Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-07-06
Farm Facts.
GEORGIA..

Franklin's crop prospect was never
! better at this season of the year.
Crops in Washington county continue
to make unusually good progress.
Fine crops are reported between Carnes-
vile and Heads Ferry in White county,
Raccoons and opossOms are playing
! havoc with corn on the river in Johnson
county.
Early peaches in the valleys of Walker
county are rotting faster than they are
| ripening.
In Franklin county wheat when
threshed does not turn out as well as was
| expected.
Net prices obtained from melon ship
ments early last week averaged from 500
to 5000 per car load.
II the seasons continue favorable there
will be a larger yield of corn made in
Walker county than in number of years.
Mrs. Mcdonald, of Sumter City, brought
$40 pounds of fine home made bacon to
Amerlcus Friday and sold it for a snug
/ little sum.
A little longer, with continued good
seasons and no caterpillars, and South
| Georgia will have made the largest crops
| in a number of years.
In Camden county the rice crop is
| looking fiue, and the prospects for large
| yield are good, but nigh land crops are
poor on account Of the continued rains.
j. E. Thompson, of Jerusalem, has his
rice FOUNDER in operation, and is doing
good work. 1t is the first time rice was
eve pounded by steam in Camden county.
at Longstraw, Johnson county, the
watermelon crop seems to be almost a
failure. Other crops are prosperous and
growing finely. Hogs have been deci-
mated by cholera.
Ed. Littleton, of Americas, has a stone
which bears the resemblance of an Irish
potato in form and color. The eyes are
plainly to be seen and it is we'll calcu-
lated to deceive even veteran yegeta-
rian.
CarrolltOn Free Press: A gentleman
| told us this week that good way to stop
a cow from kicking was to tie rope
around her body, while milking, in front
Of her bag. lie said that he had tried it.
with a kicking COW, and that 1t had proved
an efectual remedy.
A German by the name of Autman is
at Bronwood negotiating for tue place Of
Robert Edison with view Of establish
ing a grape vineyard. Mr.. Autman has
| had for the three last years an experience
/ in grape culture in California, and he pro-
poses TO raise fourteen varieties Of the
| grape, from " hich he will manufacture
the best kind of wine. 1t is eaid that a
colony Of Germans, under the auspices
of Mr.. Autman, will settle near Bron-
wood, and with him engage in the manu-
facture of wine.
Franklin Register: Markets are remote,
and our lands are not the best for pastur-
| age or for producing forage, but even here
a dairy farm will pay. II will pay il
stocked with nothing but the common
scrub COWS Of this county. An ordinary
$50 cow, with good treatment, will yield
! - pounds Of butter daily for 30 days IN
the year. The butter will net 30 cents
per pound. The milk would be worth 10
cents per day to feed to the hogs. Forty
seven and one-half cents per day for 275
days aggregates a little over 1920. Deduct
$50 for expense OF feeding and $40 for ex-
pense Of milking AID churninQ leaves $50
net. Twenty COWS, costing $500 aud pro-
ducing the above results, will furnish
bread and meat much easier and cheaper
! than cotton at 10 cents per pound.
FLORIDA.
The crop Of home grown Irish potatoes
is getting scarce at Orlando.
Ten or twelve car loads OF melons were
shipped from Madison last week.
The orange trees around Leesburg are
IN good condition and are growing won
derfully.
Milton has shipped about 10000 pounds
of wool this season. The yield 10 perhaps
little better than last years in spite OF
the great loss Of sheep by dogs and dis
ease. Pensacola bought 10000 pounds Of
wool from a Milton firm.
Two years ago this spring George Par
sons, OF Leesburg, set out number Of
switches OF the Peen-To peach about one
half an inch in diameter, and he has
gathered from these trees already this
spring five bushels OF peaches.
A few days ago the editor Of the Orlando
ReDOrteT was shown by Geo. w Dickin-
son an orange Of the Tardid variety,
which, IL is believed, will prove a very
| important and valuable fruit. Mr.. DICK
inson states that Il Is emphaticaily n
summer orange, ripening m June and
/ July, and that II Will prove true 10 this
/ haDit under all circumstances.
A plague has fallen upon grown hens
and rooeters az Leesburg. one citizen
has, in three weeks. lost seyentylhve out
Of flock or u, and the disease has lately
broken out in a neighboring poultry yard.
The symptoms are a sudden cessation OF
scratching and pecking, followed IN
/ few hours by fading Of the comb, and IN
| few hours more the victim is defunct.
Those that have not completed their
Growth esoape.