Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-06-16

II. l.. Scranton will start 81 poultry farm
at Tampa. He has purchased 12-acre
tract for the purpose.
Shipments Of vegetables still continue
from Palmetto, though the bulk of the
crop has already gone to market.
The recent rainfall has put field crops
and the different varieties of fruit trees
around Fort Meade in fine condition.
B. b. Does, of Leon county, is iubilant
over his cotton crop. He says that some
OF his cotton had two blooms to the stalk
as early as last Wednesday. He has just
discovered the first worm on it.
A Tallahassean set u hen not long since
on q lot Of her own eggs aud six turkey
eggs. In due time she Matched OF brood
OF little chickens and four young turkeys.
She carried them all together until the
other day when an old turkey hen came
along, and having no babies Of her own,
adopted the four little turkeys. The old
hen protested against the robbery, but it
was no use, the old turkey captured the
little ones and all are now happy.
Altoona Inder: A number Of items
have been published in regard to DIR. j.
Il. Webster IL Sons famous straw berry
patch at this place. Some of the state
ments are absurdly incorrect. We give
the following figures, obtained from DR..
Webster himself, and they may be relied
upon as correct: The ground cultivated
TO Strawberries is just nine-siXteenths OF
an acre, and there were picked this season
5000 quarts, or 100 bushels. Berries We're
picked early in January for family use,
and have been used daily ever since; but
the hrst shipments were made in Febru-
airy, when they Melted him about 70 cents
quart; during March the same. In
April the price dropped to 30 cents per
quart, and during May to 50 and 40 cents.
Recently the local markets have been
supplied at 10 cents. Dr. Webster esti-
mates that an acre, properly handled and
on suitable ground, could be made to net
the owner $1,000.
Tampa Tribune: VIM. B. Henderson re-
turned Saturday from Havana, where he
had been for the purpose of meeting with
the Cuban cattle buyers looking toward
the revival of the cattle trade with South
Florida. While there he met with the
Butohers' Association and conferred
with them in reference to the matter.
He also visited the different slaughter
pens to see the class of cattle used, and
how they compared with the Florida
cattle. At the time Of his visit they were
killing Honduras cattle that had been in
pasture on the island eighteen months,
and he says that they were the finest
cattle he ever saw. The native cattle
that they were butchering were also very
fine. The result of his Investigations is
taking into consideration the heavy duties
on cattle, the scarcity of money on the
island and the unsettled condition Of
affairs there-that, if we expect to do any
cattle business this season, the prices will
be extremely low. and it will be at loss.
Felix L. Taylor, of Clearwater, early
last tall, set about one-quarter OF an acre
OF well cow-penned and carefully pre-
pared land In egg plants, and, not being
able to give them the attention required,
he lost quite a number of the plants, but
thinks he saved enough off of the quarter
acre to plant one-ffth of an acre in a
good stand. After he set them out he
found time to work them but one time,
and that was done with a hoe. A pillow
was never put among them at all. His
hrst shipment was made on Dec. 20, and
that, and one other made during the
month of January, did not pay him
on account of cold weather North, and
there being no market for them at that
season. These first shipments were the
very finest of the crop. One dozen filed
half barrel crate. The best returns he
received was 80 So clear of expenses. He
shipped in all from the little patch So half
barrel crates and 80 vegetable crates, aud
letquiSe number spoil on account ofthere
being no market when they were in the
right condition to ship. Besides he has
on hand 10 or 10 crates which will be
thrown away, as the market has failed
for them. He has received for 80 half
barrel crates $6l II, and has the 80 Yege-
table crates yet to hear from.