The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-03-10
A PROSPEROUS COUNTY.
The Farmers Of Irwin Among the Best
IN the state.

The Farmers OF Irwin Among the Bast
IN the state.
IRwINvILLE, GA, March 9. - IrEin
county is one of the best timbered counties
tn Georgia, and no better farming land ia
found anywhere in the state. Her citizens
ere law abiding and industrious. Thew
have healthy and pleasant climate and
their lands are productive. As an ilustra-
ton of the above assertion l will cite ths
case of s. E. Coleman.
Mr.. Coleman moved into Irwin eight
wears ago and settled upon lot of practi-
oalIy wild land he purchased. He took off
bis coat and went to work building and
clearing and to-day he has one Of the best
farms in the county.
Mr.. Coleman Is a scientific farmer. He
keeps a neat set Of books, and is, therefore
able to tell to a cent what his loss or gain
is. Last year he planted fifty seven acres
IN long staple cotton and made twenty
eight bales, averaging 457 pounds. His cot
ton crop brought him 81, 69S Y, and after
deducting expenses he had clear profit of
g., 749 AZ. Besides, he made 400 bushels of
corn, and plenty of syrup aud potatoes.
he also made over 1900 pounds Of meat.
Yet IL Is said the farmer cannot succeed.
Every farmer with the pluck and energy
Of s. E. Coleman, can make farming sue
cess. Mr.. Coleman is one of Twins pro-
gressive and leading citizens. He was the
efficient chairman of the democratic COM
mittee. Irwin county has many successful
farmers They have full barns and fat
stock. Their Store rooms are beautifully sup
piled with hog and hominy, aud peace and
plenty is their motto. This perhaps &C.
counts for Irwin being 80 solidly demo-
cratic. Her people are too plucky and
thrifty 20 sit down aud call upon
che government to support them. They
want no sub-treasury nor land loan schemes.
They think the difference between pluck
and luck is that luck sits down and waits
for something to turn up, while pluck goes
ahead and turns something up.
Irwin county perhaps has the youngest
judge In the state County Judge Jim
Clements Is only % years old and he pre-.
sides with dignity and ability.
Everybod has heard of Dan Tucker,
and he is now the efficient ordinary Of r.
win county. However. he is not the Dan
Tucker, who come too late TO get his supper
but is the Dan Tucker who is always on
time.
D. G. Irby, manager of the Cycloneta
farm in irwin county, informs me that he
has tobacco mandatory and will soon
place representative on the road. He pro-
poses 70 sell very cheap TO introduce his
goods. He will plant forty acres in tobacco
this year. learn that Capt. Tiff Of Triton
will plant extensively in tobacco this year.
WireRrsss Georgia is most inviting sec
ton. Her climate, timber. soil nor health
cannot be excelled, and it has a bright
future.
THE SUPERIOR COURT.
An adjourned term Of Irwin superior
court was closed here last night Among
the more important cases the following
were tried and disposed Of:
The state VS.. A. s. Dorminey, charged
with assault with intent to murder W. B.
RUSSELL. Acquitted.
The state VS.. Alexander johnson and
Jarvis Campbell; burglary. Convicted.
The state vs. Adam Tice; assault with
intent to murder. Convicted.
The state VS.. Bess Coleman and Monday
Coleman; murder. Acquitted.
Tice was given two years in the peni-
Tertiary and johnson and Campbell four
years each.
Judge Sweat, who presided, was highly
eomplimented by the grand jury. He has
made many friends In Irwin county.
1t is thought but little damage was done
In Irwin by the recent cold, and the farmers
generally are preparing. for extensive crops
PUMPKIN GROWING.
The following statements in regard to the
amount of pumpkins produced from one
vine seems like 1t would have to be taken
with salt, but the gentleman who raised
them is we'll known in Irwin county, and
will vouch for the correctness Of the state
ment.
J. H. Tomberlin of Irwin county on one
vine raised lib pumpkins, average weight
81 pounds each, making 1881 pounds of
pumpkins. Mr.. Tomberlin says nearly half
the vine ran through the fence and was
destroyed by stock. According to the state
ment, if the other half of the vine had been
protected that vine would have produced
1862 pounds of pumpkin, enough to have
supplied Mr. Tomberlin and his friends for
some time with pumpkin pie. Doubtless if
Mr.. Cleveland had have known Mr.. Tom
berlin's pumpkin raising propensities ne
would have made him Secretary Of Agri-
culture.