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

perfecting to begin the work at an early
dat. This will render available for farm
ing purposes the large areas of valuable
land now covered with shallow water.
and reported in the government survey of
the swamp to possess a surface soil of de-
cayed vegetable matter from six to eight
feet in depth.
Illustrative of the capacity of the soil
of Southern Georgia, the following well
authenticated experiments with various
crops are appended: A farmer produced on
one acre 119 bushels of corn, which Melted
him ST. II. Another produced 96l2 bush
els of oats on one acre, and following
them with cotton, produced 800 pounds in
the seed. Another farmer produced Is Ordi-
nary bales of cotton on six acres. In one
county 6941I gallons of syrup, from sugar
cane, were raised on one acre, which net
ted SAB 81. A farmer in the same
county raised 80 bushels of wheat ON one
acre. Last year the Bethesda Orphan
Home farm Tin Chatham county, near
Savannah }, which has been under cult
walton for 40 years, raised l.025 bushels
of sweet potatoes on four acres, and one
acre Melted $500 in cabbages. In 1874 a
premium was awarded by the Georgia
State Fair to Il gentleman in South
ern Georgia for the best results from
twO-hOrse farm. The farm comprised
l26l5 acres, on which corn, oats, field
peas, ground peas, sweet potatoes, sugar
cane and cotton yielded him a net profit
of s., 213 %. The first grapes of the sea-
son reported in the New York market for
1881 were raised and shipped by gen
tleman of Southern Georgia, who also
shipped the earliest peaches in 1882. The
same gentleman made his section famous
for fine wines. The first Georgia water
melons shipped North in 1888 were grown
bya gentleman in Southern Georgia, 800
in number, for which he received check
Tor 5000. A Farmer, on 100 acres in water
melons, last year cleared $4,000, and his
yield per acre fell below his previous
crops. These illustrations of produce
tiveness might be multiplied indefinitely,
but it is unnecessary. What has been
done in the localities named may be ap-
prOXimated IN every section. Wherever
industry and intelligence have cO-Operated
IN cultivating the soil it has generously
yielded thirty, sixty and an hundred fold.
THE PEOPLE.
The white people of Southern Georgia
have abundantly proved that they are Of
the best AnglO-SaXOn blood and possessed
of that characteristic spirit and metal.
What they have accomplished since the
late war-their triumph over great OBJ
stacles which were common to the South
ern States-leave no room to question
their proud position IN the CIVILIZED world.
Their institutions are of the same high
order as those of the most advanced COM
munities of the nation, and quietude, good
order and obedience to the laws are
among their distinguishing traits of char
acter. Hospitable, heightened and gen.
erOuS, they welcome with frankness and
cOrdiality those who come as equals, from
whatever cline, TO share the wealth ma
ture has lavished upon the country.
SCHOOLS.
Public and private schools are we'll es-
tabllshed in every county, and in many of
the towns and cities there are fourishing
high schools and colleges for both sexes.
Branch colleges, as auXiliaries tn the
State University, are established in Cuth-
bert and ThOmasyille. Pupils enter the
last two at the nominal fee of S. per term
of five months, or $40 per annum. In the
city of Savannah, in addition to frst-class
schools maintained by the public fund.
there are numbers of private schools, the
Georgia Military Academy. and the
Savannah Academy. Cuthbert and
Thomasville have female colleges, and
Dawson has a Grange Institute for boys
and girls, All the other towns Of imp0r-