The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-09-14
FOB GEORGIA FARMERS.

COW owned by R. A. Little of Ogle-
thorpe county gave birth to twin calves a
few days ago. Both are lively.
Taylor county has made application for
and been assigned space for a county dis
play at the state fair at Macon.
Habersham county has a man who never
heard Of the alliance. And he he is not
deaf either Bat he is a curiosity.
The Morgan county alliance has passed
resolutions urging its members to hold cot
ton thirty 10 sixty days, and not to use jute
bagging IL it can be avoided.
Hall County's first bale of the new
crop of cotton was brought on the 4th
inst, by Sam Rainey, colored. This is the
eleventh consecutive year that he has
brought in the first bale.
John R. Maddox OF Conyers has invented
cotton chopper which, it is hoped, will
revolutionize the manner of cultivating
young cotton. 1t has been shown to many
farmers, who say it is bound to be success.
j. o. Waddell, president-elect of the State
Agricultural Society, has been invited to
deliver an address upon the occasion of the
Talbotton cattle and colt show, to be held
at Talbotton the last Of this month or about
the LIST of October. He has consented to
do so.
Thomasyille Times: An order was re-
ceived here Thursday Offering IS per barrel
for all the Keifer pears that can be bought.
They are to be canned north and then sent
back and sold 30 Townsville housekeepers.
We are very thrifty and far sighted people
over the left
j. D. Cunningham Of Griffin has bought
part of the Timothy Stephens farm on
Canton road, near Marietta, from W. K.
Turner, paying $4,000. Mr.. Cunningham
will build a nice residence on the property
| and plant an extensive peach orchard He
| has large peach orchard near Griffin and
hopes by going higher up TO raise peaches
two weeks later than at Griffin, and thus
keep the market supplied with both early
and late peaches
There is hanging at the store Of Green &
Sheverton, in Washington. stalk Of cotton
| containing ISL grown bolls 1t was raised
by james V. Garrard on T. Burwell Green's
place, and Mr.. Garrard, who is skilled
cotton raiser, says he has plenty more like
| ID. He says this is not the best on the place
| by any means, but that he has some finer
stalks In reserve, and that if any man dares
to come up nd,match this stalk he will down
him with better one. Mr.. Garrard pays a
| great deal of attention to the selection of
seed from fine stalks in the field, and he
attributes his success in cotton raising to
| this fact.
Fort Valley Enterprise: Maj. w. L.
Glessner, immigration agent of the Central
railroad of Georgia. and editor of the
Americus Daily Recorder will arrive in
the city Monday morning and will, in
company with Capt James, look over the
lands In this section which the latter has
options on. In the afternoon Capt. James
and Louis Shumway will leave in company
with Maj. Glessner for Ohio and Michigan
to talk up immigration to this part Of the
state. Mr.. Shumway will visit his old
home in South Haven, Mich. and it is proba-
bic that Capt. James and Mai. Glessner
Will accompany him there. The railroads
are now Offering what are called harvest
excursions rates from Chicago and other
western points TO Fort Valley and few
other sections in Georgia. The rate is one
fare for the round trip. and the gentlemen
from this section will try and induce many
to come and take look at our advan-
tages.