Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-08-02

and as good as the soil oan produce. The
July cop OF cotton is fine, aud some say
nearly half an average full crop.
DR.. G ledel, of Lexington, has lot of
about quarter of an acre, on which he
will this year ra&se four crops. He first
had 1t in clover, then in millet which
made him about d ton cut last week, tht n
in peas, which are up and looking prom
Using. and when they come off he will
again put it in clover.
Somewhat of freak of nature is seen
this year in watermelons raised in Ogle-
thorpe county. From many patches in
which the planter is confident only Sc,
OF red-meat melons We're planted are
gathered white-meat melons. This is not
the case in only.0ne or two, but almost
every patch around Lexington, and is a
question for investigation by scientists.
Sumnerville Gazette: Garrett Robin
son, near Triou, sent us Monday morn
ing, through J. l.. Morton, a bunch of
corn containing, as well as we could
count without tearing them apart, forty
two ears. The accompanying note said
thirty-seven. They all grew out OF the
tassel, with no shuck, but with long silks
around each ear. The same stalk has a
good ear in the usual place.
Valdosta Times: The caterpillar ia still
manifest. The recent showers OF RAIN and
cloudy DAYS have worked together for its
good, though no very general destruction
has set in. Every farmer you meet nearly
says the worm is in his cotton. but doing
no harm as yet. On j. b. Jones' planta-
ton, however, where they appeared first,
early III June, they have almost destroyed
his individual crop Of short cotton. He
has renters whose cotton is not yet in
jured, and they have not yet attacked his
long cotton. They have nearly destroyed
about five acres for J. Q. Jones, but have
done no damage in other parts of his
crop. X. Young saws he has the best crop
he has had since 1886, with no caterpilars
yet to do any damage. Perry Davis sees
evidences of caJerpillars in his, but can
not tell yet what they are going to do tor
him. About Bellville and Clyattyille the
worms have appeared very generally, but
no serious damage done at last accounts.
The worms seem to conhne their
attentions 80 far to short cotton. On
numbers OF farms they are seen In the
short, while there are no evidences of them
in the long cotton. The general fate Of
the cotton crop IS not yet decided. They
have been known to appear before, Just
as they have this seasons and then done no
very general damage. Early cotton 10
almost safe from their ravages. where
they have not already begun their destruc-
ton upon it, but with continued seasons
like the past ten days late cotton VIII more
than likely be destroyed. Much, very much
hangs upon the work of these worms for
the next few weeks. LOwndes county,
generally, has never had better crop.
No rust, no blight, good seasons, hard
work; everything has combined in the in
terest of the farmer this year. Now if
this fell destroyer, the army worm, can be
avoided our people will harvest great
crop this year. But we can hardly es-
cape, ii seems.
FLORIDA.
The cotton caterpillar has appeared in
Hamilton county.
Very grave apprehension is felt in
Madison county that the cotton crop will
be seriously damaged by the ravages Of
the caterpillar.
There were shipped from LlOyd's sta
ton, Jefferson county, last year, 100 bales
of cotton. 10 carloads of cotton seed meal,
and over 290 barrels cotton seed oil.
Abe Simon, of Monticello, for two or
three weeks has been shipping to distant
markets from 800 to 500 pounds of grapes
daily, and it is difficult for him TO supply
the demand.
Monticello Constitutions: Two weeks
ago we never had finer prospect for an
enormous crop of cotton, out rust and the
caterpillar have put in an appearance on
many plantations, and the planter is now
respondent. On Maj. Bellamy's planta-
tiOn 200 acres of cotton have already been
destroyed. and he is industriously apply
ing poison to kill off the worm and save
the rest.