The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-06-02
MELONS BY THE MILLION.
TIE GEORGIA CROP ESTIMATED
AT 1900 ACRES.

Shipments to Begin the Latter Part
of This Week and to Move Rapidly
Next Week-The Garden Spots of
the Melon in Georgia-The Season
Expected to Be Profitable One for
Growers
The Georgia melon will begin 70 move
slowly about Saturday, and by the latter
part of next week it is expected that the
fruit win begin to go forward in large
quantities. Commission dealers are not in
clined to think that the syndicate forming
at Atlanta to corner the melon crop can
accomplish anything. at least this year. as
the melon men, it is understood, are TO
place this seasons crop with about
forty dealers in the north and
west 1t is thought that the
only way a syndicate can successfully
handle the Georgia melon crop is to con-
tract for it before planting and give a
boiler-plate guarantee that the entire
acreage viii be taken, and at a fixed price.
$1,000 ACRES PLANTED.
The melon acreage this year is variously
estimated, but those who have figured
closely on it, and especially the principal
mately %, 900 acres in melons, and, the sea-
son thus far having been most favorable,
the yield will be large, and the quality
prime.
The great bulk of melons grown in
Georgia for northern and western ship
ment are along the line of the Central from
Savannah to Millen, from Macon TO Fort
Gaines, on the Chattahoochee, and from
Macon to Albany and Leesburg, on the
Southwestern road; along the line OF the
Savannah, Florida and Western from
Blackshear TO Townsville; on the Georgia
Southern from its crossing at the Central
road to Waycross; in the Augusta melon
belt, and on the Atlanta and Florida road
srom Fort Valley toward Atlanta.
The western and northwestern shipments
are all by rail, and when the fruit reaches
the large cities it is reshipped by local lines
20 interior towns, and by lines of steam
boats to towns along navigable rivers where
there are no railroad connections, or where
the railroads do not carry freight at as low
a tariff as the local lines Of packets which
ply daily in the rivers Of the north, the west
and the northwest.
The Ocean Steamship Line carries the
bulk Of melons for New York, Philadelphia
and Boston, and the Baltimore steamers
carry melons for the Baltimore market.
THE GEORGIA MELON LEADS.
AC ga u4cAOns dfc WlOSAI
uted throughout the United States and
Canada, and first shipments, If the weather
be not too cold, find ready demand and at
fancy prices
Some Florida melons went by steamship
last week. They were not so large nor is the
flavor Of the fruit equal to that of the Geor-
gia melon, yet the first melons of the season
which went forward commanded prices
ranging from 81 to 81 rs each.
Mal0no
shipped north to any great extent, but they
find a ready local aud nearby market. The
vines are looking fine, and til prospects are
that Savannah will not only be well sup
piled with melons of good quality, but at
moderate prices The first few melons COM
ing in may be rather high priced, as usual.
but when the crop begins to come in lively
the fruit will be within the reach of all.
A few of the up-country melons are usually
sent to Savannah when the northern mar
ket begins to droop, but the choicest melons
are shipped out of the state