The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-07-11


DR.. W. B. Forman Of Quincy is announced
| as a candidate for the legislature.
Prof. Howe of Quincy is a candidate for
superintendent Of public instruction of the
| county.
County Surveyor Crenshaw comes before
the democratic voters Of Sumter county for
! reelection.
White Niagara grapes from the Moultrie
vineyards are moving forward at a rapid
rate and are realizing fair prices.
Gov. Fleming, Hon. L. B. Wombwell and
Hon. Nat Walker are In Washington 10
look after Flortda's Indian war claim of
about 500, 900.
Prof. g. Whit field comes before the voters
OF Sumter county for reelection to the Office
OF superintendeut of public instruction, sub
ject to the action of the democratic cons
vention.
Capt D. Mcmillan has been announced
as a candidate for county treasurer of Gads-
den. Having honestly and carefully cared
for the oounty's finances for several years,
and having a host OF friends TO back him
there is no danger Of defeat.
Jasper Ne,Us: Two farmers Of this county
have tried novel methods of DISCRIMINATING
grass. One run around his corn with a
pillow and then tried TO burn out the middles
with fire. His method was a failure, be-
cause the grass wouldn't burn worth a cent.
The other turned flock of sheep in his
grassy cotton patch. The sheep ate grass
and cotton both and some of them died
from the overfeed.
Quincy Democrat: E. B. Woodbury. has
cut and cured some Of this years tobacco
crop, and it ia fine. We saw a Cigar made
from It this week which was pronounced
fine. The work Of cutting is going on all
over the county. All the experienced
tobacco growers say that this years crop
will yield the largest per cent Of wrappers
Of any ever grown. This is encouraging,
and II the crop is properly cured it will pay
handsomely.
In the criminal court Of record at Jack
sonville Friday Judge Philips sentenced
Alonzo Fisher of Panama Park, to pay a
fine OF $3.50 for contempt OF court-induc-
ing state witness to absent himself from
the court room and failing to testify. Mr..
Fisher could not pay the fine and was com
mitted to jail Robbins & Harwick, his
attorneys, propose to bring hAbeas corpus
proceedings ia the circuit court tais week
for Fishers release.
Tallahassee Florididn: 1t comes TO the
FIorididn upon good authority that the
soldier boys in the east are pressing strongly
the appointment Of Capt. W. ID. Ballan-
tine for brlgadier general of the Florida
militia. This would certainly be a good
appointment Capt Bsllantine was a gal
liant soldier during the war and the appoint
meat, IL made by Gov. Fleming, will be
well meritsd. Capt. u. Ewell Maxwell,
general manager of the Florida Central
and PeniHsular railroad, was appointed
some time ago by the governor, but he de-
clined.
Florida Agricultural: For the past
month or two the following item has been
going the rounds Of the press: mai. WriZhs
Of Ocala cleared sc, 900 off twenty acres Of
cabbage this season. Such items, by the
way, are quite numerous in the columns of
the Florida papers. ALI of them, no doubt,
are published with good intent but very
often they are erroneous and misleading,
and calculated to do the state an injury by
giving prospective settlers a too exalted
opinion Of the possibilities Of the state, who,
when their expectations are not realized
are sadly disappointed. In this case, how
ever, we were determined to test the cor
reotness OF the statement and addressed
Maj. Wright at his home, at Oxford, in
Sumter county, and asked for particulars.
In reply to this he writes under date of
June rs: Dear Sir-Your favor Of July
2 just received and contents noted. In
reply TO your question would say that
planted last fall twenty acres Of cabbage in
the Warm Spring hommock in Sumter
county. The varieties cultivated were
early deep head and Henderson's succession.
planted Ia rows three feet apart aud set
plants twenty inches in the drill, and on the
twenty acres used ten tons OF Wilcox &
Gibbs special guano. The cultivation was
principally with the pillow every ten days.
The result was as follows: 1850 standard
crates, averaging over SO per crate, SIS, 900;
expenses, all told, 81 ,S00-$6, 200. l would
advise planting eighteen inches apart in
3-foot drills, and the use Of one ton OF fer
tilizer per acre. B. G. Wright Mr..
Wright also informed as that one and half
acres Of beets yielded him, gross $3.50.
This give him a nes yield from the cabbage
Of $50 per acre, and perhaps considerably
more from the beets Comment in this
case would be supsrfluous. These facts,
supported by figures, constitute as strong
case as could possibly be made.