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James Mallory was an uncommon Southerner. Most inhabitants of the Old South, especially the plain folk, devoted more time to leisurely activities--drinking, gambling, hunting, fishing, and just loafing--than did Mallory, a workaholic agriculturalist, who experimented with new plants, orchards, and manures, as well as the latest farming equipment and techniques. A Whig and a Unionist, a temperance man and a peace lover, ambitious yet caring, business-minded and progressive, he supported railroad construction as well as formal education, even for girls. His cotton production--four bale

Farm life -- Alabama -- Talladega County. --- Farmers -- Alabama -- Talladega County -- Diaries. --- Mallory, James, 1807-1877 -- Diaries. --- Talladega County (Ala.) -- Social life and customs. --- Farm life --- Farmers --- Regions & Countries - Americas --- United States Local History --- History & Archaeology --- Farm operators --- Operators, Farm --- Planters (Persons) --- Agriculturists --- Rural population --- Rural life --- Country life --- Diaries --- Mallory, James, --- Diaries. --- Talladega County (Ala.) --- Social life and customs. --- Talladega County, Ala.