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Florence, the County seat, was laid out
in 1818, and Gen. Jackson, and ex-president Madison, owned lots in it, about that time.
This county was one of the first settled by white people, the immigrants coming from Virginia, the Carolinas, and Tennessee. Scat- tered settlements were made along Cypress, Shoal, Bluewater, and the other large creeks. Staple crops, such as cotton, corn, wheat, and oats were planted, and even now the crops show little change.
About 1870 a colony of Germans settled at St. Florian, these people planted little cotton giving most of their attention to grains, truck crops, and fruits.
The Government nitrate plant at Muscle Shoals in Lauderdale County. Chief among the towns are Florence, Sheffield and Tuscumbia.
Transportation facilities are poor.
The Louisville and Nashville railroad, traverses the entire county. It enters near Pruitton and crosses to Florence, where it connects with the Southern Railroad. No shipping towns are located on the Louisville and Nash- ville. Much of the territory of the county is not easily accessible to a railroad.
Agricultural Statistics .- From U. S. Census 1910:
Farms and Farmers.
Number of all farms, 4,440.
Color and nativity of farmers:
Native white, 3,487. Foreign-born white, 44. Negro and other non-white, 909.
Number of farms, classified by size:
Under 3 acres,
3 to 9 acres, 84.
10 to 19 acres, 557.
20 to 49 acres, 1,706.
50 to 99 acres,
1,057.
100 to 174 acres, 655.
175 to 259 acres, 222.
260 to 499 acres, 117.
500 to 999 acres, 27.
1,000 acres and over, 15.
Land and Farm Area.
Approximate land area, 444,160 acres. Land in farms, 345,502 acres. Improved land in farms, 163,793 acres.
Woodland in farms, 163,180 acres.
Other unimproved land in farms, 18,529.
Value of Farm Property.
All farm property, $6,689,001.
Land, $3,881,197.
Buildings, $1,200,258.
Implements and machinery, $293,177.
Domestic animals, poultry, and bees, $1,- 314,369.
Average values :
All property per farm, $1,507.
Land and buildings per farm, $1,144.
Land per acre, $11.23.
Domestic Animals (Farms and Ranges). Farms reporting domestic animals, 4,322.
Domestic animals, value, $1,269,851.
Cattle: total, 14,260; value, $192,144. Dairy cows only, 6,266.
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Horses: total, 3,660; value, $348,449. Mules: total, 5,203; value, $624,575.
Asses and burros: total, 54; $6,938. Swine: total, 20,397; value, $81,649. Sheep: total, 6,241; value, $13,059.
Goats: total, 2,271; value, $3,037.
Poultry and Bees All poultry, 100,454; value, $42,544. Bee colonies, 1,346; value, $1,974.
Farms Operated by Owners. Number of farms, 2,138. Per cent of all farms, 48.2. Land in farms, 253,504 acres.
Improved land in farms, 93,346 acres. Land and buildings, $3,176,558.
Farms of owned land only, 1,460. Farms of owned and hired land, 678. Native white owners, 1,873.
Foreign-born white, 44.
Negro and other non-white, 221.
Farms Operated by Tenants. Number of farms, 2,293. Per cent of all farms, 51.6. Land in farms, 89,932 acres.
Improved land in farms, 69,535 acres.
Land and buildings, $1,860,607.
Share tenants, 1,234.
Share cash-tenants, 66. Cash tenants, 971. Tenure not specified, 22.
Native white tenants, 1,606. Foreign-born white,
Negro and other non-white, 687.
Farms Operated by Managers. Number of farms, 9. Land in farms, 2,066 acres.
Improved land in farms, 912 acres. Value of land and buildings, $44,290.
Live Stock Products. Dairy Products.
Milk: Produced, 1,652,209; sold, 19,063 gallons.
Cream sold, 142 gallons.
Butter fat sold,
Butter: Produced, 633,349; sold, 62,457 pounds. Cheese: Produced,
Dairy products, excluding home use of milk and cream, $112,390. Sale of dairy products, $16,167.
Poultry Products.
Poultry:
Number raised, 191,793; sold,
41,953.
Eggs: Produced, 475,906; sold, 232,843 dozens. Poultry and eggs produced, $117,586. Sale of poultry and eggs, $46,478.
Honey and Wax. Honey produced, 7,157 pounds. Wax produced, 412 pounds. Value of honey and wax produced, $894.
