PUTNAM COUNTY 481 



Bundles of yarn per day, 100 



Yards of Osnaburgs, " 1000 



Number of hands employed, 97 



Wages of operatives, from $12 to 20 per month. 



Annual expense of hands, $7,000. 



About 100 yards of bagging per day are made from waste 

 and inferior cotton. 



In addition to the above, a quantity of rope is also made. 

 Proper attention is paid to the instruction of the children of 

 the operatives. 



Merchant-mills, six, of a very superior character ; grist-mills 

 five ; saw-mills fourteen. 



Forest Trees, Fruits, Flowers. — The various kinds of 

 oak peculiar to middle Georgia, pine, poplar, sycamore, beach, 

 maple, ash, gum, elm, cucumber, &c. Fruits do well when 

 proper attention is paid to them. In Eatonton some taste for 

 flowers is displayed. The garden of Judge Meriwether is 

 well worth a visit. 



Climate, Diseases, Longevity. — The climate is the sarwe 

 which prevails in the middle counties of Georgia ; and the 

 diseases are similar in character. Mr. William Hathorn died 

 in this county at the age of 109 ; Mr. Francis Ward was be- 

 tween 80 and 90 ; Mr. Joseph Turner was over 80. 



Religious Denominations, Education. — The principal re- 

 ligious denominations are Methodists, Baptists, and Presbyte- 

 rians. Education receives a due share of attention. Number 

 of poor children, 164. Educational fund, $142 24 cents. 



Antiquities. — On the road to Covington are the remains 

 of an ancient fortification. Six miles W. of Eatonton are two 

 or three Indian mounds. 



Productions. — Cotton, corn, wheat, rye, barley, peas, &c. 



Average Product per Acre. — Cotton, 600 pounds ; corn, 

 three barrels ; wheat, 10 bushels. From 8 to 10,000 bales of 

 cotton are made per annum. 



Roads and Bridges. — These require more attention. 



Minerals. — A vein of copper has been found in the west- 

 ern part of the county, one mile from Stanfordville. Granite 

 is abundant ; iron ore, tourmaline, quartz. Some years ago, 

 a few particles of gold were found. 



