The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1893-04-25

for they were perfect in shape and size,
ali fine varieties, always three
rows of kind. These trees had
been banked the list of April, having had the
roots exposed all winter to kill the worms and
freeze all eggs, then banked to circumvent
the borer, so hurtful to peachtrees. Next
came the grapes. The different methods OF
cultivating the vines We're very interesting,
some were stick, others on horizontal
bars, others the vine brought up and turned
ike bow and many other methods. Some
trained fan shape, others on parallel wires,
etc.
| would fan lnger over the acres OF other
fruits, too numerous to mention, figs, filberts
foreign plums, Japan persmmons, cherries
pecanS grown from seed and grated on ounce
roots, and raspberries Of every kind and the
beautiful vines OF the cultivated blackberry
When | exclaimed at the quantity or blooms
on these bushe9 Mr.. Reddng told me he
har picked a quart from one small spray
They large and luscious. They pay chill
dren l cent quart to pick these berries and
sell them at cents quart.
I thought l had expended all my adjectives,
but when 1 arrived at the strawberry bed
L used all I had ever heard and think coined
a few new ones. l never expect to behold
anything more beautiful than the sight that
greeted me at this bed When l tell you it
took five hands eight days to plant this
half acre, you will understand how accurate
every plant was. There were forty or fifty
varties. The rows were 200 feet long, three
feet apart and every plant one foot apart.
The branches We're in full bloom, and now
and then a crimson berry peepng from be-
meath the glossy leaves. You can imagine
how beautiful they were.
l spent half day visiting other interesting
points. The hydraulic ram, the pastures for
the beautiful Jerseys (Which I shall tell you
of in my next letter., the tobacco acre and
many other places / would like TO mention,
but I must close
[ wish every farmer and farmers wife
in our state could visit Experiment. they
would be benefited and profted In many
ways. 1t seems to me- this station Is for
the benefit of farmers, that the state ought
to free excursions, and pay their ex-
penses so they could all 1t; the country
editor who farms should go, and, for the
benefit of his neighbOrs, write it up. If every
editor who has weekly could only go and
see, and tell his readers what he and
learns, how soon would the people learn what
progressive farming was; as it is, doubt if
half the country people in Georgia know
there Is such place. 1t makes me feel
proud to know that directors from other eX
pertinent stations in the different southern
states come to Georgia and almost all admit
that the Georgia station is ahead-and this
Georgians owe to Colonel II. J. Redding, who
has, in four years done amount Of work
no other man could have done, and brought
the experiment station of Georgia almost to
perfection
Ready sale is found for all the products Of
the farm-the fruits and berries are in de-
Inand ain Chattanooga, Savannah and other
places, There are seven laborers employed,
and everything kept In perfect order. J. have
necessarily left out great deal l would like
TO tell and shall reserve until next week my
visit to the gentle-eyed Jerseys and magnif-
cent Holsteins. Mrs. WIN. KING.