Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-06-19

County Agricultural Society are hard at
work arranging for the picnic and bar
becue.
The cotton crop of Philip Brown, in
Wilcox county, will average half thigh
high. 1t was dotted with blooms on Sat-
urdAy last.
The locusts are increasing in numbers
In Whitfield county, and are raVenOusly
attacking and destroying the tenderest
shoots and plants.
Corn is doing we'll IN Washington
county, and the prospect is now all that
could be desired. Cotton is having rather
too much rain, and much of it is grassy.
Adam Bomar, of Chattahoochee, has
about 10 acres of cotton that will average
squares to the stalk, and about 20 acres,
he thinks, would average from to to
each stalk.
Up to this time only four car loads of
watermelons have been received in At
lanta. One and half car loads have
been disposed of in the city. Two car
loads were sent to Chattanooga.
Reports from almost every portion of
Cobb, Cherokee and Paulding counties
indicate promising crops OF corn and cot
ton. In Barlow the farmers are much
behind, but are working hard TO catch up.
nt IAOu. UdIleS w mousse. Oh W dTWlfk.
was in Albany Tuesday. He thinks the
crou outlook in his district, Fourteenth
of Worth, aud in Lower DOoly, rather
more promising, and the crops in far bet
ter condition.
NJohn c. Duggan, living above Warthen.
in Washington county. is exhibiting two
mammoth specimens of beets, one of the
long blood variety and the other of the Nat
turnip. The latter measured 1917 inches
in circumference.
From all parts of Talbot county comes
the cheering news of fine crop prospects.
There is abundant crop of oats and wheat
planted and if the seasons continue
through July Talbot county will harvest
the biggest crop of corn that she has made
in years.
Hamilton Journal: A gentleman in the
lower part of this county milks % COWS,
and carries to Columbus every week from
go to 80 pounds of butter which he sells
readily at 80 cents pound. At $50 each
his cows arc worth $500, and it must be
conceded that $21 week Is a good return
on this investment, the butter represent
ing the net returns, as the milk and drop
pings of the COWS about pay for their feed
and attention.
Gordon county farmers report the corn
crops fine, but many are behind consider
ably with cotton on account of the con-
tinued rains Of late, and some say they
Will have to give up many acres TO the
grass if it continues to rain. Wheat is
ripening and some is ready for the reaper,
some cutting been done. Altogether
the wheat is better than expected, and
the impression is that possibly half crop
NAV be promised to the county. Oats are
far beyond expectation and good, consider
ing the prospects before the rain came
some weeks ago.
At Liberty Hill during the recent rainy
spell a number of farmers happened 10
meet In the road, and began discussing
crops. One of them told a wonderful rat
story. Some years ago he had more corn
than he needed and sold neighbor 900
bushels. He noticed a number of cobs.
which he gathered up, and they filed
wagon body twice. He says he then
measured up AZ bushels of rat-eaten corn.
He then made an effort at the rats, call
ing a neighbOr to help him. In few
hours 300 rats were piled on the ground.
A few days later, with the assistance of
another neighbor, 300 more were slam.
and afterward he killed a number by him.
self.
The last week or two has developed the
fact that the wheat crop in Campbell is
almost a total failure. The farmers re-
port InaJ the nedQS seem large ana tuU,
but on examination they find that half
the meshes contain no grain. 1t is sup
posed that this was caused by the bloom
being knocked off by rain. A sample of
wheat shown by W. T. Glover,
of Fayette county, was Of a dark,
rusty color, from root to head. Its APP
pearance indicated perishing away
rather than rust, and he is unable TO
account for its appearance, as he has
never seen anything like it before. lie
has field of u acres which looks as if a
fire had swept over it. The ground was
well prepared before sowing, and has 80
bushels of cotton seed TO the acre.
FLORIDA.
Watermelons are plentiful at Ocala.
The crops in every portion Of Jefferson
county are in splendid condition.
Miss Fannie Pulaski has a rose gera-
mum in her yard at Glen Vernon, VOlusia
county, that is eighteen feet in circum-
ference and five and one-half feet in
diameter.
The Postmaster at Eden, Volusia
county, has pineapple now growing
which has attained the size Of a water
bucket, and is still increasing in size
daily. He has been offered $2j for it.