Wool, Mohair, and Goat Hair.
Wool, fleeces shorn, 4,445. Mohair and goat hair, fleeces shorn, 11. Wool and mohair produced, $2,823.
Domestic Animals Sold or Slaughtered.
Calves-Sold or slaughtered, 1,368. Other cattle-Sold or slaughtered, 6,386. Horses, mules, and asses and burros-Sold, 937.
Swine-Sold or slaughtered, 17,571. Sheep and goats-Sold or slaughtered, 2,368. Sale of animals, $194,334. Value of animals slaughtered, $213,298.
Value of All Crops.
Total, $2,270,326.
Cereals, $806,575.
Other grains and seeds, $6,991.
Hay and forage, $116,478.
Vegetables, $147,526.
Fruit and nuts, $37,696.
All other crops, $1,155,060.
Selected Crops (Acres and Quantity).
Cereals: total, 60,805 acres; 1,032,201
bushels.
Corn, 56,250 acres; 981,649 bushels.
Oats, 2,942 acres; 36,502 bushels. Wheat, 1,593 acres; 13,965 bushels.
Rye, 20 acres; 85 bushels.
Kafir corn and milo maize, Rice, Other grains:
Dry peas, 408 acres; 2,441 bushels.
Dry edible beans, 38 acres; 256 bushels. Peanuts, 36 acres; 1,361 bushels.
Hay and forage: total, 8,862 acres; 7,615 tons.
All tame or cultivated grasses, 3,535
acres; 3,325 tons.
Wild, salt, and prairie grasses, 231 acres; 300 tons. Grains cut green, 4,628 acres; 3,584 tons. Coarse forage, 468 acres; 406 tons.
Special crops: Potatoes, 469 acres; 39,825 bushels.
Sweet potatoes and yams, 338 acres; 35,- 850 bushels. Tobacco, 6 acres; 3,076 pounds. Cotton, 43,891 acres; 12,706 bales. Cane sugar, 92 acres; 523 tons. Syrup made, 10,114 gallons. Cane-sorghum, 637 acres; 1,932 tons. Syrup made, 33,472 gallons.
Fruit and Nuts.
Orchard fruits: total, 88,932 trees; 59,396 bushels.
Apples, 40,225 trees; 27,280 bushels.
Peaches and nectarines, 40,009 trees; 29,887 bushels. Pears, 2,597 trees; 892 bushels.
Plums and prunes, 5,100 trees; bushels. Cherries, 839 trees; 97 bushels. Quinces, 111 trees; 31 bushels. Grapes, 14,289 vines; 33,381 pounds.
1,188
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Tropical fruits: total, 49 trees. Figs, 49 trees; 435 pounds. Oranges, -
Small fruits: total, 21 acres; 37,397 quarts. Strawberries, 14 acres; 30,358 quarts.
Nuts: total, 123 trees, 1,220 pounds. Pecans, 3 trees; 120 pounds.
Labor, Fertilizer and Feed.
Labor-Farms reporting, 1,470. Cash expended, $73,229. Rent and board furnished, $15,402.
Fertilizer-Farms reporting, 2,495. Amount expended, $59,316.
Feed-Farms reporting, 1,236. Amount expended, $43,377.
Receipts from sale of feedable crops, $88,323.
Domestic Animals Not on Farms.
Inclosures reporting domestic animals, 769.
Value of domestic animals, $81,348.
Cattle: total, 1,068; value, $21,658. Number of dairy cows, 672.
Horses: total, 361; value, $42,338.
Mules, and asses and burros: total, 99; value, $12,875. Swine: total, 866; value, $4,076.
Sheep and goats: total, 221; value, $401.
Post Offices and Towns .- Revised to July 1, 1917, from U. S. Official Postal Guide. Figures indicate the number of rural routes from that office.
Cloverdale-2
Lexington-1
Florence (ch.)-5
Pruitton
Hines-2
Rogersville-3
Jacksonburg
Smithsonia
Killen-2
Waterloo-2
Population .- Statistics from decennial pub- lications of the U. S. Bureau of the Census.
White.
Negro.
Total.
1820
3,556
1,407
4,963
1830
7,960
3,821
11,781
1840
9,447
5,038
14,485
1850
11,097
6,075
17,172
1860
10,639
6,781
17,420
1870
9,921
5,170
15,091
1880
14,173
6,860
21,033
1890
16,647
7,091
23,738
1900
19,169
7,390
26,559
1910
23,840
7,096
30,936
1920
...
