Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-06-09

Deen raised in this neighborhoOd that hay,
ever been gathered in the county. Omit,
number Of peaches are shipped from thi
point, but their principal trnck crop i,
Matermelons, with the following acreage
| W. l.. Newman, % acres: ,Jasper Evans
80; DIR. Haskins. 20; Calhoun and Wor
sham, u; Jesse Walton -: John Walton
10; Richardson and Walton, Is: DIR. Rich
ards0n, 20; j. NJ. Heard, 20: r. w. lack.
| son, D; A. jackson. 3; Joseph Barnes. 10.
John Harper, 10; Benjamin Collier, 8. and
about 20 acres in smaller patches by va.
rious persons. The land here is De.
euliarly adapted to the cultiva-
ton of the melon, and this
crop can be made the most profitable crop
of the year by proper attention. The esti-
mated cost up to the shipping point is
from six to eight dollars per acre, and one
acre VIII produce 400 marketable melons.
SEAGO.
This is station ten miles from Macon.
ON the Southwestern. The post Office is
called Walden, and is located in Bibb
county. 1t is the shipping point for Rut-
land district, and embraces the area w.
ing between Echeconnee and Tobeofkee
creeks. The major part of it is not regard
ed as good cotton land, but it is peculiar
ly adapted to truck farming. Last year
was the first season that they entered
upon shipping watermelons on anv
thing like a large scale. The croD
proved valuable, and the Seago melon
has won reputation in the West, and
especially in Chicago, that places it the
very hrst in the market. They do not
snip a melon from this point which
weighs under 10 pounds. This year the
people have gone into it more largely than
ever. They have planted over 900 acres
in melons this year, and have about 10
acres in cantelOupes. They have shipped
800 crates of early peaches, and will have
about 800 bushels of Irish potatoes to
ship.
Colonel L. NJ. FELTON,, of Marshallyine.
has about 15 acres in watermeIOns in
Macon county, about 40 miles below the
city of Macon.
L have now given, in as a condensed
form as l could, the truck crops and ship
ments on the Southwestern road for forty
miles, most of the points being in HOus-
ton county.
THE RESULT.
The acreage in the aggregate seems
large, but the profits cannot be as accu-
rately ascertained. Many are doomed to
disappointment and failure; i'm fact, in
some places failure is evident now. I'm
der the excitement of the moment many
have rushed into the business without the
slightest knowledge as to cultivation or
handling the crop. This knowledge is
hard to obtain in any other way than by
experience, and experience is a dear
teacher. Hence | expect many to become
thoroughly disgusted, and denounce the
whole business as a fraud before the ex-
plratlOn of the season. Nevertheless hum
dreds will succeed, and demonstrate the
fact that this truck farming is the saliva
ton of the farmers of South and South
west Georgia. There are as MANY fail
ures in cultivating cotton as there will be
IN truck farming, and men ought not to be
discouraged at the first experiment.
DIFFICULT PROBLEM.
One OF the most difficult questions con- |
nected with the whole business is that of |
The truck business re- |
luires prompt and rapid transit. In Or
der to supply this will require no little |
effort upon the part of the railroads. In |
the lower part of the State the question |
has been practically settled. There must |
not only be rapid transit, but in order to |
make profit, there must be special rates. |
find in consulting the Central Road au-
that they are preparing to meet |
every demand for moving the crops of the
present year. They will have facilities |
both as to cars and motive power, to move
placed along their line. AS to
'ates, l have not been informed,
yet know it is the desire of many |
If the officers of the road to give /
very liberal rates, in order to encourage
he truck business. This would certainly |
De a streak of wisdom upon the part of the |
for if this years experience
S successful, the volume of business in
he line will almost be doubled next year.
As this business increases there is de-
nand for other industries. Crate and
)oX making will be an immense affair,
md along with the evapOrating offruit will |
come the canning establishments. all of |
Which Will increase the amount of freights /
)ver the roads. On the other side of the
question, many people forget the difficult
les in moving perishable goods. 1t takes
,wice the labor and trouble to move a car
Dad of watermelons than it does car
Dad of cotton or brick, and it cannot be |
that the railroads can handle |
both at the same price.
Thus far in this section the express
have moved all the early peaches
1t cost of the producer of So so per |
hundred to New York. In the next two |
weeks the volume of shipments will be |
more than they can handle. A few re- !
rigeratOr cars are promised, but few in |
liyiduals are prepared at present to ship |
carload of peaches at time. However. |
his is question which must adjust itself |
Is the season advances.
There are several other points connected |
With this question which must be omitted /
or the present. This article is too long
eadY. JACK Plane