The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-03-07
AN ExPERIMENr STATION.
To BE Established Near VaIdOsta ns
"a Private Enterprise

Valdosta, Ca, March 6--Messrs. Ram
low & Sheppard Of Columbus. o., have
recently bought the j. H. Zant place in
this county, and will commence at once
10 establish an experimental truck farm
thereon. They will invest several thou
sand dollars to begin with, and intend TO
bring the soil up 10 the highest pitch OF
cultivation They will plant good many
truit trees. and propose TO make their eN-
pertinent OF benefit 20 this section. Should
Ihey be successful In their ann they VIII
invest heavily and push their line for all
II is worth.
The establishment Of the colony at Fitz-
gerald has been OF benefit TO all OF the
section OF South Georgia, in that II has
attracted wide attention 10 this part OF
the country; A large number OF moneyed
men from the north and west nave come
this way because lands were cheaper
than in the locality Of the new town. and
the prospects for agricultural pursuits
brighter than in the crowded belt now
being developed
The county board of education met yes
terday for the purpose Of proporuonlng
the salaries Of the teachers Of this coun-
". and with the large increase OF pupils
and schools they have found II necessary
10 cut pretty closely with their funds
The county fund is about $4,000 for the
sixty schools in the county, and the sal
aries Of the teachers are fixed in pro-
portion TO their grade and the average
attendance at the schools. OF the 200
scholars at the various schools or the
county, about one-third Of the number
are at the schools in this city.
A gentleman of this county has figured
up his profits from four turkey hens and
a gobbler last year. and the result is quite
remarkable. He started last season with
the number of fowls named, and during
the year received 13l eggs, which brought
to market size 70 turkeys, averaging
above twelve pounds each. He kept ten
turkeys for breeders, and sold ten eggs
for $3.50. The entire returns from his
raising was above $50. His total expense
was $3.50. leaving clear profit of 81, and
over, from the small beginning.
A party of prominent Maconites are
visiting Lake Alcyon at present, and are
having a fine time. Messrs. Washington
Dessau, a. r. Barnes. y. NJ. Davis and
A. A. Subers compose the party, and they
will remain at the lake about week.
The farmers are busy planting their
crops through this section, and as they
made all of their home supplies last year,
the crops this season will be made cheap
er than any other since the war. Farm
erS generally are paying very little at
tention to watermeions, and it is believed
that very few will be planted through
here.
Valdosta and the people through this
section are very much opposed to the
idea of changing the custom in regard to
state conventions this year. They believe
that this, above all other years, is one
that should witness a solid battle under
the democratic banners, and that moth
ing should be done to cause friction
among democrats. No one can object to
two conventions, while there is serious
objections to the change in democratic
custom of ratifying the national plat
form.
Some of the North Georgia editors are
much worried in regard to Mr.. Turner S
stand against free silver, and against the
recognition of the Cuban insurgents. Mr.
Turner is squarely with his constituents
on all these questions, and democrats
everywhere VIII indorse him when they
get more light and better light than they
have been getting from the calamity
bowling organs.