39,556
Delegates to Constitutional Conventions .- 1819-Hugh McVay.
1861-Sidney C. Posey; Henry C. Jones. 1865-Robert M. Patton; James Irvine. 1867-James W. Stewart; James T. Rapier ( colored) .
1875-Edward A. O'Neal; Richard Orick Pickett.
1901-Emmet O'Neal; John B. Weakley; John T. Ashcraft.
Senators .-
1819-20-Joseph Farmer.
1821-22-Hugh McVay. 1822-3-Hugh McVay.
1825-6-James Jackson.
1828-9-Hugh McVay.
1830-1-James Jackson (1830).
1832-3-Hugh McVay.
1834-5-Hugh McVay (1836).
1837-8-Sidney C. Posey.
1838-9-Hugh McVay.
1841-2-Hugh McVay. 1844-5-Sidney C. Posey.
1847-8-John C. F. Wilson.
1851-2-Robert M. Patton.
1855-6-Robert M. Patton.
1859-60-Robert M. Patton (1861).
1862-3-James Stewart.
1865-6- James Jackson.
1868-B. Lentz.
1871-2-B. Lentz. 1872-3-Daniel Coleman.
1873-Daniel Coleman.
1874-5-Daniel Coleman.
1875-6-R. A. McClellan.
1876_7-W. J. Wood.
1878-9-W. J. Wood.
1880-1-T. N. McClellan.
1882-3-Thos. N. Mcclellan.
1884-5- R. T. Simpson.
1886-7-R. T. Simpson.
1888-9-W. N. Hays.
1890-1-Wm. N. Hayes.
1892-3-J. M. Cunningham.
1894-5-J. M. Cunningham.
1896-7-Ben M. Sowell.
1898-9-B. M. Sowell.
1899 (Spec.)-B. M. Sowell. 1900-01-H. R. Kennedy.
1903-Dr. Hiram Raleigh Kennedy. 1907-Wm. N. Hayes.
1907 (Spec.)-Wm. N. Hayes.
1909 (Spec.)-Wm. N. Hayes.
1911-Thurston H. Allen.
1915-H. C. Thach; James E. Horton.
1919-B. A. Rogers.
Representatives .- 1819-20-Jacob Byler; Thomas Garrard.
1820-1-H. McVay; Jonathan Bailey. 1821 ( called )-H. McVay; Jonathan
Bailey.
1821-2-G. Masterson; John Craig. 1822-3-James Jackson; F. Durett.
1823-4-James Jackson; C. S. Manley. 1824-5-Jacob Byler; J. P. Cunningham.
1825-6-Jonathan Bailey; William B. Mar_ tin; George Coalter. 1826-7-Hugh Mc Vay; Samuel Craig;
Henry Smith. 1827-8-Hugh McVay; Samuel Craig; Francis Durett.
1828-9-J. L. D. Smith; William George; Francis Durett.
1829-30-John Pope; Samuel Craig; F. Durett.
1830-1-Hugh McVay; William George; J. P. Cunningham. 1831-2-Hugh McVay; Samuel Craig; John Mckinley. 1832 (called) - Cornelius Carmack; George S. Houston; Samuel Young.
1832-3-Cornelius Carmack; George S. Houston; Samuel Young. 1833-4-Cornelius Carmack; James Jack- son; Samuel Harkins.
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1834-5-Cornelius Carmack; James Jack. son; Samuel Young; J. B. Womack.
1835-6-Cornelius Carmack; S. C. Posey; L. Garner; E. Sheffield.
1836-37-Cornelius Carmack; S. C. Posey; John Mckinley; R. M. Patton.
1837 (called)-Cornelius Carmack; S. C. Posey; John Mckinley; R. M. Patton.
1837-8-Cornelius Carmack; George Sim- mons; J. M. Boston; E. Sheffield.
1838-9-Cornelius Carmack; J. Douglas; James M. Boston; S. R. Garner.
1839-40-Henry D. Smith; J. Douglas; A. O. Horn.
1840-1-Henry D. Smith; J. Douglas; J. R. Alexander.
1841 ( called ) -Henry D. Smith; J.
Douglas; J. R. Alexander.
1841-2-Henry D. Smith; J. S. Kennedy; J. R. Alexander.
