The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-02-03
CROPS IN NEED OF RAIN.
The Pea and Cabbage Yield Likely 20
be Condition OF other Crops.

The Pea and Cabbage Yield Likely 20
be Short-Condition OF other Crops.
Toe continued dry weather Is retarding
the growth Of early vegetables, and truck
farmers say that If rains should come this
week, they would be TOO late 10 bring out
/ peas Of the first planting. The vines loa K
fairly well, but they are dwarfed. and the
f cnly hope the truck farmers entertain q
I them Is that the few peas they vii he she
I 70 gather from the vines IN season Will com
/ nand such fancy prices as 70 compensate
I fer the decreased yield.
Cabbage Is not DONG 50 we'll and track
Z farmers VINO nave no facilities for lrri eating
I their cabbage patches wlll not realize much
from their cabbage crop. Mai. G. NJ
Ryals came n from MS truck farm last
night, where ne had been experimenting
the irrigation Of his cabbage field, the only
means which has enabled him u keep the
crop looking fairly well He has planted
greater acreage in cabbage this year, as his
advices are that cabbages and potatoes will
De in good demand, and he will increase his
potato acreage.
Some early paintings Of potatoes are re-
ported. but most Of the truck farmers will
not plant until next week Mai Ryals
says that be will not begin to plant before
Feb. y, and he assigns as his reason that
"a a~N--s4A ~ Nuc tkF-n " AAlltI the l.
very warm. aud the tuber would terminate
rapidly and spring up, probably TO be dam
aged BY late frosts. There are two months
OF winter yet. - be added, "and it will be
very strange if we do not get a cold spell or
two, which will be apt 70 damage forward
crOpS"
Gov. Gordon, it appears, has notion to
turn truck gardener on his farm in Taylor
county since reading the MORNING NEWS
int vx-sr - 4
on truck gardening. Gov Gordon has
written letter Of quiry to Maj. Ryals,
asking him not to spare ink or paper in q
general letter OF advice, as 10 what is best
70 plant, what fertilizers 10 use. and all the
particulars connected with successful truck
farming. Gov. Gordon is DESTROYS
Of information il the cultivation of
onions from the seed VIII be profitable, and
that query recalled TO Maj. Ryals mind his
own experience one season. lie had q
promising onion crop, and wes offered
$500 for it in the field, but concluded it was
worth $500 and declined the offer, realiz-
ing IN the end 60 coats on the crop, as the
onions Tailed 70 cure and were lost; but he
says, with proper culture and a good season,
the onion crop IS most profitable one.
Maj. Ryals will leave tonight for Griffin,
aud before his return will meet Gov.
Gordon and give him the benefit of
write them, and especially 50, as
after conference with Gov. Gordon he will
know something of the condition Of the soil
and his plans, and can then advise more
lnteligently. Truck farming for amuse-
ment may be a rather expensive thing, said
Mai. Ryals, and the major laughed heartily
when he expressed the opinion that Gov.
Gordon is better statesman than he is
likely 10 prove farmer, and he had in
fnitely better stick to statecraft.n Still,
tue major will take pleasure in giving Gov.
Gordon series Of lessons in truck farming.