Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-07-30
Farm Facts.
GEORGIA..

Another rain and Walton will produce
| the greatest corn crops she has grown in
years.
The small grain crops have all been
safely garnered in Floyd county, and
have turned out better than was expected
The continued drought OF the past two
! weeks in Gordon came to an end when a
copious and abundant shower of rain fell
| Tuesday. 1t was very much needed.
Col. NJ. P. Jones, of Worth, reports
crops in his section as being the best ever
seen there. lie says corn will be worth
about 25c. bushel there next year.
There is a growth in portions of Worth
county which takes possession Of fields
after the oats are taken off. 1t is run
ming VINE, and is called pigeon by
the people. Grass will not grow with it,
and cattle will not touch it. 1t grows
| luXuTiantly, and becomes so matted that
/ il is difficult to walk through it.
! Walton NelCs: James Caldwell has
/ shown us something very queer in the
| way of growth of corn. Instead of the
/ ear developing from the shoot In its proper
! place, there is a fairly well-developed
rOastingear, without any covering, silk,
or protection of any kind, growing up
/ ward right out of the midst OF the tassel.
/ The grains on the ear are well enough de-
| veloped, and the only thing that seems
/ strange about it is its birthplace.
At Blacksh in the lot just back of
| the law Office of S. W. Hitch, there is a
/ fig tree about so years old which has borne
/ every year since 1t was old enough. 1t
| branches out from the ground in II limbs
OF from 4 to inches in diameter. Its
| height is only about 20 feet, while its
! lateral spread is fully 30. This tree is now
maturing its second crop. The 6rst crop
! cf. aI-co 5Y RI
/ OF extra size were not very abundant.
/ The crop now ripening is of an average
size, and III the greatest abundance. An
! estimate places the quantity at about 20
| bushels.
| The Savannah, Florida and Western
railway has kept bulletins of the move
menJs OF the melon crop posted at its sta
/ ti0ns, and from those at BlacksheaT are
gathered the following facts: The ship
ments from Florida and Savannah, Florida
and Westerns local points in Georgia
have not been as large this year as last.
4 Up 70 July 10, 1884, the number of car
loads was 1886; to same date this year
only 94l. New York city took the lead
| both years, i'm 1884 taking 1877 carloads,
and 1852 in 1885. Atlanta comes fourth in
the list, New York, Boston and Cincinnati
leading her. Atlanta received 112 in 1884
and ZAP in 1895. OF these Blackshear has
/ luThlSneu Ohly lOur caflOduB.
| Athens Banner Waterman: The test of
! Messrs. Hunnicutt Il Yancey's fine Jer-
| sey, "Allce jones'" was concluded last
| Saturday, and in seven days she yielded
81 pounds 1917 ounces of tine golden but
ter. This record was made during the
| hottest weather, and in face Of the
tact that the animal was suffering
from milk fever at the time. Only
/ three cows were ever known in the
history of the cattle world 10 sIIrpass
this, and none in the South have ever
/ compared with IT. "Alice Jones" was
! purchased at the sale OF the late II. 5.
| Hughes by Mr.. w. ;. Holman, and sold
! 10 her present owners for $3.50. She was
| then considered a fine COW, but no one
/ imagined that she would ever come up 20
! this record The COW would to-day bring
/ $1,000 or $4,000 on the Northern mar
! ket, and will at once take a place
az the head of the register. Three
| thousand dollars have already been
| offered for one Of her calves. Messrs.
| Hunnicutt q Yancey less than two years
I ago invested 100000 in Jerseys, and by
| the sale Of milk and butter alone paid all
/ expenses. To-day they could sell out AT
/ profit Of $4,000 on original cost. This
/ certainly shows that there ia more money
/ in raising improved stock I'm the South
/ than any other industry, and that so far
! from tue Jersey FEVER aDatinR, THIS
popular breed OF cattle increases in value
daily.
FLORIDA.
Nearly 100000 oranges were raised
| last year az DaytOna.
Columbia county is threatened with an
enormous cotton crop.
Crescent City Is keeping fat or figs,
seuppernong grapes, and COW peas.