1842-3-Henry D. Smith; J. Douglas; John S. Kennedy.
1843-4-B. B. Barker; J. Douglas; J. R. Alexander.
1844-5-Henry D. Smith; W. Baugh; J. R. Alexander.
1845-6-E. G. Young; B. B. Barker; J. C. F. Wilson.
1847-8-L. P. Walker; John E. Moore; J. S. Kennedy.
1849-50-L. P. Walker; R. M. Patton; Joseph Hough.
1851-2-R. W. Walker; V. M. Benham; O. H. Oates.
1853-4-L. P. Walker; William Rhodes.
1855-6-R. W. Walker; H. D. Smith.
1857-8-S. A. M. Wood; H. D. Smith.
1859-60-S. D. Hermon; H. D. Smith.
1861 (1st called)-S. D. Hermon; H. D. Smith.
1861 (2d called)-S. C. Posey; J. H. Witherspoon.
1861-2-S. C. Posey; J. H. Witherspoon.
1862 (called)-S. C. Posey; J. H. Wither- spoon.
1862-3-S. C. Posey; J. H. Witherspoon.
1863 (called)-Alexander McAlexander; T. L. Chisholm.
1863-4-Alexander McAlexander; T. L. Chisholm. 1864 (called)-Alexander McAlexander; T. L. Chisholm. 1864-5-Alexander McAlexander; L.
T. Chisholm.
1865-6-Edward McAlexander; B. E. Bourland. 1866-7-Edward McAlexander; B. E. Bourland.
1868-W. R. Chisholm.
1869-70-W. R. Chisholm.
1870-1-B. F. Taylor.
1871-2-B. F. Taylor.
1872-3-B. F. Taylor.
1873-B. F. Taylor.
1874-5-S. D. Herman.
1875-6-S. D. Herman.
1876.7-J. M. Cunningham.
1878-9-B. F. Taylor.
1880-1-C. H. Patton.
1882-3-R. T. Simpson; J. C. Kendrick.
1884-5-R. O. Pickett; H. Richardson.
1886-7-H. Richardson; R. O. Pickett.
1888-9-T. O. Bevis; J. M. Cunningham.
1890_1-O. P. Tucker; T. O. Bevis.
1892-3-H. R. Kennedy; John C. Ott.
1894-5-H. R. Kennedy; John C. Ott. 1896-7-J. J. Mitchell; H. A. Killen.
1898-9-J. J. Mitchell; H. A. Killen.
1899 (Spec.)-J. J. Mitchell; H. A. Killen.
1900-01-R. E. Simpson; C. P. Anderson.
1903-Henry Alexander Killen; Robert
Tennent Simpson.
1907-John L. Hughston; H. A. Killen.
1907 (Spec.)-John L. Hughston; H. A. Killen.
1909 (Spec.)-John L. Hughston; H. A. Killen.
1911-Lee Waits; Jas. S. Kulburn.
1915-H. A. Bradshow; T. E. Jones.
1919-S. C. McDonald; W. L. Sherrod.
REFERENCES .- Toulmin, Digest (1823), index; Acts of Ala., Brewer, Alabama, p. 294; Berney, Handbook (1892), p. 303; Riley, Alabama as it is (1893), p. 12; Northern Alabama (1888), p. 90; Alabama, 1909 (Ala. Dept. of Ag. and Ind., Bulletin 27), p. 146; U. S. Soil Survey (1905), with map; Alabama land book (1916), p. 97; Ala. Official and Statistical Register, 1903-1915, 5 vols., Ala. Anthropological Society, Handbook (1910) ; Geol. Survey of Ala., Agricultural fea- tures of the State (1883) ; The Valley regions of Alabama, parts 1 and 2 (1896, 1897), and Underground Water resources of Alabama (1907).
LAW AND EQUITY COURTS. See City Courts.
LAWRENCE COUNTY. Created by act of the Territorial Legislature of February 4, 1818. Formed from territory acquired by the Cherokee and Chicasa cession of 1816, its original dimensions have not changed.
It was named for Capt. James Lawrence of the Federal navy, who was in command of the "Hornel" in 1813, when he fought and captured the "Peacock," British man-o'- war, and who fought the "Chesapeake" in a disastrous battle with the British frigate "Shannon," off Boston June 1, 1813.
