Georgia, historical and industrial . lored females, 9,564; total colored,18,813. Population of Americus City by sex and color by the census of 1900:white males, 1,490; white females, 1,523; total white, 3,013; coloredmales, 2,117; colored females, 2,544; total colored, 4,661. Total population of Americus, 7,674. Domestic animals in Sumter county in barns and inclosures, not onfarms or ranges, June 1, 1900: 82 calves, 14 steers, 2 bulls, 238 dairycows, 326 horses, 86 mules, 11 sheep, 558 swine, 7 goats. TALBOT COimTY. Talhot County was laid out in 1827 and named for Hon. MatthewTalbot, who repr
Georgia, historical and industrial . lored females, 9,564; total colored,18,813. Population of Americus City by sex and color by the census of 1900:white males, 1,490; white females, 1,523; total white, 3,013; coloredmales, 2,117; colored females, 2,544; total colored, 4,661. Total population of Americus, 7,674. Domestic animals in Sumter county in barns and inclosures, not onfarms or ranges, June 1, 1900: 82 calves, 14 steers, 2 bulls, 238 dairycows, 326 horses, 86 mules, 11 sheep, 558 swine, 7 goats. TALBOT COimTY. Talhot County was laid out in 1827 and named for Hon. MatthewTalbot, who represented Oglethorpe county in the legislature for manyyears, and being president of the Senate at the time of the death ofGovernor Rabun on October 25, 1819, succeeded him in the guber-natorial chair until the election of John Clark, in November, 1819. Talbot county is bounded on the north by Meriwether, on the north-east by Upson, on the east by Taylor, on the south by Marion and Mus-cogee, and on the west by Harris and Muscogee. w%. GEORGIA: HISTORICAL AND INDUSTRIAL. 831 The Flint river flows along its northeastern boundary. Other streamsare Patisliga, Hachasofkee and Lazer creeks. The Oak Mountains ai-ein the northern section of the county. The soil belongs to the metamorphic formation in the northern part,and to the cretaceous in the southern section. The face of the countryis broken. There are brown and mulatto lands with red clay subsoil,hardwood growth and freestone water throughout the first division;gray, sandy or gravelly soil, with long-leaf pine and limestone waterthroughout the second division. Counting all lands, the average production is as follows: corn, 11bushels; oats, 9 bushels; rye, 7 bushels: barley, 10 bushels; wheat, 7bushels; Irish potatoes, 75 bushels; sweet potatoes, 100 bushels; field-peas, 10 bushels; ground-peas, 15 bushels; seed cotton, 500 pounds; cornfodder, 250 pounds; crab-grass hay, 2,200 pounds; sorghum syrup, 50gallons; sugar-cane syrup, 200
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