The Savannah morning news., 1903-05-25
Here md There.

1t is not a logical conclusion by any
means that because of the destruction
of few grapes, strawberries, or rasp-
berries by the cat birds and hooking
birds that a war of determination
should be declared against the birds.
There is a law of compensation-a
wheel within a wheel in the action Of
the great laws of nature-what is lost
here is made up there. The birds are
an actual necessity to the farmer, the
gardener, and the fruit grower, and
neither of these will be wise when
they undertake to destroy them, be-
cause they demand a little here and
there that might be converted into
money. We are and have been for
forty years of those who believe
that legislation cannot be too stringent
in protecting the brd-life of the coun-
try. And it should be taught at ev-
cry hreside in our land that no bird
should be wilfully destroyed.
Cotton Nears Twelve Cents" was
the bold headline of Tuesday mornings
dailies and it was enough to stir the
souls of the Southern farmers to their
very foundations. All! would it only
quite get there and stay there for a
good twelve months-how happy we
would be- Truly, 1t was enough to
batter down many a good resolution,
and, no doubt. many a landlord farmer,
as we'll as tenant would unhesi-
tatingly pillow up a field or two of corn
now and plant it down to cotton if he
could only be assured that he would
get anything like IL cents a pound for
it along in November. We may well
exclaim, What a friend. indeed, King
Cotton hath in circumstance"
Some pretty little stories about celery
come up to US from Florida. A last
weeks paper from that state says:
The market for celery in Sanford was
extremely active and the best of prices
probationary crops bringing from
81 to $3.50 per crate f. o. b.
U. McMullen cultivated e-siXth of
an acre in celery al an expense of $127.
He cut and sold 1889 crates, receiving
the gross sum of $425.S5-net profit
S2SS2S
II. Chappell from three acres in cell
cry sold 1903 crates for the gross sum
of SC, 120.72, netting, per acre s., 040.
Several others did nearly as well with
their celery crops, but were unable to
give exact figures. Certainly celery
is a fine side crop for those who know
how to manage it.
Great Cow.-A wonderful COW is
Dolly Bloom of the Guernsy breed. She
was born April IA, 1900, and is now a
little over years old In a record
just completed. covering one year, she
produced for her owner 453% pounds of
butter. Her average yield of milk per
month was SAL pounds. Average but
ter fat 5.lS per cent. AS a 2-year-old
Dolly Bloom wears the blue ribbon T"
A Great Cherry Tree-In the north
ern part of the little state of Delaware,
Il - l., l.
stands cherry tree rhat was planted
seventy-five years ago. For twenty
years past the cherries have been sold
from ii averaging $50 per year One
year recently the yield was "a crates of
perfect fruit that sold for $50. The to-
tai weight of the years yield was LOO
pounds. In all these years the only
item of expense attached to the record
was that of gathering the fruit.
The Fruit Trade Journal estimates
the crop of Florida oranges this coming
season at 100000 boxes. This is sus-
tanned by local estimates The crop
has passed the danger period, not only
OF frost, but also ii appears of
drought The rains have been regular
up TO the present time and the groves
are in fine condition. The year before
the destructive freeze, eight years ago.
the crop Of Florida oranges was 5 00O.OO
boxes. May it not be many years be-
fore that crop is duplicated
Cnssayn, the Grent starch Plant.
Whether the great starch yielding
plant cassaya viii ever be cultivated
20 any considerable extent In the
southern half OF Georgia Is a question
that cannot be answered for some time
YET A considerable area Is devoted to
Us culture IN Florida, but how many