Location and Physical Description .- Lo- cated in the northwestern part of the state, Lawrence County is bounded on the north by the Tennessee River, which separates it from Lauderdale and Limestone Counties, on the east by Morgan County, on the south by Win- ston County, and on the west by Franklin and Colbert Counties. From north to south its greatest length is 34 miles, and its great- est width from east to west is twenty-four miles.
The topographic features of this county fall into four divisions, namely the mountain area, the costal plain, the valley section and the Tennessee and creek flood plain. County elevations vary from 20 to 75 feet above the Tennessee river and from 500 to 600 .feet above sea level.
Thirty-two kinds of soil are found in this county, and four general soil provinces are represented-the Appalachian, "comprising
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Little and Sand Mountains, the Limestone Valleys and Upland, including the Tennessee and Moulton Valleys, the River flood plains, and the Coastal Plain." Rocks consist of limestone, sandstone, shale, chert and con- glomerate. Coal is found near the top of Sand Mountain, and other "pockets" appear. The county lies in the warm temperate zone, and there are long hot summers, and cold and warm periods during the winter. The mean temperature for the winter is about 42º F. and for summer about 79º F. Numer- ous mineral springs are found in the county.
The principal crops are cotton, corn and hay. Wheat and oats are also of a fine qual- ity. Sheep and other live stock find .fine pasture land. Among the timber which abounds in abundance may be found: short leaf pine, post and black jack oaks, hickory, cedar, gum, chestnut, and honey locust. The streams of the county flowing into the Ten- nessee River are Town, Big Nance, Mallets', Fox, and the West Fork of Flint Creek, with its tributaries. The streams of the southern part of the county are the headwaters of the East and West forks of the Sipsey Fork of the Warrior River.
Aboriginal History .- Lawrence County is situated within the domain claimed both by the Cherokees and Chickasaws. It became an American possession, by two treaties, first the treaty negotiated with the Cherokees at the Chickasaw Council House, and Turkey Creek, September 14, 1816; second, the treaty negotiated with the Chickasaws at their Council House, September 20, 1816.
At a few points in the county along Ten- nessee River aboriginal remains have been met with, and on the islands in the river opposite to and which are in the county houndary, some evidences could formerly be seen. These lands have so often been under water that little remains at the present time. Tick Island, owned by R. N. Harris of Flor- ence, however, is an exception in that in a large sand mound one mile from the upper end of the island, numbers of hurials have heen encountered and evidences in consider- able numbers are yet to be seen in the village site in proximity thereto. A large domiciliary mound showing a few superficial burials is half mile above Sycamore Landing on the property of J. H. Gilchrist of Courtland. Large shell mounds and village sites are lo- cated on Gilchrist Island and one mile above Milton's Bluff respectively. On Brown's island, which is sometimes called Knight's Glan, being owned by John W. Knight of De- catur, is a large flat top domiciliary mound. In the central and southern sections of the county are seen scattering remains which are probably evidences of outlying villages. In- dications though do not suggest that the county was extensively peopled except in the northern section.
The early settlers of the county came from Virginia, Tennessee and the Carolinas. A set- tlement was first made at Marathon (Mel- ton's Bluff) on the Tennessee River, about two miles above the present Lock A. Court
was first held at that place but in 1820 the seat of government of the county was moved to Moulton, where it has since remained.
The chief towns of the county are Moul- ton, the county seat, fourteen miles from the railroad Hillsboro; Courtland; Town Creek; Landersville; Mount Hope, Wolff Springs, Wrenn; and Oakville.
The county is traversed by public roads, which as a whole are in fairly good condi- tion. Mountain roads follow divides, and at stream crossings are rough and stony. There are a large number of churches and school buildings in the county. The county high school is located at Moulton. A telephone system embracing local and long distance lines is in use in the county, and the rural lines are largely owned by the farmers. Practi- cally every section of the county is reached by the rural free delivery.
Agricultural Statistics .- From U. S. Census 1910:
Farms and Farmers.
Number of all farms, 4,003.
Color and nativity of farmers: Native white, 2,820. Foreign-horn white, 2. Negro and other nonwhite, 1,181.
Number of farms, classified by size:
Under 3 acres,
3 to 9 acres, 74.
10 to 19 acres, 361.
20 to 49 acres, 1,576.
50 to 99 acres, 997.
100 to 174 acres, 636.
175 to 259 acres, 195.
260 to 499 acres, 130.
500 to 999 acres, 31.
