Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-04-21
THE FRUIT GROMERs-
Meeting of the State Association-Tbe
Peach Crop and the Matter Of Trans
pOrtation.

! At1data Constitution.
/ The Georgia Fruit Growers, Associat;on
met In called session yesterday morning
] at ten O'Clock in the rooms of. the State
! department of Agriculture. There was
a rather slim attendance in point Of num-
bers, but over five hundred thousand trees
were represented. Judge John d. Cum
nlngham, the President of the ass0-
clatlon, was present and presided.
Col' y. ,. Newman, the Secretary,
was present. The discussion of questions
before the association was informal
but some interesting and important facts
were developed. Dr. HOLIDAY. of At
iantst, stated that his late crop OF Deaches
was badly injured, but that he would have
some early fruit, but he was uncertain Of
the quantity. Dr II. III. Cary, of TrOup
county, stated that his fruit was nearly
all killed. He said there were ab0ut two
hundred thousand trees In his section,
and he believed they were all In the same
condition. Mr.. Parnell, of West Point.
was not present, but for his section
Dr. Carey reported the crop so
seriously injured that it would he
impossible for him to ship in any quan-
tlty. Mr.. Parnell afterwards was i'm the
city and indOrsed what DR.. Cary had said
III reference to his section. Mr.. John ID.
Cunningham, of the Orchard Hill nurse
ries, stated that hc would have GOOD
crop of early fruits, but that the Chinese
cling and the late crop had been DESTROYED
OF injured so that only third of "A crOp
could be expected. The early trees. no
SAID, had as much on them as thev could
bear. lie estimated his shipping crop of
peaches at thirty thousand crates or ten
thousand bushels. He stated also that tho
Increased acreage i'll truck in Spalding
county was very large, and he thought
that there would be at least one car load
per day of truck from Spalding county
during the shipping season. He stated
that he had planted largely himself of
truck, such as cantelOupes, tomatoes and
Irish potatoes. Mr.. Cameron reported
that he had been travelling through South
western Georgia, and that the acreage of
watermelOnS and potatoes had been LARGELY
increased, but the fear Of not being able
to procure adequate transportation had
prevented the planting of tender vege-
tables and Strawberries. Mr. Simmons
of Atlanta, stated that he had INQUIRIES
from large number of persons who were
engaged in truck raising this wear. and
who had not been in the bust
ness before. \ discussion arose as
Cary stated that he had been trying
to learn for ten years, and so far had been
unsuccessful. Colonel Newman said the
proper way was to plow them during the
entire year when the ground was in sea
son, with sweep so as not to stir the
ground more than two inches. Mr.. Gun
nlngham stated that he agreed with Mr..
Newman, but that the ground ought not
to be plOwed late in the summer, as il in
duced "A premature growth of buds, which
would be likely to be killed by the cold
weather of the winter. Mr. Owens. of
Cincinnati, said that there was plenty of !
room for all the truck and fruit that could |
be raised in this country if it could be |
landed i'll good order in the West. The |
question was briefly dis |
cussed. Mr.. Simmons inquired how the |
trult on the test shipments last year had |
turned out, and how much ice il required |
to refrigerate to Cincinnati car load of |
peaches. Judge Cunningham replied that !
1t took about eight tons. The transporta- |
tion committee were granted further time |
to ascertain the probable quantity of fruit |
and perishable produce that would be |
shipped. They will report at the ad- |
Journed session. Dr. Cary introduced the |
following resolutions:
ReSOlred, That in consequence of tho |
lnsutficiency of the notice of this meeting |
and the consequent small attendance, the |
adjourn to meet in Atlanta at
10 a. NJ, on May 9th.
ReSOlced further, That truck growers. /
representatives Of transportation cOmpa- /
mes ana commission merchants who han
die fruit and vegetables be invited to at !
tend the meeting.
RESOLVED, That fruit and vegetable grow /
ers who find 1T impossible to attend be re-
quested to report to the Secretary Of the
association an estimate of the number Of /
bushels of fruit and vegetables they will
have for early shipments.
The resolutions were passed. Col. j. 5.
Newman, OF Atlanta, is the Secretary, to .
whom the estimates should be sent.
Mr.. Hubert, of the Southern Express /
company, was asked when the shipments
would probably be begun. He said that
hey would not get we'll under way before
he 1st of June, and that the earliest ship
nent he had ever known from this point
vas on the Goth of May.
The convention adjourned to meet ON
he oath of May, at which time a full
Meeting Is expected. The convention was
II session only about an hour.