Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-06-21
Facts for Farmers.
GEORGIA

GGONOlAs
The crops about Blackshear are very
fine.
Cotton blooms have put in an appear
ance on st. SimOn's.
There are said to be about 200 young
colts In Greene county.
Cumming county's wheat crop is short.
Oats have come out very much since the
rains.
Crops of all kinds are looking finely in
Qultman county, and an abundant yield
OF fruit in all sections.
Quite number of Berrien county wool
growers brought their wool to the Val
dOsta market last week.
Upland corn is looking fine at Plneville,
while lowlands are somewhat under the
weather. Walker HAYES thinks he will
make 1000 bushels of oats.
In Hall county corn is looking we'll at
this time and cotton is doing we'll.
Wheat is about ready to harvest, and in
some localities will turn out an average
crop.
William Thomas, living near Schlatter-
Vile, few miles from Waycross, has on
his place pecan tree 80 years old from
which he gathers from $50 to $50 worth OF
the nuts every year.
Hog cholera has killed 100 head of hogs
belonging to John NJ. Green, so owned by
j. G. jolly, and 40 owned by 7. L. Query,
all three gentlemen residing within few
miles of GEORGETOWN.
The crops throughout Scriven county
are better than they have ever been before
at this season. With one or two more
good rains the corn crop will be the best
thecounty has ever made.
}. o. Hunt, r. A. Peoples and j. c.
Wisenbaker, of Valdosta, jointly shipped
a car load of cucumbers to Chicago last
week, and Friday they received tele-
gram stating that the car had been re-
ceived and contents sold for $500 net.
Washington Gazette: Toombs Dubose
went to Columbia county the first of the
week-went one road and came back an
other. He says he never saw as much
corn along these roads as has been planted
this year, and that it is looking remark
ably well. The distance he travelled was
40 miles.
Cotton squares are reported everywhere
in Oglethorpe county. No cotton blooms
have been reported yet. Corn in the fields
is reported as tasseling. Old fields are
reported full of dewberries. The honey
crop is abundant, but not very good.
Wheat fields are generally being planted
in corn. Plums are ripe, and the crop is
reported as never better. Oats have been
cut.
FLORIDA.
The corn crop in the vicinity of Wild
wood this year bids fair to be the finest
made in years.
Late frOsts brought considerable dis
aster upon the truck farms, beans, espe-
cially, being damaged, and in many
instances killed.
f. E. W. Bozeman has just returned
to Wildwood from Dade City, where he
has had big job budding orange trees.
He put in 5000 buds for one man.
S. j. Gamble, of Rock Hill, near Wild
wood, had five acres in beans. He
gathered and shipped 30 crates that
brought a net average Of per crate.
J. Wesley Russell, of Adamsville, had
a little over quarter of an acre in cab
bages. He supplied his family and some
wOrkmen living near with all they
wanted, shipped the balance of the crop
and netted $50.
Up to Monday night 70 carloads of
watermelOns had gone North from Wild
wood and points in That vicinity. Unta-
vOrable seasons have cut of the crop fully
one-half. Some planters estimate that only
one-third Of crop will be made.
George A. Kirk, Of West Apopka,
planted II bushels of beans. From the
crop raised he Melted over ST., 900 above
freights and commissions. One of his
neighbOrs raised twice as many beans,
but did not make as much money, because
he did not pick the beans while they were
in the right condition.
Prof w. c. Dodd, of Orange Home, lost
his bean crop through an injudiclous ap-
plicatiOn Of cotton seed meal. He planted
only three quarters of an acre; and when
he saw that they would prove a failure,
he plowed them up and planned tomatoes.
OF these, he has already gathered and
shipped 100 crates, which have netted him
800, and he will get 100 crates more. He
has altogether = acres in tomatoes, from
which he is gathering 100 crates per
week.
David Westfeld and John r. Burta-
shaw. living eight to twelve miles west
of Wildwood, had five acres in cabbages.
They shipped 800 barrels, which netted an
average Of 81 80 per barrel, and sold in
local home markets about 1900 heads at
10 cents each, and they say the crop was
inferior, too. MIR. Westfield says cab
bages should yield 100 barrels per acre.
He and Mr.. Burthshaw had only few
Irish potatoes, but they Melted So a
barrel.