The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-12-09
FARM MATTERS.
The weather-The News Farm Club.
Diversified Crops-Intensive,E arm-
ing. Etc.

The wenther-The News Farm Club.
Diversified Crops-Intensive,E arm-
ing, Etc.
For short period a large proportion of
our readers will have little else to do
than to think and to plan. This is very
good employment, too, when well done.
Even our readers of the lower latitude,
we fear. will have a superabundance Of
leisure, much more than they care to
have; and this suspicion is predecated
upon the weather of the last six months.
We express it as fear and a suspicion,
rather than prediction, that we are like
IS to experience very many rainy days be-
tween now and the first Of February. If
excessively wet, we trust that it VIII not
be excessively cold At this writing (Dec
q the great drOuth" still remains I'M
ties, but it will take a good many rainy
days to even up the weather to an approx
innate normal. Here is the record OF the
rainfall for the past seven months at
Milledgeyilie. May, 0.5o inches; june, 192
inches; July, 275 inches; August, 593
inches; September, 40 inch; October, lis
months, 1885. The average rainfall for
these seven months, 1919 inches
a great t., deficiency is shown, which
next three months, win of neces-
sity, demand much cloudy, wet weather
in that period. 1t may be that the de-
tciency will be made up gradually, or it
may be effected by few comparatively
heaNy rain storms, and coming in the
night perhaps We shall just have TO
do what work we can while it is dry, and
when the rains do set in upon our gloomy
undertaking, draw our table and an easy
cnalr up near the fire ana proceed to do
cur part as members of the News Far
mers Club. Lend US your aid in the dis
cusslon of matters that pertain to this
page Give us you opinion on that very
important question, Shall we not make
a more diversified planting Of crops in
1875 than we ever have before? That
Is the question before the club. 1t Will in
hoWlse operate against your interests to
give your conclusions in the matter, and
outline your own policy in the coming
year. Let us discuss the question right
mere IN the columns set apart for the pur-
pose. and see if words of cheer and help
lulness cannot find mutual dispensation
therein. We need to discuss the matter
m a practical way. = We must
lay the foundation for a years farm
ing Ga years work perhaps, that
may prove the most profitable and
encouraging that we have had in years.
in making abundant provision for
the stock of all kinds. The dry autumn has
very generally prevented the sowing of
oats, rye or barley Our and crimson clo-
5eI) and spring sowings will have to be
depended on almost exclusively.
men, how shall We allOt the other ere ps ?
How much corn, how much cotton, how
much sugar cane, potatoes, sweet and
IflShE DO you grow the latter for ship
Lneht and can you make as much as the
''AHt VI d Ddle OF COTTON by supplying
your local market with so and 70 bushels?
10 proceed with our list: How much
peas. how much upland rice? How much
nay may we count on? Can't we enlarge
me meadow to 10 acres, if not that much
more on what is already established? Wa
teIInelonS! Are you a successful grower
ot mat 1rutt or are you amongst the dis
SIsJed and demand TO be excused? Fruits :
w nat about fruits Do you expect any in
Np4ne Whatever from an orchard or vine
ara. There are many who have no peach
- or grapes even, for home use. Would
D. not be wen to set out 100 trees of four
TTllerent kinds leading with % llbertaR?
Ie same course as to grapes. We have in
l4ihu the small farmer mostly, when we
mention this small number. Are we going
no iast, when we suggest planting any
hing that will not make returns daring
.'e year, 95T Surely there are some a
p9'llF number, who are buoye1 by hope
a can look with trustfulness down the
irii OF the coming years.
mere are no doubt enough OF those far
lett, who own their own iaui, who are
acpl or nearly so and aitOget her
".e fairly situated" in the world there
a' renewed interest in their WORK 10
q pesRing away until Success AGAIN
.itHa ihen for tnCir patient toll The
+liNtf VINO owns bis land and rs NOT much
w mas 30 oH1He 90 Dn greatly 0eeBlrif-
lI he ls so situated and has ne health
irhflh % do az Of yore GOOD days
- has 20 cause for despair
etaih blow has been dealt 10 the
ION system. That was nearly done
al tthfs aso. Tile one and fW0-horse
ere lla producers ~ th0 country
r. tHee hfe plenty ~ iauiords bud
-fs ie# planters" Ibe g9Ynuy ~