1,000 acres and over, 3.
Land and Farm Area.
Approximate land areas, 448,000 acres. Land in farms, 311,481 acres.
Improved land in farms, 162,022 acres.
Woodland in farms, 140,566 acres.
Other unimproved land in farms, 8,893.
Value of Farm Property.
All farm property, $5,447,263.
Land, $3,138,515.
Buildings, $878,432.
Implements and machinery, $253,359.
Domestic animals, $1,176,957.
Average values: All property per farm, $1,361.
Land and buildings per farm, $1,003.
Land per acre, $10.08.
Domestic Animals (Farms and Ranges).
Farms reporting domestic animals, 3,918. Domestic animals, value, $1,148,094.
Cattle: total, 13,061; value, $181,671. Dairy cows only, 6,035.
Horses: total, 2,987; value, $292,943.
Mules: total, 4,814; value, $596,780.
Asses and burros: total, 59; value, $5,905.
Swine: total, 15,101; value, $66,563.
Sheep: total, 1,959; value $3,779.
Goats: total, 395; value, $453.
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Poultry and Bees.
All poultry, 87,649; value, $27,284. Bee colonies, 1,096; value, $1,579.
Farms Operated by Owners.
Number of farms, 1,662.
Per cent of all farms, 41.5. Land in farms, 203,913 acres. Improved land in farms, 82,299 acres. Land and buildings, $2,250,048.
Farms of owned land only, 1,223. Farms of owned and hired land, 439. Native white owners, 1,461.
Foreign-born white, 2.
Negro and other nonwhite, 199.
Forms Operated by Tenants. Number of farms, 2,337. Per cent of all farms, 58.4. Land in farms, 104,701 acres.
Improved land in farms, 78,783 acres.
Land and buildings, $1,709,659.
Share tenants, 1,108.
Share cash-tenants, 65.
Cash tenants, 1,146. Tenure not specified, 18. Native white tenants, 1,355.
Foreign-born white, -
Negro and other nonwhite, 982.
Farms Operated by Managers.
Number of farms, 4. Land in farms, 2,867 acres.
Improved land in farms, 940 acres. Value of land and buildings, $57,240.
Live Stock Products. Dairy Products.
Milk: Produced, 1,712,550; sold, 2,005 gal- lons. Cream sold,
Butter fat sold,
Butter: Produced, 615,810; sold, 30,000 pounds. Cheese: Produced,
Dairy products, excluding home use of milk and cream, $87,022.
Sale of dairy products, $5,306.
Poultry Products.
Poultry: Number raised, 186,178; sold 40,- 961.
Eggs: Produced, 403,428; sold, 203,643 dozens. Poultry and eggs produced, $100,024. Sale of poultry and eggs, $38,399.
Honey and Wax. Honey produced, 5,738 pounds. Wax produced, 163 pounds. Value of honey and wax produced, $678.
Wool, Mohair, and Goat Hair. Wool, fleeces shorn, 1,023. Mohair and goat hair, fleeces shorn, 5. Wool and mohair produced, $670.
Domestic Animals Sold or Slaughtered. Calves-Sold or slaughtered, 830.
Other cattle-Sold or slaughtered, 6,572. Horses, mules, and asses and burros-Sold, 658.
Swine-Sold or slaughtered, 9,632. Sheep and goats-Sold or slaughtered, 830. Sale of animals, $146,366. Value of animals slaughtered, $123,233.
Value of All Crops.
Total, $2,170,761.
Cereals, $633,647.
Other grains and seeds, $3,070.
Hay and forage, $61,340.
Vegetables, $97,629.
Fruits and nuts, $33,738.
All other crops, $1,341,337.
Selected Crops (Acres and Quantity).
Cereals: total, 53,354 acres; 722,190 bushels. Corn, 48,693 acres; 661,511 bushels.
Oats, 4,580 acres; 60,337 bushels.
Wheat, 59 acres; 311 bushels.
Rye, 2 acres; 6 bushels.
Kafir corn and milo maize, 20 acres; 25 bushels.
Rice, Other grains:
Dry peas, 214 acres; 1,165 bushels. Dry edible beans, 1 acre; 1 bushel. Peanuts, 44 acres; 917 bushels.
Hay and forage: total, 3,742 acres; 4,822 tons.
All tame or cultivated grasses, 896 acres; 1,128 tons.
