450 NEWTON COUNTY. 



Oak Hill, Oxford, Newton Factory, Sheffield, Starnsville, 

 Rock Plains. 



Springs. — Many of the springs in this county are said to 

 have naineral properties, but none have acquired notoriety. 



Value of Town Lots. — The value of town lots, accord- 

 ing to the Digest of 1848, is ^97,4 17. Value of stock in trade, 

 $41,620. Money at interest, $175,721. Capital invested in 

 manufactures, $45,000. 



Minerals. — The county abounds with fine granite. On 

 Rev. Mr. Rogers' plantation, there is a quarry that supplies 

 the county with granite for sills, &c. Gold in small portions is 

 found. Iron ore is abundant. 



Manufactures, Mills. — Cedar Shoals Factory, on Yel- 

 low river, three miles from Covington ; owned by Philips & 

 Bearing. Capital invested, $40,000. Spindles, 1184; looms, 

 10; bunches of yarns made per day, 80; yards of Osna- 

 biirgs made per day, 400 ; pounds of cotton used per day, 600 ; 

 number of operatives, 45 ; wages of do. $5 75 per month. 

 One flouring-mill, one saw-mill, shingle and lath-mill. 



Newton Factory ; manufactures cotton goods. In the 

 county are 7 saw-mills, 12 grist-mills, 4 flour-mills. 



Roads and Bridges. — The roads are generally as good as 

 those of the surrounding counties, but sufficient attention is 

 not paid to their condition. The bridges are in bad repair. 

 There are five bridges over the Yellow river, and four over 

 the Alcovi. 



Productions, Average Product per Acre. — Corn, cot- 

 ton, wheat, rye, oats, and barley, are the chief productions. 

 Few experiments have been made with the grasses. Peaches 

 are excellent. Vegetables succeed when attention is paid to 

 them. Small quantities of rice are made. Corn averages 2^ 

 barrels, wheat 6 bushels, and cotton 400 pounds per acre. 

 Between 8 and 10,000 bags of cotton are made in one year. 



Nature of the Soil. — The land is generally undulating. 

 East of the Alcovi it is level. The most productive lands lie 

 on the rivers, and are adapted to grain and cotton ; average value 

 $6 per acre. On Yellow river the soil is rather sandy, adapted 

 to wheat and cotton ; average value, $6 per acre. Lands 

 upon the creeks are worth $4 per acre. The ridge lands are 

 valued at $3 per acre, according to locality. 



