Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-06-15
MITCHELL's DEVELOPMENT.
A County of Fertile Fields and Enter
prising Towns.

prising Towns.
CAMILLA, June 13.-Perhaps no county
in the State has developed more rapidly
during the past decade than Mitchell
county. 1t is known as piney woods
country with a generous soil and sub
stantial clay sub-soil. 1t is not as thirsty
soil as the land above, nor so stiff as much
of the land lying Immediately below it.
There are some as fine cotton lands in the
county as can be found anywhere, and the
greater part of it is adapted specially to
the growth of vegetables. 1t is Just about
undulating enough for proper drainage
and easy cultivation. There is not n
bridge to be kept up in the entire county.
having no water courses but what can be
easily fOrded, unless it be Immediately
after an immense rain. This rarely oc-
ours.
d. Camilla is the county site, and situated
on the Savannah, Florida and Western
Railway, about twenty-siX miles below
Albany. The main part of the town was
burned few years ago, but has been
rebuilt with brick, and presents strik-
ing contrast with the old wooden build
ings which formerly stood in their stead.
There are several fine stores, and all seem
to have a good trade. There has not been
bushel of corn shipped to Camilla dur
ing the past season; in fact, corn has been
shipped from this to other points, and
there is an ample supply until corn is
made again, selling at 80 cents per bushel.
They have here an excellent academy
under the charge of Prof. j. f. Scaife,
with something over eighty pupils. The
brick are now being made for the purpose
of erecting two more cOmmOdiOus store
rooms. The Methodists and Baptists have
good church buildings, and the Presbyte-
rians are just completing one.
Like all other sections in lower Georgia
the people have become enthused with
truck farming, and entered into il
with great spirit. They have planted for
market about 200 acres in watermelous.
In the main the vines look well. and the
melons, although small at this date, are
abundant. The excessive rains for the
past week have greatly damaged the crop.
and many are respondent over the result.
There have been planted about 100 acres
IN irish potatoes in this vicinity. Some
acres have produced abundantIy, and of
excellent quality. Others have not done
so well as to size. There have been
shipped to various markets LISP barrels
OF potatoes. Some few men, among them
Messrs. ID. X. Butler, Cochran and SEN
nett have realized good profits, while a
majority of shippers have barely paid ex-
penses, and some even lost money i'm their
fully and early We're successful, obtaining
So, SO and 81 so per barrel
Inc crop OF cucumbers aggregated four
hundred crates, but have not been remu-
nerative. A considerable amount of okra
and beans also have gone from this point.
and have shared the same fate. Okra is a
vegetable not generally known in North
ern markets. Mr.. Sennett, of this place.
shipped a lot to New York, and sent with
it recipes for cooking it in various STYLES
known to the culinary art in the South.
In this country it is faVorite vegetable.
but in order to sell it North a taste will
have to be cultivated before there win he
any any demand for it in those markets.
There is made in this vicinity quite an
amount Of sugar cane, and syrup is sell
ing by the barrel in this market at thirty
cents per gallon.
The South GeOTgtd Clarion, spicy local
paper published here, has changed hands
this week, Rev. j. l.. Underwood buyiner
out the interest of Mr.. Byars, who will
hereafter have entire control. Mr.. Byars
will seek business elsewhere. The CJdrld1s
is good paper, and shonld receive a
nearly support from the good people of
Mitchell county.
1 was told by merchant that there
was only about one half the usual amount
of meat sold in this county the past sea
son, and that the farmers are IN better
condition than at any time since the war.
Camilla, like other neighboring towns
to Albany, is embarking in the artesian
well enterprise. Mr.. Clay, who has been
successful along the Central Railroad i'm
boring wells, has taken the contract
here, and has his derrick and much of the
material on the ground to commence
work. The people are getting nervous at
the seeming delay in the enterprise. and
are anXiously looking for the appearance
of the contractor,
AS an evidence of the peoples enter
prise we have good list of subscribers
for both the DAILY and WEEKLY NEWS
at this post office. The Postmaster makes
an efficient agent.
BacontOn is a station on the railroad.
seventeen miles below ALBANY. and sur,
rounded with good farming lands. Here
/ found Major X. j. Bacon, who lives i'm
Albany, but who plants largely in this
vicinity, shipping cucumbers. He has
but one acre, but the yield is abundant
As he expressed it, ssThere is no tellfuo
how many cucumbers can be made on one
acre." At this point there are 100 acres
planted in watermelons, principally Nv
Maj. Bacon and Mr.. Merrill CaIoway
They will be ready to ship by the 95fh
inst. At Hardaway, a station eight miles
this side OF Albany, there are fifty acres
in watefmelons and smaller matches II,
other vegetables. The rains Of tbe mast
few days have injured the crops here as
elsewhere, and many will become thor
oughly discouraged. The same unsatis-
factory returns have attended the ship
ments OF potatoes from this as from other
points.
The causes contributing to the failure
to receive remuneratiYe prices for no.
tatoes are said TO be an oyer-supply and
defective shipment. The way to overcome
the first difficulty is to manure hiobly
pulverize the ground thoroughly and 0lant
early. Alabama and Louisiana have
reached the markets from six to Ten days
in advance Of Southern Georgia. and the
season seems to have been more favorable
there. 1t is better to run the risk of re-
planting than to enter the market so far
behind. The experience of this year win
tend greatly to correct the defects in
shipping. Potatoes must be well graded
and securely packed in order to reach the
market in good condition. 1t is useless
to send ill-shaped or small potatoes to
market. JACK PLANE.
Guayaquirs Siege.