Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-06-25
Georgia Farms.

The hogs of Gwinnett county are dying
rapidly with cholera.
Wilkinson county farmers think that
cotton has beenlinjured somewhat by the
rains.
On account Of the continued wet wealth
er, the crop prospect is very gloomy IN
Elbert county.
The peach crop OF Wilkinson county is
said to be rotting on the trees, OWN per.
haps to the rains.
From Echeconnee to Knoxville the re-
cent rains beat down all the corn, gave
the grass fresh start, and almost ruined
the watermelon crop.
The farmers of Ebert say they never
knew cotton so unpr0mising at this sea
son of the year, and many fields are COM
pletely eaten up with grass.
Rain has fallen in abundance in Laurens
county and the farmers are beginning to
complain of grass. Should the rain con-
tinue the hay crop prospect Will be flatter-
ing indeed.
S. A. McWhorter, scientific mechanic
and farmer of Johnson county, is one of
the few who were 50 fortunate as to make
an abundant oat crop this year. He real
lied difficulty in finding store room, the
yield was so great.
Dublin Post: 1t is generally conceded
that the present years Oat crop, prlnci-
pally on account of the severe freeze in
January, was a failure. In connection
with this it will not be out of place to
suggest that an early oat crop be sOwn
this year, and that it is none too soon to
be devising the best plans for the early
tall sowing, especially, as it will be re-
membered, that oats sOwn early last fall
withstOod the cold while that sOwn in the
late fall and winter was killed outright
Dublin Post: Memory fails to recall a
year when the prospects for an abundant
harvest of corn and cotton were more
fiattering. 1t is the universal opinion
that these crops are better than for years
The acreage of corn has been increased
considerably, and although the corn in
iured the first planted, in many instances
causing it to rot in the ground, the sea-
sons have been favorable and
The cotton crop is also better
than for years. 1t has, in the best regu-
lated farms, where labor could be con-
trolled, been kept clear of grass-that is,
until the recent rains set in. Cane, po-
tatOes, peas, and other crops are cOmpar-
atiYeiy good, and with the proper seasons
will pan out as well as the most sanguine
could possibly wish for.
Dublin Post: How will 30 bushels of
oats per acre 90 Tor LaurenS county
farmer with less than fifteen months OF
agricultural experience? Such is the
record Of Mr.. John T. Boifeuillet this sea-
son on the GuytOn plantation. He planted
a large acreage in grain and met with
splendid success despite the very poor
yield of grain, not only in this county
but throughout the entire State. We saw
four acres of his oats a snort while
before cutting that were sown on March
3 last, and they were beyond doubt the
finest that We have seen this year. The
four acres yielded nearly 1900 bundles,
making an average of 80 bushels per acre.
Oats that he planted March % averaged
20 bushels per acre. On Dec. % last be
put six acres in wheat, which survived
the terrible winter and yielded lutte
less than 100 bushels. The secret OF
his success is believed to lie in the
way in which it was put in the ground.
The land was thoroughly broken and
cotton seeded and gram narrowed in with
the Acme harrow. Thirty acres Of corn
planted as lale as April will afford
roasting ears in IA few days, aud the field
will average two ears TO the stalk, though
many stalks have three ears.