Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-01-18
Early Ncgetahles.


While we areonly preparing the ground
for the spring crop in Georgia, our Flori-
da friends in many localities have their
vegetables up and rapidly advancing to-
ward maturity. 1t is true, they will con-
tlnue to plant for succession, as we do
here, and show crops in every stage Of
advancement further on in the season;
but where they have been wide awake to
their interests and the capacity of their
soil and climate, their first paintings for
the spring are well on the way to matur-
ity by the middle Of January. Having
. from one to two months advantage OF US
IN reaching the early markets, they have
1t all their own way during that time, ex-
cept only such competition as that grow
ing out Of the green and hOthOuses around
the large cities, which can never be seri-
GUS with a great and growing population
( to be supplied. With this advantage
I what may they not accomplish on the
/ truck farmg The vegetable supply Of a
/ nation of 80 100000 Of people begins in
1 Florida fully three months before the cold
/ ceases in the Northern States and slowly
/ travels NOrthward, enabling each lati-
! tude Travelled over to harvest and dispose
/ Of its crop before the seal Of winter is re-
moved from its next door competing
neighbOr. Nature and art have combined
/ to bring about this admirable arrange
ment, the one in providing for the produc-
/ ton and the other for its quick. transport
/ tation; while scarcely has the last ship
ments of the season been made from the
! South when the order is reversed and the
/ North, in turn, begins to pour out her
/ vegetable wealth upon the South. This is
1 q reciprocity Of a vast Importance to the
! growth and prosperity of the nation, sup
4 plying and enriching it, as it were, IN
/ flOOd-tide waves from first one side and
! then the other, each flood, like the Nile,
| GepOsiting its fertility and sustenance for
new growth and more exalted civilization
| and power. Such possibilities Of agricul-
! tural wealth need only the intelligence
| supplied by a high order Of civilization
! for its fun development and afford all the
incentives to action that could be desired
by the most ambitious Of mankind. There
is no need that any should hastily run into
excess in the pursuit Of easily won for
tune, where there is room and wealth
enough for all who may strive. Our
growth, at least in tse South, is not abb
normal, but moderate, steady and sure,
placing investment on a safe footing and
insuring its due reward to industry. No
ether country presents so fine prospect
for the young, in spite Of the small incl
dents o. occasional depression, nagnified
By some into serious obstacles, and which
pass away with the rapidly OF the sea
sons. Whoever will may prosper, as
hundreds of cur Florida readers are
proving every day and as many i1telll-
gent truck farmers in the very suburbs OF
Savannah have been proving for years.
Whes times are duh and prices lew the
established grower has but to move with
a little more caution, pay little atrictel
attention TO the outgo and income, pro-
duce little more Of this and little less
OF that, according to the variation in the
supply and demand, and push steadily
forward with the general improvement o
the farm TO meet the returning tide o
J prosperity,