Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-05-25


and what can go by slower trains.
= L. Jenkins exhibited pasteboard
frames for holding peaches in crates
which were highly indorsed, and a special
committee also reported favorablv on
their use. They are cheap, and hold each
peach in place.
Major Sidney Herbert intrOduced-Mr. E.
Bean, the great Florida orange shipper.
to the convention in speech, showing
What ne had done to systematic the ship.
ping of fruit in that State.
Mr.. Bean then gave a review of his
iabOrs, and explained how the frIut
growers and truck farmers of Georgia
could adopt similar system.
Discussing the best size crates fOr
peaches, DIR. Hope and Mr.. Woodruff advo
Gated the third of bushel octogon crate
and the committee reported in its favor
Later on Mr.. Woodruff said that two rows
OF peaches are better than three. as the
middle row becomes heated. DIR. Hone
Indorsed Mr.. Beams idea of asserting
peaches and melons, as better prices
could be obtained.
DIR. Holiday said that he made the heads
of his peach crates four and half inches
and packed from the sides.
ID. Ill. Elliott, of Florida, gave an inter-
estlng account of the orange shipments
and the use of crates and paper wrappers
MIR. Woodruff had used wrappers success
fully.
Mr.. Padgett, of Griffin, found baskets
cheaper for transportation.
In discussing the best soil for peach
orchards, DIR. Hope favored sandy loamy
soil with a clay subsOil and good eleva.
tion. Also, he said, cultivate your peach
orchard.
Mark W. johnson took the same view
L. {. Howard favored high land and
more mineral fertiliZing. Trees near
houses do best, because of plenty of lime
and ashes.
DIR. w. l.. Jones said that there were
certain sections that always had good
orchards, and on his suggestion a CON-
mitee, with him as Chairman, was ap-
pointed to ascertain and report what con-
dItlons made the peach crop never fail in
certain localities.
Insect pests discussed, and Mr.. Wood
ruff said that ashes around trees when
set out would prove a preventative, he
had been told, but Mr.. Newman replied
that it would kill trees in a drought.
Mr.. Jenkins said tobacco and others
whitewash.
Mr.. Ellington, of Palmetto, said none
of these things would do any good. DR..
Hope said that broom-straw tied about Il
tree when set out was the best preventa-
1--WE. MtSSISs IllllDGbOu. I1ODC anu l1tf-
bert had found blue birds a valuable in
sect destroyer, and had gathered them
into orchards and gardens with that pur-
pose. English sparrOws were a fraud.
Mr.. Newman said that the toad frog
around fish ponds were good insect de-
strOyers.
Mr.. Elliott wanted information about
cantaleupes. One man in South Georgia
has thirteen acres. A long discussion re-
suited in favor of only one kind, the nut
meg melon, for shipment. All others per-
ish on the way, They should be carefully
packed in crates. Ifput on watermelons
they will injure them by decay. The latter
are not profitable as general
thing tor distant markets. Among the
best varieties of peaches the Alexander
early were considered valuable. Messrs.
Ellington and Cunningham have fine
new peach called the Canada peach. 1t
is large and of fine color and flavor. Mr..
Cunningham said that the Chinese cling
paws him the best to ship. The Alberta is
good, and also the Columbia, for ship
ment. The Louise is fine if tenderly ham
died and shipped properly. TheMOuntain
Rose is also good.
In discussing the best melons in South
Carolina, the rattlesnake was reported
as the most popular. Pulaski county pre-
fers the rattlesnake and Augusta. They
look alike and DOth snip we'll.
The afternoon session, which COM
menced at 3 O'Clock, discussed evapOrat-
ing fruit. Mr.. Cunningham last year
shipped $4,000 pounds, and averaged fif-
teen cents. Owing to unskilled labor
some sold at eight and some at twenty
cents, He found a good sale for such
fruit properly packed and shipped. This
method saves unsaleable and perishable
fruit.
A special committee on evaporators
was appointed.
In discussing the best and cheapest
markets, Mr.. Cunningham said that he
had had varied experience. Savannah
was a good market for cling-stOnes and
English peaches. Philadelphia was the
best for choice, and Cincinnati and Chi
cago for ordinary lots. He had had his
ups and downs in transportation, and
now uses refrigerator cars as the best
mode. The only trouble is that he has
TO give car load lots. No process will
save over.ripe fruit in transit, but re-
frigerators do the best to preserve the
fruit. He had tried the car and steam
ship refrigatOrs with success and profit.
Several railroad officials here discussed
box cars, ventilated cars and refrigerator
cars.
Mr.. Elliott said that the Savannah, Flor
ida and Western Railway had used all
and with good success. Give him clean
box and ventilated cars with good pine
straw and ne could carry melons all
RIGHT. Pine sawdust will not do. Slated
doors give proper ventilation. Messrs.
Harmon, Sans, Dorsey and Nixon en-
dOrsed this as true of their roads also, and
said that they were prepared with plenty
of Slated box cars and ventilated cars to
move the melon crop all right and with
prOmptness. The Western and Atlantic
and the Savannah, Florida and Western
Roads viii run car to pick up small
lots at way stations, not less than
100 mounds to be charged for. Twenty
tbousand pounds was reported as the
usual weight of a car load, but the West
ern and Atlantic give 24,0OO ON shipments
from Atlanta. All dealers advise against
crowding melons. Careful packing ana
Ii0ht weight insure better condition on
reaching the market. Leave one or two
inches of stem on, and pack lengthWlse
of Che car, always putting straw between
the melons and the sides OF the car.
The ereDOrts from South Carolina, Florida
and Gaorgia are generally favorable as to
nrattv GOOD crops. Some section are
damaged, and DIR. Cary reports his fruit
crOp at LaGrange as utterly ruined.
Mr.. Parnells big peach orchard at west
Point is also injured.
South Carolina melon patches Will IN
some eases have side tracts and special
transpOrtatiOn. Tbe East Tennessee,
Virginia and Georgia Railroad agree to
keen 80 empty cars at Macon and Jesup
for melon growers TO order whenever
needed. The Savannah, Florida and
Western Railroad will also be prepared
in like manner.
The Central Railroad had no representa-
tive Dresent. but Judge Cunningham highly
eulogized Colonel Wadley's liberal pOhcy
and pledged that Captain Raoul would
M eoually as liberal and prompt.
Colonel Dorsey said that the Georgia
Railroad would do everything possible to
aid this new industry in finding a pfOht~
able market.
Southwest Georgia was represented py
Mr. Jenkins, and South Georgia by Mr:
Elliott. who reported large melon and
GOOD fruit crops. The growers were 100
busv TO attend the convention.
Henry Grady, Sidney Herbert and Mr.
Roam addressed the convention on the
imnOrtance of some united action and
some good system for the proper distrIbu-
ti0n of the crop to the various markets
and its profitable sale.
Mr.. bean advised plan similar 10 that
adopted for the orange crop in klorldai
Tiam Johnson, a commission merchant,
ox-borted farmers not to ship poor truck
~. emit but to use or sell at home-sort
ont tbe hest for market and keep the rest
Of home. IL won't pay 70 ship II. rack
carefully and sort out and grade, as DetieF
prices can be secured. SO.
Captain w. w. Hubert, OF the SOUTH
ern Express, said; "Don't marx crates