Wild, salt and prairie grasses, 1,227 acres; 1,378 tons. Grains cut green, 917 acres; 847 tons. Coarse forage, 702 acres; 1,469 tons. Special crops: Potatoes, 208 acres; 20,116 bushels. Sweet potatoes and yams, 427 acres; 40,887 bushels.
Tobacco, 7 acres; 2,847 pounds. Cotton, 51,535 acres; 14,948 bales. Cane sugar, 313 acres; 1,030 tons. Sirup made, 14,333 gallons. Cane-sorghum, 683 acres; 2,104 tons. Sirup made, 25,965 gallons.
Fruits and Nuts.
Orchard fruits: total, 58,012 trees; 54,942 bushels.
Apples, 18,418 trees; 17,091 bushels.
Peaches and nectarines, 33,867 trees; 34,- 572 bushels. Pears, 3,145 trees; 2,088 bushels.
Plums and prunes, 1,622 trees; bushels. 1,045
Cherries, 573 trees; 89 bushels. Quinces, 228 trees; 24 bushels. Grapes, 3,924 vines; 28,456 pounds.
Tropical fruits: total, 389 trees. Figs, 387 trees; 4,682 pounds. Oranges, Small fruits: total, 1 acre; 516 quarts. Strawberries, 1 acre; 314 quarts. Nuts: total, 89 trees; 6,081 pounds Pecans, 10 trees; 81 pounds.
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HISTORY OF ALABAMA
Labor, Fertilizer and Feed.
Labor-Farms reporting, 992. Cash expended, $48,824. Rent and board furnished, $11,171.
Fertilizer-Farms reporting, 2,352. Amount expended, $59,012. Feed-Farms reporting, 1,026. Amount expended, $45,686.
Receipts from sale of feedable crops, $35,563.
Domestic Animals Not on Farms.
Inclosure reporting domestic animals, 169.
Value of domestic animals, $36,331. Cattle: total, 410; value, $7,795. Number of dairy cows, 183.
Horses: total, 154; value, $19,420.
Mules, and asses and burros: total, 46; value, $7,357. Swine: total, 274; value, $1,648.
Sheep and goats: total, 75; value, $111.
Post Offices and Towns .- Revised to July 1, 1919, from U. S. Official Postal Guide. Figures indicate the number of rural routes from that office.
Courtland-1
Moulton (ch.)-5
Hillsboro-2
Mount Hope-2
Kimo
Town Creek-3
Landersville-1
Wheeler-1
Mehama-1
Population .- Statistics from decennial pub- lications of the U. S. Bureau of the Census.
White.
Negro.
Total.
1830
8,361
6,623
14,984
1840
7,143
6,170
13,313
1850
8,342
6,916
15,258
1860
7,173
6,802
13,975
1870
10,096
6,562
16,658
1880
12,642
8,750
21,392
1890
12,553
8,171
20,724
1900
12,967
7,156
20,124
1910
15,046
6,933
21,984
1920
24,307
Delegates to Constitutional Conventions .- 1819-Arthur
Francis Hopkins, Daniel Wright.
1861-David P. Lewis, James S. Clark.
1865-James B. Speake, James S. Clark.
1867-Thomas M. Peters, Benjamin O. Masterson.
1875-Francis W. Sykes, Charles Gibson. 1901-D. C. Almon, W. T. Lowe.
Senators .-
1819-20-Fleming Hodges.
1822-3-Arthur F. Hopkins.
1825-6-Mathew Clay.
1827-8-David Hubbard.
1828-9 -- David Hubhard.
1831-2-Thomas Coopwood.
1834-5-James B. Wallace.
1837-8-James B. Wallace.
1838-9-Hugh M. Rogers. 1840-1-Hugh M. Rogers.
1843-4-Tandy W. Walker.
1847-8-Thomas M. Peters.
1849-50-H. L. Stevenson.
1853-4-William A. Hewlett.
1857-8-O. H. Bynum.
1861-2-J. Albert Hill. 1865-6 -- Francis W. Sykes.
1868-D. V. Sevier.
1871-2-D. V. Sevier.
1872-3-J. C. Goodloe. 1873-J. C. Goodloe. 1874-5-J. B. Moore.
1875-6-J. B. Moore.
1876-7-W. C. Sherrod.
1878-9-John D. Rather.
1880-1-John D. Rather.
1882-3-James Jackson.
1884-5-James Jackson.
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