Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-10-05
Editorial Notes

Editorial Notes.
Since the opening of the petroleum oil
industry, about Is years ago, it is esti-
mated that there has been invested in OIL
producing property not less than $780,
600, 900.
Mr.. s. w. Brown, Of Pulaski county.
Ca, has already picked % bales of cotton
from patch Of II acres, and has several
thousand pounds more to pick. This
shows what Georgia lands will 90 when
properly cultivated.
Mr.. G. W. Davis, in Florida, says when
oranges or other fruits show a want of
evenness of structure and of that pecu-
liar glazed surface of rind, they indicate
absence from the soil of the requisite
quantity of potash and soda for their per-
lection.
The fall sowing of flowers for spring
and summer blooming may begin in Oc-
tober and be continued through Novem-
Der, but il the weather remains warm and
young grass should spring up on the WELL
prepared beds, it must be lightly hoed and
kept down until frost.
The crop of tobacco for the present sea-
son is estimated at 600, 600, 900 pounds, of
which 300, 100000 will be turned into chew
ing and smoking tobacco and snuff, and
the remainder into cigars. There are
about 900 tobacco manufactures in the
country and more than II, 900 cigar manu-
factories.
The Rural Nelo Yorker utters striking
truth when it says give the scrub COW the
same pampering that the thoroughbred
gets, and the thoroughbred the scanty,
bare and hard treatment the common
stock gets, and you will soon bring them
both to the same level. 1t concludes that
there is more merit in the common stock
than they get credit for.
Hon. j. NJ. Smith, of Oglethorpe, Ga,
has farm of $4,000 acres, plants 1900
acres in corn, $500 in cotton and large
area in other things. There is said to be
1000 men, women, children and convicts
on the place, and over 200 mules and
horses. The farm has been very success
full owing to the tact that it has been so
managed as to be seli-sustaining.
Joaquin Miller wants all kinds of tools
put on the list of studies in the public
schools, and we think it capital idea.
Many boy would be saved from tramp
ing, loafng life, as well as the gambling
table and the whisky shop, if early taught
the use of tools. Man is a born mechanic
whatever he takes up afterward, and all
observers have noted the charm in case
of nice tools to the average boy. Teach
him how to use them and save him.
If TVn vyara crOiuU fo 4,Iont orOv1 OF
onions here in the South we would thor
oughly break, pulYerize and enrich the
soil; lay off slightly raised beds one foot
apart; open a very small straight groove
or trench in the centre OF each bed and
sow the seed evenly thin in these trenches
the first week in October. They should
be carefully covered and the soil above
them rolled or compressed. We would
SOW just after rain if practicable, other
wise dry soil would need to be watered.
Purdy truly says that it does not re-
quire great outlay of physical strength
to grow fruit as it does for market gar
dening and farming, and for this reason
it is suitable occupation for old men, in
yalids, and even women and children.
The suburbs of every town and city should
be a succession of small well-kept or
chards, vineyards and gardens of small
fruit. They would give profitable en-
ployment in the cities to thousands WHO
find it difficult to make living and fur
nish the home market with fruits far SUI
periOr to those imported.
Natures taste is better than ours, and
ours, if good and true, is founded upon
hers. In shaping tree, therefore, to the
best advantage for fruit bearing choose
you the most shapely or symmetrical spe-
cimen among such as she presents from her
own hand and make that your model.
Man is her primer as the bee is her n.y.
bridizer, and she left work for both to do;
but each must observe her general prin-
ciples. Foliage may be too dense and
branches may be too much spread out in
some trees, but the model suggested will
correct the excess and preserve the taste
and advantage