The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-06-29

In California. California sends uanv o.-
ioads eaSt,and in some places in the south are
d prontable industry, as is practically dem
onserated. Many persons like them freshly
picked from the trees and travellers patron
10 Train boy who every half hour goes
nrougn the cars with his fruit basket.
Inc ng tree is represented in the Bibla as
saiuaole TO man. and its age is unknown
oome exist which have been known from
Ilne inmemorial, and they still continue 10
siuw ana extend their branches. and keen
Ilght along bearing too; some of these old
SrSes ylelulng an enormous amount of fruir
When In summer you begin to nick the
lIult they are loaded with fruit in ali
stages OF growth, from the blossom to the
na.ureo ng. You may gather ripe fruit
nearly every day till winters cold prevents
.nelr further blossoming. The tree is very
tenacious, and so far as we know its insect
enemies are not numerous. There are nnite
number of trees where we live lin CLAW
ooun1y, mississippi that have been exposed
W the raVages OF the negroes, COWS and
mules Tor the last twenty years, and every
year oroWsed down to stubs of four to six
Ieee hlgn, and yet they are SO full of vi
ealiGy that they sprout, grow, blossom and
bear fruit annually. They are decidedly one
Oh the easiest fruits to raise, are steady and
pToHnc bearers, aud hence any person with
ng orchard and the cheap fixtures for
curing, with sure market, ought to be on
.ne hlg1 road to competency, if not for
tune- VI late years it has been provan hv
experiment that the fruit may be greatly
increased in size and flavor by manurinp
ana cnttlng back the trees to five or six feet
IN night When this is done the fruit grows
as large as good sized peaches, and is most
Deautlful fruit. Col. Moon near West
Folne had them Of this size last season. and
ne says there Is no trouble in raising them.
II their value is Increased in proportion to
thelr Size, this is certainly the way to raise
them: A few acres set in figs and cultivated
IN tnlS way, would be a source of consid-
cradle revenue and more certain than most
otner fruits. Fig farming as a speciality
would be pretty certain crop, and from the
amount raised could not be otherwise than
remunerative. Every farmer south can
easily raise all the family needs at very
httIe expense, and they come handy when
some other fruits fail or bear sparsely.
true, 1t would not do for every farmer TO
raise ngs for market, for they are 50 sure a
crop and so prolific they would become
drug ON the market. But then we do not
apprehend much danger of running the
business into the ground. for comparatively
IeW VIII venture, and the constantly in
creasing demand for fruit will secure those
few against loss. The demand most likely
Will increase with the business, as it has
done with other fruits. A redundancy of
fruits can scarcely occur when there are so
many ways of utilizing them, except per-
haps In the Immediate locality where they
exist in great profusiou.
Even in such places hogs, horses, cattle
and sheep can be benefited to the full ex-
tent OF their cost, so that nothing is lost in
the end.
We suppose there are several varieties,
but 1t is always best to choose the best va
riety, as the best is as easily raised as the
poorest
Let us all be able to say we can sit under
our own vine and fig tree in contentment.