The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-08-26
u.r Farming in Georgia.


90 o,-icuIture is gradually find
t,otbold in the southern states, "here
Ins d iT hos formerly been grown as the only
e'''OI - since the ground has been cultl-
crop " while nearly all of the great staple
Valeu' .ha Northern and middle states can
oOp. 1r, successfully along the eastern
If the AIleghanies. none o1er more
'1potinp reward for the labor and ouOlay
vSaa does hay. Especially IS this tne case
tnAr Iovv lands along the Savannah river,
u 'H' tho American Agricuiturtst, where
wy 40 thousands of acres OF land almost
. .no-s in its fertility. which. with
--.c- management could produce all tne
~ raouired in the south. A notable IN
n'J ~ successful and profitable grass
that of Capt. w. H. Warren, near
i . :, Ga The farm contains 100 acres,
.-etr..,To of which are permanent
- The first cutting takes place IN
10 first mart of the month Of May, and con-
~. ~ vatcbes. The product of vetch hay
is sbout one and one-half tons an
IN, About one month later the john
rr,ss lSorqhum hdlapenSe) will have
chad hight of from three to four feet
when it is cut Three or four subsequent
cuttings are made during the season, yield
-, IN ali from three to four tons of hay per
n,Ta The last hay crop of the season is
,,sde mainly from Bermuda grass. All the
cultivation necessary is an occasional scarf
f,,inc in autumn, for which Capt. Warren
nsas an implement specially devised by him.
This scariier cuts the roots OF the grass at
intervals from six to ten inches, causing
than to throw out new sprouts. After the
meadows have been gone over with this
implement, top-dressing consisting OF
comnosr of stable manure and cotton seed
or lime is applied No live stock is kept on
the farm except the mules necessary for nay
making and cartins.
During the haying season, which usually
lasts from the first of May until frost, about
ten men constitute the working force of the
farm During winter three or four men
are sufficient to do all the necessary work,
which consists mainly of baling and ship
ming the hav. ready market. is found in
the Furnishing city of Augusta, and from
S22 to S25 per ton is readily realized for the
entire product of the farm. The owner
himself does not live on the farm, but in
Augusta, about two miles distant. He drives
to the place every morning, and suoerin-
tends the general working of the farm and
sale of the hay. Every load of hay, before
it enters the barn, is weighed on the plat
form scales the pount of this is booked,
IS is also done with every load taken out,
so that the proprietor can at any time ascer-
tain the exact amount of hay on hand.
-Four hundred tons of hay have been cut in
one year, giving return of $4,000. As the
cost of producing hay under this system is
comparatively small, it is readily seen that
the farm pays very high percentage on the
original COS, and yet many square miles of
land sKaot'y CT the same original quality lie
all around il, and ara offered for sale at $50
snd less rsc acre, and could easily easily be
Lrouga; TO :he saline productiveness and
with butA:t'e Tisx ot failure The princi-
pal difficulty - be overcome in these lands
IS thu ocaAsionn! overflow of the Savannah
river 70 guard against this, Capt War
rem has SURROUNDED nis entire farm with
Substantial esFth lsveeS, about four feet in
hgh:. Tic Euilding of these is probably
the principal expense in starting such a
farm, hut after they are once erected in a
substantial manner, they will last almost
forever, with but little repair.