Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-05-05

WI. v. Skelton, of Hart county, has
a half-breeu Jersey heifer that dropped a
calf at 10 months and 8 days old, and is
giving two gallons of good Jersey milk
per day.
China berries are equal to cotton seed
as a fertilizer. The large pulp that en-
closes the seed appears to be very rich in
the various constituents that help to form
a tirst-class fertilizer.
A colt was foaled ON st. Simon's three
weeks ago, presenting the unusual phe-
nOmenOn OF being toothless. Since then
he has cut a full set of teeth, and the
young equine can crack corn equal to the
best of them.
u. S. Lockett, of Americas, received
some collard seed from Judge Crisp and
soWed them after Christmas. Other
varieties sown about the same time are
fine enough, but the "Crisp" collards are
over too feet across, and flourish like
green bay tree.
st. Simon's farmers are well advanced
in their work. Although corn is late, it
looks well, and there is generally good
stand. The cabbage crop will not yield
third of what it promised one month ago.
Oats have grown very rapidly during the
last two weeks of fine, warm, propitious
weather. Many fields are in boot and
some heading.
Mr.. G. It. Jones, of Fort Valley, was in
Americas Saturday, having come down
with his first consignment of strawberries.
He has eight acres OF strawberries, off
which he sold 5000 quarts last season.
The present season has been very unia-
vOrable, and he does not expect the yield
to amount to more than 1000 quarts. The
lateness of this spring has caused the crop
to come in three weeks behind time. There
a 4. aEN
Valley planted in this delicious fruit, and
growers get about 500 per acre, One-third
to one-half of which is clear profit.
Hawkins a. Dodson have a farm in Sum-
ter county. Upon a twenty-acre ''patch"
last year they made good crop of oats.
After the oats were harvested they ex-
cluded cattle and resolved to save the hay
that grew during the fall months. II was
a very dry fall and the yield was lessened
very much thereby, yet they report the
following result: They brought to the
city to-day and sold to Harris d James $40
bales for nearly $500. They nave also an
makes the hay crop yield them over 5000
on 20 acres. They say also that had the
second growing been cut and harvested
their yield would have been much greater.
1t is the common "crOp grass" and stock
like it much better than the hay imported
here from the North.
w. 5. Brantley, in Albany NelcS and Adj
UertiSer: / see from your last week 5
paper a great many are losing hogs from
cholera. Is there not a disease closely
resembling cholera caused from stock
having too free access 10 green cotton
seedg Farmers forming compost about
stock pens. hauling seed over planta-
ton, ETC., and in many instances allow
ing their hogs 10 90 az will TO seed piles
or house during winter and spring.
In my experience Of nearly eighteen years
| do not feel satisfied that / have
seen q genuine case Of hog cholera IN this
country as sometimes prevails IN Ken
lucky and the Northwest; put have often
bad them affected from the cause above
mentioned. IL very often closely resem-
bles cholera-sudden in its attacks, soon
runs its course and is very fatal. Two
tablespOOnfuls castor oil, one teaspoon
ml spirits turpentine--repea dose il
necessary-when taken in time generally
gives relief, II stock are kept from the
cause In future. Cholera Is clearly an
epidemic. If not contagious. Farmers
should look we'll 20 local causes The cir
cumstances are suspicious where one
neighb0r escapes while others are
afflicted.