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ATLANTA, GA., MARCH 1, 1884.
NO. 9.
IONE DOIXA)
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[hSTERbD AT THE P08T-QmCB, IN ATLANTA, GA., FOB TRANSPORTATION THROUGH TH* UNITED STATES MAILS AT SECOND CLASS RATES.J
The Wild Goose Plum.
The growth of this plum is very rapid
in the nursery, and more so in the or
chard. It is as hardy as the wild plum
of this country; in fact it will stand
more neglect than any other stone fruit
of the cultivated varieties than has ever
been grown in this country. It has some
thorns on it when young, but as it gets
age they almost cease to appear. Its
bearing qualities are too good, from the
fact that it is likely to bear so as to break
down. The best root is its own, getting
them when they sprout or sucker up un-
The Wild Goose Plum is a favorite
with shippers, and it is being grown
largely in the vicinity of Atlanta, Macon,
and other points. It pays a very good
profit.
Small Fruits.
The Rocky Mountain Rural says six
gooseberry bushes will produce six gal
lons of fruits; six currant bushes will
produce twenty quarts; six blackberry
bushes will produce twenty-five quarts;
six raspberry bushes will produce ten
quarts; six grape vines will produce 126
The Fruit and Truck Grower’s Associ
ation held a large and enthusiastic meet
ing at Quitman, Ga., on the 7th. The
railroads interested in the transporta
tion of truck were present and promised
an increase of facilities for the transpor
tation and distribution of truck produce.
A committee was appointed to ascertain
the acreage and probable yield of melons
planted in each county. It iB estimated
that the acreage in this crop will be 10
per cent, greater than last year.
The best philosophy is a good life.
School of Technology.
In the letter wo publish to-day, of Col.
H. II. Jones, to the Southern World,
there are presented several cogent rea
sons why a School of Technology and
Normal Institute should be established
by the State, and located at Milledge-
ville. Milledgeville is central in loca
tion, accessible every way by railroad,
as healthy as any town in the State, and
then the State owns the property in Mil
ledgeville to fill every requirement of
such institutions. This city was not
treated right in the removal of the cap!-
THE WILD GOOSE PLUM.
' 1 ’-*‘ e tr ®e- The fruit is from one to
“ and a half inches in diameter; its
'""* r * 8 * bright red, with some bloom,
an 8 Prinkled with white dots; seed
? ma ‘ an d flat; flavor good; when ripe
18 soft, juicy and pleasant; when you
it in your mouth and suck it, all dis-
colr.r 8 ' 9 athe . r ft just as it begins to
it win ui? 11 yftl improve its flavor, and
rid,. T^ ar shipping a four or five days’
is m‘n,i• » ecu tonthis page is correct. It
have seen 1 a 1>ranc ^ a tree th at we
pounds of fruit, and six rows of straw
berries, twenty-six feet long, will pro
duce $16 worth of fruit, and that these
fruits will create a 16-carat appetite, and
your wife a 6-inch smile.
The Atlanta Evening Journal makes
this eloquent remark: “The 8outh.rn
World stands in the front rank of ite
class. It is conducted with ability and
well deserves the success ithw achieved
as the Southern fanners’ family paper.
The daily Telegraph and Meuenger, of
Macon, is a vigorous, progressive and
popular journal. It is fresh, crisp and
full of vim. Col. P. W. Alexander, the
editor-in-chief, is noted as one of the
most forcible writers of the age, and the
entire staff are men of point and earn
estness. The paper is enjoying quite a
boom.
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Honesty is sound policy and the best
principle.
tal. And if there was no other good
reason why the “ Old Capital ” should
be generously treated by a noble hearted
people, this one would suffice to make
her a beneficiary in a matter where the
State would save cost in comparison
with the establishment of these schools
at any other place.—MilledgevilU Union
and Recorder.
A good cause makes a stoat heart and
a strong arm.