...ast summer. In 1849 when in the upper counties it was common for 30,40, and 50 bushels to be produced to the acre, the average for the State was only 16 bushels, while in 1863, in many parts of the Cherokee region, the production was only 10 and 15 bushels — Even in Southwestern Georgia the average was not over 10 bushels, as the experience of planters will testify. From these promises he said t...