Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-06-14
Facts from the Farms,
GEORGIA.

A chicken with four legs was Matched
at Mr.. Daniel Brewers, near the pot
terv, in Mllledgeville, last week.
Talbotton Era: Messrs. j. Fl. d A. II.
Dennis are shipping peaches from their
High Point fruit farm on the Talbotton
Railroad.
Dublin Gazette: The fruit trees
PUN and peach-are dropping their fruit.
The peaches decay and drop before
maturity.
The recent heavy rains have put farm
ers behind in their work in Henry county.
Wheat is very common; oats in most sec
tiOns failure.
Marietta Journal: The first shipment
of peaches from Marietta this season went
forward June TO Cincinnati from Mr..
MaxWelPs farm.
There is lady in Harris county who
sells SIS worth Of butter per week from
grade Jersey cows. The revenue from
her butter pays the wages of the farm
hands.
cambridge Democrat: Wesaw $50 acres
in corn near Bainbridge one day last
week as high as a mans head all over.
With favorable seasons it will produce
over 80 bushels per acre.
Dalton Citizen: 1t is thought the berry
IlODe nave NCih lfA ny bllE ailns II
is also feared the peach crop has been to
some extent damaged, as much of the fruit
is falling from the trees while yet in it's
incipiency.
The finest piece of corn that can be
found in Southwest Georgia can be seen
in Dawson, at the residence OF George
Geise. 1t IS now large enough to eat. and
from every appearance it indicates yield
Of 100 bushels TO the acre.
Crops in Pierce county are unusually
fine this year. Corn. cotton and water
melons are all forward, and give promise
Of an abundant harvest. X. ID. Brantley
has some watermelons on his vines that
will be ripe in week or two.
Albany Medium: We have had reliable
crop reports from almost all the neighbour
ing counties, and from every portion of
DOugherty. All these are Of the most
hattering description. "NO such pros
poets for years" is the general opinion ex-
pressed.
Thomas Whipple, Of Brooks county,
has shipped from three-quarters Of an acre
~ bushels Of wax beans, and will prob
ably get 80 bushels more. Fair prices
have been obtained for those shipped. la
a few days he can put his bean patch In
sweet potatoes.
Atlanta Constitution, june 10: The first
car load Of watermelons this season will
reach Atlanta this morning. The melons
come from Wildwood, Fla, and are being
cared for on the route by the old reliable
Central Railroad. The Central, somehow,
manages 10 get In the first car load OF
melons every season.
Cedartown Advertiser: 10 IS gratifying
to note the decrease In the acreage de-
voted 20 cotton in this county in the last
few years. Statistics show that in 1883
there were 1879 acres in cotton, in 1884
there were 1900. while the estimate for
this year ~ 1900 acres. Does this 60 10
show that farmers are slowly awaking 10
the reality that all cotton isruinousy We
hope 30.
Sylyania Telephones: Owing 10 the con-
tinued rains the fight between the farm
ers Of our county and the grass Ia their
cotton crops Is getting 20 be d serious one,
and la many places IL doth not yet appear
which side will claim the victory. Toe
farmers, however, have reason to con-
graduate themselves upon the condition
Of their corn crops, for they are certainly
looking fine the county over.
Americas Recorder: Thad. Barron,
Thursday, brought US sample Of
an acre Of cotton he has on bis
place about Eve miles from town. The
stalk is mlly two feet long, the leaves are
well developed aud The blooms are Begin
ming 10 open. IL was planted on April "a,