Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-06-09
Facts from the Farms.
GEORGIA.


Cotton squares have formed in Burke
county.
The crops in Liberty county are in ex-
cellent condition.
Lice is reported as destroying a good
deal of cotton in Cobb county.
Very little sugar cane has been planted
in the wiregrass country for the year.
James Hughes, OF COBB, has cow
which gives fourteen pounds of butter a
week.
The peach crop in North Georgia has
been somewhat damaged by the rainy
weather.
The general verdict is that Stewart
county crops are in good condition, not
withstanding the grass.
j. b. Bay, who lives some two miles be-
low Harmony Grove, planted his crop of
cotton on April 10, and now has squares.
Banks county pays tax on $685., 0SS
worth of land, at an average of 81 90 ner
acre, an increase of 80 cents per acre over
| 1888.
Washington Gazette: Farmer E. T.
! Shubrick has brought in the finest cotton
we have seen this season. The stalk was
OF good size and had five squares on it.
The small grain crop of Clarke and
D
yield than last year. Wheat is free from
disease, while spring oats are very fine.
Milledgeville Chronicle. Apples have
made their appearance upon the market.
They are small, but they smell like apples,
look like apples, taste like apples, and we
rather think they are apples.
Blakely Nelos: Messrs. King and Nose
ley, who are the largest sheep owners in
the county, say they have had very good
luck this year, having sheared about 900
head. and marked between 200 and 800
lambs.
For the first time in several years the
peach crop in Stewart county bids fair to
be a success this season. The trees are
literally loaded with fruit whose ruddy
hues are already tempting the appetite Of
the adventurous small boy.
In DoOly county the oat crops are turn
ing out exceedingly well considering the
long April and May drought which struck
the oats at such an unfavOrable time this
spring. j. Il. Heard has just gathered
thirty-fve bushels to the acre.
Judge Mercer Haynes, of Dublin, has a
collard in his garden. the bough of which
is said TO measure five feet in diameter.
At noon, when the Judge is at home, he
can be seen comfortably seated under his
fine green enjoying the almy atmosphere.
From one sixteenth part of an acre
planted in strawberries John Debord, OF
Glmer. has gathered and sold SIT worth
of berries. AT this rate, including the
amount made use Of by the family, an
acre planted in strawberries would pay
$500.
Ut. Lodge, a prominent Decatur county
farmer. says that once alweek he'boils a
pot Of Stops into which he puts "A quart Of
spirits of turpentine, and feeds IL to his
hogs. He raises 30 TO 100 per year and
has not lost one from cholera since he be-
gan this course.
Ben. Sanford, Of Baldwin county, ex-
hbited in Milledgeville, a day or two
since, bunch Of wheat heads Of the Kate
Dallas variety, which were large, long
and full, and nearly ripe enough 10 cut.
He has i've or six acres Of this wheat,
which will doubtless furnish HIM with
plenty Of -four for year and some 10
spare.
The Eastman Times says that the pros
poets for good crops IN that section were
never better. The rams Of the past few
weeks have had a wonderful effect for
good and vegetation ~ fairly jumping
upward. John Livingston, VINO lives
across Gum swamp, says that his crop Is
more promising than any previous time
at this season OF the year. Mr.. Living
st0n has a brag patch Of cotton Of one
acre. which he thinks is the best in the
county. 10 viii average foot and half
high, and the branches are covered with
squares. Mir. Livingston is progressive
farmer.
Americas Republican,: For several
weeks past IL is almost a daily occurrence
20 see one or more Of Capt. JnO. X. CObb's
wagons, with six fine fat mules TO each,
delivering corn 20 Harold, johnson a.
Co. We understand that the loads aver
age 100 bushels, and 1000 bushels will be
sold by this successful planter. The corn
~ OF the little cob variety, ~ white. firm
and makes beautiful meal The little cob
corn claims several distinguishing fea-
lures. A struck hushel. by measurement,
weighs about the standard % pounds, Is
almost absolutely free from weevil. and
the farmer who raises II so far from buy
ing corn, gen orally has IL TO sell.
Mlllodgeyllle Chronicle: Judging by
appearances we are going 10 have
tremendous crop Of fruit. The
Indications all point In that direction. IL
Is gratifying 10 know this, for although
there was a time when fruit Of any kind
was considered a most prolific source Of
cholera aud other kindred diseases, that
ridiculous idea has been diasipated Ripe
fruit Of almost every description, eaten
freely Mt proper seasons, Is one Of the
very best prcvcntiyas N disease. 10 Is FAR
more wholesome than much animal food