Savannah morning news., 1886-06-20
Georgia Farms.

Some malicious person went into w.
w. Harrel's horse lot last night ana,
with knife, severely cut one of his
horses in three or four places.
By no msans the smallest damage done
by the overflOws on Long creek, Ogle-
thorpe county, was that TO the Bermuda
fields. The receding waters leave sedi-
ment upon the grass which makes it utter
ly UNFIT for use, yet it has to be cut to
make following cuttings good.
Reports say that cholera is playing
havoc with hogs in the upper part OF
Oglethorpe county. Some of the farmers
OF that section have lost their entire stock.
This is certainly a calamity, for only last
year this same section was in this same
way visited, and farmers in that section
had only begun to get new start.
1t is reported here that in the lower
part OF Pulaski county, near the line of
Dodge, night or two since, some person
or persons shot and killed in the woods
so or 90 head of sheep. Seaborn Jones
counted 20 dead ones that had been shot.
Lloyd Smith and Judge j. j. Roar are
said to be the chief losers. 1t is sup
posed the killing was done by way Of re-
taliaiiOn, because some of the sheep
owners have lately been putting poison in
the woods 10 destroy sheep killing dogs.
The corn and cotton crops of Telfair
county are more flattering than they have
been at any time since 1871. Corn is tas-
selling and silking; cotton is very fin e;
the oat crop is about ready to harvest,
but it will be quite small job in this
section, as the crop is very short. Sugar
| cane crops are locking we'll where the
people got good stands. The fruit crop is
not rs good as was anticipated In the first
| of spring. The peaches have commenced
to rot very early, and consequently the
crop in this section will be short. They
commence TO rot as soon as they begin to
ripen.
Leary Courier: We are glad to note the
prosperous appearance of the crops, es-
pecially the corn crop, which is unusually
good. With no disaster the county will
not lack for bread another year. 81 have
got the best corn crop l ever had in my
life," is common expression now. The
| oat crop was hardly One-thIrd of an aver
age. Cotton is looking well, though small
| and grassy, owing to the frequent rains.
1t would take at least two weeks sun
| shine for the farmers to get their crops
clean. "Laying by" corn, as a general
rule, has been completed, and in cOnse-
quence other crops Will receive more at
tentlon. Potato and pea crops promise to
be good. At this writing it looks as if the
disasters and the unfavOrable conditions
of the spring months would be crowned
with an auspicious and seasOnable sum-
mer.
Marshallville Times: Highly encourag-
| ing reports from the test acres of corn
| planted by about twenty-five of our lead
ing farmers are heard daily. Each con-
testant feels that should he fail to win the
prize his experience will amply cOmpen-
safe for the trouble and expense, as it
will show what can be done with proper
management and tact. We heard a
| good farmer say few days since that
If the season continues favorable he
had no doubt but that DR.. d. w. Mas
see would gather 100 bushels from his
acre. DR.. Massee has kept an accurate
| expense account of his acre-cOstOf labor
of every kind, fertilizers, how cultivated,
etc, and its history will be interesting to
! farmers generally. Had the State Agri-
| cultural Society offered premium for the
| largest yield OF corn. on one acre of upland
some member of the Marshallville Club
would have pocketed the same beyond
doubt.