Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-01-11
What shanIPIant for Pros,9

What Shall Plant for Profit?
There are many things that may be
planted for profit, such as corr, cotton, rice,
peas, sugar cane, oats, tobacco, ETC.; but
those who ask this question generally have
IN mind the truck farm and garden pre-
ducts, and desire tOplant some quick grow
ing article, a little out Of the general line
and,tkerefore, more likely to yield heavy
profit. Perhaps they do not consider at
nrst that whatever crop is chosen the in
tensive system of fertilizing and cultiva-
ton will be necessary in order to produce
heavy crop, and that even then there
are other contingencies TO be met, such as
bad seeds, or bad termination, bad wealth
er, injuring or delaying the crop, and the
possibility that competition may prove
greater than they expected. None should
be discouraged by these things, but it is
well to be aware of them, that all possible
provision may be made against loss from
such sources. The farmer cannot be TOO
particular in securing good, reliable seed,
whatever he may plant, for his failure in
this may entail not only a short non
paying crop, but no crop at all. even after
much labor and expense. But of what
avail are good seed if wasted on poor soil
incapable of producing a heavy crop?
True, even poor soil must have good seed,
but we are now talking about heavy crops
for unusual prof is. 1t would not pay
very much to produce a heavy crop of
corn, cotton, rice, oats, wheat or peas of
any kind, on one acre; but the same acre,
in stTa wberrIes, cucumbers, Irish pOta-
toes, cabBages, onions. celery, asparagus,
and perhaps some other articles ought to
make better return. We mention these
because they can be shipped abroad where
there Is no demand for them at home, but
if the home markets can take the crop,
then beets, carrots, radishes, turnips,
sweet potatoes, English peas, snap beans
and many other things may be added.
Successful truck farmers usually include
the whole list IN their productions, wisely
diVersilying against the possibility Of
| failure on some of them. But suppOsing
| the inquirer to be DESTROYS of choosing
one or two as a speciality, we present him
the following estimates which have been
| largely exceeded in our Southern coun-
I try:
One acre Of strawberries, tOlerably well
managed, should yield :, 900 quarts, which,
| at the average price of % cents per quart,
would make $500. They have been known
/ 30 yield 5000 quarts per acre.
! One acre Of Irish potatoes should yield
| at least 200 bushels, and they sometimes
! yield 800 bushels to the acre. They ought
| to net 81 per bushel. even at low prices.
| One acre of onions ought to yield at
least 200 bushels. and these ought to be
worth 81 per busheI, or $500 per acre.
One acre ought to yield 10000 small
/ sized cabbages, and these should be worth
8 cents per head at the lowest prices, or
| $500 per acre. Northern market gardens
sometimes make s., 600 per acre on cab
| bages.
One acre of cucumbers should yield at
least 200 crates, even under poor manage
ment, and these at low prices ought to
bring "a per crate, or $500 per acre.
One acre Of tomatoes should yield at
/ least 100 crates, which also should net
the grower 81 per crate, or $500 per acre.
One acre of sweet potatoes should yield
200 bushels, which, at hucksters' prices
in Savannah, Of 10 cents per quart, should
foot up 500. They are profitable at 10
cents per bushel.
One acre CT sugar cane should produce
street price of cents per stalk would
yield the handsome return of 5000 per
acre.