Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1882-07-13
Chatham County Vegetable and Fruit
GrOHers Association.

Growers Association.
This association is composed OF the
leading farmers of Chatham county,
gentlemen of intelligence and refinement,
who meet twice month for the discus
sion of subjects relating to agriculture,
and for mutual advice on specialties in
which each may be engaged. Beside
some regularly chosen subject for con-
sideration at each meeting, conversation
generally takes wide range, and farm
ers may gather much useful information
on all subjects of the farm from those
ripe in experience and success. We at
tended the meeting of the association at
the Marshall House on Monday night,
notice Of which has appeared in the
MORNING News, and were pleased with
the intelligence and freedom which per
vaded The discussion of subjects.
Having been requested, the associa-
ton discussed the ''fence question, and,
as in other localities, judgment was
divided; but the sense of the association
stood opposed to any present change of
the law on that subject for Chatham
county. The majority thought the
proportion of fenced or cultivated lands
in the county, too small to warrant ex
clusion of the poor from the large area
of unfenced lands contributing no other
benefit than pasturage for herds of cattle
that could not be maintained under the
mo fence" law.
On the subject of turnips it was men
toned that, sowed in July, if the wealth
er is too dry, they will run to necks"-
that is, will grow considerably above
ground and very little under ground
that TO produce a good. crop, continuous
good season must follow the planting
during hot weather, otherwise it will be
safer to wait for the more reliable fall
season.
1t was elected that cabbages, to pro-
duce a good crop in winter, must be
well budded before cold weather, that is.
must have been planted in time to be
well advanced toward the formation of
heads before their growth is interrupted
by the cold. This indicates the planting
of the seeds in June or early in July, and
rich moist soil for rapid growth.
A novel if not new method of destroy
ing cabbage worms was promulgated by
an experienced truck farmer. He found
that with bunch of fennel in the hand
they can be brushed from the heads
without injury to the cabbages, and
must then be destroyed. 1t is charac-
teristic of the green cabbage worm that
if touched he will loose his hold and
tumble to the ground This makes it
easy, by a sudden shock to the cabbage.
or by soft fennel mop, to sweep them
out and destroy while on the ground.
OF beans it was said that in plant
ing they need regularity and space that
thrown down in piles and crowded to-
gether in the hills they do not near so
well as when spread out in the drills
with room for each.
Two of the gentlemen present had
used the patent manure distributors, and
both found them very useful, saving
much labor, and doing accurate good
work.
An interesting conversation was had
upon the killing of Bermuda grass, which
several gentlemen seemed to regard as a
very easy matter, but which we did not
sufficiently understand to recite, and
hope to gain more definite information
hereafter as to the particular modes of
procedure. Hundreds of farms in Geor.
gia are infested and greatly damaged, in
the estimation of their owners, by this
otherwise most valuable of Southern
grasses, and If the farmers of Chatham
can furnish their brethren with a good,
practicable method of controlling it, they
will confer a great favor upon many who
do not believe it can be done.