Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-01-25
DAMAGE on THE TRUCK FARMS.

The Effects of the FrOst-The Prospects
Among the Gardeners-An Estimate
of the Damage by the Freeze.
The disastrous effects Of the hard
frost on Monday and Tuesday nights
are just being determined, and from
what can be learned it is prob
able the damage done will be equally
as great as that by the freeze two
weeks ago. The truck farms east and
south of the city, on the Waters road and
Lovers lane, at Thunderbolt and Isle of
Hope, and west Of the city on the Au-
gusta road and along the river suffered
severely, and whatever remained alive
after the first frost was killed in the
second. A well known gardener estimates
the cash loss of trnck to be ut least SAC, 900.
'Probably half million cabbage plants
were killed." said the gardener to
MORNING News reporter; 100000 IS a
small estimate of the loss any way, and
low one too. But call it that, and call the
value of each plant live cents, ana there
is a loss Of $4,000 in cabbages alone; but
it VIII 20 away beyond that for the loss on
the Schley farm alone was 100000 plants.
Major Hardee lost $4,000; Maj. Hartridge,
Mr. Goodwin. Capt. McAlpin, Mr.. Cell
and the other large farmers who make
specially Of market gardening lost cor
respoDdingly large numbers, and instead
Of the 300, 600 the number of plants killed
will easily foot up 100000, which, at five
cent value, would aggregate a loss of $25,-
O0O."
Glow will the crop compare with that
of last yearE'
sit will not be more than half crop
anyway, and will probably be short OF
that. The winter crop will be compare
lively nothing, and the spring crop, which
is being planted now, will be short and
Will be at least q month late"
''What about the damage to peas"
'sEverything was killed, but with re-
planting a short crop is looked for unless
another frost works the mischief"
''What were the general garden pros
poets before the frost?'
The prospects were good; unusually
SO for fine crop Of cabbages and peas.
Beans. OF course. are not yet planted, but
the plant viii be LIGHT owing to the scare
ity of seed. The crop in the North was
failure last year, and it is almost impOs-
sible to obtain seed at any price. The
celery crop is light owing to the scarcity
of plants last year. But with these eXcep
tions the truck farmers prospects are
good so far as ] am able to judge"
sWill the frost affect the strawberry
crop in any Way?'
ut will do no damage, and possibly
may do the plants some good
''How much later Will the market be
this year than lasty'
probably about month. Spring truck
that would have been ready to market in
March had it not been for the frost, will
not be ready before April, and the crop
will be small then"
What are the prospects in other parts
Of the country for the truck market"
"The winter cabbage crop is a failure
everywhere. Along the line of the Sa-
vannah, Florida and Western Railway
tie plants We're killed. and the same re-
ports come from Mobile. What the spring
crop will be depends upon the weather.
The pea crop viii be about the same as
the cabbage crop"
The turnip and lettuce fields were bad
ly injured and the entire turnip crop re-
manning in the ground was destroyed.
The lettuce crop viii be a total failure.