Down creek empties into the Etowah. 



Mills, Distilleries. — Saw-mills 12, grist-mills 21, mer- 

 chant mill, 1 ; distilleries 5 ; one wool-carding establishment, 

 half a mile southwest of Cumming. It is proposed to erect 

 a large cotton manufactory on the Chattahoochee. There are 

 several tobacco manufactories in the county. 



Population, Taxes, Representation. — The census of 

 1845 assigns to this county 6,911. whites, 798 blacks ; total 

 7,709. Amount of State tax received, $1,384 48. Sends one 

 representative to the Legislature. 



Post Offices. — Cumming, Big Creek, Hartford, High 

 Tower, Vickery's Creek, Warsaw. 



Roads, Bridges, Ferries. — The roads and bridges are in 

 pretty good condition. Thirteen ferries on the Chattahoochee, 

 and one toll bridge over the Etowah. 



