War nor coal field of northern Alabama. — Frazer. 317 
Since the experiment has been made of adding a small quantity 
of- guano to each cotton seed planted, the cotton crop on the light, 
sand}' soil of Cullman county has been found excellent in quality 
and averaging perhaps half a bale to the acre. The State geolo- 
gist, however, deprecates this emplo3*ment of the land and thinks 
that the cultivation of fruit and vegetables would be more appro- 
priate and more profitable. * 
The following statement is taken from the advance sheets of 
the United States Census for 1890, sent to the writer; 
Product and Value of Coal is Alabama in 18S0. 
Counties. 
No. of 
mines. 
Total 
Product. 
Coked. 
Value 
of 
Product. 
Average 
Price 
Per Ton. 
Jefferson 
20 
16 
44 
2,305,383 
5,255 
824,354 
?2, 485,744 
'.».2T8 
3,707.426 
$1.08 
Etowah 1 
Blount 
. 
1.77 
Cullman 
3,37S,384 
982,271 
All counties 
1.10 
The salubrity and fertility of the Cullman lands are unques- 
tioned. The country is well watered and is under cultivation by 
the German colony which Mr. Cullman has established there, one 
of the most successful in the United States. The industry and 
sobriety of this community are admirable and in striking contrast 
to the shiftless and careless husbandry which they replaced. The 
existence of such a class of farmers in Cullman county is of 
itself a strong recommendation of the lands and an inducement 
to further settlement. It would be difficult to present this ad- 
vantage too strongly. 
To sum up : 
The lowest well known workable bed ( neglecting Naber's seam, 
which seems to be capricious) is the Warrior. This is a good 
coking coal. Its ash was found to be 3.44, its sulphur 0.S4, and 
its phosphorus 0.(117 (in the combustible material as well as tin 1 
ash). Its specific gravity is assumed to be about 1.29, or like the 
*See Note ill- ;it the « i nd. 
