Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-06-12
Facts from the Farms.
GEORGIA.

An apple twig in the orchard of George
Zellner, of Monroe county, has nine well
developed apples growing to one inch.
Albany Ne1oS and Ad0erttser, The rice
crop of Georgia ought to be largely in
creased. 1t is comparatively sure crop,
the yield is good ana the price is remu-
neratiYe.
One dairy farm in Athens ships each
week 30 pounds Of butter to Augusta. AS
it brings 40 cents per pound, the mer-
chants paying freight bills, the dairy
business is paying one.
Some three months ago DR.. j. H. Nc
Call, of Quitman, gave Mr.. A. j. Round
tree hive of bees. On Tuesday they
were ''rObbed," and, after leaving an
ample supply for their own, 100 pounds
were obtained.
Hawkinsville NetoS: Uncle Wiley Mirse
and Mr.. Duran Mckinney are both claim
ing a peach tree which put forth this sea-
son four distinct peaches to the bloom.
This is a little ahead Of anything we ever
heard of in the way of prolific peaches.
In Union county the wheat crop is al
most total failure. Corn is looking fine,
and the farmers are working hard TO keep
it out of the grass. The fruit crop will be
the heaviest the county has had for a long
time. 1t is impossible for the trees TO
hold up the fruit.
Americas Republicans: Mr.. VIII f.
Hare showed us a string 20 inches long,
which he said was the length by actual
measurement Of numerous watermelOns
in his 40-acre field near the city. He says
he will have ripe melons in abundance
Inside Of two weeks.
Americas Republican: Mr.. John Green.
OF Webster county, left at our office on
% IL I'D.
cotton blooms and number OF squares.
The cotton was planted about the middle
OF March. Dir. Green says the cotton
crop is looking remarkably well through
out the county.
Dublin Post: The price Of wool has
slowly advanced Tor the past week. Some
Of the wool growers, thinking that this
would be the final result refused 10
place their wool on the market, and they
now see that they were right in 50 retus-
lug. The market opened up at ID cents.
which, within week, advanced 20 IS
cents per pound. Whether the price will
continue 70 rise or suddenly decline we
are unprepared TO correctly say.
HawkinsYille NeJgs: Mrs. Lowe, Of our
town, reduced her stock Of bees 70 twenty
colonies this spring. From these she has
already taken over one thousand pounds
OF honey, besides rearing a good many
queens. From one colony alone she has
obtained six gallons Of honey. At a low
estimate the product Of this one hive Is
worth so. one person could attend 10
2CO colonies, and With proper care
and attention make 81 800 10 81, 900 worth
of honey IN a year, besides the increase
i'm bees. The work IN beekeeping only
lasts about month or two. The balance
Of ,he time could be devoted 10 some other
purpose.
Marietta journal: Mr.. T. X. Handy, one
OF Cobb's progressive farmers. planted
half an acre Of bottom land last year In
sugar cane, Irish potatoes, onions and
watermelons. He sold Irish potatoes and
onions enough 20 bring $50, made lob gal.
Ions 0f syrup, put no about 5000 stalks Of
cane for seed, and raised watermelons
enough 70 supply his family for a con-
siderable time. NOW this 10 very large