Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-09-28
THE FIELD, FARM AND GARDEN.

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EFFECT OF THE SOUTHS PRO-
GRESS.
Progress of the SOuth-Its Eject Upon
the North.
The early crops Of fruits and vegetables
around New York and vicinity, said Peter
Henderson before the recent Board of Ag-
riculture Of New Jersey, shave been less
profitable in the last ten years than at
any time probably in the past half GEN.
fury, and are liable to be in the future,
for both land and labor are cheaper at the
South, and the rapidly increasing facili-
ties for quick transportation all tell
against Northern growers, who rely on
early crops"
This is a revelation in which the fruit
and vegetable growers of the South are
deeply interested. New York is not alone
in the falling OF of profits from these early
crops. Boston, Philadelphia, Baltimore,
Cincinnati, Chicago and all other large cit
les of the North favored with those ssrapidly
increasing facilities for quick transporta-
ton, also begin to feel the effects of South
ern progress. 1t is significant that we'll
informed Northern men begin to view
these matters with concern. The three
elements of the Eouth's superiority in the
contest-cheaper lands, cheaper labor and
equality in quick transportation-cann
be overcome, Mr.. Henderson thinks, for
he warns the New Jersey agriculturists
that the falling of il their profits during
the last ten ears will continue In the fu-
ture. He might have added another fac
tor in her success, without which the
other three would have been useless in a
contest Of early crops OF fruits and Vege-
tables-that Of her better adapted eli
mate, opening from one to two months in
advance of that of the North, and length
ening out to compete with her throughout
the spring. 1t is true that the colored
labor of the South is cheaper than the
white labor OF the North, and viii remain
30 while 1t continues available, and that
ground for the Northern fruit-grower 70
hope for equality, while the tide Of immi-
grafton continues to flow through that
section. The point in all this is, that the
South, under recent progress and i'm =
provement of her transportation facili-
ties, has the profits of early fruits and
vegetables all in her own hands, and if
she fails to work this mine to its fullest
extent, it will be her own fault.
What do farmers and poultry raisers
think of this? Poultry in the United
States, according to statistics of 1882, ex-
ceeds the value Of either hay, wheat, cot
ton or dairy products, as the following
figures will show:
Wheat $4SS 900 600
Hay 49,, OOO, 900
cotton ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 4lO,OO0,O0C
Dairy product OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 24S,0O0, goo
Poultry product. Observation-Disclosures. 560, 000, 0c0
The city Of New York consumes over
10O, 900 tons of dressed poultry annu-
ally, which at the low estimate of 10 cents
per pound amounts to $40, O0O, 900.
Of this immense poultry product six or
seven million dollars worth Is sent to US
from foreign countries. Should we not
raise it all at home? We have the best
country in the world for the business.
Mr.. Beecher thinks young farmers
head ought to be good for something more
than merely to hang his hat on, and we
think so, too. 1t ought to be filed with
useful knowledge, such as will give him
the advantage Of the dolt and enable him
not only to make his way in the world"
but to accomplish great good among his
fellow men. He should have too much
pride to be ignorant; but if he has no
pride, yet his love Of money or desire to
be rich, should determine him to "take all
the chances" of success.
Three acres is the average made for the
support OF one cow, which ought to keep
her fat and in fine flow Of milk. But
those three acres must be enriched and
well cultivated in suitable grasses. Could
not every thrifty farmer cultivate three
acres for an abundant supply of milk and
butter? 1t would save largely in meats
and other things used in the family. A
good cow ought to give 5000 pounds of
milk per annum, and that would be about
seven times her own weight if she weighed
900 pounds.
Continue to SOW turnips until you have
a good stand. No farmer can afford to be
without an abundant supply of turnips
or rutabagas during the winter. A Mary
land farmer manures with pure grOu nd
bone when he aims at the best possible
results. Rich compost from the stables
is excellent, but if you have neither of
the above, fill yeur trenches with old or
green grass, sprinkle over with lime and
sow in drills above after covering the
grass ard lime with soil.
The time is near at hand down South to
save sweet potato vines for next years
planting. A few years ago it was thought
they could not be preserved through the
Finter, but now it is a common thing to
do, and who has old vines to plant in the
spring will outstrip his "draw-bsd" neigh
Dor in raising early sweet potatoes. The
vines are banked just the same as the tu-
Ders, but will be sure to rot if they get
wet in the bank.
Incubators are no doubt good, but you
nave 10 Du1 lueius 1ucu tuG lSlupSid buI6
must be regulated with precision, the heat
be kept up, the lamps trimmed, the oil re-
newed and the eggs be moistened and reg
uIarly turned over. VIII you do tsat?
Then you may try one. But the best and
cheapest incubator is the hen. She don't
have to be taught and she thoroughly un-
derstands the business.
So much depends upon the fodder sup
ply that farmers should not cease to save
hay as long as anything remains green
that can be so utilized. There will be
green grass all over this section until
after frost, and although some of it may
be coarse and none of the best, yet it viii
be far better than no hay when the spring
opens upon iIl-fed working stock.
If your seed deteriOrates, or ''degene-
rates. you may be sure there is some
AhinO wrong in the MANAGEMENT II NAV