The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-01-09
FoR GEORGIA FARMERS.

Albany has been suggested as the place.
and the first Tuesday in March as the day,
I for organizing the Second Congressional
| District Alliance.
Fort Valley Mirror, There is more cot
| n in the hands Of farmers than has been
since the war in this section, and the pros
poets were never brighter for q good and
fruitful year than at the present time.
Lovic Blanton, one Of Spalding's most
prosperous farmers. has ssventy-tive bales
OF cotton Of his own production, which he
SAYS viii require an advance in price 70
m we. Spalding is full Of farmers holding
cotton for a similar cause.
Fort Valley Mirror: Last Saturday we
saw a Texas pony sold for SIG, sound OF
limb, etc. aid only short distance down
the street Georgia raised COLT about the
same size was for sale, and the owner re-
fused 500 for him. This shows in what
estimation these two kind Of horses are held
by our people.
Among toe visitors to Americas Wednes-
day was q gentleman who Is known as one
OF the leading melon growers OF South
Georgia. Speaking OF the acreage this year
he said Els will be 20 Der cent. larger
this year than ever before. think. Owing
to the failure Of the melon exchange last
season nearly everybody swore off from
planting for market again. The result will
is not gong - plant, so ne will put in a
large area and reap Q rich harvest Every
body viii &C on this plan and make in
creased plantings, 30 the acreage will be
larger than it has ever been before
W. s. Copeland OF Coweta county is now
state lecturer of the farmers alliance. He
has been app inted by President Livingston
TO I'll the vacancy caused by the resignation
of Rev. J. W, Peck, who has been state
lecturer for long time. Mr.. Copeland was
sergeant-at-arms OF the alliance previous to
his appointment as lecturer. Col. A. q.
Daniel, travelling business agent for the
Southern Alliance Farmer. has been ap-
pointed sergesnt-at-arIns 10 Dir. Copelend's
place. Mr.. Copeland is well-known in
alliance circles. For the past two years he
has Rveled over the state representing the
Southern Alliance Farmer, and lecturing
the order and inStructlng the sub-alliances
in the secret ork. Mr.. Copeland has done
great good TO the order. He has made it a
rule to always say some kind word about
every alliance institution, and has aided
greatly in the upbuilding Of the state ex-
change. he is authority for the secret work
OF the order.
A company has been organized at At
lauta 10 plant orange hedges N Georgia.
Its capitol stock is $685. 900. DR.. II. L.
Wilson, (. c. Peters and others Of the
IleuinuHL EApOsltlOn company were aD-
pointed as committee to 20 on to Indiana
70 examine into a hedge that was being
used extensively in that state, with view
of having one planted around
the exposition grounds. The gentle
men went, and were so much
pleased with what they saw that they Sc
cured the control of the fence or hedge for
the state of Georgia, and at once organized
a company for its sale. Agents have been
put out and ma y miles of the hedge have
been contracted for by the farmers Of
Sumter, Clay, Randolph, Quitman, Ter
rel, Webster, Stewart and Calhoun coun-
ties 1t is being put up as rapidly as pc SSH
bic, and within the next few years the COM
pany expects to do a splendid business in
the other counties of Georgia These hedges
will cost the farmer about 81 25 q rod, 1r "a
mile, but the company makes the pay
ments very easy. Forty cents out of the
$25 is made payable next fall, and the bal
ance at any time that may be agreed upon.