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Identifier: georgiahistorica00geor (find matches)
Title: Georgia, historical and industrial
Year: 1901 (1900s)
Authors: Georgia. Dept. of Agriculture Stevens, O. B. (Obediah B.) Wright, R. F. (Robert F.)
Subjects: Georgia -- History Georgia -- Economic conditions
Publisher: Atlanta, Ga. : G.W. Harrison, State Printer
Contributing Library: University of California Libraries
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635; colored males, 8,372; colored females, 8,634; total colored,17,006. Domestic animals in bams and inclosures, not on farms or ranges,June 1, 1900: 13 calves, 18 steers, 2 bulls, 82 dairy cows, 101 horses,S3 mules, 192 swine, 2 goats. IRWIK COUNTY.Irwin County was laid out by the lottery act of 1818. A part wasset off to Thomas and part to Lomides in 1825. It received its namefrom General Jared Irwin, who served his country faithfully in theKevolution, and aftenvards in campaigns against the Indians; was amember of the convention which revised the State Constitution in 1789;as Governor in 1796 signed the act rescinding the Yazoo law; was pres-ident of the constitutional convention of 1798, which inserted in theState Constitution a clause forbidding the African slave trade as far asGeorgia was concerned; was again Governor from ISTovember 7th, 1806,to Kovember 9th, 1809; was several times president of the State Sen-ate, holding that honored position at the time of his death in 1818.
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GEORGIA: HISTORICAL AND INDUSTRIAL. 719 Irwin couutj is bounded by the following counties: Xorth by Wil-cox and Telfair, east and southeast by Coffee, south bv Berrien and westby Worth. The Ocmulgee river flows along its northeastern boundary. The Al-lapaha river flows from north to south through the center of the county,and Little river is on its western side. Into these rivers numerous creeksof this county empty, of which the principal are Willacoochee, Reed,Lake and Hat. The creeks of the eastern part are among the headwatersof the Satilla river. In these various streams fish are plentiful. In thewoods and fields are found quail, turkeys, deer and opossums. Manyquail are shipped from Irwin county, and some deer and turkeys. The soils may be described as red, gray and black gravel, with claysubsoil, the gray predominating. Under a good system of cultivationthe lands will produce to the acre: of upland seed cotton, 1,200 pounds;of sea-island, SCO pounds; com, 20 bushels; wheat, 15 to

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