The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1895-04-01

impetus of such leaders, there is an awak-
ening going on. which must, in time, mean
much for Jesup and Wayne county.
As TO Long Cotton.
The statement made by Mr.. Bennett in
regard to long cotton must attract general
attention. 1t was at one time thought that
long cotton could be grown only on the
sea islands. but its cultivation has been
pushed inland and northward, until now
almost one-third of the state has been found
capable of growing il. AS it ra 1ges in price
from 10 to 20 ceiIts. IL Will be seen that
there must either be n considerable profit
i'm its cultivation, or IL must be harder to
raise. Upon this point Mr.. Bennett says
that it is only in the gathering that there
is any more difficulty. In all other respects
IL is Identical in the labor and attention
ii requires with the short cotton. Wher-
ever it can be successfully grown, it pays
to enter upon its cultivation. To show the
difference in the prices paid for short and
long cotton the following quotations OF
an even date will give the best idea:
UPLAND COTTON.
Good middlinS ..'....'e rs
Low middling =. 80 $40
Good ordinary =. :. - 81 ;;3i-i i
ORDINARY SEA ISLAND.
Choice Georgia and Florida ..lGls
ENtra fine full -. ..'-''iS
Fine Georgias and Floridas :. ....l2
Medium nne -. .'.' III
Medium 1900. 80 .AN
larger crop than ever OF sea
island will, no doubt, be planted this year.
and should more cotton be made than is
reeced only the good. stapled, well-prepared
cotton will be taken, and irregular, poor
stapled cotton will hardly find a market
The planting of pure seed this year, and
more attention given to the asserting and
growing of cotton, will insure good results
10 tie planter, even should there he an
over-prOduction of cotton, such as mas peeh
generally made.
"Our farmers" said Mr.. Milliken, "hav-
ing the advantage OF long cotton prices.
which costs them no more LABOR to make
than the cultivation of upland, as a conse-
cuerce have some money, and have not
felt the pressure severely as nave the
planters Of other sections OF the state
That explains why il is that i'm the farmers
n ovements of the last few years south
Georgia planters have not been as urgent
in presenting grievances. While the gold
sqUceze has pressed the price down from
50 and 30 cents per pound to 10 ana ~, YET
IL is rs far i'm advance of the price Tor up
land that they feel happy by comparison
when you add to that the receipts we get
for timber. lumber. watermelons. sirup
rice. and the spending of large sums OF
money BY laborers in these lines of business
Won will see that we have been doing fairly
wei. The man who cannot make living
here is incapable of making II anywhere.
atlr acres are bread. our resources abundant
and our people. with open arms, stand
ready TO greet ana welcome all VINO may
choose to cast their lot with US
Thus It was that all others spoke VINO
were approached on the matter. all uniting
in the assertion that this section OF Geor-
gia is the promised land.
Money in Wool.
There are 4O2.9I6 sheep in Georgia.
In dollars ana cents they represent a
market value ~ S5S7.5So. or $lS3 per head.
Turned into wool annually, an average of
three pounds each will give Georgia a wool
elm Of aoS SIS pounds. At Ii cents pound
for this wool the sheep bring into the state
Sl6.s23, 732.
Tshe millions of money that thus is in
sheen cannot he better illustrated than by
the reading Of these simple figures and
Il was FOR the purpose of getting fuller in
formation that ! have bent my course to
the immense sheep ranch Of Mr.. Robert
= Reddish on Sapling ridge.
There was NOT better known man IN all
the wircerass country before the war than
SIR Isham Reddish, who, crossing Satilla
creek. established himself upon Sapling
ridge. one of the most fertile spots in the
country. He was one Of those men who
reioiced i'm baronial possessions. Lot after
ions sweIled into thousands of acres. His
first care was cattle. which covered the
country for miles around. growing fat upon
the grasses and herbs which covered the
ground i'm such profusion. 1t WAS no un-
common sight 20 see Mr.. Reddish drive
I'D or 30Q fat beeves into market, only 10
use the money which he procured for them
i'm the acquisition Of more land, so that
when he died in 1890 he was possessed Of
about SoG50 acres in one block, 2.40O head Of
cattle. and about 1890 sheep When he died
ne left 10 each of his four children COO
head Of cattle. 1880 sheep and nearly 5000
acres Of land. To his son Robert fell the
home place on Sapling ridge, who has
fully inherited the energy Of his father.
The home. which is "A comfortable two
story frame residence. in white and green,
stands upon a gentle ominence which gives
IL a view Of "A largo scope Of country. The
Grounds around are cultivated i'm grapes
and fruit, and nearby is garden which
assures an abundant table the year
around. within convenient distance arc
barns, sheep shelters. cotton gins, corn
cribs. hogpens ana stables, all in excellent
repair ana bearing evidence Of master
hand at the helm.
Mr.. Reddish is a man OF about fifty years
OF are, tall, athletic and strongly built,
with an eye that misses nothing that is TO
be seen, and an enerEy that is tireless.
4 have 5000 sheep now" said he, (which
are scattered abroad over my lands. We
never see all our sheep together but once
"A year. in May, when they are collected
for the shearing. There are large sections
Of this county adapted exclusively for stock
raising The weather is SO uniformly mild
that sheep require no shelter such as has TO
be given them in the north. have over 49,
90 acres here, SO that my sheep have a
sufficient range. Mr.. Rich, Mr.. Milliken and
others have large tracts Of land upon
which they keep flocks of sheep probably
as large as mine. Their care gives no trOu-
BILE at all for after they are sheared in
May and the lambs are branded they are
turned loose until the next year. In moth
ing else is there 50 much money for so little
care and in sheep raising there are immense
possibilities for wiregrass Georgia. Sc
we're blow, however, has been struck at
the sheep industry by the new tariff bill,
which places wool on the free list. Up
to that time got not less than % cents
a pound for wool. The Mckinley bill inn