Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-05-16
LETTER FROM THE INTERIOR.
Butler and Its Business-TayIOr
County Farmers and Their Sup.
plies-CrOps and the Prospect
Humbu Facilities
Off for Florida.

BUTLER, May 12-Editor Morning NetUs: ]
have been sojourning at this point day or
two. The same lessons are apparent here that
are so impressively taught elsewhere-the
folly of too much cotton The corn and bacon
continues to be the great object of search of
the farmers. The flow of guano has ceased,
but the necessity for corn and bacon con-
tinues, notwithstanding the tendency of price is
upward. To the dismay of the tillers of the soil
there was scarcely good ear of sound corn
in the town on yesterday. Two-thirds of the
corn received from the West is spoilt and in
many places is killing the stock fed upon it, ]
have rarely ever heard more urgent appeals
maze for Northern hay than has been made
in my hearing during the past two or three
days. There is none in market here. and
none to be had either in Macon or Columbus
as dealers have been searching both cities for
it, One gentleman, Mr. Hartley of this place,
sold in one month nearly S13, 600 worth of corn
and bacon. This is a heavy trade for so small
place, and shows the destituion of the coun-
try. Taylor county is no worse off than other
counties who claim richer soils and more ex-
tended fields
Business has been very good until within a
week or two-those who have crops planted
are at home looking after them. The area of
oats is smaller than last season, but the winter
oats are now looking very. promising. and will
oats need rain badly, and the crop will be
greatly shortened if rain does not speedilv
come The wheat fields are few, but are look
Ing well. The cotton that is up is growing off
rapidly, and is being put in splendid condition.
as this hot, dry weather is the very thing for
killing grass. However good deal has re-
Gently been planted and there Is not moisture
enough to make it germinate, and the hot sun
has baked the earth so that if it were to spring
up it would not possess vigor enough to pene-
trate the hard crust formed above it, / saw
some large fields OF corn, and the corn looked
vigorous and green With good seasons, the
farmers of Taylor intend to remove the dis
grace OF buying so much corn and bacon an
other year.
system of grating has had great set back
Most all OF the trees from the seed are doing
finely, while those that were grated are desti-
tute OF fruit. The gardens are all looking well,
but are In great need of rain. This whole Sec
ton of country is exceedingly dry, although
at Columbus, fifty miles above, they have had
refreshing rains
Notwithstanding the let down in business,
the ubiquitous drummer continues in his
eeasel SIS round. This village has been COM
pletely Sulu recently by the untiring book
asSnt, and the curses Of the community have
uus.rlous indl7ldual gathered up many dol
lar from the unsusPecting business man Some
weeks peIore tne aaent had been round mar
scheme. 1t was to be Wonderful nroductiops
Yesterday he was delivering the book and
taking In the money. Ii Consisted Of a verv
defective map of the United States and on The
back were printed the names 0s numerous
business houses in some prominent Cities hnt
more obscure towns and villages aid ali
printed on bad paper. For these he received
one dollar a piece. 1t proved to be a great
humbug. You can hardly get man to own
this morning that he has red BOOK
+ A young medical student, suppoSing that
editors were as good in dissecting animals as
they were character and reputation, sent
huge gopher to the Press Convention at Rome
this week for dissection. Bros Benns and
Russ, Of the Butler Herald, were to superin-
tend the operation.
A party of some ten or twelve leave Butler
this evening for an excursion to Florida by
way of the WaycrosS extension. They will be
gone ten or fifteen days. and will extend their
trip to the upper ST. Johns, and to Orlando, in
Orange county. The company is composed of
some Of the prominent businF SIS men of the
community, among them State Senator Smith,
Judge Elan b. Waters, Col Jenkins, MesSrs.
Hartley and Wright, Rev. R. L. Wiggins, and
several ladies. A number of the party will re-
turn through Savannah,
Educationally, Butler is looming up, and
stands In the front rank as to her facilities She
has splendid academy building, and school
numbering ninety-nine scholars under an ac-
complished teacher, Prof. j. w. Dozer. The
character Of the work done is substantial. and
is the highest commendation the school can
have. JACK PLANE.