Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-10-04

irrigating the rich alluvial lands near the
mouths of the rivers, and amounted in
| 1928 to 10000 tierces, or $4,000 bushels.
This did not include the home supply of
| upland rice, cultivated all through the in
| terror in smaller areas.
OF the textiles, cotton, wool, flax.
hemp, jute, ramie and silk all grow well
| in this section, but cotton receives the
| chief attention of the cultivatOrs. Wool
! growing, however, is on the increase-im-
| proved breeds of sheep are being intro
duced and a higher grade of wool will
| hereafter be marketed from this section.
Large districts of the country are admira-
| bly, adapted to the raising of sheep, natu-
raj pasturage being found for them album
| dainty on the wild or unfenced lands.
SIX raising has not been followed to
any considerable extent, but numerous
| experiments, ranging from the earliest
| settlement of the State to the present day,
! have abundantly proved that Southern
Georgia is one Of the finest countries in the
world for this industry. Every species of
| the mulberry upon which the silk worms
| feed, including the Usage orange, grow to
| great perfection in this section.
Jute is new introduction in Southern
| Georgia from India, but it is found to be
at home in the rich, moist soils of this
| section, and, with ramie, only awaits the
! invention of machinery to prepare them
| lOT uldIhel " IlNdl lue pIOulS Oh Tue COL
| ton trade.
Tobacco and INDIGO have both been
prOfitably cultivated in the lower cOun-
| ties, but gave place years ago to the supe-
| riOr interest of cotton.
Sugar and syrup are made throughout
| the section from the tropical cane, and
are known in the market as "Florida"
| sugar and syrup. Smaller quantities are
made from sorghum, but the superiority
! NJ 4bf ba1 no laf
| ter is chiefly grown for stock food.
| Ied.-EXcellent articles of China tea
| have been produced, and there is a strong
| probability that tea raising will become
one Of the future industries of the section.
lie COnte Pedr.-Surpassing all other
| varieties adapted to the soil and climate,
in hardness, thrift, prolific bearing and
| excellence of keeping and shipping quail
| ties, 1t enjoys popularity In the market
scarcely attained by any other variety in
| the country.
Among other field crops may be
named field peas, ground nuts or
| pindars, chufas, sweet potatoes and Il
| great variety Of valuable grasses and
other forage plants.
In orchards we have apples, peaches,
pears, plums, cherries, ounces, pome-
granates, figs, aplicOts and nectarines;
and in groves, the orange, lemon, null
berry, honey locust, jujube, pecan, white
and black walnut, and the Japan persim-
mon.
In the vineyards are found among
grapes, the Concord, Hartford, Delaware,
Clinton, Ives, Warren, Catawba, Flowers,
and many others of the favorite varieties,
including the scuppernong-the most pro-
life and perhaps the most valuable of all
Southern grapes.
In the garden may be enumerated cab
bages, collards, mangles, rutabagas, tur-
nips, kale, kOlrabi, mustard, Brussels
sprouts, lettuce, radishes, beets, egg-plants,
asparagus, spinach, carrots, parsnips, on
ions, leeks, garlic, shelOats, salsifa, snap
beans, Okra, tomatoes, peppers, sweet corn,
Strawberries, butter beans, raspberries,
celery, ETC., with cucumbers, squashes,
cantelOupes, casshaws, pumpkins and
watermelons.
In addition to this splendid array there
must still be added cassava and arrow
root, two of the best starch yielding plants
known. German and cat-tail or pearl
millet, lucerne as a forage plant, and the
beggar weed or Indian clover, recognized
as a wonderful soil recuperator.
Of wild fruits, the variety is perhaps