The Dawson journal., 1883-03-01
Capt. Koib on Tsuck Farming

SUPc AAOAD OA AsuCA Il aEAuIuG.
kufsala Bulletin.
The Troy Enquirer caught our
Capt Kolb ion the wing sometime
ago and interviewed him on the sub.
ject of truck farming. We think the
Captain apublld bsnsfactof in that
he is teaching our people how 10
make money in the best, purest and
most honest way it can be done
We may, and perhaps will be slow to
learn, Ii takes a long time to teach
the world an idea, but perseverance
will win at last In order TO help on
the good work we copy the interview
for the benefit of our readers: j
Capt. II. F. Kolh, OF Etfaula.
has fully demonstrated that Eastern
Alabama can as successfully produces
and reap the profits of that business
as any other locality, and by his en-
terprise and energy he has cleaved
the way for the dawn Of new era
upon his section. A reporter of this
paper met him on the train from
Montgomery last week and was de-
lighted with his genial nature, affable
manners and the ease with which he
secured some desirable information
from him In regard to his farming
operations. All that was said would
entertain and interest the readers,
for he is an excellent talker, with q
peculiar vein of humor in his style
that enlivens and refreshes like a
gentle zephyr that fans the brow of
an enthusiast when in the profoundest
depths of his subject Jon a summer
day. But we digress- The reporter,
after securing seat by the Captain,
inquired in that demure style which
characterizes the doubtful faber
manipulation when his game is un
certain:
"You are quite enthusiastic, Cap
tain, in regard to fruit culture and
truck farming?"
"Well, yes; / take great interest
in fruit culture and truck farming.
In the first place, I derive great
deal of real pleasure from it, and in
the second place 1 6nd it very prof
table"
"Ted ME abou! your peaches Wien
you ship, prices, etc?''
81 have large peach orchard of
over 1000 trees and mostly of the
early varieties. My trees are now
four years old, and if we have no late
frosts this spring my crorof peaches
will be very large, at least 1900
bushels. Last year we had com.
plete failure in my section, but the
year before we had some fruit. NV
trees were then very young, but what
little fruit my trees bore was very
fine. I sold the frst peaches 1 ship
ped that season to New York at 500
per bushel My peaches commenced
to ripen about, the goth of May, and
I continued to ship through:Jnne and
july
''You prize the LeConte pear very
highly, do you mott"
"Yes, / think well of the LeConte
pear, and l am giving it more atten-
tion than any other fruit. I expect
to make bushels of money on this
pear in few years. This pear is
certainly God.send to the Southern
people, and no farmer should he with
out them. l now have ten acres of
these pears, and next year shall III
crease my orchard"
THE papers are passing you
around as the champion melon-grower
of the world. What about water
melons :"
''The papers have had great deal
to say about my melon tfop. / have
been planting and shipping melons
for several years and find them very
profitable. My usual crop has been
fifty acres, but this season. / intend
to plant 150 acres in !melons, and
expect to ship 100000. My crop of
melons generally average ten cents
per melon clear of shipping expenses
| have never sold less than S75 worth
from an acre, but have averaged
800 per acre. My 150 acres OF
ruelons this year will clear Inc more
money than any 500 acres of cotton